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1899 - Volleyball - The New Game for Girls
by LostCentury
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:39pm

April 23, 1899, Sunday - The San Francisco Call “Volley ball is the game par excellence for girls and young women. It is a new game and meets all the requirements for exercise and physical culture.” So said Miss Walker, instructor in physical tr...more

Missing demographic: We need more Moms coaching youth sports!
by Fair Game News
posted May 6, 2011 at 1:29pm

By Katie Culver I was so excited about my son’s first soccer season, that I volunteered my husband and I to share responsibilities as the team’s coaches. The complicating matter: I was 40 weeks pregnant. My third child was born two weeks l...more

ASU CoachTurner Thorne talks to Arizona Republic about her leave
by Left Coast Hoops
posted May 4, 2011 at 11:49am

A great post from Republic beat writer Jeff Metcalfe, talking to ASU coach Charli Turner Thorne. http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/jeffmetcalfe/127210 ...more

More coaching changes in the new Pac-12
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 3, 2011 at 6:21pm

You'd think having 10 coaches with five years or less experience at their respective programs would put a natural halt to changes in the Pac-12 among women's basketball staffs. But Monday brought more news when Arizona State coach Charlie Turner Thorne an...more

Former Washington assistant back in the Pac-, er, 12
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 3, 2011 at 9:51am

Former Washington assistant coach Willette White was named to Utah coach Anthony Levrets' staff on Monday. A native of Tacoma, White was with the Huskies from 1986-93. Working on Chris Gobrecht's staff, White helped the UW compile a 181-59 record, win th...more

Four ways that self-control will make your team better
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 3, 2011 at 12:05am

source I’m an official banner-waving member of the John Wooden fan club. He was a successful coach on the court, we know that through his multiple national championships. But he was also a successful coach off of the court, we know that from the re...more

Words of wisdom from Coach Theresa Grentz
by Hoop Thoughts
posted May 2, 2011 at 1:49am

A few thoughts from Hall of Famer Theresa Grentz who tipped off the Assistant Coaching Symposium last night in Chicago. Creator Felicia Hall Allen has titled this year's session "A Step Up" and Coach Grentz definitely took our 2nd symposium to another ...more

Follow this trick to become a strong and well-liked female leader
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 1, 2011 at 1:45pm

source I think we ladies get a bum rap. If we’re the old-school, June Cleaver, kind of a woman…folks will say we’re too soft to command respect. If we’re tough and opinionated, we’re described as cold if the person is being kind…b*tches i...more

Interview with Jenny Simpson and her coach Juli Benson [Video]
by anngaff
posted April 30, 2011 at 11:03am

At the headquarters of the Drake Relays, we interviewed Jenny Simpson (nee Barringer) and her coach Juli Benson the night before Simpson races the 1500m. Jenny Simpson has many honors to her name, including multiple NCAA records, NCAA championships, and e...more

Coach Summitt: Game-like shooting with the Gun
by Hoop Thoughts
posted April 29, 2011 at 12:14pm

Coach Summitt shows a drill using the Gun that creates game-like shooting as well as working on closeouts. Leave it to Coach Summitt to come up with a defensive component in a shooting drill with the Gun. ...more

Update on U of Minnesota lesbian golf coach discrimination lawsuit
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 28, 2011 at 1:48pm

Here is an update on the lawsuit filed by former University of Minnesota Women's golf coach, Katie Brenny. I first wrote about this situation on December 13. I do not know the facts of the case, but it is preposterous to me to think that a young lesbian ...more

How to identify advanced leaders on your team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 27, 2011 at 7:40pm

source What’s an advanced leader anyway? I read a great article on the Harvard Business Review’s blog about them and thought it’d be great to put the coaching spin on it. Here’s the author’s take on the difference between leaders and advanc...more

Questions and answers with new Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb
by Left Coast Hoops
posted April 27, 2011 at 12:42am

Lindsay Gottlieb is returning to Cal. Joanne Boyle’s former lead assistant has been named her successor and will be introduced today at a press conference in Berkeley. Gottlieb made a few minutes for Leftcoasthoops.com as she drove from the airport in ...more

UW coach Kevin McGuff keeps two; hires two
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 26, 2011 at 6:37pm

First-year coach Kevin McGuff has begun to shape his staff, keep a few familiar faces and adding some new ones to the mix. After Xavier announced former McGuff assistant Amy Waugh as its new head coach last week, McGuff lured longtime colleague Mike Nei...more

Cal hires former assistant Lindsay Gottlieb as Head Coach: What kind of expertise does she bring?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 26, 2011 at 2:08am

Newly hired California Golden Bears head coach Lindsay Gottlieb certainly seems to fit the coaching mold that Brian McCormick described as good for women's college basketball last week. She paid her dues as an assistant coach at a top school then had t...more

Lindsay Gottlieb is the new Cal coach
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 26, 2011 at 1:35am

Joanne Boyle's former assistant is hired away from UC Santa Barbara to replace her.Seems like a winner. ...more

How great coaches leave their mark
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 25, 2011 at 10:17pm

source Leaving your mark. It’s something I talk to my teams about a lot…but what about for us coaches? How do we leave our mark on our teams. Based on an article titled, How Great Business Leaders Leave Their Mark, check out these three ways th...more

How to make sure we keep our athletes first
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 22, 2011 at 2:14pm

source Students on our college campuses aren’t learning. That’s a very general summation of a study called, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning On College Campuses”. Since I see myself as part of the teaching stratosphere at my institution...more

Pondering big bucks and womens coaches, part 2
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 22, 2011 at 2:41am

Wendy Parker contemplates the discrepancies between what women's basketball coaches are - more and more - making versus the revenue the sport pulls in.Do the athletic directors have any plans to market women's hoops? It's a great question:Perhaps the grow...more

NCAA Women's Basketball Coaching: Why Developing Expertise At Mid-Majors Is Best For The Game
by Swish Appeal
posted April 22, 2011 at 1:08am

Brian McCormick, author of Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development who writes at Brian McCormick Basketball (developyourbballiq.com), is an experienced coach and development expert whose basketball insights about everything from yout...more

Florida State's Cori Close to coach UCLA
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 21, 2011 at 9:05pm

ESPN is reporting that UCLA is set to name Cori Close as UCLA's new coach within a half hour.Close has been associate head coach at Florida State for the past seven years. She is characterized as "one of the best offensive minds in the country."Before tha...more

Four timely tips to help you lead your team with integrity
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 20, 2011 at 4:53pm

source I’ve written about integrity a couple of times because I believe it’s integral to leadership. Whether you need 10 ways or the top 5 qualities of leading with integrity…I’ve written about them. That’s why I was interested in this New ...more

Former coach files separate lawsuit
by Title IX Blog
posted April 20, 2011 at 3:08pm

Amber Parker, the former coach of the girls' high school basketball team in Franklin County, Indiana, has filed a lawsuit against the district alleging that the non-renewal of her teaching and coaching contract was due to her other lawsuit claiming dispar...more

As the women’s basketball salary bubble grows . . .
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 20, 2011 at 3:05pm

Tweet As I wrote during the Women’s Final Four, there’s growing media interest in some of the astonishing pay scales for a growing number of top women’s college basketball coaches. During that same weekend in Indianapolis, there were quite a few c...more

College B-ball: new coaching hires
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 20, 2011 at 11:29am

Saginaw Valley State has hired Jamie Pewinski.Zaenare Antoine has been named Texas State's new coach.Remember Wendy Palmer? She's UNC Greensboro's coach now.San Jose State has hired Tim La Kose.Player transfers:Only one athlete bagging out this week so fa...more

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