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Joanne Boyle says she's not leaving Cal
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 6, 2011 at 10:39am

There's a rumor going around that Joanne Boyle is taking the Virginia job. Not so, says Boyle.Stay tuned. ...more

Women’s MMA – Who’s Your Daddy?
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted April 5, 2011 at 10:46am

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world ~ Archimedes MMA fans everywhere are digesting the news that Zuffa, parent company of  the UFC, bought Strikeforce, the UFC’s biggest competitor. Bl...more

More on Nikki Caldwell's move to LSU
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 5, 2011 at 10:39am

Nikki Caldwell was introduced as LSU's new coach at a press conference today. She's feeling confident.Caldwell is steeped in the SEC.Just moments ago on twitter, two of Caldwell's assistants - Tasha Butts and Tony Perotti - confirmed they'd be joining the...more

Getting to know new Washington coach Kevin McGuff
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 5, 2011 at 10:33am

Excuse the McGuff's if they're a little excited about Notre Dame playing for the NCAA championship on Tuesday in Indiana. Both have strong ties to the Irish, mostly it being the school where Kevin McGuff and his wife Letitia met. The couple traveled to S...more

Nikki Caldwell accepts offer to become the new LSU Women's Basketball Coach
by Swish Appeal
posted April 3, 2011 at 10:56am

Nikki Caldwell accepts offer to become the new LSU Women's Basketball Coach Former UCLA coach Nikki Caldwell who has done great things at UCLA has accepted the position to become the new LSU Women's Basketball Coach. Caldwell established UCLA as a top ...more

Three-way tie for AP Coach of the Year
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 3, 2011 at 10:33am

It's never happened before, but we have a three-way tie for the honor this year: Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer, Connecticut Coach Geno Auriemma and Miami Coach Katie Meier. ...more

Nikki Caldwell heads To LSU despite 'A Very Attractive Multi-Year Offer' From UCLA
by Swish Appeal
posted April 3, 2011 at 10:27am

David Hooper of SBN's Rocky Top Talk and I have gone back and forth jokingly for much of this season about Nikki Caldwell's coaching future for about half of this season. Hooper, of course, wishing for her to return home to her alma mater to succeed Pa...more

Nikki Caldwell to LSU
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 3, 2011 at 10:14am

I got the word about 2:30 Pacific time today from one of my best sources that Nikki Caldwell had accepted the Virginia job. Looking at my twitter feed, I wasn't the only one who heard this, as info began to leak about 5 p.m. PDT. But no, it's Louisiana St...more

New article on mother-coaches in youth sport
by One Sport Voice
posted April 1, 2011 at 12:45pm

A colleague and I, Dr. Sarah Leberman from Massey University in New Zealand, now have an article in press in the Journal of Sport Management titled “Juggling Balls and Roles, Working Mother-Coaches in Youth Sport: Beyond the Dualistic Worker-Mother Ide...more

Tara the Terrible's sense of humor
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted April 1, 2011 at 1:23am

Whenever C and R run into Stanford women’s basketball fans, we inevitably talk about Stanford Head Coach Tara VanDerveer. And for those who have been lucky enough to meet her, all remark on her sense of humor, something that does not show when she is on...more

An interview with Sky Blue FC Head Coach Jim Gabarra
by All White Kit
posted March 31, 2011 at 4:28pm

This offseason, Jim Gabarra left the post he assumed for 10 years as head coach of the Washington Freedom and joined the 2009 WPS champions Sky Blue FC. Gabarra’s presence is sure to usher in stability to a club that has seen five coaches arrive an...more

Leadership and influence: You can’t have one without the other
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 31, 2011 at 12:40am

source “Leadership is influence. Nothing more, nothing less.” –John Maxwell I think coaching is the greatest profession in the world! When people ask me what I’d do if I won millions of dollars and could do anything at all…I always say coach v...more

Mailbag: What's your Washington coach short-list?
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 31, 2011 at 12:22am

Now that the NCAA Final Four teams are set, coaches across the country are packing bags for Indianapolis for a weekend of games, clinics, and networking. Athletic directors are doing the same, looking to fill some of the many vacant positions. Washington...more

Dawn Staley will not be the next women's basketball head coach at Virginia
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2011 at 7:44pm

Dawn Staley will not be the next women's basketball head coach at Virginia - Streaking The Lawn Although it was widely assumed that Dawn Staley would become the next Virginia Cavaliers head coach - and even rumored to be a done deal - that was not to be...more

Canadian Soccer Association makes offer to women's head coach Morace
by Women in Sport International
posted March 30, 2011 at 6:26pm

The Canadian Press is reporting that the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) has made an offer to women's soccer head coach Carolina Morace in hopes that she will stay with the team at least until the London Olympics.As was reported on this blog, Morace had...more

More coach firing drama
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 30, 2011 at 11:31am

The University of Maine has removed Coach Cindy Blodgett, "effective immediately." She was their star player 13 years ago, and had been coaching there for the last four seasons.Sounds like Oregon and Bev Smith a couple years ago, only with much more harsh...more

Dawn Staley won't leave, Nikki Caldwell may not stay
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2011 at 4:50pm

Holy crap: Dawn Staley isn't likely to leave South Carolina to coach at alma mater Virginia. But UCLA Coach Nikki Caldwell interviewed there for the job yesterday.Caldwell will chat live on ESPN at 1 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. EDT. ...more

Perceptions of leadership in sport
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted March 29, 2011 at 4:46pm

Blog written by Kinesiology graduate student and doctoral candidate Vicki Schull The connection between sport leadership and masculinity is particularly strong given the history of sport, which is steeped in a culture of male dominance and control, and ...more

Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves not interested in Washington?
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 29, 2011 at 1:52pm

Thanks for your patience while I dealt with a family emergency. It's a difficult time, but I also didn't like missing out on stories like Gonzaga senior Courtney Vandersloot becoming the greatest college PG ever -- male or female. The only solace was I wa...more

Girls Sports – The link between mistakes and athletic development
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted March 28, 2011 at 8:30pm

CAPITALIZE ON YOUR ATHLETE’S MISTAKES! Hard to think of mistakes as a positive, isn’t it? Mistakes cost, so it’s logical to wish for success and perfection. But the reality is mistakes are part of life, so it is so important that your perspective e...more

Upcoming Ebook: Coach Dawn’s Guide To Motivating Female Athletes
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 26, 2011 at 12:21pm

source So…I’ve written a book! After lots of correspondence with various coaches, I figured out that there’s a great desire to “figure out” the female athlete. What Coach Dawn’s Guide To Motivating Female Athletes is all about Coach ...more

Coach's Corner: What is the most important quality a person needs to become successful?
by Hoop Thoughts
posted March 24, 2011 at 11:51pm

This question was posed by Christina Klemash in her book "How to Succeed in the Game of Life." Scotty Bowman:“Probably the most important thing is attitude. I really think that there are a lot of things you can’t change, that are out of your control,...more

An interview with WNY Flash Head Coach Aaran Lines
by All White Kit
posted March 24, 2011 at 2:48pm

The WNY Flash franchise and the team’s head coach Aaran Lines are both newcomers to WPS but they arrive in the league with heightened expectations. That’s what a stacked squad with the likes of Marta, Christine Sinclair and Alex Morgan will get ...more

Finalists announced for WBCA DI All-American team
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 24, 2011 at 12:55am

The list, and it's a good one:Name Institution Year Pos. Height Danielle Adams Texas A&M;University Sr. F-C 6-1 Kachine Alexander University of Iowa Sr. G 5-9 LaSondra Barrett Louisiana State University Jr. F 6-2 Kelsey Bolte Iowa Sta...more

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