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Women’s Football Instructors Seminar in Zurich
by Soccer Science
posted March 24, 2012 at 5:02pm

I was invited to the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland, for the Women’s Football Instructors Seminar, from March 20-23, 2012. My work with FIFA is generally focused on Marketing and Communications for Com-Unity Seminars, so I’m not really...more

Pro cyclist Alison Starnes: The wind has its reasons.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted March 24, 2012 at 5:00pm

The wind has its reasons.   It isn’t seen, but it is felt. Yesterday, the wind had a specific purpose as it swept down from the north, clearing out the clouds briskly and introducing a new season.  Well, hello, Spring.  Happy Sp...more

221 Industries, Intense Cage Fighting Announces All Female Card for April
by Wombat Sports
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:58pm

221 Industries and Intense Cage Fighting officially announced Friday night an all female fight card which will take place at Montana Expo Park in Great Falls April 27. MTCage.com can report two matches are already signed. Canadian amateur MMA sensation...more

Japan Welcomes the USWNT and Canada/Brazil Coverage
by All White Kit
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:49pm

  The USWNT is prepping for its turn in the first edition of the Women’s Kirin Challenge Cup. The team appears to be getting all-star treatment. A few members appeared on a Japanese talk show and later spent time with a robotic robot. Our man...more

More fuel for USATF CEO speculation
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:22pm

Ever since deposing Doug Logan as CEO nearly 18 months ago, USA Track and Field has been led only by an “acting” CEO, Mike McNees. It’s a weird situation to have an “acting” leader for that long. Last May, I reported a rumo...more

Title Nine Founder Missy Park Talks Female Sportswear & Celebrating Title IX's 40th Anniversary
by A Glam Slam
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:21pm

Today’s athletic females have many sportswear options available to them. This selection was not always there as traditional sportswear companies often did not succeed in meeting women’s needs. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of ...more

NCAA Women's Sweet 16 Predictions: Fresno Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:19pm

With a couple more wins, the Stanford Cardinal could find themselves in their fifth straight Final Four. However, a challenging field of some of the nation's top defenses await them in Fresno. #3 St. John's Red Storm vs. #2 Duke Blue Devils Duke seem...more

NCAA Women's Sweet 16 Predictions: Des Moines Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:16pm

The women's Sweet 16 kicks off today, beginning with a matchup being the Kansas Jayhawks and Tennessee Lady Vols that is intriguing because both due to the collection of talent on the floor and their unpredictability. #11 Kansas Jayhawks vs. #2 Tenness...more

2012 WNIT: Oklahoma State Advances To Round Of Eight After 70-57 Win
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:14pm

And then there were eight in the WNIT - and guess who's still in the little dance? One, Oklahoma State - a "first four out" team that hasn't forgotten about the committee's decision to leave them out of the NCAA playing field. Oklahoma State coach Jim ...more

Griner's dunk and the rest of women's basketball
by After Atalanta
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:12pm

Brittney Griner's dunk last week in the NCAA tournament made a lot of noise--media noise that is--despite the fact that she's 1) done it before in competition, 2) does it all the time in warm-up, and 3) is the second--not the first to dunk in the women's ...more

2012 NCAA Women's Sweet 16 Predictions: Kingston Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2012 at 4:10pm

When the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament brackets were first released, it looked to some like the Kingston bracket was the "UConn Invitational". In addition to home court advantage, it seemed to be filled with favorable matchups. However, with th...more

Ladies on the Tee is Saying Goodbye
by Ladies on the Tee
posted March 24, 2012 at 10:57am

The time has come for me to close the doors on Ladies on the Tee.  It has become increasingly difficult for me to devote enough time to posting articles and information here on this women’s golf blog.  This endeavor has meant a lot to me a...more

Four Factors Analysis For The First & Second Rounds Of The 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
by Swish Appeal
posted March 24, 2012 at 10:54am

Although the tournament selection committee relies heavily on numbers like RPI and strength of schedule, year after year those numbers prove to fall short in actually measuring quality of play leading up to the tournament. While there is not really any...more

Sweet 16 and SO much more
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 24, 2012 at 10:53am

Tomorrow's schedule:Tennessee vs. Kansas, 9:04 a.m. PT/12:04 p.m. ETGeorgia Tech vs. Baylor, 11 a.m./2 p.m.St. John's vs. Duke, 6:04 p.m./9:04 p.m.South Carolina vs. Stanford, 7:32 p.m./11:32 p.m.Sunday's schedule:Texas A&M;vs. Maryland, 9:04 a.m./12:...more

5 Questions We Should Ask While Problem Solving
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 24, 2012 at 3:26am

source Problem: A player isn’t performing at an acceptable level. What to do?:  SCAMPER.  According to this Psychology Today article, it is a great creative thinking tool.  Let’s look at how we’d apply SCAMPER to our tea...more

Oklahoma City University Picks Up Sixth NAIA National Title
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2012 at 3:22pm

  The Oklahoma City University Stars did what I thought they would- or what I hoped they would, anyway. The Stars went to Frankfort, Kentucky with a 30-1 record. The Stars left the NAIA Division I National Tournament as champions after winning fiv...more

WTA: Venus and Serena Back in Action
by Sarah Hallett
posted March 23, 2012 at 3:21pm

The Sony Ericsson Open began in Miami, FL this past week and it also brought the return of Venus and Serena Williams to competitive play....more

Podcast – Invicta Co-Owner Shannon Knapps Talks Potential of WMMA
by Wombat Sports
posted March 23, 2012 at 3:20pm

Invicta FC co-owner Shannon Knapp has seen it all in MMA, and she looks to revolutionize the way you think a MMA company should be. Knapp talked on the Wombat Sports podcast about her observations and her change in perception and what will be the future ...more

Top U.S. women ski jumpers honor 10-year-old YouTube sensation
by anngaff
posted March 23, 2012 at 3:15pm

PARK CITY, UT — Ten-year-old Zia Terry is a star on YouTube simply because she showed the world her courage by soaring off a 40-meter ski jump. On Thursday, she got to meet some of her biggest fans — five members of the No. 1-ranked U.S. Wom...more

Triathlon Nightmares
by Run Girl Run
posted March 23, 2012 at 9:28am

The Good News: On Saturday, I finally pulled the trigger and signed up for the Philadelphia Olympic Distance Triathlon to replace the cancelled DC Tri. I realized I needed to register ASAP when I was still telling friends that I was training for two tri...more

Canadian Rookie Maude-Aimée LeBlanc Ready For Kia Classic
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 23, 2012 at 9:27am

Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, a Montreal native, is gearing up for her second tournament as an LPGA rookie today in the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. She is one of only two Canadian rookies on the LPGA tour this year. But she took a decidedly American ro...more

National Junior College Athletic Association DI National Championship in full swing
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 22, 2012 at 7:31pm

Salina, Kan. - Seedings, daily schedule and game results here. First two days results, with the final game still in progress:Tuesday, March 20Game 1: Central Arizona def. Southwest Illinois CC, 75-53Game 2: New Mexico JC def. Northeastern Oklahoma, 52-42G...more

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Grad Student's Retaliation Case
by Title IX Blog
posted March 22, 2012 at 7:28pm

Monica Emeldi, a graduate student in the University of Oregon's Department of Education, sued her institution under Title IX after the faculty chair of her dissertation committee resigned in ostensible retaliation for her complaints about gender equity wi...more

LPGA: Kia Classic Returns to San Diego
by Sarah Hallett
posted March 22, 2012 at 1:52pm

*The LPGA is back in San Diego, CA this week after a one-year absence. The Kia Classic will be held at La Costa Resort, which recently finished a $50 million renovation project. The renovation included redoing both of their 18 hole golf courses.  The...more

Video – MMA Knows No Gender in the Army
by Wombat Sports
posted March 22, 2012 at 1:50pm

Courtesy LA Times Women have seen warriors for millenia, but only in the past century have they have started to be seen as equals. The military has opened their ranks to allow “the fairer sex” to show all they can be as a soldier. This ext...more

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