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New York Times Examines Coach Salary Disparity in Basketball
by Title IX Blog
posted April 3, 2012 at 4:45pm

Tonight, Baylor and Notre Dame will play for the NCAA championship in women's basketball, so the New York Times chose today to run an article about salary disparities between coaches of men's and women's teams. According to the article, the coaches of wom...more

Kara Patterson: What I Eat to Fuel Two Two-a-Days a Week
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted April 3, 2012 at 4:42pm

As previously stated, I have two practices on Mondays and Thursdays. This is going to be two posts in one, because I have pictures from Thursday of last week (March 29) and today! Thursday's food first: Breakfast: -Smoothie: Banana, protein powder, m...more

Women’s Basketball Coaches By the Numbers
by One Sport Voice
posted April 3, 2012 at 4:25pm

With March Madness and basketball on the minds of many, I thought I’d provide a “by the numbers” analysis of coaches of women’s basketball. In previous blogs I have outlined, in part, the many barriers female coaches face in ente...more

10 Qualities We Want Our Female Athletes To Have
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 3, 2012 at 11:17am

source In his book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks about beginning with the end in mind.  As coaches of female athletes, what qualities do we want them to have when their time with us is finished? 10 pieces of advice for o...more

The Southern swagger of Kim Mulkey
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 3, 2012 at 11:06am

DENVER — She has one eye that barely blinks and a side of her mouth that doesn’t move because of a recent diagnosis with Bell’s palsy. None of that deters Kim Mulkey from looking the questioner straight in the eye and telling her exactl...more

WBCA Coaching Clinics On Motivation Illustrate Gap Between Theory & Practice
by Swish Appeal
posted April 3, 2012 at 3:52am

From Brian McCormick, contributing to Swish Appeal from Denver. Coaching is a generalist profession - it requires a general knowledge of many subjects, like kinesiology, sports psychology, management, motor learning, and more. Coaches are not experts in...more

Stanford's Nneka Ogwumike: "I would have rather gone down with my team than up with any other team."
by Swish Appeal
posted April 2, 2012 at 3:57pm

DENVER, Colo. - When you walk into the Brown Palace Hotel in Downtown Denver you're met with a violinist serenading guests enjoying high tea. But when you continue up to the ballroom immediately before the 2012 Women's Final Four is set to begin, you're...more

"I really believe in the next 10 years that women’s football is going to be a collegiate sport"
by anngaff
posted April 2, 2012 at 11:21am

Photo: Miami Dolphins Davie, FL – Today was a great day for women’s athletics in South Florida when the Miami Dolphins hosted over 400 female athletes at the team’s indoor training facility in Davie for the Girls High School Flag Jamb...more

Motivated Athletes Seeking Their Dream Team
by Loren Fogelman
posted April 2, 2012 at 10:31am

Do you know what it takes to create a dream team? There are 7 strategic qualities to look for when searching for your dream team....more

A Recovery Day Diet for Javelin Thrower Kara Patterson
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted April 1, 2012 at 4:33pm

There are four different kinds of days in my typical week right now:Monday/Thursday: Two practices, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Tuesday/Friday:One practice in the morning, plus one massage in the afternoon!Wednesday/Saturday:Recovery wor...more

Push coming to shove at Augusta National?
by After Atalanta
posted April 1, 2012 at 4:27pm

Shoving does not happen at Augusta National, of course. But the management does find itself in a tight spot these days. IBM--a sponsor of the Masters, and one of the few that returned after television sponsorship of the prestigious major was halted amid t...more

In defense of elitism at the Women’s Final Four
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 1, 2012 at 4:05pm

Tweet DENVER — One of the most refreshing storylines about this Women’s Final Four is the fact that for the first time since 1989, all No. 1 seeds have advanced. In a sport where the handwringing over the lack of parity is an abiding concern...more

Brittney Griner, Kim Mulkey Earn Top AP Awards For Baylor Lady Bears
by Swish Appeal
posted April 1, 2012 at 9:09am

Not that it's the sole standard for determining NCAA Player of the Year, but no player has meant more to their team this season than 6-foot-8 Baylor Lady Bears superstar center Brittney Griner. For her efforts this season, Griner has been awarded with ...more

Gender and coaching women’s basketball, Part II
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 1, 2012 at 9:02am

  I had no sooner pushed the button on yesterday’s post on the issue of gender and coaching women’s basketball than ESPN The Magazine, as part of the Worldwide Leader’s flood the zone Title IX coverage, published “The Glass W...more

Pittsburgh Marathon Director is Pretty Tough
by Pretty Tough
posted April 1, 2012 at 8:58am

Banana counting, conference calls with Homeland Security, working with local Churches that are on the Marathon route about transporting parishioners for their services on race day…. All in a day’s work for Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsbur...more

Recommitting to Lifting
by Run Girl Run
posted March 31, 2012 at 9:55am

I have a very, very love/hate relationship with lifting weights. (Source) There are times when I think it's the most boring thing in the world and I'd rather blow my brains out then spend time in the gym lifting. Then there are times when I think lifti...more

Ashley Corral wins three-point shootout
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 31, 2012 at 9:53am

No official release on the web as of yet, but the Twittersphere is abuzz with the news: USC guard Ashley Corral won the State Farm College three-point championship contest tonight. Corral was one of five women selected for the competition, which was broad...more

How To Coach Millennials
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 30, 2012 at 3:46pm

source Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Generation Next, are folks who are about twenty to thirty years old.  So when I saw this article called, Introverted Leaders: The Right Mentors for Millennials, I figured there would be a lot of peop...more

2012 NCAA Women's Final Four: The Value Of Brooklyn Pope & Destiny Williams To Baylor
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2012 at 3:37pm

One of the central points in my recent article* about what separates the Baylor Lady Bears from some of the all time greats was a relative lack of depth.That's not to say that Baylor is all Brittney Griner, but even when compared to their counterparts i...more

Gender and coaching women’s basketball
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted March 30, 2012 at 3:36pm

The moves of Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Matt Bollant to Illinois and Bowling Green’s Curt Miller to Indiana this week raised a different set of eyebrows than they might have a decade or so ago. In leaving established, NCAA-successful women’s m...more

SBN Links: Baylor Vs. Stanford, WNIT Finals & More On Curt Miller
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2012 at 7:56am

With the 2012 NCAA women's basketball Final Four set, SB Nation bloggers have taken to reflecting on their programs' seasons, coaching performances, and concerns about a pattern of transfers. Mark C. Moore of Our Daily Bears previews the Baylor Lady Bea...more

Oklahoma State Cowgirls Wrangle The Toreros 73-57 To Advance To The WNIT Finals
by Swish Appeal
posted March 30, 2012 at 2:46am

Image: OKState.com The Oklahoma State Cowgirls are still dancing. At home, no less. OSU dominated a 26-9 San Diego squad in Wednesday's 73-57 win the the WNIT semifinals. The Pokes continued their roll through the tournament by playing an all-around game...more

Stretching the Boundaries of Title IX
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted March 30, 2012 at 2:42am

Tweet As promised, espnW this week rolled out “The Power of IX,” its special section devoted to the law that revolutionized women’s sports in America and that turns 40 in June. As expected, the site is attractive visually and has a com...more

What Makes An Exceptional Team Leader?
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 30, 2012 at 1:13am

source Lately, I’ve been assessing the usefulness of team captains.  Logistically, it’s nice to have them so that there’s someone to lead off-season workouts and things like that…but I’m not sure if they need to have a...more

Final Four coaches preview Denver
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 29, 2012 at 4:40pm

Coaches of the Final Four teams talked with the media yesterday about the upcoming weekend giving their opinions on everything from their expectations to how to handle the high altitude of Denver. Geno Auriemma || Kim Mulkey || Muffet McGraw || Tara Va...more

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