So it seems as if I’ve engaged myself in a little bit of a “war” with some proponents of the College Sports Council. To recap, I posted a few days ago on how the College Sports Council et. al. need to get their facts right before trashing Title IX and the recent Women’s Sports Foundation [...]
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Diversity in College Sports: WSF Report is “most accurate description to date”
Posted in From the blogosphere, Marketing and Advertising, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism, Sports Programs, tagged athletic programs, athletics, Basketball, college sports diversity, color, diversity, enrollment management strategies, football, health care, high school sports, intercollegiate athletics, international students, Market Watch, men's college sports, NCAA, NCAA Division I-A, participation levels, spending, sports, sports participation, women on September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Women’s Sports Foundation came out with an incredibly interesting report yesterday, which could be the most accurate description of college sports’ participation patterns to date. The report even made The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, indicating its overall importance to society. While more women are participating in recent years than ever, the report, entitled [...]
Female Kicker Dismissed From Christian Team… Because She’s a Girl
Posted in football, From the blogosphere, Sports Headlines, tagged 50 yard field goals, Christian academy, Current, football, football kicker, GA, girl and football, girls, girls and football, Hank St. Denis, Kacy Stuart, McDonough, New Creation Center Crusaders, place-kicker, Title IX blog on September 10, 2008 | 16 Comments »
I recently came across an article from the Title IX blog which discusses how female kicker Kacy Stuart, a prospective high school place-kicker in Georgia, was dismissed from the New Creation Center Crusaders, a private Christian academy in McDonough, Ga. Why? Because she’s a girl. And here’s the kicker (hehe)…. she can kick 50 yard [...]
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture
Posted in Health, inspiration, Sportsmanship, tagged Carnegie Mellon, football, head fakes, Last Lecture, lessons, life, movie, Randy Paush, The Last Lecture, YouTube video on June 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s almost 1am; I just got done watching Randy Paush’s The Last Lecture. Having been diagnosed with brain cancer, this professor of computer science at Garnegie Mellon University gave a talk about life to a group of 500 attendees at the University. The lessons learned can be applied to people of all ages and walks [...]
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