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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD
@nmlavoi.bsky.social

One Sport Voice = Public scholar. Sport Psychology x Sport Sociology x Coaching Science. Podcast host. 🎾 Spreading Gratitude. nmlavoi.com

Nicole M. LaVoi is a senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota and the director of The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport.

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Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
Why Walking Helps Us Think
Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
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Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
Why Walking Helps Us Think
Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
www.newyorker.com

😂 brilliant
A team went nine games without making a single goal. The fans decided to help.

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A team went nine games without making a single goal. The fans decided to help.

Free and open to the public. @tuckercenter.bsky.social

Register now for a free webinar about girls in sport and body confidence!

positivecoach.org/event/webina...

#nokingsday in Prescott AZ. Never more important as our MN legislators were attacked and one murdered. Peaceful protests against facism.

This is a nice mushroom. #minnesota

@tuckercenter.bsky.social @coachingher.bsky.social In two weeks, our new menstrual health modules 1) Understanding the Complete Menstrual Cycle and 2) Tackling Menstrual Taboos & Creating Period-Friendly Environments, will be live! CoachingHER.com

@tuckercenter.bsky.social Director Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi quoted alongside colleagues about harassment and stalking of women athletes in Elle, written by @katiecreilly.bsky.social

www.elle.com/culture/a647...
Women Athletes Are Under Attack—and No One’s Stopping It
We tell female athletes to work hard to be the best in their sport—what we neglect to mention is what else they’ll face at the top.
www.elle.com

Wednesday vibes.

journals.humankinetics.com

Game day!

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Happy caturday hoomans!!! I already did the killz this morning!!
#catsofbluesky #caturday

Congrats Dr. LUTHER!

This is how democracy dies 'we have months' >>> open.spotify.com/episode/46ma...
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”
The New Yorker Radio Hour · Episode
open.spotify.com

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hear hear

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🚨 Speaker 🚨Jess Nash is bringing her expertise to the 2025 WCS! An experienced soccer executive, coach, and educator, Jess serves as Executive Director of Rush Wisconsin and contributes to coaching education and player development. Register: WCS.UMN.EDU

#WCS2025 #TuckerCenter #WomenInSport

My people. SJSEP

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Reason #1 why I'm not on X anymore.
All you need to know about Twitter
All you need to know about Twitter

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Fair question.
Letter to leadership of universities being targeted, to run in Chronicle tomorrow. Academic friends, pls sign if you are a US citizen and tenured (ie it’s safe for you to do so)
“We Must Leverage the Strength of Our Institutions and Stand Together”
Text in replies

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Women’s History Month reminds us that how we remember the past matters. In The High School, Michael Messner unveils the surprising ebbs and flows of gender equity in girls’ sports over 120 years. Progress is never linear; it can move forward, backward, or sideway.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl27...
The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens, 1903-2024 ("Gender Equity")
YouTube video by Rutgers University Press
www.youtube.com

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