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Soccer + Skates = Roller Soccer…Who Knew…
by RunLikeAGirl
posted March 18, 2011 at 11:54am

June Solomon grew up in Trinidad & Tobago, which, in case you have geography holes in your knowledge, as I did, is two islands under one government, controlled at various times in history by the French, Spanish, Dutch and British; and is one of the riches...more

Vancouver Whitecaps FC alienates female fans before the first kick
by Women in Sport International
posted March 17, 2011 at 3:14pm

This photo and promotional video is causing a stir in British Columbia and online. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC, which has yet to play its first game in Major League Soccer (MLS), launched the marketing campaign in advance of the 2011 season to, clearly, ...more

Frank Deford grrrr-ness
by After Atalanta
posted March 9, 2011 at 10:18pm

Just to make sure I wasn't about to needlessly criticize Frank Deford after hearing his segment on Morning Edition an hour ago, I went to the website to look at the copy.But I was right. Deford commits that most common and egregious of errors: referring t...more

Realistic portrayals of athletic bodies
by One Sport Voice
posted March 9, 2011 at 6:03pm

If you know the history of sport media coverage of athletes, you know that it is problematic and has limitations. I saw this tweet come through on Sociological Images (@SocImages) The Perfect Body, as Illustrated by Olympic Athletes and wanted to share it...more

Nicole M. LaVoie on why critical thinking is important
by One Sport Voice
posted March 3, 2011 at 1:52am

As I was walking into school today from the parking lot, two men behind me were talking about women’s sport. Given the topic I was listening in to see what they were saying, as it is rare I hear two men discussing this topic. It quickly became apparent ...more

The girl who struck out Babe Ruth
by Pretty Tough
posted March 1, 2011 at 1:30pm

My hometown paper, the Los Angeles Times, doesn’t do a particularly good job covering women’s sports, but today there was an interesting post in an on-going series about sports legends. Author Brian Cronin takes a look at Jackie Mitchell, a female pit...more

Impact of heterosexism on millennial assistant female coaches?
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted February 23, 2011 at 3:32pm

Alyssa Norris Blog written by MA Kinesiology graduate student Alyssa Norris. Since the passage of Title IX, the proportion of women holding head coaching positions in intercollegiate women’s athletics has dropped from 90% to 42.6%, while the numb...more

Default was not "consequence" of Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted February 23, 2011 at 3:22pm

There were a lot of issues/controversies raised by last week's story about a male high school wrestler who defaulted his match rather than wrestle a girl. Religion, violence, gender roles. Title IX was not one of them. Why? Because of the contact sport ex...more

The next thing you know, we’ll be wanting to vote
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted February 23, 2011 at 12:10am

Couldn’t resist taking a little dig at Jason Mcintyre’s Tweet about the Unbelievably Unbelievable Development of An Actual Woman Throwing Batting Practice at Spring Training! Well, these are the Cleveland Indians. Keep breaking down those barriers l...more

Male who refuses to wrestle female misses meaning of “respect.”
by Fair Game News
posted February 22, 2011 at 11:37pm

By Rachael Goldenberg This past weekend Joel Northrup forfeited his chance at the Iowa State Wrestling title after refusing to compete against his female opponent, Cassy Herkelman. Northrup explained his decision by stating, “I have a tremendous amou...more

Women Talk Sports Radio Show - Boy vs Girl in High School Wrestling
by anngaff
posted February 20, 2011 at 6:49pm

This week, Iowa high school sophomore Joel Northrup came to the decision to forfeit his state tournament opening-round match against freshman Cassy Herkelman, despite the fact that he was one of the favorites for the title in a state known for its wrestli...more

Multiple voices: improving participation of Muslim girls in physical education and school sport
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 18, 2011 at 1:02am

Authors: Symeon Dagkasa; Tansin Benna; Haifaa JawadbAbstractThis study reports on data from a larger-scale research project in one city in the West Midlands, England. The study was commissioned by the local education authority because of the rising inc...more

Girls Competing Against Boys: Part II
by One Sport Voice
posted February 17, 2011 at 5:41pm

I’ve been thinking more about 12 year-old MN female Ingrid Neel who will play on the High School boy’s tennis team this spring. I can see both sides of this issue. I’ve gotten some interesting emails offline and my students this morning had some tho...more

Are women genetically programmed to dislike hockey?
by The First Line
posted February 17, 2011 at 1:35am

In my spam queue there are often fake messages that work off the word ‘hockey’ and are taken from some real source, but placed out of context or at random. On Monday, somebody actually pasted in what seems like an excerpt from someone’s post or es...more

Coaches these days
by After Atalanta
posted February 15, 2011 at 2:43pm

Or maybe the more appropriate title is "youth basketball these days."Let me first state my general lack of expertise in youth sports: I am not an expert in youth sports. I've done the requisite reading but do not have an in-depth knowledge of the workings...more

Mel Davidson knows it’s not just about hockey
by The First Line
posted February 13, 2011 at 7:09pm

You’ve seen her as a constant sideline presence for Canada’s national team. Now she’s working as Canada’s top scout and will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. And she’s like ‘I will give one word answers in this interview...more

Sara Ensrud Vaughn: The Student-Athlete Wonder Woman
by JozDalt
posted February 9, 2011 at 10:31am

Sara Vaughn opens up about what it was like to stand tall in her running shoes as a pregnant student-athlete despite expectations to have an abortion....more

A navigational map for coaching female athletes–excerpt
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted February 8, 2011 at 6:48pm

source < p> Not that I’m all about tooting my own horn (but toot, toot!), I’ve contributed a chapter to a great book called, They’re Not Boys–Safely Training the Adolescent Female Athlete, due out in Spring 2011. It’s written by Warren P...more

Are violent females in movies a good thing?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted February 7, 2011 at 10:24pm

Have you seen Hanna? I saw the trailer here in Ireland at the weekend - and I'll be going. Yes, I know it's violent but isn't it about time we recognised that violence isn't a gendered thing, that everyone is capable of inflicting pain?And more than a tad...more

Actors vs athletes that 'play like a girl'
by After Atalanta
posted February 7, 2011 at 6:54pm

Sure the celebrity world often mixes famous athletes and famous actors, but this feature on AfterEllen.com--in honor/response (??) to the Superbowl--is a little puzzling.Play Like a Girl: The Top 20 Female Athletes on Screen features actresses who play at...more

El Moutawakel: Middle East female athletes will come to the fore
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 7, 2011 at 4:26pm

Olympic 400m hurdle champion Nawal El Moutawakel believes female athletes in the Middle East have a bright future. Moroccan El Moutawakel became a household name in 1984 when she won gold at the Los Angeles games, the first African-born Muslim woman to do...more

Increasing the focus on minority ethnic women and girls' sport - UK
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 4, 2011 at 12:28pm

Rimla Akhtar, Chairperson of the Muslim Women's Sport Foundation on the challenges and achievements of her organisation.Sport is and always has been a powerful means of uniting people and overcoming prejudices, particularly those against minority commun...more

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