The Patriot League Celebrates Women in Sport

Happy Valentine's Day everyone.

Today is a fitting day for this blog -- as I've definitely been fortunate to have a wife who both inspires me and puts up with my frequent blogging here. And, today, as we turn our attention to the Patriot League, we see how a site truly celebrates Women in Sport.

As you're reading this, ask yourself what you celebrate. (At home and as a professional!)

Hit the Patriot League home page, shown below, and feast your eyes on the far right tab, Special Features...

Hovering over reveals our target section of today, "Celebrating Women in Sports." Let's dive in...

Clicking in takes you here, to a page of access to various features women. And, as you can see below, an emotional visual of competition mixed with success.

But, perhaps my favorite area is here, a section that elevates all the female administrators across the Patriot League. In an industry historically dominated by men, kudos to the Patriot League for celebrating the women in leadership roles. It is both inspiring and sheds a light on what is possible when your playing days are complete.

As you'll see below, you also can note that the Patriot League elevates the success of women in the classroom, witnessed by this link, shown below.

And, before you think this is a one-off moment, check their official Women in Sport Magazine, here. It's clear that advancement of women to leadership on the field/court and in the real world is critical to the Patriot League's ethos.

So, let's pause for a minute and ask what we have here. We see a focus on advancing women in sport, whether it is tied to athletic success or academic success. We see a conference making it clear this is important to them. And we see the conference elevating success at each member school. This makes quite a statement, and one has to think it has potential to impact those prospective student-athletes.

How could this be better? I'd love to see more of the stories behind the success. Especially in the school administration. What does it mean to break through in an area where that historically didn't happen? This story of success is in need of being told, and in doing so in a large way. The conference has the platform to do just this, now they need the information and access to make it happen.

Come back tomorrow as we continue rolling through a week of best practices in the Patriot League.

Don't forget, you can follow along on Facebook (here) or on Twitter: I'm@pawlow34.

And Don't forget today's Valentine's Day.

Andy