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The Scarcity of Female Coaches
by One Sport Voice
posted June 18, 2012 at 10:15am

This week marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX. Currently I’m out in Denver for the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (run by the Alliance of Women Coaches) and in the next room is the NCAA/NACWAA Institute for Administrative Advancement where in both ro...more

Increasing Competitiveness Within Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 11, 2012 at 7:21pm

source When I was a kid, I loved playing cards with my family.  I come from a competitive family (dad and brother were both collegiate athletes), so our card games were ruthless. I remember being in elementary school, playing Tunk or Spades or Cr...more

Using Academic Criteria To Measure Athletic Success
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 11, 2012 at 6:50pm

source In the academic world, schools create tiers for its students.  I would guess the bulk of students fall in the middle of the pack, taking regular classes and doing just fine.  Then there are the outliers…those that are well above o...more

How Sports Teach Creativity
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:52pm

source In the eyes of most, my title is Coach Wooden, but from my earliest years I have viewed my primary job as educating others. –John Wooden I always enjoy reading things about the education system, because I believe that sports participation i...more

The Danger of Being Predictable in Softball
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:23pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Photo taken by Vinnie Ahuja (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   Over the weekend I saw a very well-played high school playoff game. It was a one-run contest throughout. But in the end, when the...more

Teaching Our Female Athletes To Value Toughness
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:03pm

source One of the things I hear a lot from young players is they don’t enjoy their team experience.  Sometimes they’ll say they don’t like their coach, their team isn’t very good, but many times (too many!), in a moment of ho...more

Pat Summitt receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Award
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 30, 2012 at 1:05pm

Legendary Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award today at the White House. President Obama put the medal on Summitt himself. His comments about her:President Obama’s introductory comments about Pat Summitt:&ldqu...;more

The Art Of Slowing Down For Greater Understanding
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 30, 2012 at 1:01pm

source I love high energy drills.  I love the way the gym sounds when my team’s engaged in those types of drills.  I love the way I can sneak in some conditioning in those drills.  I love the controlled chaos high energy drills creat...more

Good Intentions Gone Bad: Dealing With Difficult Players
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 29, 2012 at 1:00am

source Recently, I gave an interview talking about some of the challenges I’ve experienced as a coach and it didn’t take me long to recall a situation that I still regret even though it happened years ago.  I certainly don’t want a...more

Athletes Create a New Response to Pressure
by Loren Fogelman
posted May 25, 2012 at 5:59pm

During crunch time; do you psych yourself up or psych yourself out? Discover how to transform from choker to clutch player....more

Thinking Strategically About Our Teams
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 23, 2012 at 4:04pm

source It comes naturally for coaches to think strategically about a specific game and how we can get the matchups we need in order to be successful. But what about thinking strategically about our programs?  Where are we behind the times in terms o...more

Tennis Hall of Fame ducking the issue
by After Atalanta
posted May 23, 2012 at 1:56am

In 1992 South African Bob Hewitt was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. It's possible that I was even there that year to see it. (I'd have to ask my dad.) What very few knew then was that years later women from all over the globe would come forward w...more

Teamwork Is The Secret To Success
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 21, 2012 at 5:55pm

source A lone cook in a kitchen can come up with a delicious combination of flavors, but to win big, you need to excel at teamwork.–The Secret Sauce of Teamwork There are a couple of things I love as much as I love talking about coaching: gardenin...more

The 4 Stages Of Team Development
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 19, 2012 at 6:02pm

source If you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for ways to understand team development.  Jeff Janssen does a good job explaining the stages in his Championship Team Building book and I enjoyed the S-Curve Trend of Team Developmen...more

Does Criticism Lead to An Athlete’s Highest Potential?
by Loren Fogelman
posted May 19, 2012 at 5:47pm

Figuring out performance challenges on your own slows down your progress. To reach your highest potential requires stretching yourself. Discover the ideal process to gain insights....more

NACWAA Member Honors & Happenings May 16 2012
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 17, 2012 at 1:55pm

Vanessa Fuchs has been promoted to the role of senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator at Florida State University. Fuchs has served as the department’s associate athletic director for compliance since 2010. Northwest Conferen...more

6 Reasons Kids Quit Sports
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 16, 2012 at 1:23pm

source Writing a post about how kids shouldn’t specialize in a particular sport when they’re too young may seem a bit disingenuous for me.  After all, as a college coach, I directly benefit from our culture’s obsession with organiz...more

Dual Meet Hall of Fame: Coach
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted May 9, 2012 at 10:00pm

Over the last few days I’ve rolled out the College Dual Meet Hall of Fame. I’ve named the initial honorees in the categories of “Rivalry” (USC vs UCLA) and “Venue” (Hayward Field). Now it’s time to name a coach....more

Update on Lesbian Golf Coach’s Lawsuit Against the University of Minnesota
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 9, 2012 at 10:00pm

In December, 2010 I blogged about a lawsuit filed by Katie Brenny, a lesbian golf coach at the University of Minnesota who alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis of her sexual orientation.  Included in the lawsuit were charges agains...more

See How Easily You Can Increase Your Team’s Attention To Detail
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 9, 2012 at 2:32pm

source I’m sure we’ve all heard those crazy stories about what stars demand for appearances.  Here’s a few of them: Apparently singer Barbara Streisand asks for peach colored toilet paper because it matches her skin; Mariah Carey...more

Coaching and Preaching: When the Football Field Becomes A Church
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 8, 2012 at 7:10pm

Ron Brown, an assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska, has been on the public hot seat since he spoke against a proposed Omaha city ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  In his testimony, Br...more

How To Recognize Leaders Who Can Handle Crisis
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 7, 2012 at 5:05pm

source   Cultivating leaders has been on my mind lately.  I’m trying to make sure that I do my best to create the best and most amazing leaders that I possibly can…I want my athletes to be rock stars! What does an awesome leader ...more

Gender Differences in Coaching
by One Sport Voice
posted May 7, 2012 at 12:25am

Good coaching is good coaching, regardless of athlete gender. Male and female athletes are much more similar than they are different. There is just as much variability within females and within males, than between males and females. Despite the popular ...more

A Coach's Take on the Inefficiency Of Multitasking
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:13pm

source This post from the Harvard Business Review’s blog is spot on, you should read it.  In The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time, the author talks about multitasking and why it really doesn’t work. Consequences of multitasking I&rsqu...;more

Why Triathletes Start Too Fast
by Loren Fogelman
posted May 2, 2012 at 1:54pm

Do you go out too fast at the start of the race? You end up burning energy causing you to tire more quickly later in the race. Discover what causes you to disregard your race plan strategy....more

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