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Supports for Female Coaches: Part I
by One Sport Voice
posted February 25, 2013 at 8:34pm

To read my monthly blog for Women in Coaching on “Supports for Female Coaches: Part I” click here. In this blog I outline key evidence-based  things that help support female coaches in pursuing, maintaining and thriving in their careers....more

New Spring Training Collection from Danskin
by Sports Girls Play
posted February 25, 2013 at 8:21am

Danskin has really impressed me with its new spring collection of basic fitness gear! These three pieces look comfortable, fresh and flattering! From left to right: Luminous Mesh Detail Tank Top – the way they placed the pink and orange ...more

Representation of women's sports in blogs needs improvement
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 25, 2013 at 8:19am

Women's sports advocates might have hoped that the blogosphere would offer greater visibility and better coverage of women's sports than traditional media outlets do, but a recent study shatters this utopian ideal. John Lisec, doctoral student at the Un...more

3 Game Winning Nutrition Tips
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted February 23, 2013 at 10:58am

Think of young hockey players as high-performance automobiles and food as the fuel that drives their performance.  Far too often, players run out of gas during a game after having lunch at a fast-food restaurant or forgetting to eat breakfast.  ...more

[Video] Cheerleader Makes Amazing Half-Court, Front-Flip Shot
by Pretty Tough
posted February 23, 2013 at 10:32am

Next year’s NBA All-Star game might want to replace the slam dunk contest with the half-court shot while doing a front flip. If that happens, the NBA should invite cheerleader Ashlee Arnau to show them how it is done. Arnau, 21, a cheerleader at W...more

To Play Up or Not to Play Up – That is the Question
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted February 21, 2013 at 8:10pm

Starting at rather tender young ages and continuing on through high school, girls are sometimes given the choice of playing with the older team, also known as “a level up.” Whether asked because of size, potential, true abilities, or the less ...more

Western Media on Muslim Women Athletes
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 21, 2013 at 8:25am

MIDDLE EASTWestern Media on Muslim Women AthletesThis report, the third in a series by Small Media, identifies the complex role of Muslim women athletes. Here, we explore what makes headlines in the western press, including the controversy over the headsc...more

Monumental Sports minority owner Jeong Kim nominated for Korean cabinet post
by Swish Appeal
posted February 20, 2013 at 8:06pm

Jeong-Hoon Kim, who is one Monumental Sports' minority partners has been nominated as South Korea's new Minister of Future Creation and Science by Park Geun-Hye, who is the country's President-Elect and will take over next Monday on February 25, 2013. Ki...more

NASCAR ~ Reitenour Named Rookie of the Year
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 20, 2013 at 8:04pm

Megan Reitenour earns a top ten  in the Outlaw Super Late Model  Series finishing  9th out of 55 competitors and secures Rookie of the Year Honors at M-40 Speedway  in Jones, MI. This being nothing extraordinary for Re...more

Member News & Honors
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted February 20, 2013 at 8:03pm

Author:  NACWAA Beth Goetz, associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at Butler University since August 2008, was named senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at the Universit...more

No Dessert Challenge- Day 21 (via Pretty Strong)
by Pretty Strong
posted February 20, 2013 at 8:00pm

Ok so I started my "No Desserts Challenge" on the Wednesday before February started so I'm technically at 21 days here (saving I did my math correctly. :) ) Got a head start, sucka fishes! No soda was pretty easy for me. I knew desserts would be hard, wh...more

Celebrate Heart Month With These Tasty Tips
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted February 20, 2013 at 7:57pm

Earlier this week I was on Let’s Talk Live in DC and WBAL in Baltimore sharing some easy and delicious ways you can eat your way to a healthy heart. No matter what time of day — breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks — I share...more

SI, swimsuits and the cause of women’s sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted February 20, 2013 at 7:56am

Tweet It’s mid-to-late February. The Super Bowl is over, conference play in college basketball is heating up, and pitchers and catchers have reported. Which means it’s time for the annual flogging of Sports Illustrated for its popular and hi...more

High School Coach's Retaliation Case Moves Forward
by Title IX Blog
posted February 19, 2013 at 6:28pm

Last week, a federal district court ruled in favor of Connie Morris, a high school coach in Bessemer, Alabama, in her retaliation and employment discrimination case against the Bessemer School District.  The court agreed that Morris had presented suf...more

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition: Sexist AND Racist
by The Rabbit Hole
posted February 19, 2013 at 8:39am

The Sports Illustrated (SI) swimsuit edition is sexist, I think we can all agree on that.  This year's edition of the swimsuit issue took their sexism to all seven continents in an attempt to "present the natural beauty of each setting and its people...more

From Russia, But Not With Love
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted February 18, 2013 at 8:15pm

Russia is sending a message to LGBT people, but it is definitely not a love note.  As much of the western world is moving toward greater acceptance and legal protections for LGBT people, Russia is moving in the opposite direction. National polls tel...more

VCU Adds Lacrosse
by Title IX Blog
posted February 17, 2013 at 10:50am

Virginia Commonwealth University will add a women's lacrosse team, in an effort to shore up its compliance with Title IX, according to this article in the Baltimore Sun.  The team will compete in the Atlantic 10 conference starting in the 2014-15 sea...more

Sports Channel for Women to Launch in April
by Wombat Sports
posted February 14, 2013 at 10:55pm

With the lack of video coverage of women’s sports, one company has decided to take the matter in its own hands. The Sports Channel for Women will have its official launch April 1 with live 24/7 coverage of exclusively women’s sports. The chan...more

How To Play Your Playoff Role
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted February 14, 2013 at 10:33pm

Every player wants to be the one the coach calls upon to win the big game in the playoffs. Every goalie wants to be in for the games that “matter”. Every forward wants to score the game-winner and every defenseman wants to be out there in the...more

Best Athlete Ever??: The Missing and the Metrics
by After Atalanta
posted February 14, 2013 at 10:23pm

I remember a couple of years ago I was a regular reader of a fellow grad student's blog. When she got down to writing her dissertation, she took a blog hiatus. I thought then "well, come on. You must have time to blog even if you are writing your disserta...more

Hottest Sports Couples – 2013 Edition
by Pretty Tough
posted February 14, 2013 at 9:08am

Have you ever noticed how singers and actors always seem to hook up with each other? There’s Gwen and Gavin, Brad and Angelina… the list goes on and on. Well in sports, it’s no different. In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s ...more

Super Woman is Real! Meet the Women Redefining What Little Girls Want to Be When They Grow Up (plus a give-away!)
by Morgan Sjogren
posted February 14, 2013 at 9:00am

Note: Read to bottom of this post to learn how to enter for the give-away. Believe I Am is giving a Training Journal and Betty Designs is giving a wrist band, beenie and water bottle kit! As an NCAA All-American coxswain for the Princeton Women’s R...more

Wake up, wake up: The reality of amateurism
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 13, 2013 at 8:19am

The debate around amateurism in college athletics is not new, but a recently published article by Warren K. Zola, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at Boston College, offers some great insights that are worthy of attention. Zola, just as others have d...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

Sports Channel for Women TV...more

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