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Opening doors for female referees in Europe
by Swish Appeal
posted July 17, 2012 at 10:38am

Opening doors for female referees in Europe Luis Cristovao writing for FIBA Europe (and who has submitted guest posts for Swish Appeal in the past) put together a feature on female referees for the U16 European Championship Women and the challenges ...more

Time for a time out
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 16, 2012 at 8:00pm

It's the NCAA dead period, and all is quiet........But before that, there was the epic Battle in the 'Boro.In a few days, club ball action will resume. Next week Cal Sparks Gold hosts the Michael T. White Tournament at Mater Dei. Brackets will be released...more

Q+A: Jabari Parker, Breanna Stewart
by SLAM Online -W
posted July 16, 2012 at 7:59pm

by Nima Zarrabi / @NZbeFree The Gatorade athlete of the year awards were held last week in Hollywood, CA. The annual first-class affair features the top girls and boys high school athletes in each respective sport, from basketball to cross country. This ...more

The Coach’s Cooperation Checklist: Take These Steps To Success
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted July 16, 2012 at 7:58pm

source John Wooden is a coaching rock star and legend.   So I thought, what better gift to give my readers during my blog vacation than a series on Wooden’s Pyramid of Success?  Join me for a series of posts that will delve into both...more

Saudi Sarah Attar Hopes Olympic Appearance Will Help More Women Get Involved in Sport
by Pretty Tough
posted July 16, 2012 at 11:21am

After a great deal of negotiation and speculation, Saudi Arabia has agreed to send female athletes to the Olympics for the first time. A judoka and an 800m runner will represent the ultra conservative kingdom in London later this month, t...more

Weightifting Exercise: Cleans Without Moving Feet
by Pretty Strong
posted July 15, 2012 at 9:25pm

I feel like I've gotten a bit off track with my blog. I'd like to talk a bit more about actual weightlifting. Here is an exercise we like to perform. It's called, "Cleans Without Moving Feet" It accomplishes 3 goals: 1.) Maximize force applied into the ...more

Why aren't more women watching women's sports?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 15, 2012 at 9:14pm

Research from the Curley Center for Sports Journalism has recently generated international coverage, giving legs to a study that first appeared in the academic journal Communication, Culture and Critique.   The study began with a simple question: Wh...more

Iranian Female Players' Right to Unveil
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 15, 2012 at 7:13pm

This is one of the few posts in MWS blog, authored by the blog owner. I have been sharing updated information on FIFA ban (recently lifted) and on Saudi Arabia both of which are related to Muslim women's right to play, in different aspects. However, by l...more

Do You Skip The Gym? There’s an App for That.
by Pretty Tough
posted July 14, 2012 at 6:53pm

Do you promise yourself you’re going to workout and then reneg on the promise? Have you ever bought a gym membership and stopped using it? The GymPact app assigns a real cost to the common practice of skipping trips to the gym. Users who resign t...more

Beauty is Strength: Mission Accomplished
by Pretty Strong
posted July 14, 2012 at 3:06pm

I entered Under Armour's "What's Beautiful?" contest a little while ago with one goal in mind: "I will...Prove that beauty is strength. my size, my story, my olympics, my glory"  I participated in many challenges to prove that Beauty is Strength but...more

Lawmakers outraged at "Made in China" Team USA uniforms
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 14, 2012 at 3:02pm

RalphLauren.com splash page for Team USA uniforms. As the WNBA heads into the Olympic break and players begin their final preparation for the London games, Congressional lawmakers are furious that Team USA uniforms by Ralph Lauren were made in China. ...more

4 Sure-Fire Reasons Loyalty Is Vital To Your Team’s Success
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted July 14, 2012 at 2:59pm

source John Wooden is a coaching rock star and legend.   So I thought, what better gift to give my readers during my blog vacation than a series on Wooden’s Pyramid of Success?  Join me for a series of posts that will delve into bot...more

ESPY's 2012 Fashion Roundup - Jennie Finch, Danica Patrick, Maria Sharapova, Lindsey Vonn and more
by A Glam Slam
posted July 13, 2012 at 11:54am

Fans are used to seeing athletes in uniform but each year the ESPY Awards provide us with a glimpse into their personal fashion choices. The biggest names in sports trade in their dirt-stained jerseys, beat-up cleats and helmets in favor of bespoke suits,...more

Basketball Player Breanna Stewart Wins 2012 Gatorade AOY Award
by Pretty Tough
posted July 12, 2012 at 9:53am

Incoming UConn freshman Breanna Stewart was selected as the country’s top female prep athlete at the Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year ceremony Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Stewart joins Tina Charles (2005-06) and Maya Moore (2006-07) as pa...more

OCR Enforcement of Title IX to Prevent Sexual Violence in Schools
by Title IX Blog
posted July 12, 2012 at 9:49am

Professor Joanna Grossman's latest column at Justicia.com looks at recent efforts by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to enforce Title IX's requirement that schools address sexual violence as part of their obligation not to discrimina...more

"We are used to thinking of disabled as less": The value of Pistorius
by The Rabbit Hole
posted July 11, 2012 at 9:32pm

Photo from Running Competitor. The Oscar Pistorius debate will soon be the conversation of every dinner table as the 2012 Summer Olympics nears closer.  The Huffington Post published a poll/article questioning whether or not his prosthetic limbs g...more

BFF’s: Why Friendship Is Important To Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted July 11, 2012 at 9:31pm

source John Wooden is a coaching rock star and legend.   So I thought, what better gift to give my readers during my blog vacation than a series on Wooden’s Pyramid of Success?  Join me for a series of posts that will delve into both...more

Undercurrent of homophobia still shapes women's sports
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 11, 2012 at 9:14pm

This piece is troublesome, on many levels:Heartening as Iamstrong’s story may be to gay-rights and social-equality advocates, it is not necessarily representative of women’s athletics, a world in which, contrary to public perception and mainst...more

MWSF Statement on FIFA Overturn Hijab Ban
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 11, 2012 at 8:39pm

Statement from Muslim Women's Sport Foundation (MWSF)The MWSF welcomes the decision to overturn the ban on the hijab in football.  The effects of this ban were felt across the world and were not just limited to the game of football so we are delighte...more

Single-Sex Education in the News
by Title IX Blog
posted July 11, 2012 at 8:31pm

Nothing "new" is happening, but single-sex education has been in the news recently.  USA Today ran an article about it last weekend, and it seems other publications have reprinted it or otherwise picked up the ball (see here, here and here).  Th...more

Serena Williams and the the Myth of Color-Blindness
by The Rabbit Hole
posted July 9, 2012 at 10:57pm

Photo by AFP from the Sydney Morning Herald. Serena Williams just won her 14th Grand Slam title and her fifth Wimbledon title.  At thirty years old, she truly has no peers on the tour today.  Her closest competition would be her sister, V...more

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