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Twice accused athlete going to third campus?
by Title IX Blog
posted July 11, 2014 at 9:20pm

The campus sexual assault survey administered by Senator Claire McCaskill's office (more on the survey shortly) found that 22 percent of schools responding said that their athletic departments handle sexual assault accusations against their student-athlet...more

Coach Lin Dunn has "spent most of her life fighting"
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 11, 2014 at 1:09pm

Much respect to retiring Lin Dunn, for being a pioneer in women's basketball.She's baaaaack...aka today's partial results:Tamika Catchings lead the Fever past the Sun, 72-68, with 21 points.The Lynx and Shock will square off later this evening.More WNBA n...more

Meet NACWAA Members on the Move and 26 Newest to Join
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted July 11, 2014 at 1:08pm

July 10, 2014 Kala Andrews was named Associate Athletics Director for Compliance at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), effective July 1. Andrews served as associate director of compliance at the University of South Carolina in the past two y...more

NCAA/NACWAA Institute for Administrative Advancement East Recap
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted July 9, 2014 at 10:36pm

Author:  NACWAA July 9, 2014 The NACWAA community is built with inspired leaders who are intentional about growing their talents and strengths. We were fortunate to work with 41 athletics administration professionals who were ea...more

Advice For New Coaches via @CoachDawnWrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted July 7, 2014 at 8:58pm

source I was watching the local news last night and my favorite station was debuting a new meteorologist.  Just for background, I live in a smallish city, so we seem to be the testing ground for all new and untested TV personalities. This poor guy ...more

Lawsuit against University in Denver
by Title IX Blog
posted July 5, 2014 at 7:52pm

A former student at University of Denver is bringing a lawsuit against the school for violating Title IX in the ways they handled her reported sexual assault. The details, provided by the woman, seem--though awful--far less complicated than other cases w...more

Play Like A Girl via @CoachDawnWrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted July 5, 2014 at 9:33am

source I don’t know if you’ve seen this #LikeAGirl youtube video, but you should check it out.  The throw/run/play/etc. “like a girl” phrase is still a thing on athletic fields and PE classes all over the country.  Watch...more

Healthy Entertaining Ideas for the Fourth of July!
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted July 3, 2014 at 5:55pm

Nothing says 4th of July like watching fireworks and getting together with family and friends for a delicious barbecue!  I recently appeared on Let’s Talk Live with fun and healthy food ideas to make your Fourth of July celebration taste great....more

Kara Throws Javelin: Rome, NYC & Sacramento/USAs!
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted July 2, 2014 at 3:08pm

Whew!  The last three or so weeks have been a bit packed, so I’m catching you up on Rome, New York, and USAs here. I competed in the Rome Golden Gala on June 9th  in the 1964 Olympic Stadium.  I love Rome!  I’ve gotten to ...more

Get ready for July college basketball recruiting
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 2, 2014 at 3:05pm

It's almost that time again.....time for club ball teams to start balling like mad, and for college coaches to watch 10 hours of games per day while managing to stay awake and take good notes.The schedule:July 6-12, evaluation periodJuly 13-22, dead perio...more

Cranberry Chipotle Barbecue Sauce Recipe
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted July 2, 2014 at 3:04pm

  This recipe was create by the Cranberry Marketing Institute and I made it for my July Fourth TV segment. I highly recommend it for your next bbq-it’s worth the effort for this sweet and smoky sauce to compliment your gril...more

Festive Red, White and Blue “Stuffed” Burgers Recipe
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted June 30, 2014 at 10:17pm

Fire Up the Grill With the Fourth of July right around the corner you can show your patriotic pride with a full flavored burger dressed in red, white and blue! These burgers actually have a healthy twist with marinated grilled vegetables incorporated r...more

Coaches Corner: Evaluating Drills For Effective Practices
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 30, 2014 at 5:01pm

source I’m a big fan of evaluating my program after each season. Everything from hotels and restaurants we used to game schedule and practice plans. I certainly don’t think that evaluation must necessarily lead to changes, though it should le...more

Women writers on boxing, gender and culture
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 29, 2014 at 10:08am

Tweet This week I’ve been devoting several posts stemming from Monday’s 42nd Title IX anniversary, with an emphasis on cultural issues relating to gender and sports. Here are previous posts: • Title IX, sports and the culture of grieva...more

Diamond dilemma: Women, softball and baseball
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 27, 2014 at 11:56am

Tweet This week I’m devoting several posts stemming from Monday’s 42nd Title IX anniversary, with an emphasis on cultural issues relating to gender and sports. Here are previous posts on “Title IX, sports and the culture of grievance,&r...;more

5 Easy Ways to Eat More Fruit and Veggies
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted June 26, 2014 at 7:52pm

We all need to eat more fruits and vegetables! Did you know over 2/3rds of Americans don’t meet the recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake?!  We typically throw away spoil fruits and vegetable two times a week on average, whic...more

Sexuality, Pride and women’s basketball
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 26, 2014 at 2:05pm

Tweet This week I’m devoting several posts stemming from Monday’s 42nd Title IX anniversary, with an emphasis on cultural issues relating to gender and sports. Here are previous posts on “Title IX, sports and the culture of grievance,&r...;more

What are the Title IX Implications of USC's 4-Year Scholarship Plan?
by Title IX Blog
posted June 26, 2014 at 2:04pm

On Monday, University of Southern California announced that it will offer four-year scholarships to all scholarship athletes in football, men's basketball, and women's basketball.  This modifies the university's existing practice of offering all scho...more

USC one of a few colleges that will offer four-year scholarships
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 25, 2014 at 9:15pm

Yesterday the University of Southern California announced it would offer four-year scholarships to women's basketball, instead of the one-year renewable scholarship that has been traditional throughout the NCAA. The policy will take effect July 1.Fresno S...more

Title IX, sports and the culture of grievance
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 24, 2014 at 4:53pm

Tweet This week I’m devoting several posts stemming from today’s Title IX anniversary, ongoing matters related to investigations of sexual assault on college campuses, the O’Bannon v. NCAA trial and continuing cultural issues relating t...more

Coaches Corner: What Is Advanced Teamwork? via @CoachDawnWrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 21, 2014 at 10:14am

source Becky Schmidt is the head volleyball coach at Hope College and has had an amazingly successful run. Consistently in the top five of Division III, she’s figured out what it takes to put winning teams together. In talking to her about some str...more

The Great Dilemma: Public Schools vs Private Schools via @LashindaDemus
by Official Website of Lashinda Demus - Go Woman Go
posted June 21, 2014 at 10:06am

The twins are on a swim team that practices at a private Jewish school in town. Of course, we parents have lots of different conversations while watching our kids practice together. One of the topics that came up the other day is whether to send c...more

The paradox of sports journalists online
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 19, 2014 at 9:09pm

Tweet On Tuesday I write about developments in sports media, and occasionally step back in time to a different era in sports journalism. * * * * * * * * When I first got the hang of Twitter — and discovered how much of a magnificent time vampire ...more

Investigation Opened at James Madison University
by Title IX Blog
posted June 19, 2014 at 9:04pm

The Department of Education recently opened an investigation into allegations that James Madison University violated Title IX by failing to adequately punish three male students found responsible for sexual assault. The university has reportedly subjected...more

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