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Solo Round the World Sailor Dee Caffari on Social Distancing
March 26, 2020 12:15 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBSolo round the world yachtswoman Dee Caffari knows a thing or two about social distancing - how to cope mentally and physically and she says the biggest challenge is the mental adjustment. She had never been alone before she took her first solo circumnavigation and she has some advice for all of us who are facing this now. Dee stresses the importance of routine and making daily bite-size commitments to work, exercise, meals and life in between. For more conversations from the world of women...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E11 - The Tokyo Olympic Games Effect
March 25, 2020 23:04 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBOn this week’s episode Chris & Nancy discuss the implications of postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and how it could potentially be scheduled for the spring of 2021 as well as the effect the Coronavirus is having on elite athletes. Read Nancy’s articles on Inside the Games for up to date coverage. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport ...
Athlete Profile: S2E4 - Judoka Angelica Delgado's Unusual Training Routine
March 23, 2020 15:58 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBUS Team Judoka Angelica Delgado is having to make a big adjustment to her training with social isolation in a contact sport. The Miami based athlete is unable to go to the gym or practice with other girls so she is resorting to finding ways at home to stay fit. Angie has been on great form so far this year as she prepared for the Tokyo Olympic Games but with the uncertainty of those games being held in 2020 the return to competition is going to be several weeks away at best but her dreams and...
The Mind Matters: S2E3 - Coping with Social Isolation
March 20, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBOn this episode we discuss self isolation and the impact it can have on your mental and physical health. Jenny offers a number of ways to alleviate the anxiety that comes with the unknown and how to cope with stress whether you’re alone or with family when your routine has been so drastically changed. Feeling out of control and scared takes its toll on the mind and body and when we are faced with something so unfamiliar as a pandemic we have to find ways to distract ourselves from the negati...
Nicci Daly Finds New Ways to Stay Fit
March 19, 2020 19:08 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBWith social isolation impacting all of us we reached out to some of our Athlete Ambassadors to find out how they are coping with training and preparing for competitions that have been cancelled or postponed. Irish hockey player Nicci Daly is finding ways to keep her fitness level up without her team mates and we caught up with her to find out what a new routine looks like. And we also hear about how she’s entertaining her followers by showing off her stick and ball skills on social media. Fo...
Transcending Sport: S2E6 - Alexandra Chalat, Beyond Sport
March 19, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBAlexandra Chalat is the Managing Director of Beyond Sport, which convenes, funds and supports organisations using sport as a tool for social change. After joining in 2008, Lex helped the organisation grow from the ground up while also co-founding thinkBeyond, a sister advisory firm that provides ways for governments, companies and charities across the world to create positive social change using sport. She has curated gatherings in cities around the world for thousands of people, where hundre...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E10 - Sport and the Coronavirus
March 18, 2020 15:51 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBOn this week’s show we have the latest news on the impact of the Coronavirus on athletes preparing for the Olympic Games and the IOC’s announcement not to make a decision regarding the Tokyo Olympic Games amidst calls for the postponement. And elsewhere Canadian/Czech rower Helena Hlas has launched an online directory for athletes and coaches. Rentlete will enable an athlete to find a coach win their sport and area starting with a selection of sports in her network Helena’s vision is to expan...
The Horse Show: S5E8 - Equestrian Legend; Ellie Wood Baxter
March 16, 2020 15:47 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBAs part of our continuing series of interviews with equestrian legends we revisit an interview from 2012 with a woman who is revered in Virginia horse country. Ellie Wood Baxter is a classic Virginia horsewoman who became a prolific show hunter rider partnering numerous champions across the northwest. In 1936, she won the coveted ASPCA MacLay Trophy and on four occasions captured the Piedmont Hunt Invitational at the Upperville Horse Show. Ellie Wood was considered the most famous lady amateu...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E4 - Matea Wasend Discusses Pathways to Coaching
March 12, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode of Tucker Center Talks, Nicole LaVoi talks to Matea Wasend, former School of Kinesiology MS student in sport sociology and Tucker Center research assistant, and two-time recipient of the Tucker Center‘s Pam Borton Fellowship, is the inaugural recipient of the Erin Reifsteck Student Paper of the Year award from the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ). Matea received this award for her publication, “Are women coached by women more likely to become sport coaches?...
WISP Sports Desk: S2E9 - US Women's Soccer Kicked in the Teeth
March 11, 2020 19:17 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen have the top stories from women's sport around the world. Stories covered on this week's show include: US Soccer Doesn’t Want To Give The Women’s Team Equal Pay Because The Men Have “More Responsibility” Australia Retain ICC T20 World CupRugby Africa Cup: Zambia qualify for Tokyo 2020 Rugby 7s with Naya Tapper Ormerod wins slope style World Cup, can also talk about people getting crystal globes now because of coronavirusFor more conversations from the world ...
The Horse Show: S5E7 - Equestrian Legend; Endurance Rider Julie Suhr
March 09, 2020 14:24 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBCalifornian Julie Suhr has broken records in Endurance competitions and milestones in horseback adventures around the globe. Since her first ride in the world renown 100 mile Tevis Cup, Julie has completed twenty-two times out of twenty-nine starts [updated to 33 Tevis Cup buckles]. She has collected three Haggin Cups for the Best Conditioned Horse to finish in the Top Ten and she famously garnered three in one year – the Turtle Award for being last to finish; the Hard Luck Award when her ho...
The WeCoach Podcast: S2E5 - Drury Head Women’s Basketball Coach Molly Miller
March 05, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBThis week’s guest is Drury Head Women’s Basketball Coach Molly Miller, who knows a thing or two about winning. In her 6th season as head coach at her alma mater, Molly has the Lady Panthers ready to make a run at a national title. Following last season’s national semifinal loss – their only loss of the season, they currently sit undefeated and kick off the GLVC tournament this weekend. Molly recently gave birth to a baby boy in late January and was back on the bench in less than 48 hours. Lis...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E8 - Coronavirus Dominates Sporting Calendar
March 04, 2020 20:18 - 31 minutes - 43 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen have the top stories from women's sport around the world. Stories covered on this week's show include: Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 could be postponed to end of year - Japan's Olympic minister IOC Sends Extremely Strong Message that Gender Balance is a reality at the Olympic Games IOC reiterate commitment to holding Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as planned Tahiti approved by IOC as surfing venue for Paris 2024 Olympic Games IOC confirms existing guidelines on transgender...
The Horse Show: S5E6 - Edith Conyers, an Equestrian Legend
March 03, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBOn this episode we revisit an interview that was recorded in 2011 as part of a series on Equestrian Legends. Edith Conyers has spent her life devoted to the prosperity and future of horses and the countryside of Kentucky. She has followed hounds with more than 60 packs across America and overseas, some of which as Joint Master of the Iroquois Hounds in Kentucky. She developed a reputation for turning ordinary horses into well-rounded field hunters and has also produced several sport horses in...
Transcending Sport: S2E5 - Women's sport: why it matters
March 02, 2020 15:05 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBMy guest is Australian academic and activist Nadia Bevan who recently wrote an article on women’s sport and why it matters in which she made the case for why this is a momentous time for women’s sport. Nadia shares her perspective on where sport for women is in Australia with many of the same challenges faced elsewhere. She explains why keeping girls and women active is critical and the need to understand the social, cultural, psychological and economic factors. Nadia is passionate about crea...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E3 - Media Coverage of Women's Sport
February 27, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBIn this episode of Tucker Center Talks, Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi (current Tucker Center director) talks with the Founder of the Tucker Center Professor Mary Jo Kane about her sport media research. They discuss their theories of why media portrayals matter, the evidence on quantity and quality of sport media coverage of female athletes, as well as Kane’s sport media guide and audience reception research, key findings, and who benefits when female athletes are routinely sexualized. TEASER: You’ll he...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E7 - Coronavirus, Sharapova and Soccer
February 26, 2020 16:35 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen have the top stories from women's sport around the world. Stories covered on this week's show include: Sharapova Retires from Tennis Coronavirus forces postponement of World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan BWF postpone Vietnam International Challenge due to coronavirus World Para Snow Sports cancel Europa Cup in Italy amid coronavirus Professional Women's Hockey Players Association forced to cancel Japanese tour because of coronavirus Coronavirus Sprea...
The Horse Show: S5E5 - Kay Meredith, an Equestrian Legend
February 25, 2020 19:15 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBOn this week’s episode we feature an interview that Chris Stafford recorded in 2011 as part of a series on equestrian legends. Kay Meredith is considered a doyen of American dressage, a founding member of the U.S. Dressage Federation she is a past President and Vice President. Recognized with Lifetime Achievement and Horsewoman of the Year Awards, Kay has been a national champion, selected for the U.S. Teams, a judge, coach and latterly an author. Take a listen to this special story that shap...
The Sailing Show: S5E1 - Hannah Stodel Eyes the Vendee Globe Race
February 21, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBAbby's guest on this month’s episode is British Paralympic sailor Hannah Stodel, who has represented Great Britain at four Summer Paralympics and with her colleagues John Robertson and Stephen Thomas. She has also won multiple medals in the Mixed Sonar class at the Disabled Sailing World Championships, including gold in 2005, 2006 and 2016. We hear about Hannah’s transition from Paralympic Sailing to big boat sailing and her ultimate ambition to compete in the Vendee Globe Race. For more con...
The WeCoach Podcast: S2E4 - Kennesaw State Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Agnus Berenato
February 20, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBOn this week's episode host Megan Kahn chats with Kennesaw State Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Agnus Berenato. Agnus' career spans 31 seasons, becoming. the winningest coach at the University of Pittsburgh, the second-winningest coach at Georgia Tech, and now has turned around the Owls into title contenders. Agnus has attacked her breast cancer battle with the kind of energy, courage and poise she’s demanded from her teams for decades. She candidly shares her passion for teaching and educati...
Athlete Profile: S2E2 - Erika Lang, Trick Water Skier
February 19, 2020 17:22 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBOn this episode we revisit an interview from January 2014 when Water Skier Erika Lang was just 18 years old and breaking records as the Women's World Champion Trick Water Skier at and had consistently topped the national rankings for the previous nine years. Now age 24 Erika, who started water skiing at the age of 2, had a banner year in 2019. A few of the highlights have been making the podium in both Trick and Wake at the Moomba Masters, winning Tricks at the Masters as well as taking 3rd ...
Athlete Profile: S2E2 - Erika Lang, Trick Water Skier
February 19, 2020 17:22 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBOn this episode we revisit an interview from January 2014 when Water Skier Erika Lang was just 18 years old and breaking records as the Women's World Champion Trick Water Skier at and had consistently topped the national rankings for the previous nine years. Now age 24 Erika, who started water skiing at the age of 2, had a banner year in 2019. A few of the highlights have been making the podium in both Trick and Wake at the Moomba Masters, winning Tricks at the Masters as well as taking 3rd...
The Lovely Biertrix_S2E1 - Junior Roller Derby World Cup with Kira Hesse
February 18, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBThis month as part of our focus on youth, The Lovely Biertrix talks to Kira Hesse about the upcoming Junior Roller Derby World Cup. We learned more about the challenges of training for a team that is geographically spread across the UK and the funding challenges facing the team. Join us to find out how you can support Team GB’s trip to Canada as well as Kira’s thoughts on how leagues can support junior skaters transition to 18+ Derby. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport i...
Transcending Sport: S2E4 - Alyse LaHue, Championing Women in Sport's Business
February 17, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBMy guest is Alyse LaHue who has recently established a newsletter for women in the sport’s business because she said there is a gaping hole in this area of women’s sport. Alyse’s background is at the pointy end of the sports business. She is one of only two women currently holding the title of General Manager in the National Women’s Soccer league (NWSL) and is the first woman in league history to serve as General Manager in both Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) and the NWSL. Her vast exper...
Transcending Sport: S2E4 - Alyse LaHue, Championing Women in Sport's Business
February 17, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBMy guest is Alyse LaHue who has recently established a newsletter for women in the sport’s business because she said there is a gaping hole in this area of women’s sport. Alyse’s background is at the pointy end of the sports business. She is one of only two women currently holding the title of General Manager in the National Women’s Soccer league (NWSL) and is the first woman in league history to serve as General Manager in both Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) and the NWSL. Her vast expe...
Athlete Profile: S2E1 - Laura Kraihamer, Motor Racing Driver
February 14, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBLaura Kraihamer is an Austrian Motor Racing Driver currently with KTM Racing as a factory driver while also racing with the Giti Angels - an all-female team. Laura is in a strong position in her racing career with consistent results, and poised for another good year as she helps develop a new GT4 car. Cars are in her blood stream now although she didn’t inherit any motor sport genes. Her interest began when she was 12 years old and alongside her brother she would spend days on the track besot...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E2 - Physical Activity for Adolescent Girls
February 13, 2020 13:14 - 34 minutes - 46.6 MBIn this episode of Tucker Center Talks, Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi talks with Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar and Lecturer in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Chelsey Thul. They discuss her groundbreaking research pertaining to the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally relevant physical activity programming for underserved adolescent girls which was designed with girls, using the voices of girls. Read more information and find links about this collab...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E6 - Coronavirus in Sport and Equality in Media
February 12, 2020 16:57 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen have the top stories from women's sport around the world. Stories covered on this week's show include: Coronavirus update: Thailand replace China in women's handball Olympic qualifying due to coronavirus India's women's hockey tour of China cancelled due to coronavirus Six Nations Rugby Coxsey becomes first British sport climber to make it to Tokyo 2020 National Olympic Committee of Lithuania holds final event of gender equality project Women's Sport: FIFA Pre...
The Horse Show: S5E4 - Mary King - Tacking in the Southern Ocean
February 11, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBThis week’s guest is British Eventer Mary King and the reason we wanted to catch up with Mary is because she recently accomplished something significant in sport that had nothing to do with horses. Mary sailed the Southern Ocean from Cape Town to Sydney on Leg 3 of the Clipper Round the World Ocean Race. Sailing has always been a passion of Mary’s but whilst she was a regular member of the British team, eventing came first and sailing had to wait. Whilst Mary still competes and has young ho...
Transcending Sport: S2E3 - AJ Richards says Women Belong in Baseball
February 10, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBMy guest is AJ Richards the founder of Women Belong in Baseball which was formed in 2015 to support, encourage, and advocate for girls and women in all aspects of baseball including playing, front office, coaching, scouting, umpiring, managing and journalism/media. AJ Richard grew up an avid baseball fan and dreamed of playing 3B for the Chicago Cubs. In 9th grade an English teacher told her to write an essay about what she wanted to be when she grew up. She wrote about being an MLB manager. ...
The Mind Matters: S2E2 - Sinead Halpin: Preparation for High Performance
February 07, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBSports Psychologist Dr. Jenny Susser and Chris Stafford are joined this week by International event rider Sinead Halpin. They discuss the highs and lows of competing at the highest level of equestrian sport and the personal journey that Sinead has taken from being a team member to then taking a break to get married and start a family. She is now working hard to rebuild her team of horses and preparing for the major events in the hope of returning to the team. We hear about what that takes ...
The WeCoach Podcast: S2E3- Carol Owens, Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach
February 06, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBCarol Owens, who is in her 20th season on the Notre Dame women’s basketball sideline, her 11th as associate head coach is the guest on this week's episode. Carol has helped lead the Fighting Irish to two national titles and is fresh off a banner year in which she was named the 2019 WBCA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year. Carol candidly shares her passion for educating and mentoring young women, and the importance of standing on the shoulders of those who came before you. And she also giv...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E5 - Olympic Soccer and Walking, Rugby and Coronavirus
February 05, 2020 16:18 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen have the top stories from women's sport around the world and this week are joined by Soccer Coach Julie Helmsley for the soccer news. Stories covered on this week's show include: Tennis - Australian Open Crowns New Champion Sofia Kenin bt Gabriela Muguruza. 4-6 6-2 6-2 CONCACAF - USA romps through Olympic Qualifiers with 18 goals in three games. Semi-finals - Friday, Feb. 7, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles 7 p.m. ET: Canada (1B) vs. Costa Rica (2A);...
Amazons: S2E1 - Marci Kornegay's Appalachian Triumph
February 04, 2020 17:08 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBFormer golf coach Marci Kornegay achieved a life goal in 2016 when she hiked the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia, some 2179.1 miles. The early miles she did alone and then she met a group who were to become hiking buddies for months and friends every since. Marci decided at short notice when she would start on the trail giving herself only two weeks to prepare but undeterred by the challenge she faced she left on July 21 and finished on December 4, just less than five months to comple...
Transcending Sport: S5E2 - Nora Stapleton, Sport Ireland
January 31, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBFormer Irish Rugby International Nora Stapleton is leading the Women In Sport Policy at Sport Ireland and brings a wealth of experience to the post from grassroots to elite level as an Irish Rugby Player. The policy aims to increase female involvement across all areas of sport, from participation to visibility, coaching and officiating to leadership and governance. Nora worked for six years as a GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) Games Promotional Officer with Ballinteer St Johns GAA club in D...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E1 - Dr. Caroline Heffernan on Gender Allyship in Sport
January 30, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBOn this first episode of Season 1, Dr. Nicole LaVoi, director of the Tucker Center, talks with Dr. Caroline Heffernan, an assistant professor of Sport and Recreation Management at Temple University. Her groundbreaking research is on gender allyship in sport contexts. We’ll talk about what she found in her research, what individuals can do to be gender allies, and why professional sport is leading the way in hiring women coaches. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. Fo...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E4 - USWNT, Shiffrin, Black Ferns, Werth and Wrestling
January 29, 2020 20:42 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined by Sports Columnist Joyce Bassett to discuss the top stories in women's sport and what to watch out for: Black Ferns Sevens Create History in Hamilton USWNT Beats Haita in Olympic Qualifier Shiffrin Wins Bansko Downhill and Super-G Isabell Werth makes it five-in-a-row at Amsterdam NCAA Division II ands III Approve Wrestling as an Emerging Sport Women Chinese women's football team quarantined in Brisbane as FFA postpone ticket sales for Olympic qual...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E4 - USWNT, Shiffrin, Black Ferns, Werth and Wrestling
January 29, 2020 20:42 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined by Sports Columnist Joyce Bassett to discuss the top stories in women's sport and what to watch out for: Black Ferns Sevens Create History in Hamilton USWNT Beats Haita in Olympic Qualifier Shiffrin Wins Bansko Downhill and Super-G Isabell Werth makes it five-in-a-row at Amsterdam NCAA Division II ands III Approve Wrestling as an Emerging Sport Women Chinese women's football team quarantined in Brisbane as FFA postpone ticket sales for Olymp...
The Horse Show: S5E3 - Heather Blitz & Dr. Inga Wolframm - The Difference between Good and Great Riders
January 28, 2020 14:28 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBOn this week’s episode we revisit a conversation that we had with Heather Blitz and Dr. Inga Wolframm about the differences between good and great riders. Is talent inherent in a rider or can it be learned? How do great riders handle pressure when the stakes are high? There are some tools that riders can acquire to help them cope with the psychological aspects of performance. This episode was first published in April 2014. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For mor...
The WeCoach Podcast: S2E2 - Carol Bruggeman, NFCA Executive Director
January 23, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBOn this episode of The WeCOACH Podcast, Megan Kahn chats with National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) executive director Carol Bruggeman. Carol’s leadership has guided the organization's impressive growth. Prior to her role with the NFCA, she was a longtime coach at Michigan, Purdue and Louisville, and is a sought-after national speaker and educator. Carol shares her perspective on authentic leadership, serving all levels of coaches, staying relevant, and the excitement surrounding the ...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E3 - Women in Sports Governance, Political Protests and Tennis Drama
January 22, 2020 16:26 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen have the top stories around the world of women's sport including: Youth Olympic Games Is Megan Rapinoe the biggest threat to political neutrality at Tokyo 2020? Arsenal v Chelsea - Sam Kerr opens her account for Chelsea. Ueda joins ITU Executive Board as athlete representative Olympian Studebaker-Hall named to key US Biathlon operations role Coco Gauff faces off with Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open Our seven-time champion Serena Williams advances to the Thir...
The Horse Show: S5E2 - All-round Horsewoman Pam Cibula; Versatility is Key
January 21, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBOur guest this week can best be described as an all-round Virginia horsewoman. Pam Cibula believes in versatility in training horses to learn from the hunt field and adapt to the show ring or most any other question that’s asked of them. Growing up near Charlottesville in Southern Virginia, Pam rode Welsh ponies and became competitive with her siblings which she carried into her professional career as a working horsewoman. She trains horses to hunt, to develop confidence cross country and u...
The Horse Show: S5E2 - All-round Horsewoman Pam Cibula; Versatility is Key
January 21, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBOur guest this week can best be described as an all-round Virginia horsewoman. Pam Cibula believes in versatility in training horses to learn from the hunt field and adapt to the show ring or most any other question that’s asked of them. Growing up near Charlottesville in Southern Virginia, Pam rode Welsh ponies and became competitive with her siblings which she carried into her professional career as a working horsewoman. She trains horses to hunt, to develop confidence cross country and ...
The Mind Matters: S2E1 - A Habit of Cheating
January 20, 2020 13:28 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBThe art of cheating is discussed on this first episode of a new season of The Mind Matters. Sports Psychologist Dr. Jenny Susser unpacks the psychology behind cheating, whether systemic or individual. Is winning the most important part of sport and at all costs? Is a lengthy or even lifetime ban remotely a deterrent or does a gold medal shine too brightly despite the risks? Chris Stafford joins Jenny to take a closer look at the dark side of sport who offers some rationale and advice to coac...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E2 - Groundbreaking News from WNBA and Boxing plus States vs Young Transgender Athletes
January 15, 2020 22:15 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined again by Lindsay Gibbs and Julie Helmsley for the top stories around the world of women's sport including: Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Jan 9-22 Claressa Shields Becomes the Fastest Fighter to Win Three Titles in Three Weight Classes WNBA And WNBPA Reach Tentative Agreement On Groundbreaking Eight-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medalist Defects Over ‘Lies’ and ‘Injustice’ Kimia Alizadeh, 21, announced her decision i...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E2 - Groundbreaking News from WNBA and Boxing plus States vs Young Transgender Athletes
January 15, 2020 22:15 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBChris Stafford and Nancy Gillen are joined again by Lindsay Gibbs and Julie Helmsley for the top stories around the world of women's sport including: Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Jan 9-22 Claressa Shields Becomes the Fastest Fighter to Win Three Titles in Three Weight Classes WNBA And WNBPA Reach Tentative Agreement On Groundbreaking Eight-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medalist Defects Over ‘Lies’ and ‘Injustice’ Kimia Alizadeh, 21, announced her deci...
Sport in Focus: S2E1 - Sally Roberts, Wrestle Like a Girl
January 14, 2020 17:11 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBDouble Olympic bronze medal wrestler Sally Roberts founded Wrestle Like A Girl in 2016 to provide opportunities for girls to take up the sport while empowering them to do much more beyond the mat. Given her background enduring a challenging childhood which saw Sally struggling with petty crime she was offered the choice of juvenile detention or find an after school sport. Hence her introduction to wrestling and the start of what was to become an Olympic career and service as a U.S. Army com...
Transcending Sport: S2E1 - Gen Simmons, Women Sport Australia
January 10, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBOur first guest on Transcending Sport in 2020 is Gen Simmons Deputy Chair of Women Sport Australia. The WSA is the primary advocacy organization for women and girls in sport in Australia providing the lead voice for gender equity nationwide. Their mission is to ensure women and girls in sport are afforded equal opportunity regardless of sport while representing their members and bringing stakeholders together. Australia has recently led the way for equal pay as its elite athletes in cricket ...
The WeCoach Podcast: S2E1 - Jen Klein, Soccer Coach; Make it Michigan
January 09, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBKicking off Season 2 of The WeCOACH Podcast, Megan Kahn chats with University of Michigan head women’s soccer coach Jen Klein. Coming off of a stellar season in taking the Wolverines to the B1G title game, Jen candidly shares her experiences as not on the youngest NCAA DI head coach at one time, but also winning the 2016 national championship as an associate head coach at USC. Listen in as she shares insight into building team culture, evolving her coaching philosophy, and managing staff. He...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E1 - Youth Olympics Kick off 2020 Games
January 08, 2020 23:57 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBNancy Gillen from Inside the Games and WiSP Sports Executive Producer Chris Stafford are joined by two new team members; journalist Lindsay Gibbs who pens the Power Plays newsletter three times a week covering women's sport, and soccer coach Julie Helmsley who will contributing to the news each week. Between us all we will have a comprehensive round up of the top stories in women's sport around the world. Top stories covered this week: Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne, Jan 9-22 16 sports, 8 venu...