women’s sports
The hidden risk of sitting out girls flag football
Something is shifting in girls' youth sports right now, and the schools that don't see it coming are going to feel it in two or three years. I have been having conversations with parents and middle school athletes for months, and the picture t...
USTA Coaching, WeCoach partner to support tennis coaches
WeCoach, a nonprofit organization dedicated to recruiting and retaining women in coaching, has partnered with the U.S. Tennis Association’s USTA Coaching platform to launch a new program called “Serving All: Aspiring Coaches powered by WeCoach.â€...
NAIA unanimously votes to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced a policy that bans transgender athletes from partaking in women's athletics. At its annual conference meeting earlier this week, the NAIA Council of Presidents unanimously vote...
Kentucky girls basketball coach resigns after sexual assault charges
A Kentucky girls basketball coach has resigned following sexual assault charges related to abusing students. William Trevor Goodson, 31, has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse, procuring or promoting the use of a minor by electronic means...
NYC girls basketball team used antisemitic language towards Jewish team
A high school girls basketball game in New York City was cut short when players from Roosevelt High School used antisemitic language towards players on the Leffell School. Last week, the two schools faced off in a non-league contest before the Lef...
Massachusetts school files incident report about referee
A Massachusetts athletic department has filed an incident report with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) after a referee's response to an injured player during a girls' soccer state semifinal loss. Dover-Sherborn High Sc...
Armenta becomes first woman to play in HBCU D1 football game
Following a rash of injuries to the team's kicker position, Jackson State University looked to the women's soccer team for support. They turned to Leilani Armenta, a freshman defender on the women’s soccer team who possessed high school experien...
Van Voorhis becomes first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game
Haley Van Voorhis, a safety at Division-III Shenandoah University, became the first woman non-kicker to appear in an NCAA football game on Saturday against Juniata. With Shenandoah already up 26 points in the second quarter, she entered the game a...
