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Pre-Workout Fuel Myth Busters
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 19, 2012 at 5:35pm

It’s time to get real about what your body needs before you exercise in order to have more energy to last you throughout your entire workout. Of course, everybody is different and depending on the intensity, duration and frequency of your workouts y...more

Athletes and Back to School: 8 Things Parents and Coaches Can Do To Make It Easier
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 19, 2012 at 5:32pm

Note: I originally published this a few years ago but now that we are in the first month of school and sports, I needed to revisit it from the parent standpoint. My daughter is having a rough time adjusting to a drastically increased homework load now tha...more

Tasteless jokes about football video games to justify Violence Against Women
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted September 18, 2012 at 9:23pm

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDI'm not a much of a recreational gamer. I have never been interested in video games. I don't like simulating life when one can be OUT there actually living it. Why play NBA or NHL when one can go outside or to a gym and engage in real pla...more

The cautious progress narrative?
by After Atalanta
posted September 18, 2012 at 9:17pm

I started reading this column with a little hesitation. The end of the Kournikova era? Really? Are not female athletes, including the columnist's celebrated Alex Morgan, still stripping down to promote their bodies, um, er, their sport, um...? Yes, it's ...more

The Secret to Sticking With Exercise
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 17, 2012 at 3:46pm

One of my recent blog posts on U.S News Eat+Run was all about sticking with an exercise plan. People know that they need to exercise to look good and to live longer, so why is it that the average American only gets 17 minutes of exercise a day? Sticking ...more

On The Myth Of Instant Success
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 17, 2012 at 3:29pm

source “Remarkable careers take a remarkably large amount of training.” When I saw the title of this article over at Study Hacks, I thought it could stand on its own as significant:  On the Remarkably Long Road to the Remarkable.  ...more

Is Organic Food Better for You?
by Performance Nutrition
posted September 17, 2012 at 9:05am

If you saw the recent press about organic food (MSNBC’s headline: “Organic food no more nutritious than non-organic”), you may be left wondering if conventional is best after all. But,  you’ll want to take a close look at this...more

Careers:
by kaylamcculley
posted September 17, 2012 at 8:43am

Women Talk Sports drops in on intercollegiate athletic leaders gathered for the 2012 Women's Leadership Symposium on Sept. 18-19...more

Iranian Female Athletes Find Their Way
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted September 16, 2012 at 8:09pm

By Leila MOURI At this summer's London paralympics, Iran's Zahra Nemati won an archery gold, becoming the first Iranian woman to win a gold medal at any Olympic Games. In an interview with the Tehran Times, Nemati said that the lack of faciliti...more

[Video Trailer] Fifteen Love – A Tale of Tennis Playing Twins
by Pretty Tough
posted September 16, 2012 at 1:11pm

(Editor's Note: WTS readers - if you want to see more female athletes as protagonists in popular fiction, please consider supporting this series. ~js) It's back-to-school time and that mean a new Pretty Tough book. Look for Fifteen Love, the latest title...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for September 15, 2012 – BYU vs Washington
by All White Kit
posted September 15, 2012 at 4:25pm

  Jessica Ringwood & BYU Will Look To Knock Off Another Ranked Opponent Saturday BYU vs Washington – 9:00 PM Just a tiny bit of the prestige of this clash diminished after Washington’s Thursday draw at Utah State, but with both o...more

Athletes Invade Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
by A Glam Slam
posted September 15, 2012 at 9:29am

The fusion of fashion and sports was evident throughout Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, with another season marked by sports-influences on the runway and sports stars in attendance. In recent years it has become commonplace to see athletes seated front r...more

Never mind the throwing gap
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 14, 2012 at 7:30pm

Tweet Janet Hyde, a former psychology department head and women’s studies professor at the University of Wisconsin, employs a familiar argument in explaining research showing that gender-based differences in the throwing of a ball are considerable:...more

Degree(r) First Team Tryout Giveaway
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 14, 2012 at 10:01am

School is back in session and that means fall sports are in full swing.  Did your child try out for any sports at school this year? My daughter did. She tried out for the high school cheer squad after making the decision to retire from competitive g...more

Administrators on the Move + 46 New Members
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted September 14, 2012 at 9:51am

Author:  NACWAA Sue Willey has been named vice president for intercollegiate athletics at the University of Indianapolis. She has served as director of athletics since 2003. Read more NACWAA Board of Directors member Debbie...more

Does Your Team Have Talent, Belief, And Vision?
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 12, 2012 at 9:49pm

source I like to think I’m pretty good at knowing how to create a great team culture.  Now, that doesn’t mean that I’m always successful at it…but I know how to do it.  And so do you, Coach.  It comes down to knowi...more

Breaking News: Notre Dame joins ACC, Big Ten pouts
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 12, 2012 at 8:40pm

After being the lone remaining stalwart in the collegiate conference shuffle, the ACC joined the fray on Wednesday morning and added Notre Dame to its fold. Yes, that means you can officially add the ACC to your list of geographically-challenged conferen...more

Athletes don't need to be vocal activists
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 12, 2012 at 8:37pm

Nation sports editor Dave Zirin does a fantastic job of chronicling the nexus of sport and politics in his documentary “Not Just a Game”. The movie adroitly highlights the manifestation of dominant ideologies in American society and how they...more

Back to School: Reading, Writing, and Radishes
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 12, 2012 at 8:32pm

Have you been sending your kids to school with a healthy lunch? My latest “U.S News Eat+Run“  post is about simple ways to pack a nourishing lunch without breaking the bank or spending too much time in the kitchen. The key is creating a ...more

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