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Increasing Competitiveness Within Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 11, 2012 at 7:21pm

source When I was a kid, I loved playing cards with my family.  I come from a competitive family (dad and brother were both collegiate athletes), so our card games were ruthless. I remember being in elementary school, playing Tunk or Spades or Cr...more

The Anatomy of a Champion
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted May 30, 2012 at 1:03pm

I've explained this to people time and time again, but I'm not sure they really "get" it. I am a competitor to my core. It's part of everything I do and how I face every situation. There are times I try and hide it a little bit because I'm not sure ever...more

How Triathletes Can Avoid a Fast Start
by Loren Fogelman
posted May 13, 2012 at 8:12pm

Too frequently triathletes are told by their coaches to ignore what is going on around them. The coaches who tell you to just not do it are unaware of the power of habit. Following the crowd, going out too fast because of the other athletes around you, ...more

More Than Just an Appearance
by BAWSI Angela
posted April 14, 2012 at 1:46am

Cal Bears Track and Field Really Understand The Power of Service...more

What Makes An Exceptional Team Leader?
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 30, 2012 at 1:13am

source Lately, I’ve been assessing the usefulness of team captains.  Logistically, it’s nice to have them so that there’s someone to lead off-season workouts and things like that…but I’m not sure if they need to have a...more

Standing on the Shoulders of Those Before Us
by BAWSI Angela
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:28am

Female Athletes Value for Relationships Enables a Unique Opportunity to Support and Make Sure No One Gets Left Behind...more

Oklahoma State Cowgirl basketball is one of three finalists for a new award presented by the WBCA...
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 4:57pm

Oklahoma State Cowgirl basketball is one of three finalists for a new award presented by the WBCA this season - the "Together We R" Team Award. In its first year, the “Together We R” Team Award honors programs that have strived to succeed in ...more

Linsanity is Here... To Stay!
by CPS8910
posted February 28, 2012 at 5:26pm

Linsanity is here… I suppose it would be appropriate to address the Linsanity that is running through the basketball world, especially with the New York Knicks.  Jeremy Lin, in case you hadn’t heard has put the game of basketball in t...more

Team Sports and Team Parents
by CPS8910
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:40pm

Have you ever noticed that when team sports need parents to help with team things like fundraising, working in a concession stand, it is always the same parents?  How do some people have the volunteer spirit alive in their hearts, and other turn th...more

Ski Like a Girl
by RunLikeAGirl
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:23pm

The new girls ski program at Vail thanks to Lindsey Vonn...more

'Tis the season...
by After Atalanta
posted January 1, 2012 at 5:05pm

...for top ten, five, eleven lists. Best ofs. Worst ofs. Shining moments. Glorious defeats. Trends and tribulations. Given that I too have, in the past, tried to comment on the happenings of an arbitrary (well there's the science of it all, I guess) set o...more

Elite Athletes Possess a Strong Winning Vision
by Loren Fogelman
posted December 8, 2011 at 4:08pm

Many stories exist about athletes sitting on the bench, waiting for their turn to play. When you’re in the back-up position behind a superstar favorite on your team, patience is a necessity....more

6 Things I Love About Coaching
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 23, 2011 at 12:29pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

Girls & Football South Africa: Creating Change and Making a Difference
by Sonia @ Girls & Football SA
posted November 22, 2011 at 11:21pm

Soccer as a tool for development and the importance of a 'girls only space'...more

Fast and Female Fairbanks: Empowerment Through Sport
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:32am

Yesterday was the first (hopefully annual) Fast and Female event in Fairbanks Alaska. Fast and Female, a Canadian non-profit organization, puts on camps for girls ages 9-19 throughout North America. Participants get a T-shirt, assorted goodies, and ...more

Laila Ali signs multi-year sponsorship deal with Marika
by A Glam Slam
posted October 15, 2011 at 11:33am

Laila Ali has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Marika activewear, a California-based company that offers gear in the yoga, fitness and lifestyle apparel categories. Ali, a former professional boxer, a mother and the daughter of the legendary Muha...more

It's Taurasi, not a double-standard
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 22, 2011 at 10:44am

The Phoenix Mercury were in Seattle Monday night playing the Storm in game three of the Western Conference semifinals. With 6:38 to go in the game, Mercury forward Diana Taurasi fouled out of the game. She walked towards her bench yelling over and over, "...more

Are You Open to Learning?
by Loren Fogelman
posted August 18, 2011 at 1:12pm

Who is your teacher? As I have grown older, I now realize that I learn from everyone. In fact the people I think are most unlikely to be my teachers turn out to be some of my best teachers....more

The Truth About Athletes Losing Their Cool When Playing to Win
by Loren Fogelman
posted August 11, 2011 at 5:20pm

Many times athletes go head to head in close games, but does that mean it is okay to “take an eye for an eye?”...more

What causes rivalries: The Rivalry Between Solo and Marta
by Loren Fogelman
posted July 15, 2011 at 9:30am

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." ~Michael Jordan...more

Isabelle Beisiegel Swings Through the Glass Ceiling for Women Golfers
by Loren Fogelman
posted June 10, 2011 at 2:21pm

Isabelle Beisiegel is making history for women golfers all over the world. She has become the first female golfer to earn a non-exempt card to join the men’s tour in Canada....more

Tyvek Is the New Black
by RunLikeAGirl
posted May 31, 2011 at 11:59pm

...running a team race...for the first time...more

Winning and Losing: A Parent's View
by CPS8910
posted May 28, 2011 at 1:22pm

  Frustration, joy, sadness, madness, tears, laughter, despair, and rapture:  The emotional journey both winning and losing brings.   As parents of athletes, we all have felt the same emotions.  It is rare to see parents who sit ...more

Parenting is not Comparing
by CPS8910
posted May 20, 2011 at 1:24am

How do we as parents make sure that we treat our kids as individuals? I think that we all must know on some level that comparing your children’s abilities and accomplishments is not a good parenting tactic. Comparing can lead to resentment of the ch...more

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