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The voice of women in sport.

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@WiSPsports

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English

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Episodes

S1E4 - The Dating Life of a Female Rugby Player

3/19/2021
Naya and LO get down to dating on this week’s episode as they share their own experiences. They discuss what it’s like to date as a professional rugby player, if that’s hard and why since not every man can handle strong minded powerful woman, the pros and cons of dating another athlete, public or private dating, priorities of dating, long distance dating. And they consider the dating pool during a pandemic. Plus the duo responds to a variety of cubs questions that you don’t want to...

Duration:00:47:42

S1E15 - Mary T Meagher, 1987 CWSA Award Winner

3/18/2021
Mary T. Meagher played a variety of sports when she was growing up but took most naturally to swimming and especially the butterfly stroke. The 10th of 11 children, she describes the sport of swimming as being very objective in training times and success. The boycott of the 1980 Olympics was devastating for many other Olympians but Mary was only 14 at the time and not yet dreaming of being an Olympian. She was however competitive from a young age and explains the differences between...

Duration:00:42:37

S6E3 - Anne-Cécile Turner; The Ocean Race’s Sustainability Program

3/18/2021
"On this edition of The Sailing Show, I’m delighted to be joined by Anne-Cécile Turner who is an award-winning, sustainability expert and passionate sailor. Anne-Cécile is committed to contribute to a meaningful change in our lives. In 2016, she joined the Volvo Ocean Race as Sustainability Programme Leader, in order to assist the event in its journey to reduce its environmental impact, optimize its sustainability potential and use the power of the race to create positive change on Oceans...

Duration:00:26:25

Coaching Changes Tactics

3/17/2021
There’s a different style to this week’s show as Chris is joined by her friend Marci Kornegay, Director of Membership at WeCOACH, for a conversation about golf, coaching and how the pandemic has impacted women in the coaching profession. Marci’s first career was as a college golf coach until she got out of the sun and took a desk job. In her current position she has watched how women coaches have had to adjust to the pandemic restraints on their profession and how their coaching styles have...

Duration:00:44:39

Tri This: Q and A Day

3/16/2021
It’s a Question and Answer day for this week’s episode. We asked you, the listeners, for a few questions that you'd like answered and we received many great questions. The topics range from why women need to be talking to their practitioners and coaches about training with their menstrual cycle and also if they have symptoms around painful periods. Kirstin reminds us that there are often other options besides birth control. She also answers a question about GI distress from a previous...

Duration:00:39:26

S3E5: Baseball Coach, Joanne P. McCallie

3/11/2021
On this week’s episode of The WeCOACH Podcast presented by Hudl, Megan’s guest is Joanne P. McCallie. More affectionally called Coach P, she was a fixture for 28 seasons on the women’s basketball sidelines and now author of a brand new book on mental health, Secret Warrior. The former AP National Coach of the Year, and 3x ACC Coach of the Year, shares stories of awareness and inspiration as she aims to make brain health a top priority for all. This episode is real and relevant as mental...

Duration:00:43:43

Abuse in Synchronized Swimming Muddies the Waters

3/10/2021
On this week’s episode Nancy has a round up of her top stories and perspectives behind the stories including artistic swimming, cricket, cycling, athletics, gender equality, Tokyo Olympic Games events marking the International Women’s Day on March 8. And Chris chats with our resident GP for all things medical, Dr. Juliet McGratten who is publishing her second book next week. Run Well; Essential Health Questions and Answers for Runners will be available online and at book stores. Juliet...

Duration:00:41:08

Tri This: S1E8 - Making the Best Transition

3/9/2021
On this episode of Tri This, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen covers the details for an efficient transition. When she first started with Triathlon she didn't even know what a transition was and how to do it. She also realized that out of the many triathlon podcasts she listened to, nobody talked about it. For obvious reasons, people are more interested in how to make their swim, bike and run faster, but an efficient transition is important. Not to mention how overwhelming the racks filled with bikes...

Duration:00:25:57

S1E14 - Deitre Collins, 1983 Award Winner

3/8/2021
Deitre Collins participated and competed in a range of sports before settling on volleyball when she started because she was offered an opportunity as an athlete who was trained to become a volleyball player. This took her took her to the University of Hawaii where she flourished in the midst of diversity, great coaching, a supportive community, being recognized as a 3x All American, winning national championships becoming a pro volleyball player and on to the Olympics. She speaks about her...

Duration:00:38:58

Leo's Den: S1E3 - An African American Woman in Rugby

3/5/2021
Naya gets deep into the culture of being an African American woman in rugby beginning with the history of black people and how this has impacted her. They discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and how the events of 2020 have impacted Naya. The also unpack the music, fashion, dances around black culture on the team and address pushback as a black women in rugby. This is another candid conversation between two rugby players on the raw topics that affect young women in professional sport. And...

Duration:00:38:44

S3E9: Cricket Prepares for Big Start to The Hundred Series

3/3/2021
Our guest this week is Beth Barrett-Wild from the England Hundred Cricket Series to share some news of how the sport is growing for women with this new series. And Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games has her selection of the top stories from around the world of women’s sport, including the Tokyo Olympic Games, Women's Rugby World Cup, British Gymnastics, the first women's nordic combined world champion and Caster Semenya confirms appeal. Tokyo 2020 appoint 12 women to Executive...

Duration:00:38:47

S1E7 - Kirstin has Fun in the Sun

3/2/2021
On this week’s episode Kirstin exclaims her excitement for finally a run in the sun after a lot of cold, dark, wet winter runs. She tells us how her training is shifting a bit as we get even closer to the Coeur D'Alene Ironman on June 27th. Kirstin also added a new layer to the weekly updates: how her nutrition changes based on her cycle. At first, learning how nutrition can and needs to shift with your training throughout your cycle can be a bit confusing. Sometimes, hearing how somebody...

Duration:00:31:08

The WeCOACH Podcast: S3E4 - Bianca Smith, Boston Red Sox

2/25/2021
Marci Kornegay chats with NCAA Women Coaches Academy #49 graduate, Bianca Smith, who will be joining the Boston Red Sox organization this season, making her the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history. Drawing from her intense passion for learning and her steadfast pursuit of seeking new opportunities, Bianca has accepted her role as a trailblazer in a male-dominated sport and has her sights set high. For now, she is focused on coaching, being in uniform and learning as...

Duration:00:29:06

Lara Gut Behrami Steals the Show

2/24/2021
Team USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins Chris and Nancy again this week tp review the Alpine World Skiing Championships where Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continued her consistent World Cup form to win two gold medals in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The She Believes Cup concludes today when the USA play Argentina and so far the World Cup Champions have continued their winning streak proving unbeatable. Nancy reviews the games so far and also shares her perspective on the rest of the top stories...

Duration:00:38:11

Tri This S1E6: Getting Back to Normal Training

2/23/2021
On this week’s episode of the diary of a triathlete, Kirstin stresses the importance of being an adaptable athlete. She shares her struggles this past week and some of the difficulties it produced with her mindset. She also talks about what she has learned this winter as Mother Nature made it hard for many athletes in training in the United States. But, that it’s important not to dwell on it. Kirstin walks us through what she learned this week and how having her coach and a good support team...

Duration:00:22:42

S1E13: Rebecca Lobo, 1995 CWSA Award Winner

2/22/2021
As the youngest of three children, Rebecca Lobo, was the tagalong sister that took her into the world of sports and she spent time alone in her rural town shooting hoops on her stone pebble driveway. Hours of practice eventually led to a full scholarship at University of Connecticut - a decision she made that was not supported by her parents. We hear about her decision and the collegiate culmination of winning a national championship as she describes the weekend in Minneapolis that changed...

Duration:00:43:05

Leos Den: S1E2 - Body Confidence

2/19/2021
Naya and Lo get right down to an important topic on their second episode by discussing Body Confidence. The two Leos share their confidence and why they feel good about their bodies as women and athletes, how they gained confidence, the favorite thing about their bodies and least favorite. They have advice to someone who is lacking body confidence and how to feel better about themselves. They also share some of their own experiences as adolescents and the social challenges they faced and...

Duration:00:38:13

Tri This: S1E5 - Training In an Apocalyptic Storm

2/18/2021
In this episode of Tri This, Kirstin reflects on the recent ice apocalypse storm that hit Oregon over the past weekend, which left hundreds of thousands of homes without power. It's all about perseverance this training year! Kirstin also has some good news: pools are opening back up after months of closures. And she unpacks the topic of building tissue resilience to help reduce your chances of injury. If you've ever been in a position of trying to get back into running or training and doing...

Duration:00:22:26

Tucker Center Talks: S3E3 - A Career of Gender & Sport Management Research

2/18/2021
On this week’s episode, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Janet Fink, a Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar, and Associate Dean and Professor of Sport Management at UMass Amherst. Her area of expertise is Sport Marketing/Sport Consumer Behavior; Marketing of Female Athletes and Women’s Sport and Diversity Issues in Sport. They discuss how marketing women’s sport shouldn’t marginalize female athletes, why sex doesn’t sell women’s sport, our journey down the Mississippi River together with Dr. Mary...

Duration:00:30:15

Netball Kicks off New Super League Season Season

2/17/2021
On this week’s show, Nancy and Chris are joined by Sophie Reynolds, Media Intern for Surrey Storm, which is part of the Netball Super League in the UK. With two games of the league played Sophie reviews how four of the the eleven teams are performing so far and offers her predictions for the rest of the season, which runs through June. While Netball is considered a Commonwealth sport, its popularity and support in player growth, fan base, government funding, sponsorship and media coverage...

Duration:00:49:38