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Boys Excluded from Field Hockey Teams
by Title IX Blog
posted May 14, 2012 at 3:48pm

Yesterday we posted about a girl playing on a boys team, so today we'll discuss a couple of stories about cross-over participation of the other variety.  Keeling Pilaro was recently excluded from the Southampton (NY) High School girls' field hockey ...more

Private School Forfeits Championship to Avoid Playing Against a Girl
by Title IX Blog
posted May 13, 2012 at 8:18pm

This week in Arizona, a fundamentalist Catholic high school called "Our Lady of Sorrows" (indeed!) forfeited the high school championship game rather than face Mesa Preparatory Academy and its female second-baseman, Paige Sultzbach.  According to its...more

Ubuntu: I am, because you are
by BAWSI Angela
posted April 25, 2012 at 12:29pm

Full Circle Service by the Student-Athletes from Evergreen Valley College is Powerful Beyond Words...more

Catching up with high school hoops star Mercedes Russell
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 22, 2012 at 10:49pm

Last May, Springfield, Ore. center Mercedes Russell showed up to the West Coast Premier Invitational in Pomona, Calif. a little-known figure outside of her home state, where she and her high school team had just won a state championship. At that event, an...more

How will NCAA's new eligibility rules effect student athletes?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 15, 2012 at 6:08pm

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors' decision last fall to allow universities to give additional scholarship money to student athletes, for cost-of-living expenses, was well-documented. Additional initiatives passed on eligibility were less-talked abou...more

More Than Just an Appearance
by BAWSI Angela
posted April 14, 2012 at 1:46am

Cal Bears Track and Field Really Understand The Power of Service...more

Baylor may face sanctions over possible illegal recruiting
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 10, 2012 at 10:07am

Scandal:The men's and women's basketball programs at Baylor University are facing possible NCAA sanctions following an investigation that uncovered more than 1,200 impermissible phone calls and text messages during a 29-month span.Men's coach Scott Drew, ...more

Santa Clara women's basketball, the definition of commitment.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted April 10, 2012 at 9:58am

Santa Clara women's basketball and BAWSI, a strong team that provides powerful service......more

Michigan high school softball field controversy
by Title IX Blog
posted April 6, 2012 at 8:26pm

The girls' softball team in Avondale, Michigan is embarrassed by the condition of their field. And the players and their supporters are wondering where the money earmarked for the facility's improvement have gone--as they stare at the newly renovated boys...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

Standing on the Shoulders of Those Before Us
by BAWSI Angela
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:28am

Female Athletes Value for Relationships Enables a Unique Opportunity to Support and Make Sure No One Gets Left Behind...more

Leading by Example- Santa Clara University Women’s Basketball Coaches
by BAWSI Drea
posted March 23, 2012 at 9:25am

  Here at BAWSI we rely heavily on female athletes to understand the importance of using their unique platform for good. But, rarely do we see the coaches of these athletes making the same commitment themselves. The Santa Clara University women&rsqu...more

Planting Seeds of Change through Service
by BAWSI Angela
posted March 17, 2012 at 4:46pm

Student-Athletes Being Transformed through Service, Empowered and Inspired for Life Beyond Athletics...more

Where We Find Meaning as Athletes
by BAWSI Miyoko
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:40pm

  Earning my first podium position at an international figure skating competition is one of my favorite figure skating memories. We were in Slovenia, proudly wearing our Canadian Junior National Figure Skating Team jackets, and everything came toget...more

Athletes Giving Back!
by BAWSI Drea
posted March 12, 2012 at 11:58pm

Santa Clara University Cross Country athletes give back to their community by teaching adaptive sports to children with disabilities....more

Research on attitudes toward girls' participation
by Title IX Blog
posted February 24, 2012 at 8:39pm

A recently published (June 2011) research note on  attitudes toward participation opportunities for girls in sports found that high school students are generally supportive of providing sport opportunities for girls. The research, done by Marni Brown...more

Mercedes Russell looking like high school hoops player of the year
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 24, 2012 at 5:34pm

ESPN is watching the stars of high school basketball. But they missed one of the biggest in the hoops constellation: Mercedes Russell of Springfield, Ore. The 6-foot-5 junior this season is averaging 28.25 points, 15.4 rebounds, 6.5 blocks, 4.6 assists, a...more

Kayla Miracle to be First Indiana Female to Reach High School Wrestling Finals
by Wombat Sports
posted February 17, 2012 at 1:49am

Image: Mike Fender/Indy Star By:  Kyle Neddenriep – Indy Star CULVER, Ind. — When Kayla Miracle emerges from the tunnel Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse to take a lap around the floor with 223 other competitors at the high...more

3 Pieces Of Advice for Female Athletes Once Their Playing Days Are Over
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted February 15, 2012 at 6:07pm

source Our female student-athletes hear lots of doom and gloom stories about what their professional careers will look like after graduation.  Whether it’s the glass ceiling or balancing career and family, they are understandably nervous as th...more

High School Athletes Win Title IX Trial - judge rules school provides inferior facilities and resources to girls
by Title IX Blog
posted February 11, 2012 at 7:15pm

A group of female athletes in Chula Vista, California, won their class action lawsuit against Sweetwater Union School District, having convinced a federal judge at trial that the school violated Title IX by providing inferior facilities and resources to g...more

A Look At The McDonald's All-American Rosters
by Swish Appeal
posted February 10, 2012 at 1:15pm

McDonald's announced their list of 24 high school All-Americans on Thursday and here's a brief glimpse of the squad breakdowns. One of the first things that jumped out to me as the fact that the West has a quite obvious height advantage, with two Califor...more

Muslim high school basketball player wears her faith with pride on court
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 5, 2012 at 1:37am

Tabb's Yasmeen Amer (Kaitlin McKeown, Daily Press / February 2, 2012)By Marty O'Brien, mobrien@dailypress.com | 757-247-4963YORK —— There were times after Yasmeen Amer began wearing a hijab that she felt conf...more

Team Sports and Team Parents
by CPS8910
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:40pm

Have you ever noticed that when team sports need parents to help with team things like fundraising, working in a concession stand, it is always the same parents?  How do some people have the volunteer spirit alive in their hearts, and other turn th...more

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