"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial Assistance." (Title IX: 25 years).

A new generation of athletic administrators is leading our educational institutions. Many know about Title IX but have little concept of how it actually impacted intercollegiate and interscholastic athletics. Was Title IX really effective in promoting change?  Why is it so controversial? Is Title IX and the term "gender equity" one and the same? What is the 3- prong test?

On this year, the 40th anniversary, it is important for all generations of athletic administrators to know and understand the foundations of the most important law to impact athletics in our lifetime.     

Title IX was passed into law by President Richard Nixon in June of 1972. The key to Title IX is federal financial assistance. Most all universities and secondary schools greatly depend on federal aid. If schools receive these types of federal funds for educational programming, they are to abide by Title IX.  

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), a subsidiary of the Department of Education, was established in 1980 to help enforce the provisions of Title IX because of the many lawsuits being levied against educational institutions. The Office of Civil Rights introduced three areas to help avoid problems with Title IX. Effective accommodations, scholarships, equipment and facilities were among the areas for institutions to concentrate in order help balance the playing field for men and women (Curtis). Amy Cohen vs Brown University, 1997, (Tungate) opened a wave of litigation that resulted in institutions learning that it was better to settle out of court than fight Title IX. Institutions also learned that there was much more to the law than just adding one or two scholarships or locker rooms. Brown University lost a four year court battle that cost them millions in damages.

Before Title IX
It may be difficult for younger generations to imagine women's sports before Title IX. Women's programs offered sports which included tennis, spirit cheerleading (not the competition cheerleading we know of today) and maybe track. There were no volleyball, basketball as we know it and softball teams. Golf was for men and no women were ever given the opportunity to play on the men's team. Scholarships for women in athletics were almost non-existent. Title IX was very effective in producing change in athletics. Moreover, Title IX developed opportunities for women in the field of medicine and law. After a 25 year review of Title IX in 1997, The United States Secretary of Education, Richard Riley wrote, "Since Title IX women have entered the medical and legal profession in record numbers and we have seen a fourfold increase in women's participation in athletics" (Title IX:25 years )

Although Title IX opens doors in many fields for women, education progressed in leaps and bounds. Only 18 percent of all women compared to 26 percent of all men had completed four or more years of college in 1971. Now women make up the majority of students in higher education in addition to being the higher recipient of Master's degrees. Although the movement forward in education is a tremendous one for women and our society as a whole, the field of athletics at the secondary and collegiate level has progressed even more (Title IX:25years). Read more... (pdf)

Acquire and bills weekly.
• Prepare winter sports gym and facility use schedules for practices and contests.
• Advise winter sports coaches of rules clinics and online GHSA clinics.
• Complete coaching contracts (if applicable).
• Inform and schedule event security.
• Have completed officials and referee's contracts. Review schedule of games and matches
• (just to make sure).again.
• Attend weekly administrative meetings.
• Update athletic website of current fall sports pictures, articles, statistics and results.
• Attend ALL faculty meetings.
• Assist in ways of promoting upcoming athletic events.
• Make a plan for dealing with all items in Lost and Found. This can include items from
• events, locker rooms, etc.
• Have scheduled and send out agenda for upcoming Athletic Department meetings.
• Complete rosters and have sent all to region secretaries and GHSA for region and state
• tournament games and events.
• Review all region and contest tie-breaking procedures.
• Order all letter awards and pictures as needed for fall post season award banquets.
• Disseminate all state tournament information to coaches.
• Attend contests and practices at least once a week for all fall sports.
• Bill (if necessary) and thank all advertisers for sports program support.
• Check state tournament dates for fall sports. Make hotel reservations and meal accommodations.
• Double check transportation dates, pick up and game times for remainder of fall sports
• events.
• Schedule end of season coaches meeting for all fall sports.
• Schedule fall sports awards banquets

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The multisport athlete is a rare breed these days. In fact, in his September column, our own editor in chief, Dennis Van Milligen, proclaimed the multisport athlete was dead altogether.

"This was back when your best athletes played multiple sports - an era that appears to be ending, as sport specialization dominates the modern high school scene," he wrote.

It was a column that touched a nerve with our audience, soliciting more shares via social media than almost any other story in our history. Everyone from ESPN's Stephania Bell to the folks at Dr. James Andrews' clinic weighed in on the column.

"For many high school parents and athletes today, it is no longer as much about love of the game as it is a business," Van Milligen wrote. "Parents are 'investing' outrageous amounts of money into their children's athletic development, because the fear is that they will not reach the level they need to without specialization, a notion constantly disproved."

But some coaches and athletic directors aren't ready to attend the funeral just yet. We came across this letter written by Larry Chavez, the athletic coordinator at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Chavez cites specific examples of how participating in several sports has helped student-athletes in his school. He has implemented an incentive program to entice students to avoid sport specialization. Originally published in the New Mexico Athletic Directors Association newsletter, we have republished his letter in its entirety. Read more...

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