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Improve Your Game With Tips From Softball Star Jennie Ritter
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 29, 2011 at 8:10pm

In this episode of Fastpitch TV, Jennie Ritter talks about the Q Sport, what the basic idea of the Q Sport is, what it tells you about player ability, how it helps softball players improve their game, and more. Your thoughts? ...more

Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog: Team Hazing, Respect and Sports
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:43pm

The Andover High School boys’ basketball team began their season this week under a cloud of public scrutiny resulting from allegations about team hazing that occurred this summer while the team was attending a privately operated sleep-away basketbal...more

The Quiet Challenge of College Hoops: Transition from HS Star to College Team Contributor
by Fair Game News
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:14pm

Photo: University of Rhode Island (GoRhody.com) The 2011-2012 NCAA basketball season has just kicked off, which means thousands of women are making their debut at the college level. Even the most talented recruits, however, need more than raw skill to...more

Learning the Coaching ABCs: L Is For L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 28, 2011 at 10:09pm

source Please join me for a fun series. My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet. The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

Day to Day: How to Cope with Injuries within Youth Sport
by Sports Girls Play
posted November 27, 2011 at 2:15am

It has been a month of drama around here. While I know that injuries are just part of sports, it still stinks when it happens. My older daughter has been a gymnast since she was a baby (she is now 13), having grown up in the gym while I was coaching. It ...more

The 3 K’s Of Coaching Philosophy
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 25, 2011 at 12:39pm

source Please join me for a fun series. My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet. The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

6 Things I Love About Coaching
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 23, 2011 at 12:29pm

source Please join me for a fun series. My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet. The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

Why We Need State and Federal Non-Discrimination Laws That Include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 23, 2011 at 12:25pm

Sorry for the clunky title, but I couldn’t figure out another way to get the point across in a snappy clever way in fewer words. Nikki Williams has been teaching geography for three years and was an assistant volleyball at a public charter school j...more

Fastpitch TV Episode 182 - Part II Jenny Dalton Hitting Clinic
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 22, 2011 at 10:19pm

In this episode of Fastpitch TV, Jenny Dalton shares and demonstrates more softball hitting drills including some drills to help keep a hitters hands inside the ball and eliminate "casting." Press play below to watch this softball hitting video! Cli...more

Tackling The Intangibles of Sport... From A to Z: The Five I’s Of Greatness
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 21, 2011 at 2:49pm

source Please join me for a fun series. My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet. The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is even more fired up!�...more

Inspiring and Preparing the Next Generation: 10 Questions with Softball Star Crystl Bustos
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 21, 2011 at 2:23pm

Compiled by Stacie Mahoe After having Crystl Bustos in Hawaii and getting to see her work with young softball players, I thought she'd be a good person to ask about softball hitting and hitting instruction. Crystl graciously took some time to answer...more

Honoring Oklahoma State Women's Basketball Coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 20, 2011 at 4:42am

In times like this you wish you could push pause on life. Take a moment to gather yourself and then resume as a sudden lost one would want you to do. Reading stories about Oklahoma State coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna, surely this is how people who ...more

Game Day: Honoring Oklahoma State coaches Budke, Serna
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 19, 2011 at 3:49pm

In times like this you wish you could push pause on life. Take a moment to gather yourself and then resume as a sudden lost one would want you to do. Reading stories about Oklahoma State coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna, surely this is how people who ...more

More on OSU coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 19, 2011 at 2:47am

It was almost 11 years ago that an eerily similar tragedy struck Oklahoma State University. Now, with the deaths of basketball coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna, the OSU community is saying, "not again."Budke had worked his way to the top of his profes...more

Reactions To Loss Of Oklahoma State Women's Basketball Coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna
by Swish Appeal
posted November 18, 2011 at 9:41pm

Bryan Painter's emotional interview with former Oklahoma State player Megan Byford (2007-09) speaks volumes about how deeply coaches Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna touched people's lives in their role as coaches and mentors since arriving in St...more

H Is For Harmony: Team Chemistry 101
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 18, 2011 at 9:18pm

source Please join me for a fun series. My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet. The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is even more fired up!�...more

Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball Coach Kurt Budke and Assistant Miranda Serna Killed in Plane Crash
by HoopFeed.com
posted November 18, 2011 at 9:10pm

Kurt Budke jokes with Leon Barmore during the 2011 Big 12 tournament in March. From Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State University women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant women’s basketball coach Miranda Serna were killed along with two other...more

Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler signed to contract extension
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 18, 2011 at 4:35pm

Part of Storm coach Brian Agler's quick trip to Seattle this week was to sign a contract extension that will retain him through the 2015 season. Agler, the 2010 WNBA Coach of the Year, was already under contract for the 2012 season. Agler participated in...more

Oklahoma State University Women’s Basketball Coaches Killed in Plane Crash
by Draft Day Suit
posted November 18, 2011 at 2:49pm

Coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed in a small plane crash while on a recruiting trip. Budke had been the coach at OSU since 2005 and Serna had worked with him for seven seasons, previously at Louisiana Tech. The Cowgirls nex...more

Storm coach Brian Agler signed to contract extension
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 18, 2011 at 2:48pm

Part of Storm coach Brian Agler's quick trip to Seattle this week was to sign a contract extension that will retain him through the 2015 season. Agler, the 2010 WNBA Coach of the Year, was already under contract for the 2012 season. Agler participated in...more

Breaking: Oklahoma State Women's Basketball Head Coach Kurt Budke, Assistant Miranda Serna Killed in Plane Crash
by Swish Appeal
posted November 18, 2011 at 2:24pm

In stunning and tragic news, the Oklahoma State University Cowgirl basketball team has lost two of their coaching staff after a plane crash. Head coach Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna both perished in a plane crash Thursday night in Perry County,...more

Track & Field Coach Files Retaliation Suit Against Central Connecticut State
by Title IX Blog
posted November 17, 2011 at 11:10pm

A former track and cross-country coach at Central Connecticut State University has filed a lawsuit claiming that the university decided not to renew her contract in retaliation for her efforts to secure equal treatment for her team. Brenda Webb was hired...more

Gonzaga women's basketball coach goes for 300; Washington State hits road
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 17, 2011 at 2:14pm

I'm off Thursday, but didn't want to miss letting you know about a few key games happening this weekend. To set the mood, I've got Michael Jackson's "I Wanna Be Where You Are." It's off his first solo album in 1972 and shamefully I just discovered it Mon...more