MIKE LaVIGNE | Head Women's Soccer Coach, Boston College
SKILL DEVELOPMENT • 01-Jan-2022
The soccer phenomenon from Boston College tells of his eventful career in women’s soccer and the struggles he faced. In a time where women’s collegiate sport was just beginning, LaVigne recaps the many struggles and obstacles he overcame to get the program off the ground.
We’ll learn how the NCAA affected women’s collegiate sport, how Boston Latin High School scored one of their first goals, and how BC women’s soccer got their start.
AS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
For more on Evan Holmes:
https://athletics.wpi.edu/sports/msoc/coaches/Former_Coaches/Evan_Holmes?view=bio
Fore more on Ben Brewster:
http://www.bbsoccer.com/history/
For more on Bill Flynn:
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/29/sports/william-flynn-athletic-director-82.html
To read about Mike LaVigne’s role in the women’s world cup:
https://www.nesoccerjournal.com/some-uswnt-womens-world-cup-success-falls-on-mike-lavigne/
For more on Bobby Carson:
https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19750120.2.56&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
For more on the AIAW:
Hult, J. S. (1999). NAGWS and AIAW: The strange and wondrous journey to the athletic summit, 1950–1990. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 70(4), 24-31.
Williams, D. L. (2020). Inside the AIAW: the philosophy, people, and power of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) (Doctoral dissertation, University of Iowa).’’
For more on Mike LaVigne’s time with Boston College:
https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bcheights19830926.2.56&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
More on BC soccer coach Alison Foley:
https://hanover.wickedlocal.com/sports/20200523/plymouth-50-for-50-her-competitive-nature-set-alison-foley-apart-from-rest-on-soccer-field
https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/alison-foley/368
https://www.foleyathleticadvising.com
https://www.foleyathleticadvising.com
https://www.spknknowledgecenter.com/sportlight-special-guest-saturday-podcast/season:1/videos/alison-foley-on-sportlight-special-guest-saturday-podcast-5
RELATED RESEARCH
For more on the lack of female coaches:
Reed, S. D. R. (2018). The Underrepresentation of Female Head Coaches in Collegiate Athletics (Doctoral dissertation, Northcentral University).
For more on the beginning and end of the AIAW:
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/11/sports/political-victim-the-dream-that-was-the-aiaw.html
Read about the progression of collegiate women’s sport:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-college-sports-ncaa-aiaw-11617422325
Learn more about the struggle between school and club sports:
Bennett, G., Keiper, P., & Dixon, M. (2020). Why can’t we all just get along? The conflict between school and club sports in the United States. Quest, 72(1), 85-101.
Learn more about the risks of early sport specialization:
Popkin, C. A., Bayomy, A. F., & Ahmad, C. S. (2019). Early sport specialization. JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 27(22), e995-e1000.
Post, E. G., Bell, D. R., Trigsted, S. M., Pfaller, A. Y., Hetzel, S. J., Brooks, M. A., & McGuine, T. A. (2017). Association of competition volume, club sports, and sport specialization with sex and lower extremity injury history in high school athletes. Sports health, 9(6), 518-523.
Read more about the lack of women representation in sport coaching:
Belkoff, C. (2020). The Impact of Title IX on Women in Intercollegiate Sports Administration and Coaching. " Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble., 36(3), 45.
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