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covid-19
May 1, 2020

Preparing for the future COVID-19 landscape

Due to COVID-19 there are still many unanswered questions regarding the outlook of sports in the future. Currently, government officials are developing and implementing safety protocols and procedures so states can begin to return to normal operation...


field maintenance
April 23, 2020

Summer soccer field maintenance

Healthy, dense natural grass is a key part of the success of any fall soccer field program. Turfgrass maintenance practices on any athletic field is a year-round series of inputs to maintain and increase the quality of grass. Although all maintenance...


gyms fitness centers
April 22, 2020

Gyms, fitness centers to re-open in Georgia

Georgia governor Brian Kemp announced earlier this week that several small businesses, including gyms and fitness centers, are allowed to re-open its doors under certain conditions on Friday. Joining gyms and fitness centers on Kemp's re-opening l...


transgender athletes
April 20, 2020

ACLU challenging Idaho’s transgender athletes ban

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal complaint on behalf of two student-athletes protesting Idaho's recently signed law that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women's sports at the state's public schools and un...


April 17, 2020

Choosing turf: how one school district implemented a superior product

{Sponsored} Ten years ago, the Hamburg Area School District in Pennsylvania renovated the stadium that contained their football field as well as the track. At the time, the field was grass, and it was subject to all of the issues that can result from...


bsn sports
April 17, 2020

BSN SPORTS helps coaches & ADs amid Coronavirus-related school closures

DALLAS, April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BSN SPORTS, a division of Varsity Brands and the nation's largest direct marketer and distributor of sporting goods to the school and league markets, recently announced a series of initiatives to allow coaches ...


school year
April 16, 2020

Leadership strategies for ADs in response to COVID-19 crisis

As we are all aware, COVID-19 has had a major impact on sports worldwide. All athletic activities and competitions have been canceled or postponed to ensure our coaches, athletes, game personnel and spectators stay healthy and safe.  This is an u...


baseball coach
April 10, 2020

Maine, Oregon join 16 other states in canceling high school spring sports season

Two states on the opposite sides of the country officially canceled the high school spring sports season amid the coronavirus pandemic this week. In the Northeast, the Maine Principals' Association (MPA) announced on Thursday, April 9 that the sta...