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New Short Videos of My Research Talks on Girls & Women in Sport
Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi I just posted new videos of two research talks I gave in the last week on girls and women in sport. The first talk was a Tucker Table on “Coaching Youth Soccer as a Token Female”...
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Did You Know? Videos: Hot Topics in Coaching
I put together a few Did You Know? powerpoints and turned them into short videos (1:22-1:34 in length). One is about the scarcity of female coaches in youth sport and the other is about gender...
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Mothers’ Influence on Active Lives
We need to see more of this! In light of Mother’s Day 2010 I have a few thoughts about mothers’ influence on the active lives of their daughters. First of all, I have the BEST mother in the world and I...
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Sustainable Physical Activity & Golfing Mothers
I’ll be gone for a few days to London for a think tank workshop on examining and verifying a systems model approach of sustainable physical activity. I will have more to report upon returning. The most...
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A Question About Equal Playing Time in Youth Sports
Sidelined I’ve been asked to give an evidence-based presentation to a youth sport association on equal playing time. I’m interested in what you think about this issue. Here are the questions I have: 1....
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More Thoughts on Equal Playing Time in Youth Sports
Thank you for everyone who weighed in and took the time to provide insight and opinions on equal playing time in youth sports for a previous blog. It is clear playing time is a pressing issue across...
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Summary on Ice Hockey Concussion Summit: What You Need to Know!
Last week I attended the first-ever Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion. The program was impressive and invited speakers in included NHL referee and players, coaches, neurologists, neurosurgeons,...
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A Word About the Use of Punishment in Youth Sport
I get many calls and questions from coaches about the use of punishment in youth sport. Punishment from a sport psychology perspective is adding something an athlete perceives as negative or aversive....
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A Funny Video About Youth Soccer Parents
A colleague sent me this Xtranormal video today about a youth soccer mom’s advice to the coach. I had to share it.
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Mini vs. Mature Pros: Physical Activity Across the Lifespan
Ironically two New York Times articles showed up in my inbox today from different colleagues (thanks ED & ALN) about physical activity on different ends of the age spectrum. I find this ying-yang...
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