A SCOUT'S PERSPECTIVE - OBSERVATIONS & RUMINATIONS

Enjoyed watching USA vs. Brazil 2011 Women's World Cup game on July 10, 2011 . Game had all the elements one could hope for in a high stakes game. Intense, physical play. Brilliant goals by two of the best women ever to play the game of futbol. Controversial calls. Great saves. Drama from the beginning to the end. Overtime - last minute goal in stoppage time off the head of Abby Wambach off a beautiful diagonal cross from Megan Rapinoe. Penalty Shoot-out with a beautiful save from Hope Solo. As @Sinqued stated: "The Strategy ... the Drama, ... the Sex Appeal! Did I say DRAMA? Gotta luv it!" Great post-game interview conducted by Bob Ley with Hope Solo and Abby Wambach. With approximately 3:30 remaining on the interview Ley asks Solo & Wambach about 2007. Great question and an even better response. Click on this link to listen to interview. A couple of weeks before this game, one of my favorite journalists and writers, Wendy Parker , asked me WHY I preferre...

Who is Wendy Parker and why am I writing about Title IX? Wendy Parker is one of the many people that I follow on Twitter who educate and enlighten me about subjects that interest me. Wendy's bio states that she is a "veteran sports journalist, blogger and Web editor." She used to be a sportswriter and online journalist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and now is a correspondent for Basketball Times. Wendy's passion is women's sports and her must-read blog, Extracurriculars "ranges far and wide, from women's sports, college athletics, soccer, the Olympics and youth athlete development to sports business, culture, doping, history, law, media and politics." As Wendy states so eloquently,"If it's an off the field story, it's in play" on Extracurriculars . Wendy is a voice of reason in what many think is a valley of chaos (Title IX.) On Monday, June 13, 2011 Wendy embarked on a two week journey to "critically examine the...