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October 16, 2013

Arrowhead High School Special Report (Home)

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...


September 5, 2013

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...


September 5, 2013

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...


September 4, 2013

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...


August 7, 2013

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...


June 14, 2013

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 ...


June 13, 2013

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...


May 16, 2013

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...


May 15, 2013

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...


May 2, 2013

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...