1975 Sexist OSU Newsletter
The Old Man, the newsletter of the Ohio State University Men’s Rugby club announced the formation of the Ohio State women’s team. Note the graphic illustration of a female player.
1977 The Pitch
The Tube and the Pitch, two different Ohio State Women’s team newsletters from 1977 show the grassroots organizing, bawdy nature of women’s rugby at the time.
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2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Friday, April 9
6:00-7:30 p.m. EST - Opening Keynote, Courage. Connection. Resilience. Helping your Athletes Build Lives of Integrity, Confidence, and Self-compassion
Rachel Simmons
7:30-8:30 p.m. EST - Welcome and Social Hour
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Sunday, April 11
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1:00-1:40 p.m. EST - The Theory of the Ball Hog: How One Economist Sees the Rugby Field
Chelsea Garber
1:50-2:40 p.m. EST - Players Gonna Play; Leaders Gonna Lead: Meet Some of the Creative Leaders Forging New Pathways to Grow the Game
Kat Aversano, Lauren Barber, Olivia Benzan Daniel, Katie Hunzinger, Mary Swanstrom, Katie Wurst, & moderater Koma Gandy
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3:00-4:30 p.m. EST - Building A Healthy, Effective Coaching Staff: Creating a Culture in which Coaches Want to Stay
Stacey Bridges, Katie Dowty, Sunny Meyers, Ricardo Rameriez, Kitt Wagner, & Koma Gandy
4:30 p.m. EST - Closing and Social Hour
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2020 CONFERENCE
ATLANTA, GA
FRIDAY
1:00-1:30 p.m. - Welcome from the USWRF Board
1:30-2:45 p.m. - Opening Keynote, Winning Without Apology, Shannon Miller
2:45-3:00 p.m. - Break
3:00-4:15 p.m. - Panel Discussion, What Rugby Taught Me About Winning, Kerri Heffernan (moderator), Kris Hermanns, Danita Knox, Pam Kosanke, Jenn Levi
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4:15-4:30 p.m. - Break
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4:30-5:30: The NCAA, College Club and High School: Structures that Influence the Retention and Growth of the Women’s Game, Karen Fong Donoghue (moderator), MaryBeth Mathews, Alex McCulloch, Faith Walker, Katie Wurst
5:30-7:00 p.m. - Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Ruggers
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SATURDAY
Breakfast on your own
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9:00-9:30 a.m. - The Landscape for Coaches, Kerri Heffernan
9:30-11:00 a.m. - Panel Discussion, We Make the Road by Walking: Building and Sustaining Racially Diverse Teams, Rosalind Chou (moderator), Farrah Douglas, Koma Gandy Fischbein, Phaidra Knight, Alycia Washington
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11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. - Break
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Breakouts
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Fired for Being Too Good, Shannon Miller
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Leveraging Title I, IV and IX Funding with Community Partners, Districts or Colleges, to Grow Girl's and Women's Programs, Audrey Billingsley
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When Rugby Breaks Your Heart: Leaving, Grieving and Thriving, Margaret Dessypris Thomas
12:30-1:45 p.m. - Lunch - Sponsored by Penn Mutual
1:45-3:15 p.m. - Panel Discussion, Bodies Out of Bounds: Rugby's Unique Relationship to Gender and Sexual Minorities, Helen Carroll, Gwen DeGroff-Gunter, JJ Javelet, Jenn Levi (moderator)
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3:15-3:30 p.m. - Break
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3:30-4:45 p.m. - Saturday Keynote, Capitalizing on Winning: Investing in our Diversity, Pam Kosanke
Sponsored by World Rugby Shop
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4:45-6:30 p.m. - Break
6:30-7:00 p.m. - Cocktails
7:00-9:00 p.m. - Dinner and Storytelling
Annemarie Farrell, Gwen Gunter, Sandra Kimokoti, Vanesha MaGee, Lisa Rosen
Sponsored by Atavus
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SUNDAY
Breakfast on your own
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9:00am-9:30 a.m. - Presentation, Women’s National Team 15’s: The Time is NOW to Diversify Revenue, Emilie Bydwell
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9:30-10:15 a.m. - Panel Discussion, USAR Board, Congress and Committees Updates, KJ Abel, Audrey Billingsley, Rosalind Chou, Phaidra Knight, Julie Lau, Monica Van Buskirk (moderator)
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10:15-10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30-11:15 a.m. - Panel Discussion, The WPL and Rugby Academies: Managing Organizations So They Are Financially Viable for Players, Parisa Asgharzadeh, Rosalind Chou (moderator), Julie McCoy, Kittery Wagner Ruiz, Josie Ziluca
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Panel Discussion, WNT Pathways: Managing Organizational Structures to Identify Talent, Emilie Bydwell, Martha Daines, Katy Dowty
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Future Tense: What's Next?
SUNDAY CONNECTED PROGRAMS
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2:00-4:00 p.m. - College Rugby 101 Seminar (for high school students and families), Karen Fong Donoghue, The Rugger's Edge
2:00-5:00 p.m. - USA Rugby Shadow Program Coaching Clinic at the Eagle Regional Training Center
6:00 p.m. - Social