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No sand v-ball in San Diego
by Title IX Blog
posted March 10, 2011 at 3:43pm
Bucking national trends that show further increases in the number of women attending college, San Diego State University has seen its numbers of enrolled female undergraduates drop in the past few years. The decrease (to just under 57 percent of the total...more
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Kerri Walsh Steps Back onto the Beach
by heather77
posted September 2, 2010 at 1:13am
A few weeks ago I spotted Kerri Walsh on the beach playing in the 6 man tournament in Manhattan Beach. I must quickly recommend this tournament for anyone who loves volleyball and having a good time (always the last weekend of July). If you aren’t f...more
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Serve’s up – Tennis hits the beach
by Pretty Tough
posted August 14, 2010 at 3:05pm
Call this the X-games of tennis. Or maybe it’s the sandy alternative to the clay court.
In any case, beach tennis – a cross between badminton and beach volleyball – is the nation’s newest summer sport, with an increasing number of people slamming...more
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UStream Chat with Kerri Walsh
by Kaci Kust
posted July 13, 2010 at 4:17pm
A couple of hours ago, Kerri Walsh chatted with fans on UStream from the Gatorade Performance Lab. She's the epitome of an awesome woman in sports, so of course, I tuned in. The video chat was open to anyone, but for those of you who misse...more
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Florida State to add sand volleyball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 27, 2010 at 12:22pm
We probably will not be blogging about every school that adds sand volleyball, the NCAA's latest addition to the NCAA's emerging sport list.But I was intrigued by the brief article about Florida State's decision to add sand volleyball to its roster; large...more
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Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls
by PrincessPunish
posted February 10, 2010 at 12:54am
Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls
I recently received a text message from a former student-athlete that I coached. Although he didn’t continue onto play collegiate men’s volleyball, I always knew his primary sport was hockey...more
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NCAA happenings
by Title IX Blog
posted January 17, 2010 at 7:19pm
The annual NCAA meeting concluded this weekend after a great deal of business was conducted--or at least it seemed that way from press coverage; I wasn't there. I just wanted to quickly mention two decisions.The first is in regards to sand volleyball. Des...more
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Sand volleyball: In or out?
by Title IX Blog
posted January 15, 2010 at 4:21pm
The NCAA, which is meeting in Atlanta, Georgia this week, is voting today on whether to keep sand volleyball (for women) or to nix it from the list of emerging sports.When it was added I recall a little concern on my part on how it would be implemented an...more
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Mental Toughness: Beyond the L's and W's
by PrincessPunish
posted December 23, 2009 at 7:27pm
“I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, his greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.” -Vince Lombardi...more
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Mailbag: Support Sand Volleyball
by Pretty Tough
posted November 9, 2009 at 12:51pm
Hello Friends and Beach Volleyball Enthusiasts,
Many of you have contacted USA Volleyball with questions as to the status of sand volleyball in the NCAA. On January 15, 2010 there will be an override vote led by universities who are trying to block the...more
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Podcast: Interview with Gabby Reece
by Pretty Tough
posted September 24, 2009 at 7:35pm
Gabby Reece possesses a look that conveys both athleticism and feminine beauty. At 6’3”, she is a dominate force on and off the pro beach volleyball circuit, and an inspiration to all who meet her.
California born, Gabby was raised on St. Thomas in ...more
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The mommy discourse: Motherhood and sexification
by After Atalanta
posted September 24, 2009 at 3:15pm
Misty May is coming back to professional volleyball this month. May is the latest athlete mommy to return to competition. And thus the mommy discourse continues. Laura Pappano comments on May's return and discusses the other mommy returns. It seems like s...more
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What an awesome Sunday it was
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 31, 2009 at 12:35pm
That's not even including the WPS All-Star game, which I DVR'ed but haven't watched yet.
*Over on the men's side, Carl Edwards capped a final lap of extraordinary driving by forcing Marcus Ambrose into a mistake on the last turn and winning at Montreal's...more
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More details on the status of sand volleyball
by Title IX Blog
posted August 10, 2009 at 12:51pm
So not too long ago we got wind that sand volleyball was not a shoo-in for emerging sport status; that there were some concerns. But we didn't get a lot of information about the situation. Then I read a piece by Graham Watson at ESPN.com where it seemed t...more
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Shaq vs. Serena Williams in tennis?
by Pretty Tough
posted July 23, 2009 at 5:28pm
ABC is set to air “Shaq Vs.,” a reality show pitting four times hoops champion Shaquille O’Neal against top athletes in their own sports.
O’Neal, who he’s scheduled to report for NBA training camp Sept. 15 as he joins the Cleveland Cavalie...more
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Sand volleyball recalled
by Title IX Blog
posted July 14, 2009 at 11:41am
Somehow we missed the news that sand volleyball, the newly named NCAA emerging sport, has been called back to the drawing board.It seems San Diego State University had been planning to add sand volleyball along with women's lacrosse. SDSU must meet the ge...more
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Volleyball star Kerri Walsh becomes a mom
by Pretty Tough
posted May 24, 2009 at 3:40pm
Olympic gold medals are cool. But two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh just got the biggest prize of all: She became a mom.
Walsh, 30, and her husband, AVP pro-volley ball player Casey Jennings, 33, welcomed son Joseph Michael Jenn...more
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Head Wall Ouch
by After Atalanta
posted May 6, 2009 at 11:31am
The NCAA's announcement that sand volleyball (we all know it as beach volleyball) will become the latest "emerging sport" has generated some news. Several schools are actively considering the addition which is being touted as cheap and fairly easy to impl...more
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Sand Volleyball: Flip-flops, Part II
by Title IX Blog
posted April 24, 2009 at 10:31am
The news that the NCAA has named sand volleyball has created some discussion--and concerns. With the economy in the toilet and so many athletic departments struggling, some are wondering how sand volleyball is going to get started. And it's true that disc...more
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Sand Volleyball: Break out the flip-flops!
by Title IX Blog
posted April 23, 2009 at 11:24am
The NCAA has approved "sand volleyball" as an emerging sport. (That's beach volleyball for all you with quizzical looks on your faces; they are calling it sand volleyball to appeal to landlocked institutions.) Competition is slated to begin in the 2010-11...more
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The Alt Games - Collegiate Action Sports
by Pretty Tough
posted April 10, 2009 at 9:10pm
You’ve heard of the X Games, the Dew Tour and NCAA Championships. But how about The Alt Games?
CBS Sports and CBS College Sports Network created The Alt Games (formerly known as the Collegiate Nationals) to provide a stage for competitors in action spo...more
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