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Lions’ Locker Room Recruit-Ready
Texas A&M University-Commerce recently revealed a brand-new locker room for the Lions’ football team that garnered the excitement of current student-athletes and hopefully will entice future prospects. “You walk in this locker room and n...
Survey Shows New England Athletic Departments Lack Diversity
Collegiate athletic departments in New England appear to have a diversity issue on its hands. According to a recent survey conducted by The Boston Globe, only five of the 112 colleges and universities in the region, employed a Black athletic direc...
High School Football Seasons Kick Off Amid Pandemic
Six states across the country have kicked off the high school fall football season amid the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two weeks. Utah, Indiana, Alabama, Tennessee, North Dakota, and South Dakota have all held live, full-tackle high school fo...
Iron Sharpens Iron: Earned, Never Given
It was a cold, blustery Thanksgiving eve back in the late ‘80’s. At the time, I was the head strength coach for the University of Toledo. I was driving on I-80 East with my family from Toledo to Steubenville, Ohio for the holidays. My wife, ...
Where Each State Stands with Fall Sports
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has kept an updated tracker of where all 50 states stand in their efforts to resume fall sports safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Depending on how hard their region has been hit, so...
Back to School: Advice on Balancing Coaching while Continuing Education
Scouting, game planning, recruiting, fundraising, running practices — there are far more responsibilities college coaches have to handle besides what happens on the court or field. Coaching staffs, much like their teams, have to work as a unit to c...
What! No Distance Running?
This summer is different because of the coronavirus, so I’m offering some advice to football strength coaches as they resume activities. Most athletes have had a long layoff from structured, organized training. As schools are allowed to return...
PIAA Concerned about Referees amid COVID-19
The expectations of referees — at any level — are demanding. Coaches, players, and spectators alike expect perfection and an outcome that puts their preferred team on top. Constant scrutiny, ridicule, and low pay are just some of the reasons w...
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