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Arrowhead High School Special Report Coach And Athletic Director's entire September 2012 issue is dedicated to our first-ever, head-to-toe coverage of the inner workings of one of America's most-envied public high-school athletic programs—Arrowh...
Rockford’s football team maintains winning culture
Rockford High School football coach Ralph Munger isn't much of a numbers guy. He has trouble recalling the number of years he has led the varsity program and how many championships it has won along the way. It's likely Munger is only being mod...
Keeping Rockford High School’s winning tradition alive
Athletic Director Tim Erickson and coaches share what makes the program so special The term "extracurricular" is frowned upon at Rockford High School. To some, there is nothing "extra" about them. They're treated every bit as valuable as classro...
Nurturing a Supportive Culture
Sponsored By:Nurturing a Supportive CultureVista Murrieta High School (Murrieta, Calif.) football coach Coley Candaele teaches his team to value the support they have from the school and outside community. He reminds them not all high school environm...
Ways to Open Communication With Parents
Sponsored By:Ways to Open Communication With ParentsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis, Minn.) football coach and dean of students Todd Niklaus believes in honest and open communication with parents, and tells us ways in which he goes about keeping tho...
Researchers: Pop Warner Wrong On Concussions
USA Todayhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/06/08/pop-warner-football-concussions/2404007/Researchers who studied concussions in youth football say the Pop Warner organization got it wrong last year when it limited contact in practices.Julian ...
Texas Moving Toward Contact Limits For Football Practices
NBChttp://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Texas-Moves-to-90-Minute-Limit-on-Full-Contact-Football-Practice-211055911.htmlTexas high school football is moving toward a 90-minutes-per-week limit on full-contact practice to limit concussions and other injuri...
Illinois Modifies Policies On Heat And Football Practices
Daily Heraldhttp://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130508/sports/705089673/The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors met via conference call on Wednesday, where they approved changes to IHSA Policy 13, which governs the regulations for sa...
Emphasizing “Team” Accomplisments
Sponsored By:Emphasizing "Team" AccomplishmentsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis, Minn.) head football coach/dean of students Todd Niklaus wants his athletes to focus on the team’s accomplishments versus individual stats, going hand-in-hand with...
Teaching Selflessness Through Community Service
Sponsored By:Teaching Selflessness Through Community ServiceVista Murrieta High School (Murrieta, Calif.) head football coach Coley Candaele believes strongly in the school’s commitment to community service, and believes that this type of char...