Women Unscripted

 On the final episode of 2019 Chris Stafford is joined by Mollie Bailey, Senior Reporter at The Chronicle of the Horse to take a look back at the highlights of the year in equestrian sport.  They discuss the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru where Mollie watched the U.S. Eventing team win the gold medal which crucially secured their place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and Lynn Symansky, riding i...

As the curtain drops on 2019 Jenny and Chris look back at what made the news around the world of women's sport and the impact it had on women outside sport in the wider society.  We share some moments that stood out for us and why we believe that the rising tide of women in sport is good for all women. We decided to call the show Lower the Ladder as a way of giving women a leg up, while we are ins...

In this special holiday series we head from some of our WiSP Ambassadors as they reflect on 2019, the highs and lows, and what their goals are for 2020. On this episode Chris Stafford chats with Offshore Sailor, co-founder of The Magenta Project and host of The Sailing Show Abby Ehler about the sailing she did in 2019. We also hear about what The Magenta Project has been involved with this year an...

In this special holiday series we head from some of our WiSP Ambassadors as they reflect on 2019, the highs and lows, and what their goals are for 2020. On this episode we hear from Canadian Squash player Samantha Cornett who made a big decision this year to take a step back from her pro career to go back to school while continuing to coach. For show notes and related links for this episode click ...

In this special holiday series we head from some of our WiSP Ambassadors as they reflect on 2019, the highs and lows, and what their goals are for 2020. On this episode we hear from Irish Motor Racing driver Nicole Drought who had a busy year winning and a chance to drive a Formula 1 car. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s...

In this special holiday series we head from some of our WiSP Ambassadors as they reflect on 2019, the highs and lows, and what their goals are for 2020.  Nicci Daly plays field hockey for Ireland and is also a motor sport engineer who co-founded Formula Females to encourage girls and women into motor racing. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from...

In this episode Abby Ehler chats with Nikki Henderson, a British professional yachtswoman. In 2018, Nikki became the youngest ever skipper to lead a team in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race at the age of 25, finishing in second place overall in the 2017/2018 edition of the Race. That same race saw Wendy Tuck become the first woman to win a round the world race. Nikki went onto be a guest ski...

This month we reflect on the most important sports tries from the last twelve months including netball, cricket, and pay parity. MP and former Black Fern Louisa Wall gives us a glimpse of what to expect from the government in 2020. WiSP Sports’ Chris Stafford gives us an update on the US Women’s Soccer Team’s fight for equal pay. White Fern’s Sophie Devine reflects on her success at the Women’s Bi...

On this episode Dr. Nicole LaVoi talks to Dr. Nancy Lough, Professor in the Higher Education program Director of Marketing for the UNLV College of Education who has studied marketing, sponsorship, and gender equity in women’s sports since the 1990s. She is a longtime Title IX consultant and author of the newly published “Routledge Handbook of the Business of Women’s Sport” and a Tucker Center Affi...

Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen review the top stories this week in women's sport including: Peace and Sport Forum Fallon Sherrock Makes History as First Woman to Win Match at World Darts Championship Canada Loses Olympic Jumping Spot Charlotte Dujardin Wind World Cup Qualifier at London’s Olympia England Netball - this one and also one about ticket sales for Superleague and nations cup Elysse Per...

U.S. show jumper Adrienne Sternlicht has been on fire in recent weeks winning back to back World Cup qualifiers with a new ride; the 11 year old Oldenburg gelding Benny’s Legacy that she bought from Ireland’s Jenny Rankin this summer. The Thermal World Cup qualifier was only the third show for the pair but they clearly were in sync and proved they could repeat that performance a week later when th...

On this month's episode The Lovely Biertrix chats with the fabulous Juke Boxx. Juke talks us through the reason you should be watching more footage of yourself in game play, your teammates and your opponents, as well as dishing out tips to make the whole experience more productive and useful in your training. If you’re thinking about elevating your performance in 2020, you’ll want to listen in.  F...

Team USA Rugby Sevens and WiSP Ambassador Naya Tapper shares her experiences from the Dubai World Rugby Sevens Series where the USA took bronze.  Naya scored two tries during the tournament which was won by New Zealand putting them at the top of the standings with the USA in second.  Naya speaks to us from Cape Town where the next tournament in the HSBC Rugby Sevens Series takes place this weekend...

Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen discuss the top stories this week in women's sport: European Hockey Federation Gender Balance Japanese governing bodies fail to meet female members target in time for Tokyo 2020 Double delight for Blázsovics at Teqball World Championships WADA Executive Committee endorses Russian ban Lake Louise Downhill and Super G Dubai at the double for New Zealand at World Rugby...

On this week's episode Megan Kahn chats with Colorado College vice president and director of athletics, Lesley Irvine. A former Big Ten Conference student-athlete and three-time conference championship coach at Stanford, Lesley has a vision for advancing women in the industry. Listen in as she shares insight into building department wide championship mindset, supporting and developing her coaches,...

On this week's episode Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sports has a conversation with Dr. Julie McCleery about revelations pertaining to elite runner Mary Cain. Julie is  Director of Research-Practice Partnerships & Lecturer, University of Washington Center for Leadership in Athletics and Emily Stets Program Associate, Aspen Institute Sports & So...

Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen discuss the top stories this week in women's sport: Mikaela Shiffrin, the Skiing Queen of Killington Megan Rapinoe Wins Ballan D’Or as World’s Best Player Norway maintain strong start at IHF Women's World Championship Nov 30-Dec 15, Kumamoto, Japan Olympic champion Marin wins first BWF World Tour title since September in Lucknow World Children's Baseball Fair to be...

Our guest this week is Equine Veterinarian Dr. Sallie Hyman, VMD, DACVIM, CVA, MBA who grew up in Northeast Pennsylvania and began riding at the age of four when her parents made the mistake of putting her atop a horse at a local riding stable. She worked her way up through the pony divisions of Zone II riding any and all ponies that were tossed her way. In her later junior years, Sallie competed...

This month we focus on leadership, leaning in and quotas on sport with Karen Skinner, New Zealand Rugby Head of Respect and Inclusion. President of New Zealand Football Johanna Wood, Former Wellington Cricket Board Chair Sally Morrison and Jan Dawson, President of Yachting New Zealand and of course it’s not Fair Play without an update on the toilets from the Basin Reserve. Today’s co-cost is anoth...

Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen discuss the top stories in women's sport this week: Dutch duo claim women's title at UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters Adrienne Sternlicht Continues Her Streak In Las Vegas WADA panel recommends Russia face four-year sanction De Groot Wins NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters FIS Council approve minimum of three women CAS confirm two Russian athletes ban Women’s African C...

On this week's episode Dr. Jenny Susser and Chris Stafford discuss the fallout in coaching female athletes in the light of the runner Mary Cain suffering abuse. The good news is people are starting to feel safe enough to speak up. The bad news is it is still after the fact. Recently, Mary Cain began to tell her story. It is one of devastation and destruction that could have been dreams fulfilled a...

Californian Joy Upshaw, 58, is a record breaking long jumper and hurdler who has also spent the past 30 years as a coach. Joan’s running career started at Acalanes High School in Lafayette setting records in hurdles & sprints and then into college with an All-American career at California State University, Joy continued to set records at USA Masters Track & Field Championships and win competitions...

This week's guest is University of North Carolina (UNC) women’s basketball head coach, Courtney Banghart. Her recent arrival in Chapel Hill has the Tar Heels primed for a resurgence to national prominence. Courtney candidly shares how her intentional approach to building a winning culture, empowering the pieces, and being all in with family are a recipe for success. Regardless of what sport you co...

Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen discuss the top stories in women's sport this week: Canadian equestrian athlete Nicole Walker fails drug test - Tokyo 2020 spot in doubt Marilyn Little Makes Her Mark and Lucinda Green Shares Her Impressions Double Olympic team gold medallist and five-time Olympian Ingrid Klimke was announced as winner of the FEI Best Athlete Award. Major sports bodies guilty of 'sh...

In this episode of Tucker Center Talks, Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi talks with Dr. Austin Stair Calhoun, a Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar and currently the Chief of Staff at the University of Minnesota Medical School Education. We talk about our research together pertaining to family narratives in online coaching biographies of collegiate coaches and her dissertation on the gatekeepers who decide what a...