What Does Jason Collins Coming Out Mean for Youth Sports?
NBA veteran Jason Collins' decision to come out publicly as gay will almost certainly have ripple effects in the realm of youth athletics. Read Full Post >
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November 25, 2012
Nine-Year-Old Female Football Star Lands on Wheaties Box
Samantha "Sweet Feet" Gordon found herself on the cover of a one-of-its-kind Wheaties box. Read Full Post >
October 24, 2012
Calif. School Responds to Student-Athlete 'Fantasy Slut League'
Officials at one Calif. high school recently learned that student-athletes had been hosting a "fantasy slut league" for the past half-decade. Read Full Post >
October 10, 2012
Gender Gap Grows in High School Sports, Report Says
High school boys and girls both made gains in terms of how many athletic opportunities were made available to them from the 1999-2000 through 2009-10 school years, but boys saw a larger share of those gains, according to a new report. Read Full Post >
September 20, 2012
Female Quarterback Makes History
From guest blogger Kimberly Shannon Erin DeMeglio, a senior at South Plantation High School, made her debut earlier this month as the first girl believed to play quarterback in a Florida high school football game. It is possible that she may be the first in the nation, according to the Yahoo! Sport... Read Full Post >
July 26, 2012
New Pa. Law Requires Gender-Based Reporting for School Sports
Pennsylvania became the fourth state last month to require school districts to annually report interscholastic athletic data for male and female students in 7th through 12th grades to the state department of education. Read Full Post >
July 25, 2012
USA Swimming Calls Hearing After Abuse Allegations Disclosed
The founder of the Washington, D.C.-based Curl-Burke Swim Club was accused in a civil lawsuit in 1989 of molesting a then-teenage swimmer, and its disclosure last week has caused USA Swimming to call for an emergency hearing, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Read Full Post >
July 18, 2012
Saudi Arabian Pepperdine Student to Make Olympic History
The 2012 Summer Olympics will go down in history as the first-ever Olympic Games to include female athletes from every country. Read Full Post >
June 11, 2012
Hurdles Seen for Girls Despite Title IX
While the gender gap in high school sports has radically shrunk since the passage of Title IX in 1972, plenty of work remains to ensure equal opportunity for all female students, says a new report from the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education. Read Full Post >
June 01, 2012
Study: No Athletic Differences Between Boys and Girls at Certain Ages
Before the onset of puberty, male and female youth athletes appear to have no significant difference in their athletic performance at certain ages, a new study suggests. Read Full Post >
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