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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

Member Promotions and 12 Newest @NACWAA Members
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 19, 2014 at 9:01pm

Author:  NACWAA Elizabeth Barlow has been promoted to the director of media relations at the University at Albany after serving as the interim director of media relations. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse appointed Kim Blu...more

Teach, Mentor, & Learn about YOU!
by coachquam
posted June 19, 2014 at 12:38am

Teach, Mentor, & Learn about YOU!...more

What do athletes and models have in common? A Sh!tty labour structure
by The Rabbit Hole
posted June 18, 2014 at 8:16pm

Professional sports and the world of modelling both represent dreams worlds for us mere mortals.  We see them on billboards.  We aspire to be like them for one reason or another.  We tend to think, "that seems like a nice life".  And f...more

Takeaways from 6th World Conference on Women and Sport (yes, obesity is actually a global problem)
by Fair Game News
posted June 18, 2014 at 8:13pm

By Laura Pappano During the IWG World Conference on Women and Sport one speaker joked that the formal program was what happened between coffee breaks. The observation was spot on: women sport leaders from 100 countries used coffee breaks as jam sessions...more

Mariam Al Omaira talks barriers and strides for UAE women’s sports
by Fair Game News
posted June 15, 2014 at 8:45am

  By Laura Pappano If you are a girl in the United Arab Emirates the opportunity to play a sport, to compete, to be part of team faces barriers – but the situation is improving, says Mariam Al Omaira of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports...more

Lead the Change Be the Change - IWG on Women and Sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted June 13, 2014 at 6:26pm

Anyone interested in the politics of women in sport should check out the live feed from the International Working Group on Women and Sport conference. The three-day conference started yesterday, and you can find the links here Watch Conference Live ...more

Coaches Corner: Next Level Coaching via @coachdawn
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 13, 2014 at 6:25pm

source Coaching is more than X’s and O’s…I’m pretty sure most folks reading this would agree to that. So what is it, if it’s more than the tangibles? Coaching is about leadership, teaching our players how to work well with...more

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: We Need to Stamp Out Misogyny in Sports
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 13, 2014 at 6:23pm

Kareem Adbul-Jabbar opens the conversation:The easiest way to determine women’s value to their culture is to look at how much we pay them in relation to men. Some studies suggest that in general women make less doing the same jobs as men (the Census...more

World Conference on Women and Sport: Message from Helsinki is about access and leadership
by Fair Game News
posted June 13, 2014 at 6:21pm

By Laura Pappano The 6th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport opened yesterday in Helsinki, Finland 20 years after the first gathering in 1994 in Brighton, England produced a declaration calling on governments and sports organizations to work for...more

Saucony Launches the 500 Mile Challenge High School Cross Country Training Program
by anngaff
posted June 13, 2014 at 10:33am

XC Champions Are Made In the Off-Season−Now With Extra Help From An Innovative Digital Training Initiative That Encourages High School Runners To “Find Their Strong” Through Summer Training via release  LEXINGTON, MA (...more

.@NACWAA Members Moving the Needle & Honors; 19 New Members
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 12, 2014 at 9:39pm

Author:  NACWAA June 11, 2014 Lynn Holzman has been named the third full-time commissioner in the 62-year history of the West Coast Conference. Holzman is a 2011 grade of the NCAA/NACWAA Executive Institute (EI) and also served ...more

New Yorker nails sports sexism
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted June 12, 2014 at 9:10pm

A quite brilliant cartoon from The New Yorker - thank you Twitter for sharing. More New Yorker cartoons here. ...more

Maria Sharapova Named The Face Of Avon Luck Fragrances
by A Glam Slam
posted June 11, 2014 at 8:51pm

Fresh off of her French Open win, Maria Sharapova has added another endeavor to her ever-expanding off-court resume. The tennis champ has been tapped as the face of Avon’s new Luck fragrances for men and women. Sharapova is no stranger to the beauty...more

Coaches Corner: Women Coaching Women via @Coachdawnwrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 10, 2014 at 9:06pm

source I enjoy coaching women. Not because they’re dramatically different than coaching men, but because I never had a female head coach as an athlete and I think that’s too bad. Think about the ruckus it causes when a woman coaches men in an...more

Working Parents who Travel: Get Some Face Time via @LashindaDemus
by Official Website of Lashinda Demus - Go Woman Go
posted June 10, 2014 at 8:57pm

The Twindigs’ birthday is June 5th. This year, after being sick with an infection the weekend before, I decided it was best to withdraw from the Rome Diamond League meet on June 5th and celebrate my babies’ birthday while getting my s...more

Pregnancy running log week 29 (whew!) via @MegganFranks
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted June 9, 2014 at 1:11pm

Monday: 5 miles (did my new morning loop. A bit of ligament pain! Argh so frustrating. I am so slow I feel like a turtle!) Tuesday: 5 miles (basically a repeat of Monday. Yay me.) Wednesday: 40 min on the treadmill. No ligament pain, slept a little late...more

Coaches Corner: Creating A Successful Team Culture
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 6, 2014 at 3:10pm

source “Winning becomes the byproduct of doing all of the little things right.” —Melissa Wolter, University of West Florida Melissa Wolter has a very clear idea of what that quotation above means. It turns out that they’re not ne...more

Free Printable Summer Camp Packing List
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 6, 2014 at 3:09pm

I originally posted this list a few years ago, but it continues to be a very popular post, so I decided to give it a quick update – especially as we start getting my daughter packed for camp. Summer is here and I know there are athletes all over t...more

Settlement over softball fields
by Title IX Blog
posted June 5, 2014 at 9:33pm

A class action lawsuit filed just over a year ago in Batavia, New York has been settled. Filed by parents of softball players over the poor conditions of the softball field, the school district--which claims that improvements to the softball field were in...more

Sleep Your Way to Better Health
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted June 5, 2014 at 9:31pm

I once heard a great Irish proverb that has stuck with me throughout my life, ‘A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.’ These days Americans are getting less and less sleep every year. Currently only 40 percent of th...more

.@NACWAA Member News & Honors; Nine New Members
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 5, 2014 at 9:29pm

Author:  NACWAA June 4, 2014 Dr. Sharon Beverly, assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey, was one of 30 leading women in higher education to be...more

Is it possible to grow up gender blind?
by Pretty Tough
posted June 5, 2014 at 9:20pm

If you’re a girl who plays sports, how much do you think your upbringing contributed to your athletic successes or ability to be competitive? If you have brothers, are they treated differently by parents, coaches, teachers or friends?  Do you f...more

NCAA/ @NACWAA Institute for Administrative Advancement West Recap
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 5, 2014 at 9:18pm

Author:  NACWAA June 5, 2014 Passionate, resilient, strong and inspired aren’t only the cornerstones of NACWAA values, but the words also describe key characteristics of the 38 athletics administration professionals who at...more

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