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Rules to live by. Be prepared with your answers and own them.

I am having a GREAT time as a high school official in NYC's public schools. It's a hobby for me, but for young adults, it could be a serious money maker. $50-200 per game, depending on the sport! No specific sports/athletic experience necessary.

Kids can't all be star athletes. Here's how schools can welcome more students to play Most American kids quit playing sports by age 11. That means a lot of kids are missing out on some of the huge benefits of sports, including spacial awareness, physical activity and team skills.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/world/asia/india-women-cricket.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

In an Indian Village, Cultivating Girls’ Big-League Dreams A new $500 million women’s cricket league is offering the kind of opportunities that never existed before in India. The girls of one Punjab village are ready.

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Let the girls wrestle for state bragging rights!!!

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Stop Excluding NYC Girls from State Wrestling Tournament!

Another milestone reached so that the next achievement will be easier to attain! https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-new-minor-league-coaches-include-first-uniformed-female-coach/article_b93acfce-2e68-5164-adf1-04c99a18aca2.html?fbclid=IwAR3GQgP7zSPOPQ_07Oow0dblCAzyJ0qYbk6rwxQC7jHn5tl-x4XcSYvm84g&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Cardinals' new minor league coaches include first uniformed female coach Christina Whitlock will be the first uniformed female coach in Cardinals history, serving as a coach with the High-A Peoria Chiefs.

Woo hoo!! First time, but not last time!

Olivia Pichardo is the first woman to make the roster of Division I baseball team | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News "Olivia put together the most complete walk-on tryout I have seen from a player," said Brown University baseball coach Grant Achilles. Taking the field will fulfill a long-held dream for Pichardo, 18.

It’s not news when 2 male coaches play against each other with all-women’s teams… Some day, this won’t make the news, either. For now, we will celebrate it as a win:

A ‘Landmark’ as Women Will Coach Against Each Other in Men’s Soccer N.Y.U.’s Kim Wyant inspired Julianne Sitch to coach the University of Chicago. They will face off in a match in which both men’s teams are coached by women.

Happy Coaches Day! Thank you, Coaches, for all you do to support our young athletes!

Great research from the kids’ perspectives about what makes a great coach.

An Athlete’s Perspective: What Makes A Caring Coach This new research takes a look at the perspective of former high school athletes and outlines their experiences with coaches, and their takeaways on what stood out as important.

As we start another Fall season, an important reminder that women are more than prepared to be awesome coaches. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/22/women-coach-boys-sports-leadership/

Opinion | Why women should coach boys’ sports The presence of women coaches helps reinforce an important message to parents, children and other coaches.

Parenting a teenager is not easy. Coaching a group of ’em ain’t so easy either. https://www.psreader.com/the-kids-need-coaches-part-2-coaching-over-time/

The Kids Need Coaches, Part 2: Coaching Over Time Even a very seasoned coach has a lot to learn when coaching her team, now all teenagers. And unfortunately there is no manual or how-to book on how to make it work.

Parents using the legal system to enforce the rights of their daughters. They’re not angry, they’re warriors for justice!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/sports/title-ix-gender-parents.html?referringSource=articleShare

The Real Enforcers of Gender Equity in Sports: Angry Parents Girls are supposed to have equal access in schools. In practice, districts aren’t forced to change unless someone speaks up.

Playing the game she wants to play! That’s the way it should be! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/sports/baseball/kelsie-whitmore-staten-island.html?referringSource=articleShare

Always an Outlier, Kelsie Whitmore Just Wants to Play Baseball Whitmore, a pitcher and outfielder for the Staten Island FerryHawks, is the first woman to play in a league partnered with Major League Baseball since 1994.

A friendly reminder: https://twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1534555915906695169?s=21

Rex Chapman🏇🏼 on Twitter “Don’t be the jerk at your kid’s sports events…”

Equity and fairness CAN win!

Breaking News: U.S. Soccer and its top men’s and women’s players have agreed to landmark labor deals that guarantee equal pay and shared World Cup prize money.
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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEER YOUTH SPORTS COACHES, past and present! Any sport! Share with your friends! Please complete this survey about your experience: https://yeshiva.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ptAzIzJivIuTC6

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Congratulations to Kelsie Whitmore on this HERSTORIC achievement! https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/minors/2022/05/02/kelsie-whitmore-becomes-first-woman-start-atlantic-league-game/9615038002/

Kelsie Whitmore becomes first woman to start an Atlantic League baseball game Kelsie Whitmore, started in left and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks, becoming the first female to start an Atlantic League game.

Congratulations to Coach Nakken on this historic experience. First, but definitely not the last.

Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to coach on the field in MLB history Alyssa Nakken of the San Francisco Giants became the first woman to coach on the field in major league baseball history after regular first-base coach Antoan Richardson was ejected from the game.

YES!

Alyssa Nakken Makes History As First Woman To Coach On Field At MLB Game The San Francisco Giants assistant coach was greeted with a congratulatory handshake from the rival first baseman.

Rachel Balkovec, the 1st woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team, debuts with a win Crowds cheered as the first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team took home a victory for the New York Yankees-affiliated Tampa Tarpons on Friday.

If you don't know who Joan Joyce was, you are truly missing out on important sports history. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/sports/joan-joyce-dead.html

Joan Joyce, a Sensation in Softball and More, Is Dead at 81 Her pitching feats — including striking out Ted Williams — were legend. And her prowess in basketball, volleyball and golf as well spoke to her all-around athletic greatness.

This is a HUGE deal! Congratulations to the USWNT, and THANK YOU! This settlement will surely impact opportunities for women to make careers across sports for generations to come!

The U.S. national women's soccer team wins $24 million in equal pay settlement The team filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation in 2019, saying women's team members were paid thousands of dollars less than the men at nearly every level of competition.