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Nike's "Voices" ad: Celebrating how far women's sports have come
by Swish Appeal
posted October 24, 2012 at 7:10am

  This Nike ad isn't "new" at this point, but we hadn't posted it and it's one of the better women's sports (and basketball) ads in recent years. ...more

Pink Whistle: A thank you
by Swish Appeal
posted October 24, 2012 at 6:58am

Waldwick, NJ - On Sunday there were three boys games to be officiated at Hoop Heaven in this Northern Bergen County, NJ town. Game three saw one team with four players warming up for a seventh grade contest. The coach, a young lady who played at Mon...more

Amherst College responds
by Title IX Blog
posted October 24, 2012 at 6:56am

Students have been, it seems, emboldened by the national press their college has received over the climate on the Amherst College campus. They held a rally last Friday outside a Board of Trustees meeting. And the college is responding--publicly. Presiden...more

Shit Weightlifting Girls Say
by Pretty Strong
posted October 23, 2012 at 8:02am

Have y'all ever seen any of those shiz people say vids on youtube? some are super funny and some are super weird and dumb? well Some of you may have already seen my verson. it's super funny. I made with one of my bestfriends and teammate Aimee A...more

Failure Is Instructional
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 22, 2012 at 9:35pm

source Before listening to Diana Laufenberg’s TEDtalk, How to Learn? From Mistakes, I hadn’t really thought about how much differently athletics teaches than our academic cohorts.  I’ve always been the flag-waving “we’r...more

Will Amherst College change its culture?
by Title IX Blog
posted October 22, 2012 at 9:32pm

It has been suggested that there is a somewhat underground culture of sexual misogyny at Amherst College in Massachusetts. An article on Jezebel last week discussed the issue of on-campus sexual assault, the seeming lack of support for alleged victims fro...more

Easy, Delicious and Healthy Pumpkin Banana Bread
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted October 22, 2012 at 2:12pm

Fall is in the air, and it’s in our food as well. From lattes to cupcakes,  the unmistakable flavors that signify the changes of season are all  around us. Yes, I’m talking about pumpkin and the warm spices that go  with it, l...more

Armstrong Aftermath: To ‘cleanse’ cycling, but at what cost?
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted October 22, 2012 at 2:05pm

It’s official: Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and has been banned for life — even though he’s retired. UCI, the international cycling union, will not challenge the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s pun...more

Play like a Girl in Iran... just don't watch like one.
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 21, 2012 at 8:22am

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDThe colourful world of football is composed of players, coaches, teams and most importantly fans. The loyalty and passion of global football fans is unparalleled. Their energy, support are motivating factors for the players and their pres...more

Sleep – a Critical Component to Sports Performance
by Performance Nutrition
posted October 20, 2012 at 4:53pm

Years ago hitting the gym and throwing around some steel was considered the most critical aspect of sports performance training. However, in more recent years a more comprehensive model of performance has developed based on decades of research on nutritio...more

Meeting one of my heroes
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 20, 2012 at 4:48pm

There are very few times in my professional life when I’ve conducted an interview and was afraid my questions sounded like this: “Blah, blah, Words, Blah, Words. Blahblah. Blaaaah. Words.” Then again, there aren’t many days when I ...more

Poetry Friday
by After Atalanta
posted October 19, 2012 at 6:17pm

This poem by Alicia Ostriker is from the current issue of Massachusetts Review. It was posted at Poetry Daily recently. I've been doing a lot of talking in my classes about more complex understandings of race, so this fits in quite well.They Speak of Race...more

Leadership Made Simple
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 19, 2012 at 6:12pm

source I showed this video to my team at the beginning of the season.  My goal was to demystify what leadership meant and to redefine it for my players.  Many times, I believe they think a leader is a senior or the best player.  In other w...more

World Cup qualifier: A battle for Iranian women’s rights
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 19, 2012 at 7:58am

By James M. DorseyFatma Iktasari second from left) and Shabnam Kazimi (second from right) defy ban on women (Source:  http://bahal31.persianblog.ir)When Iran beat favourite South Korea this week in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, it was not the only...more

Election Results & Member News (@NACWWA blog)
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted October 19, 2012 at 7:41am

Author:  NACWAA Congratulations to the newly-elected NACWAA Nominating Committee members, announced October 8 at the #NACWAA12 Business Session: Julie Ruppert, Commissioner, Northeast-10 Conference Loretta Lamar, Associate ...more

Lance Armstrong: Hero and Villain
by The Rabbit Hole
posted October 18, 2012 at 7:52am

Photo from The Guardian.The other shoe has essentially dropped. Armstrong has stepped down as the chairman of the Livestrong Foundation while sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch, Trek bicycles and Nike have dropped him like a sack of potatoes.  Nike...more

How Early Exposure to so Many Sports Opened My Door to Rowing
by Pretty Tough
posted October 18, 2012 at 7:40am

By Julia Darnton, Assistant Director of Operations, Game On! Sports Camps 4 Girls   Up until age 5, I thought everyone’s parents were competitive cross-country skiers. In my family, I was used to my parents hiring a sitter for me and my two y...more

University of Tennessee Defends Title IX Lawsuits by Women's Sports Employees
by Title IX Blog
posted October 18, 2012 at 7:27am

In recent weeks, the University of Tennessee has been sued twice by employees or former employees in athletics, who allege counts of sex discrimination and retaliation by a university with one of the strongest reputation for success in women's sports. On ...more

The core problem with college athletics reform
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted October 16, 2012 at 5:40pm

  Ivan Maisel penned a thoughtful, fair-minded piece last week on ESPN.com about the Knight Commission — whose motto he tongue-in-cheek describes as “Tilting at Windmills since 1989″ — and the increasingly difficult challenge...more

Girls' b-ball goes (more) prime time in Indiana
by Title IX Blog
posted October 16, 2012 at 5:36pm

Two years ago this month, the lawsuit initially filed by a former girls' basketball coach in an Indiana high school was dismissed. It was appealed, and last January an appellate court found sufficient violations of both Title IX and the Equal Protections ...more

Showing Courage – Our Young Female Athletes Still Face Challenges
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted October 16, 2012 at 5:30pm

  Parents of a Game On! camper contacted me a few days ago with this story:   Our daughter (a freshman in high school) is interested in learning the sport of wrestling and competing with the school wrestling team. She has therefore attended t...more

The Incredible Omnipresent Yet Invisible Lesbian Athlete
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted October 16, 2012 at 7:06am

For someone like me who has made a career advocating for the elimination of the discrimination and harassment that LGBT people experience in sport, it has been a dizzying two years of progress.  The topic of LGBT inclusion in sport is now a standard...more

The critical to-do list
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 15, 2012 at 6:10pm

There were plenty of things to do on Sunday. My apartment was a complete disaster as I still had to unpack from Saturday’s amazing bike tour of Niagara County. The sink was full of dirty dishes. (I don’t have a dishwasher in my apartment. I kn...more

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