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Best Practices: 4 Principles Of Perfecting Performance
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 10, 2012 at 3:48am

source First, the cliché phrase was “Practice makes perfect”. Then the cliché evolved to “Perfect practice makes perfect”. I don’t aim for perfection in my gym, but rather a perfecting attitude.  In my m...more

UConn Secures Big East Tourney Bid
by Swish Appeal
posted March 10, 2012 at 3:46am

Who? The Huskies of Connecticut. Seriously, stop calling them the Lady Huskies; that's not how UConn rolls. If you can't tell them from the men, please join our esteemed officials at the LensCrafters. What? Unlike many of his counterparts across the NC...more

Tara LaRosa Versus Kelly Warren Announced For RFA 2 Card
by Wombat Sports
posted March 10, 2012 at 3:36am

  Tara LaRosa  Kelly Warren By: Rob Sargent – MMARising.com Long-time pound-for-pound standout Tara LaRosa at last has an opponent for Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2: “Yvel vs Alexander” on March 30th in Kearney, Nebra...more

Loree Smith: Outdoor Season is Almost Here! Training Updates
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted March 9, 2012 at 2:46pm

I’m getting so anxious for outdoors to get here and ready to compete.  It was weird not competing in indoors and I got tons of great messages from fans who said they missed me at indoor championships this year, but it was a good move for me to ...more

Pac-12 Quarterfinals Recap: Stanford vs Washington
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 9, 2012 at 1:18pm

Pac-12 Tourney, Stanford vs Washington: this game was frustrating. Frustrating for the Cardinal, who couldn’t have their customary way with their inside game, and frustrating for C and  R, who couldn’t get the stupid YouTube feed to buffe...more

2012 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament: Top-Ranked Baylor Lady Bears Breeze Through Quarterfinals, Face K-State in Semis
by Swish Appeal
posted March 9, 2012 at 1:12pm

The semifinal match ups are set after a full day of quarterfinal action at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. I was 'rooting' for chaos to prevail. It didn't happen. After the lower seeded teams won both contests on Wednesday, three out of four game...more

2012 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament Day Three Preview: Washington State Advances After Upsetting USC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 9, 2012 at 1:11pm

The USC Women of Troy will have nothing to complain about if they don't make the NCAA Tournament this year. Although nothing was guaranteed, winning a couple of games in the 2012 Pac-12 women's basketball conference tournament would have helped USC gain ...more

Sarah Hendrickson clutches crystal globe as World Cup campaign ends
by anngaff
posted March 9, 2012 at 1:08pm

U.S. team ends inaugural season as dominant, top-ranked squad  OSLO, Norway (March 9, via release) — The last time Sarah Hendrickson and her teammates ski jumped on the Midstubakken hill in Oslo, Norway, they had a job to do. This time, it wa...more

Pac-12, Big 12 Tournament Updates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 9, 2012 at 9:44am

Long day at the Pac-12 Tournament.......#1 Stanford beat #8 Washington, 76-57.#4 ASU defeated #12 Arizona, 68-53#2 Cal beat #10 Colorado, 68-59#11 WSU defeated #3 USC, 69-55More on hoopfeed.com and here tomorrow.Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer says there's...more

NCAA Championships Preview, Women’s Individuals
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 8, 2012 at 11:03pm

The NCAA Championships get underway tomorrow in Nampa, Idaho. Start lists were posted last night. You can watch the meet live at NCAA.com (early sessions) and ESPN3.com (main sessions). The best place for info is the USTFCCCA’s National Champions...more

More college hoops coaching changes
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:58pm

Louisiana-Lafayette Coach Errol Rogers has resigned.Hawaii Coach Diana Takahara-Dias' contract won't be renewed.Jennifer Graf has resigned as coach at Northwestern State.NCAA news:Southland Conference awards:First Team Megan Herbert, Central ArkansasBritn...more

Princeton Earns Bid from the Ivy League
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:57pm

Who? The Tigers of Princeton. What? A cursory glance shows no specific reason why, but tigers have been associated with Princeton since at least 1911. Where? The picturesque town of Princeton, New Jersey. When? As of the conclusion of the Ivy League se...more

2012 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament: Day Two Holds NCAA Tournament Implications
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:55pm

After the 10-12th seeds scored upsets in the first day of the 2012 Pac-12 women's basketball tournament, the second day might be defined by a few times looking to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Although the California Golden Bears are p...more

NPF Draft - USSSA Florida Pride choose LSU’s Brittany Mack with the No. 1 Pick
by anngaff
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:53pm

Memphis, TN – National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) and its four-affiliate teams held the 2012 NPF College Draft Presented by Miken from the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN. The Draft was streamed live through profastpitch.com. Each team had at least three se...more

Complaints Filed Against Five Wisconsin Districts
by Title IX Blog
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:47pm

Five school districts in Wisconsin are the subject of recent complaints filed with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, alleging violations of Title IX in the number of athletic opportunities for girls. The complaints, which target high...more

Cat Zingano Versus Anita Rodriguez Added To InvictaFC 1
by Wombat Sports
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:43pm

By: Rob Sargent - MMARising.com Unbeaten rising star Cat “Alpha” Zingano will move up to the bantamweight division to face Anita “El Tigre” Rodriguez at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 on April 28th in Kansas City, Kansa...more

Tuff-N-Uff Lines Up 5 Female Fights for April 7
by Wombat Sports
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:39pm

The Lybarger Twins will once again be on the same card at Tuff-n-uff. Jillian Lybarger is set to defend her 115 pound title against Stephanie Gonzalez, while her sister Jocelyn will take on Ashley Yoder at the South Pointe Casino in Las Vegas A...more

Tourney Time for Arkansas-Little Rock from the Sun Belt Conference
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:37pm

Who? The Trojans of Arkansas-Little Rock. What? A very good question that UALR's site is not equipped to answer. They do have a mascot, but he appears to be nameless. Trojans! If you are out there, your intrepid blogger begs you for resources. Where?...more

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles' Improbable Success: A Model For Building A Program From Scratch
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:25pm

While most teams warm up by shooting layups, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles comes out shooting threes.And they keep shooting threes. And they keep making threes.“We kind of view the three as an easy shot,” said senior guard Courtney Chihil. &l...;more

Samford Tourney Bound from the Southern Conference
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:16pm

Who? The Bulldogs of Samford. What? They started life as the Tigers, but didn't want to be confused with Auburn. Spike is kind of scary-looking. Where? Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. When? March 5th, at the U.S. Cellular Center in Ashevill...more

How To Handle Criticism Constructively
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:15pm

source The definition of criticism is to pass judgment or find fault with something. Ouch. Right away, we’re swimming upstream when we ask our athletes to want to hear our constructive criticism.  Did you wake up this morning hoping someone ...more

Catching Up with Strikeforce Vet Maiju Kujala
by Wombat Sports
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:03pm

Courtesy Sherdog.com European female fighters are on the rise, and one of the fighters helping expanding the interest is Finland’s Maiju Kujala. Kujala’s rise in the ranks of MMA started with winning the “Upcoming Glory” MMA to...more

All Women’s Grappling Tournament Set for SoCal in April
by Wombat Sports
posted March 8, 2012 at 5:58pm

If you are a female at any level of BJJ and want to test your skills, SubFighter has a tournament for you. With a lot of fighters already signed up, the Submission Fighter Challenger all Female event is set for Laguna Hills, CA for Apr. 29. Whi...more

Settlement Ends Harassment Investigation Against Minnesota School District
by Title IX Blog
posted March 8, 2012 at 5:55pm

This week, the Departments of Education and Justice announced that the Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota will agree to a settlement resolving the Departments' joint investigation of claims that the district's failure to investigate claims of gen...more

Marist Going Dancing with a Bid from the Metro Atlantic
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 5:51pm

Who? The Red Foxes of Marist. What? If we lived in a more literate world, Marist's teams would be the Reynards. Marist decided to go with Red Foxes instead, adding Shooter in 1979. (I liked him with the sailing hat.) Where? Poughkeepsie, New York, the...more

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