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Washington coach Loree Payne final from 2009-10 staff to bolt
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted July 29, 2010 at 10:28pm

Washington coach Loree Payne was on the road recruiting for the Huskies this week when she got the call -- she was selected to head the University of Puget Sound. The position became open when Suzy Barcomb took the head coaching job at Cal State East Bay...more

A question about equal playing time in youth sports
by One Sport Voice
posted July 27, 2010 at 3:52pm

Sidelined I’ve been asked to give an evidence-based presentation to a youth sport association on equal playing time. I’m interested in what you think about this issue. Here are the questions I have: 1. Why should youth sports have/not have equal p...more

Kaye Cowher dies of skin cancer
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 27, 2010 at 12:44pm

photo by Matt Freed, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Kaye Young Cowher, wife of former Pittsburgh Steelers coach and CBS football analyst Bill Cowher, passed away after a battle with melanoma in North Carolina on July 23. She was an accomplished athlete in he...more

Oklahoma State women's basketball coach Kurt Budke gets raise and extension
by Swish Appeal
posted July 24, 2010 at 5:24pm

Oklahoma State women's basketball coach Kurt Budke gets raise and extension Oklahoma State's Kurt Budke got a bump in salary, as announced by the Board of Regents. His $42,600 increase brings his total salary to $450,000 and with a new five year extensi...more

Corporations and schools? Now there's an idea
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 24, 2010 at 11:50am

Ben the technician was just at my house, and we were talking about how little high school coaches get paid. He said he's always thought schools should get corporate sponsorship for athletics. That corporations would get their money's worth in having their...more

Dream Assistant Coach with Meadors since the beginning
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted July 23, 2010 at 4:20pm

When Marynell Meadors became the head coach of the Charlotte Sting in the inaugural 1997 season, one of her assistant coaches was...Sue Panek. When Meadors returned as a head coach in 2008 with the Atlanta Dream, what happened with Panek?There's a great ...more

Pauliina Miettinen sacked from Sky Blue FC
by All White Kit
posted July 19, 2010 at 9:07pm

WPS has had its second coaching casualty of the 2010 season as Sky Blue FC has announced that it has parted ways with manager Pauliina Miettinen. Assistant coach Anne Parnila will also leave the Piscataway team. This was the Finnish native’s first s...more

Clark College ex-Coach awarded $545,000 in retaliation case
by Title IX Blog
posted July 16, 2010 at 1:15pm

Another coach has won damages in a Title IX retaliation case. Trev Kiser, formerly the women's basketball coach at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, was awarded a $545,000 verdict (plus attorneys fees) in a case that claimed he was wrongfully termi...more

The German soccer coach needs home training
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 8, 2010 at 3:19pm

Germany just lost to Spain in the semifinals of the World Cup. They’ve been the team to beat all tournament, systematically and methodically destroying defenses one by one. But that makes no difference now. They’re playing for third place. But this po...more

The difference between a player and a wannabe
by Softball Performance Blog
posted July 2, 2010 at 5:16pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Lately I've been hearing a lot of talk about A teams and A players. Of course, every parent wants to think their daughter is an A player, and a lot of good ballplayers want to think they're ...more

Coaches' Title IX Literacy Called Into Question
by Title IX Blog
posted July 2, 2010 at 3:51pm

Coaches are sorely lacking foundational knowledge about Title IX, according to new, unpublished research profiled in this article in Athletic Business. The study's authors, Ellen Staurowsky of Ithaca College and Erianne Weight of Bowling Green, found tha...more

An Interview with Paul Riley
by All White Kit
posted July 1, 2010 at 1:16pm

Philadelphia Independence coach Paul Riley has guided his team all the way to second place in the standings. His efforts were rewarded with being named coach of Abby’s XI. Here he talks about his impressions of the team, what he thinks of A-Rod’s rece...more

Scott Rueck named Oregon State University coach
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 30, 2010 at 6:23pm

I was just thinking last night that Oregon State should hasten their hiring of a new coach, because the July viewing period is here and the Beavers REALLY need some recruits. I guess OSU was thinking that too, because today they've named Scott Rueck their...more

Marynell Meadors to be Assistant Coach at WNBA vs. USA Game
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted June 29, 2010 at 2:42pm

On July 10th, the usual WNBA All-Star Game format will change to "WNBA vs. USA Basketball" at an event called "The Stars at the Sun" which takes place in Connecticut. The purpose of the game is to give the USA Basketball team a really good team to warm u...more

Video: NC State women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper talks about new AD Debbie Yow
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 26, 2010 at 12:29pm

WRAL.com: NC State women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper talks about new AD Debbie Yow’s credentials. ...more

Coach's Corner: Striving for perfection everyday
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 23, 2010 at 3:42pm

The following comes from an article on Geno Auriemma and his quest to push his team to great levels of play:"I tried to explain to my players it's impossible to be perfect, but we can try hard every day to be as close as we can," Auriemma said afterward. ...more

"Geno and Pat, Having a Chat"
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted June 17, 2010 at 1:48pm

At the induction ceremony at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the two biggest names in women's college basketball coaching had a little chat. You can read the accompanying article here. A bigger picture is at the link.The fun part would be having a ...more

Trakh ready to learn at SDSU
by Left Coast Hoops
posted June 17, 2010 at 12:29pm

Mark Trakh and Beth Burns have been friends since 1981. And now the former USC and Pepperdine coach will take a spot next to Burns on the bench at San Diego State. Trakh said Wednesday evening that he’s accepted the associate head coach position a...more

Handling team conflicts
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 16, 2010 at 6:59pm

Nice article on dealing with conflicts within your team written by Amy Gallo of the Harvard Business Review:The conflicts that often arise in teams can make you want to throw up your arms in despair, retreat to your office, and live out your career in tea...more

What do USA Swimming and the Catholic Church have In common?
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted June 16, 2010 at 4:14pm

Answer: A big disgusting sex scandal, that’s what.For several months USA Swimming has been embroiled in lawsuits and accusations related to their lax oversight of and response to numerous instances of male coach sexual misconduct with young female swimm...more

On Mark Trakh, new associate head coach at San Diego State
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 16, 2010 at 12:25pm

Mark Trakh cheers on the Trojans during a game last year(Link to photo)Mark Trakh has been named the associate head coach at San Diego State University. The former USC and Pepperdine coach was hired for his wealth of experience - almost 30 years, in fact:...more

USATF Further Clarifies Reasons for its Coaches Registry in Reaction to Negative Feedback
by anngaff
posted June 15, 2010 at 6:20pm

Since USA Track & Field released this notice about the new Coaches Registry and the fact that only coaches who complete the requirements of the registry will be allowed to have a Coach's Credential for the USATF Championships, the internet has been ab...more

Lessons learned from Coach Wooden
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 14, 2010 at 9:31pm

An absolutely great post by Jon Gordon on Coach John Wooden. And if you haven't read his book "Training Camp," I highly recommend it:If you read my book Training Camp you know I was influenced deeply by Coach Wooden. In this spirit here are 7 lessons I le...more

Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler...doing the Stanky Leg. 'Nuff said.
by Swish Appeal
posted June 14, 2010 at 1:53pm

Seattle Storm coach Brian Agler...doing the Stanky Leg. 'Nuff said. (h/t @SwinCash, who I sincerely hope does get another day off after this). ...more

John Wooden buried
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 13, 2010 at 12:56pm

The coaching legend was buried in Los Angeles today. A memorial will be held at Pauley Pavilion in two weeks. ...more

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