by admin | Nov 21, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The North Carolina Tar Heel field hockey dynasty continues – under a history-making rookie head coach. Erin Matson, who took over the Tar Heels program this season after winning four nationals championships as a player, won another one as a coach on Sunday as UNC...
by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
There are two messages to take from the United States women’s national team’s imminent hiring of Emma Hayes as head coach. One is that U.S. Soccer is not messing around, having set its sights on one of the most highly regarded, best-credentialed tactical...
by admin | Nov 6, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In a breakthrough year for women’s basketball, Dawn Staley has been, appropriately, at the forefront. On Monday, the wildly successful coach at the University of South Carolina will lead the Gamecocks on a grand stage in Paris when South Carolina plays Notre Dame in a...
by admin | Nov 6, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The United States women’s national team are in a period of significant transition. Having disappointed with their worst-ever World Cup result in the 2023 FIFA tournament, the dismissal of Vlatko Andonovski left the team rudderless as they look to the next...
by admin | Nov 3, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Angel City FC made a warranted announcement Thursday by officially naming Becki Tweed as new head coach. Tweed took over as ACFC interim coach on June 14 after the firing of Freya Coombe and instantly exceeded expectations. A team that was at the bottom of the...
by admin | Nov 1, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Chicago Sky have named Jeff Pagliocca as their general manager, the organization announced Tuesday. The announcement comes after the hiring of head coach Teresa Weatherspoon earlier this month. Weatherspoon and Pagliocca replace James Wade, who served as the...
by admin | Oct 16, 2023 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Billie Jean King is still globetrotting in support of more investment and equity in women’s sports. She attended the Women’s World Cup in Australia, kicked off the player draft for the new women’s professional hockey league in Toronto and is opening an office in...
by admin | Oct 9, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
One of soccer’s greatest stars will retire this fall, at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. Known for her talent on the field and activism off it, Megan Rapinoe has been an outsized figure in women’s soccer. Friday night was her...
by admin | Oct 6, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
When the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty tip off the WNBA Finals on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN App), the coaching matchup between Becky Hammon and Sandy Brondello will be 26 years in the making. Although former WNBA players have coached teams to the Finals...
by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | #MeToo, Leadership, Representation
More and more people are putting more and more money into women’s sports. Need proof? League One Volleyball just brought in $35 million in its second round of fundraising — more than doubling the money invested in the startup league. Investors comprise a roster...
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