Saving Sports

Blog of the American Sports Council.

Setting the Record Straight on Title IX

Title IX, as written, is intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender, not to encourage it. This means that enforcing the law through proportionality measures — i.e. gender quotas — absolutely contradicts the idea of eliminating prejudice based on gender because they inevitably deny students opportunities ... More

Maryland U. Not Immune to Unfair Cuts

Addressing budget shortfalls, Maryland University's presidential commission on intercollegiate athletics has suggested the elimination of 8 teams from its roster of 27 sports. The final report admits that not just balancing the school's finances came into play because "gender equity interests [also] influenced the select... More

Student Interest, Not Title IX Gender Quotas, Can Work

Now for some relatively positive news out of Santa Monica College (SMC): Men's soccer may be added to the athletics program next fall. Although the addition isn't certain, the Western States Conference has already approved it. And, the school has deemed that adding more opportunities for male student athletes is in ... More

JJC Dropped the Ball on Title IX

Joliet Junior College's (JJC) board voted yesterday to cut its 61-year-old football program for two reasons: budget considerations and Title IX proportionality. At the expense of the boys with no college football future, JJC officials and local newspapers claim victory for gender equity and student athletes who participate ... More

When Interest Isn’t Enough

In an editorial in today's Quad News, Quinnipiac's independent student newspaper, editor John Hood expresses frustration that Title IX concerns are impeding students' ability to create and participate in club sports. It's unfortunate that Title IX, which is supposed to ensure that no one is denied opportunities based on ... More

Prong One Not The Way To Go

An article today in The Maneater, The University of Missouri (MU)'s student newspaper, revisits why the school has chosen not comply with Title IX by using prong 1, or proportionality: MU athletics director Mike Alden wrote a column for mutigers.com in 2003 explaining why MU, controversially, does not comply with prong ... More

Getting WVU Back on Track

A recent article in The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University's student newspaper, sheds light on how gender quotas have affected multiple men's teams at WVU and makes the case for bringing back men's distance running now that WVU is headed to the Big 12 conference. In 2003, the university axed men's cross country, ... More

Title IX In the News

It's not surprise that Title IX, gender quotas and inequality of opportunities among male and female athletes are getting more attention press attention. After all, if schools keep using proportionality and unfair methods of implementing Title IX, we're going to see more students unhappy with the status quo. Here's ... More

It’s More Than Just a Sprint To Save Sports

A recent article in Delaware's News Journal attempts to show how Patrick T. Harker, president of the University of Delaware (UD), is making budget and administrative decisions that are drawing both positive and negative attention. Unfortunately, because of the rationale Harker used to put certain programs on the chopping ... More

Sand Volleyball & Proportionality… This Time in Arizona

As schools continue to rely on a numbers game to ensure proportionality between male and female athletes and overall school populations, we're going to keep seeing creative — if not outright controversial — ways to meet Title IX requirements. Starting female sand volleyball teams seems to be an increasingly popular ... More