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Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, High School Athletics, Women's Sports on 09 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Title IX Legislation Still a Problem

Title IX Legislation Still a Problem
Title IX legislation was passed in 1972, stating that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance….” ...
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Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, High School Athletics, Swimming & Diving on 09 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

Katy Freeman Found Competitive Swimming as Junior

Katy Freeman Found Competitive Swimming as Junior
Potential swimming stars usually are discovered early. Sometimes, even as a preteen, the aquatic abilities are evident and the young athlete is nurtured for high school and amateur success. Katy Freeman did not become a competitive swimmer until she was a junior in high school. Her interest had been...
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Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, High School Athletics on 08 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Title IX Cited in Anorexia Case

Title IX Cited in Anorexia Case
A lawsuit filed against the Pittsburgh Public Schools, claiming a girl’s anorexia resulted from bullying, could set a precedent. The suit includes allegations that the failure to protect the girl from harassment is a violation of Title IX legislation: “…Although experts say they’ve...
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Posted by Kathy Riordan in Featured Articles, Health and Fitness, High School Athletics, Women's Sports on 08 17th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Cheerleading More Dangerous Than Sports?

Cheerleading More Dangerous Than Sports?
The Los Angeles Times recently posted an interesting article by Thomas Maugh on the inherent dangers of young women participating in cheerleading as opposed to sports: Which is more dangerous for girls: sports or cheerleading? “While Title 9 has increased the participation of young women in high...
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Posted by Kathy Riordan in Featured Articles, High School Athletics, Women's Sports on 08 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Playing Field Still Not Level

Playing Field Still Not Level
Dustin Dow has a thoughtful piece in the Cincinnati Enquirer regarding Title IX compliance and gender equality in school sport in area schools: Playing field still not level “Gender-equity legislation that became law in 1972 was supposed to put females on equal footing with males when it came...
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Posted by Kathy Riordan in Health and Fitness, High School Athletics, Women's Sports on 08 13th, 2009 | No Comments

5 Reasons Girls Should Play Sports

5 Reasons Girls Should Play Sports
The Tehran Times , Iran’s leading international daily, has an interesting article this morning citing the Womens Sports Foundation and kidshealth.com, “5 Reasons girls should play sports.” According to the article, the five reasons: 1) They do better in school. 2) They learn teamwork...
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Posted by Kathy Riordan in High School Athletics, Wrestling on 08 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Kim Spiegel, Cadets Off to Managua

Kim Spiegel, Cadets Off to Managua
High school junior Kim Spiegel will be one of 24 competitors travelling with the women’s Cadet wrestling team to Managua, Nicaragua, this week for the Pan American Cadet Championships August 14-16. Harold Raker profiles Spiegel in an article in the Sunbury PA The Daily Item: Wrestling: Teen Has...
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Posted by Kathy Riordan in Featured Articles, High School Athletics, Swimming & Diving on 08 13th, 2009 | No Comments

High Schools Act Quickly to Ban Polyurethane Suits

High Schools Act Quickly to Ban Polyurethane Suits
Less than a month after the World Swimming Championships in Rome, the body that governs high school swimming has moved swiftly to ban the high-tech polyurethane suits that were responsible for unexpectedly toppling so a number of world records. During the eight-day competition in Rome, an astonishing...
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