Saturday, July 16th, 2011
By Rachael Goldenberg
Yesterday as I was discussing the amazingness that is the US Women’s Soccer team, my male colleague said to me “the team is ok, but it just seems really overhyped.”
Overhyped? Hmmm….
Has the team received obsessive, around the clock media coverage?
Banked million dollar payouts?
Have they inked hundred million dollar ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Soccer | 3 Comments »
Monday, January 10th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Somehow, when Kristine Lilly announced her retirement from soccer last week, it felt real -- and appropriate, both a rarity these days among professional athletes trying to figure out if it's time to retire (or not).
Why is that?
Perhaps because she didn't do it impulsively, but took several months ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Soccer, The Athletes | No Comments »
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
By Wendy Farnen Price
Girls are playing basketball with a level of passion and skill - and in numbers -- we couldn't have imagined a few decades ago (and just think how many more will be inspired to play by UConn's run on UCLA's 1970s-era win streak!).
But a troubling fact remains: ...
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010
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By Laura Pappano
In a sport in which 90 minutes of intense play can yield a 0-0 score (say, last Saturday between the Boston Breakers and Sky Blue FC), goalkeeping matters -- ...
Posted in Soccer, The Athletes, The Q&A | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
By Rachael Goldenberg
I had the thrilling opportunity to watch the World Cup Final at the Soweto Fan Park in South Africa on Monday. Yes, the vuvuzela howls are deafening, but I still cheered alongside 10,000 South Africans as Spain kicked in the winning goal against the Netherlands (my friend Robin ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Money, Power & Politics, Soccer | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 16th, 2010
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By Lindsay Rico
Soccer is -- if you look at the rosters of Women's Professional Soccer -- a sport played by 20-somethings. When #13 Kristine Lilly takes the field for the Boston Breakers' home opener ...
Posted in Soccer, The Athletes, The Q&A | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 9th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
NM soccer player Elizabeth Lambert’s hair yanking, punching, and nasty behavior have gone viral. She’s being labeled the “dirtiest player” in women’s soccer and – depending on who’s writing or talking – all of women’s sports.
What makes Lambert’s behavior so outrageous (aside from being captured on video) is ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, The Athletes | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
By Molly Hellerman
It doesn't matter to me where you play soccer -- grass, dirt, turf, parking lot, or gym floor. I have trained girls on each surface who have found their passion for the game.
And yet, there is a serious opportunity gap that bothers me: Inner city and poor girls ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, The Coaches | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
and Lauren Taylor
R. Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter, professors emerita at the City University of New York's Brooklyn College and co-authors of a book on Title IX, have collected data on women’s roles on – and off – the field in college athletics since 1977. They have ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, The Coaches, The Data, The Q&A | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 4th, 2009
By Lauren Taylor
I’m not a parent. I don’t know what it's like to be on the sidelines watching your child compete -- and feeling powerless. But I am a Gen-Y athlete who saw friends’ parents embarrass themselves in the stands of lacrosse, field hockey, and soccer games.
Heading into the Fall ...
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