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Coach's Corner: Eight ways to help your team overcome a weakness
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 26, 2011 at 1:28pm

source Every team has a weakness, just like every player has a weakness. Every offensive scheme has a deficiency…as does every defensive system. The best way to camouflage those weaknesses is to be honest about them and figure out to minimize them....more

Dream coach Marynell Meadors receives contract extension to 2013
by Swish Appeal
posted January 24, 2011 at 11:58am

Marynell Meadors Receives Contract Extension to 2013 According to the above link from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the extension will be officially announced on Monday. In addition, assistant coaches Carol Ross and Fred Williams will receive exten...more

Female Leaders: How to get ahead and not alienate people
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 21, 2011 at 8:19pm

source < p> Hey ladies…it’s true! We always thought that it was, now there’s proof. A study by the Harvard business school shows that when women asked for raises, not only were their bosses less inclined to give them the raise, “but they...more

Michael Cooper teaches USC women that basketball “is a thinking player’s game”
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 21, 2011 at 1:12pm

Two things about USC practices stand out right away: they are spirited, and they are technical. Players are called from their warm-up shooting into a circle, where they clap in unison. Coach Michael Cooper gives them the focus for the day, and on t...more

My NSCAA Convention Recap… in Photos
by Soccer Science
posted January 20, 2011 at 9:25pm

The 2011 NSCAA Convention, held from January 12-16 in Baltimore, MD, reach all-time attendance highs with over 10,000 registrants! This selection of photos tells my story from the week. Wednesday, January 12 Thursday, January 13 Fr...more

Coach sues University of Minnesota to challenge anti-gay discrimination
by Title IX Blog
posted January 20, 2011 at 1:15am

Last week, former University of Minnesota women's golf coach Katie Brenny reportedly filed suit against the university and officials, arguing that she was forced to resign by anti-gay hostility in the athletic department. Brenny charges that the universi...more

Social Media for Coaches Presentation
by Soccer Science
posted January 19, 2011 at 4:11pm

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind since presenting, “Social Media for Coaches,” at the 2011 NSCAA Convention in Baltimore with the one and only Ryan Knapp. A huge thank you to the NSCAA Convention Committee for inviting us to give this session, my ...more

So you want to be a coaching rock star? Do these seven things
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 19, 2011 at 2:06pm

source < p> Coaching is so much more than knowing the X’s and O’s of our sport. A coach is a psychologist, an academic advisor, a “significant adult” in a young person’s life, a guiding post, a motivator, a conscience, and much more! I...more

Beyond woulda-coulda-shoulda: URI captain Megan Shoniker talks about the (real) work of turnaround
by Fair Game News
posted January 19, 2011 at 1:37pm

The Playbook: Year 2 An occasional series about the University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Team and Coach Cathy Inglese as she tries to turnaround a losing program. By Laura Pappano Megan Shoniker is #10, URI team captain who hit the 1,000-...more

VanDerveer transcript heading into UCLA-USC weekend
by Left Coast Hoops
posted January 19, 2011 at 1:24am

This is the transcript from Tuesday’s conference call heading into the big weekend series against the L.A. schools. Thanks to Stanford athletics for providing it. Stanford Head Coach Tara VanDerveer Deb Gumbley photo Jan. 18, 2011 On the emergen...more

Hodges' look 'suits' Morehead State
by A Glam Slam
posted January 18, 2011 at 9:00pm

"We hope when people think of Morehead State, they think of a championship program that's the absolute best-dressers in America." - Coach Tom Hodges As a first year head coach, Tom Hodges was eager to bring publicity to a team that was attracting less th...more

Emptying the coach's closet
by A Glam Slam
posted January 17, 2011 at 8:12pm

When former University of Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez was fired on January 5th, it prompted this tweet from A Glam Slam: We know that when a team loses a championship game, their pre-made winning gear is typically shipped off to Thir...more

NCAA players don't trust their coaches
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 17, 2011 at 7:29pm

Well that's not encouraging.An NCAA survey of Division I athletes revealed that only 39 percent of women's basketball players trust their coaches to accurately define success. So after all that club ball, scouting and visiting - this? Interesting.Cal lost...more

Coach's Corner: 7 sure-fire ways to alienate yourself from your team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 17, 2011 at 6:20pm

source < p> I love the television show “What Not To Wear”. If you’ve not heard of it, it’s a show about people with awful fashion sense who learn how to dress themselves so that they don’t look like a walking circus. This article is my...more

Turnaround is about details; winning is about the score. URI getting better; not there yet.
by Fair Game News
posted January 17, 2011 at 6:11pm

The Playbook: Year 2 An occasional series about the University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Team and Coach Cathy Inglese as she tries to turnaround a losing program. By Laura Pappano The game got away. The Richmond Spiders harassed the Rams, ...more

One Team, One Dream
by PrincessPunish
posted January 17, 2011 at 5:48pm

Always the Underdogs...more

Study: student-athletes don't trust their coaches - well that's not encouraging
by After Atalanta
posted January 17, 2011 at 12:27pm

At the NCAA conference this past week in San Antonio some interesting new data was revealed. It appears that student-athletes don't trust their coaches a whole lot. And apparently the coaches of women's basketball are the worst--according to their players...more

Coach's Corner: The importance of passion to competing
by Hoop Thoughts
posted January 16, 2011 at 6:26pm

The following comes from my friend and Tennessee assistant coach Dean Lockwood. He speaks of the importance of passion as a key contributor to competitors in Jeff Janssen's outstanding book, "How To Develop Relentless Competitors."Tennessee assistant wo...more

Lessons from the business world: Keeping your team actively engaged
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 14, 2011 at 9:50pm

source < p> Whether it’s because the season becomes a long haul, or maybe you’ve got a large bench of non-starters, or maybe your team hasn’t been as successful as you’d like…your team could be suffering an engagement problem. What do I ...more

Storm's Jenny Boucek legally an assistant coach
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:13am

The Storm re-signed Jenny Boucek as an assistant coach, the team announced on Thursday. Boucek did all the work of an assistant for the 2010 championship season, but under WNBA rule, couldn't be classified as an assistant, travel nor sit on the bench with...more

Texas A&M;approves contract extension for Gary Blair through 2015
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:09am

Texas A&M; University System Board of Regents approved a contract extension for head women’s basketball coach Gary Blair through 2015. “Coach Blair has created a culture of excellence in Aggie women’s basketball unlike anything ever achieved at Texa...more

Change of Venue: Manhattan's John Olenowski keeps Winning
by Swish Appeal
posted January 12, 2011 at 9:15pm

During his days as Morris Catholic High School girls basketball coach, John Olenowski directed one of New Jersey's premier programs. Very often the case in the college ranks is the better high school coaches are passed over in favor of those comi...more

Coach's Corner: How to make your staff more productive and autonomous
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 12, 2011 at 12:14pm

source < p> Every coach has their maxims. You know what I mean, things that you say over and over again that your teams can recite in their sleep. One of mine is “enough about leadership, we need followership classes.” I could write a whol...more

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale recognized by the United Nations
by Swish Appeal
posted January 12, 2011 at 9:27am

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale recognized by the United Nations OU women's basketball coach Sherri Coale will be receiving the U.N. NGO Positive Peace Award on Wednesday before the Sooners take on K-State. Her - and the Sooners' - involvement with relief e...more

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale wins a UN NGO Positive Peace Award
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 11, 2011 at 1:20pm

Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale was selected as a recipient of a United Nations NGO Positive Peace Award for the sports coach category. The award honors and recognizes individuals around the world for their positive contributions. “This is really a pr...more

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