Mar 19, 2021 · On Friday, NCAA basketball administrators apologized to the women's basketball players and coaches. NCAA Senior Vice-President of Basketball Dan Gavitt vowed to do better during a Zoom call...
Mar 19, 2021 · Sports Women at NCAA tournament allege weight room disparities In one viral TikTok video, an Oregon player showed a small weight rack for women and a vast weight room for men. NCAA...
The NCAA has a chronic problem with undervaluing women, writer and host Jemele Hill said Friday — and the latest controversy over weight room discrepancies puts a spotlight on that...
The infamous “weight room” controversy was first covered when Oregon women’s basketball player Sedona Prince filmed a TikTok video that went viral. The …
Mar 19, 2021 · The weight room isn't the only area the NCAA is addressing. Athletes have also voiced concerns about the quality of food at the women's tournament while athletes are quarantining. Holzman said Friday that they have been working to provide athletes with more options that can be delivered to the controlled environment.
When NCAA basketball VP Dan Gavitt finally addressed reporters on Friday, he called the mismatched weight rooms "a mistake," a signal that the NCAA spent the …
Mar 21, 2021 · The men's teams have access to a full weight room during the entirety of their tournament runs. The controversy picked up steam as more disparities were revealed: uninspiring box meals...
The "weight room" for these Division I athletes consisted of an embarrassing single stack of six pairs of weights and a handful of yoga mats piled on a folding table. …
Mar 20, 2021 · On Thursday, Stanford University sports performance coach Ali Kershner posted a photo comparing the weight room set-up for the NCAA women's and men's basketball tournaments.
The weight room controversy highlighted the tremendous importance of advocacy and speaking out to fight for equality. Differences like these are unacceptable, but as Kirsten Gillibrand, New York …
The 2021 NCAA tournament was marred by controversy following the weight room scandal. Social media posts revealed disparities between the resources at …
Women at NCAA tournament allege weight room disparities. In one viral TikTok video, an Oregon player showed a small weight rack for women and a vast weight room for men.
The apology comes after University of Oregon forward Sedona Prince posted a video Thursday night of the women's tournament weight room, which consisted of a single set of dumbbells.
The NCAA's weight room discrepancies also point to a longheld fallacy that, in general, women supposedly don't need to train as intensely as their male counterparts …