Featured Media
"Game On: Women Can Coach" video and the Game On Toolkit dispels false narratives and help recruit and retain women. Introduction by Robin Roberts, and featuring interviews with Jill Ellis, Cheryl Reeve, Muffet McGraw and more... [LEARN MORE]
Featured Research
Tucker Center director Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi was invited to keynote the Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) 2019 Annual Conference which brings together sport researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from across Canada to translate knowledge to application in order to enhance the quality of physical activity participation of Canadian youth and adults. [VIEW THE KEYNOTE]
News + Updates
Wasend is recipient of inaugural Erin Reifsteck award from Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal
“Physical Activity for Adolescent Girls,” with Chelsey Thul
New KARE11 feature SportsLife quotes LaVoi on youth sports
“Gender Allyship in Sport,” with Caroline Heffernan
Gunderson receives the MN National Girls and Women in Sports Day Legacy Award
Strib article on sexism, women coaches, referees quotes LaVoi
The first of its kind in the world, the Tucker Center is an interdisciplinary research center leading a pioneering effort to examine how sport and physical activity affect the lives of girls and women, their families, and communities.