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Coaches Corner: Keeping Your Team Motivated During The Off-Season
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 4, 2014 at 7:10pm

source “Championships are won between January and August.”—UWF volleyball When I spoke with Melissa Wolter, head volleyball coach at the University of West Florida, about creating a winning culture, it was pretty insightful. I’d ...more

Coaches Corner: Melissa Wolter via @CoachDawnWrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 2, 2014 at 9:12pm

source Melissa Wolter is the head volleyball coach at Division II University of West Florida. She’s also an amazing lady and someone I’m proud to call friend. When I contacted all of the coaches to ask if they’d be willing to chat with ...more

Fly Girls program aims to encourage and develop rising stars in ski jumping
by anngaff
posted June 2, 2014 at 6:56pm

PARK CITY, Utah — Women’s Ski Jumping USA has announced an innovative athlete development initiative and program to recruit and retain young female jumpers nationwide into the sport. Fly Girls — as it’s named — is a junior...more

Coaches Corner: Managing Various Personality Types via @Coachdawnwrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 30, 2014 at 6:22pm

source “So much of who a player is based on their personality.” Joel Walton, Head Volleyball Coach, Ball State University There are so many different ways to assess personality. I met a young lady a couple of days ago who said she was a Nort...more

TIME focuses on campus sexual assault
by Title IX Blog
posted May 30, 2014 at 6:16pm

The May 15 issue of TIME magazine devotes considerable attention to campus sexual assault and the reaction to the activism that has resulted from increased awareness and demands for justice. Alas, you cannot access all the articles online without a subscr...more

Five More Universities Under Investigation
by Title IX Blog
posted May 29, 2014 at 10:12pm

The Department of Education announced today that it has opened five additional investigations into  campuses policies and practices surrounding sexual violence, bringing to 60 the previous tally of 55 that had been announced by the Department earlier...more

Member Honors & Promotions & 4 Join @NACWAA
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 29, 2014 at 10:05pm

Author:  NACWAA May 28, 2014 Jenni (JP) Abercrumbie was named the student-athlete affairs coordinator at the University of California, Berkeley. Abercrumbie has been a graduate assistant with the department since August 201...more

In Memoriam: Maya Angelou via @LashindaDemus
by Official Website of Lashinda Demus - Go Woman Go
posted May 29, 2014 at 9:42pm

In honor of the late poet, activist and phenomenal woman Maya Angelou, who passed away on May 28, 2014, at the age of 86, listen to her reading of her famous poem “Still I Rise.”   Still I Rise Maya Angelou You may write me down in ...more

Sexism, Misogyny, & Violence Toward Women: The Role of Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted May 29, 2014 at 9:24pm

Recent events in sport and outside of sport (i.e., Elliot Rodger) have given visibility in clear and stomach turning ways to the fact that girls and women face sexism, misogyny and sexual and domestic violence at alarming rates. Lately blatant acts of der...more

Coaches Corner: The DNA Of Good Coaches via @coachdawnwrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 28, 2014 at 8:54pm

source When I first introduced Joel Walton, I told you that he’s a pretty personable guy. In the time I spent with him during the interview, I gathered that he’s a natural storyteller. Personally, I think being able to tell a good story is a ...more

Coaches Corner: Creating Enduring Confidence Within Your Athletes via @CoachDawnWrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 26, 2014 at 8:48pm

source “All teams are confident at the beginning of the season.”—Joel Walton I’ve just finished up a weekend of recruiting and it’s always fun for me to watch teams in action. Whenever I’m on the road, I play a little...more

Meatless Monday: Broccoli and Cheddar Frittata
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted May 26, 2014 at 7:44pm

Happy Meatless Monday! Brinner (breakfast for dinner) is so much fun! It is an easy way to change up your meal routine a bit, or even to just enjoy that breakfast food you never have time to cook during the busy morning rush. This frittata doesn’t ...more

Why A Convicted Doper as the USA Team Coach is a Bad Idea via @laurenfleshman
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted May 24, 2014 at 10:08am

Note: I don’t know all the facts, but from what I’ve read, this is my opinion. I’d love to hear yours, differing or otherwise. As far as I’m concerned, this topic is outrageous enough to be worth discussing and debating. In the end...more

The Disorienting Nature Of Both Success And Failure via @CoachDawnWrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 21, 2014 at 3:48pm

source This TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love is amazing in its simplicity.  She talks about coming to a place of comfort whenever the jarring of great success or great failure shakes our equilibrium.  Gilbert’s ass...more

Meatless Monday: Black Bean Veggie Burgers
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted May 19, 2014 at 9:33pm

Happy Meatless Monday! The weather has definitely warmed up here in DC, announcing the arrival of one of my favorite times of year: barbeque season!   Friends, family, sunshine, great food – who doesn’t love a good cook out? Don’t...more

Coaches Corner: On Handling Pressure via @Coachdawnwrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 19, 2014 at 9:26pm

source There’s a saying in coaching that you don’t want to follow “the guy”, you want to follow the guy who follows “the guy”. Joel Walton followed a coaching legend at Ball State University and has been quite successf...more

Coaches Corner: Joel Walton via @CoachDawnwrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 17, 2014 at 9:19am

source Joel Walton is the head men’s volleyball coach at Ball State University. I’ve been coaching for long enough that I can count many coaches as friends…or at least acquaintances. That’s not the case with Walton, though you&rs...;more

Supermodels & Stars Show Up for Annual Up2Us Gala Supporting Youth Sports
by Pretty Tough
posted May 17, 2014 at 9:13am

The stars showed up for the 2nd Annual Up2Us Gala in New York City on Wednesday (May 14) including supermodel and TV host Heidi Klum rocking a stunning leopard-print skirt and corn rows. Klum was joined on the red carpet by an eclectic mix ...more

A 13-year-old's query about equality returns Storm-Seahawks debate to spotlight
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 13, 2014 at 7:08pm

I asked a colleague to see if he could find the origin of the widely accepted "Big 4" sports term used in media. You know, the quantifier to keep the conversation to the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL? So far we can't find an origin or reason why hockey is even i...more

3 “Must Reads” on Hot Topics in Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted May 13, 2014 at 7:02pm

Gratuitous “hot dog” picture. Here are 3 pieces everyone should read/watch/listen to, which reflect 3 areas of research I frequently write about and are currently HOT TOPICS–sport parents,  women in sport coaching, and media port...more

Simply the Best via @TiffanyWeimer
by Tiffany Weimer
posted May 12, 2014 at 8:19pm

Okay, here it goes. If you know me at all, then you know what this blog is all about. And if you don’t know, now you know… We all for the most part think we have the best mom in the world. It’s probably one of the most biased competiti...more

Coaches Corner: Turning Around A Losing Program via @CoachDawnWrites
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 12, 2014 at 7:49pm

source Ron Sweet, the head volleyball coach at Wofford University, is used to winning. His current team is not. So why does a coach, who has won national championships and many coaching accolades, become the head coach at a perennially losing team? Becau...more

Shouldering the Burden: Sherpas, responsible tourism and gender norms.
by The Rabbit Hole
posted May 12, 2014 at 7:48pm

Photo from National Geographic.On April 18th the tragic deaths of 16 Sherpas closed tourist access to Mount Everest for the remainder of the season. The Sherpas were swept away by an avalanche while trying to prepare route access for tourists on...more

Colorado pays settlement to sexual assault victim
by Title IX Blog
posted May 11, 2014 at 9:26am

The University of Colorado Boulder will be paying out a $32,500 settlement to a student who was sexually assaulted by another student last year. The victim reported the assault but the perpetrator was allowed to stay on campus for four weeks,  receiv...more

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