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K-State students required to sign sportsmanship pledge
Kansas State students will be required to sign a sportsmanship pledge before picking up season tickets for this year's sporting events. [caption id="attachment_11060" align="alignright" width="352"] Kansas State fans storm the court after beating ...
Illinois school renovates aging gymnasium
All playing surfaces have their breaking point, and last year the gymnasium at Williamsville High School (Illinois) finally reached its own. It didn’t come as much of a surprise. The complex was built nearly 40 years ago and the floor had never ...
Survey: Most adults unable to recognize concussion symptoms
Results from a new survey show that most adults lack a basic understanding about concussion signs and symptoms. The Abbott's Concussion IQ Survey, conducted by KRC Research, polled more than 1,000 adults in the U.S. over the age of 18. "Based o...
Ohio school district requiring all coaches to be certified
Strasburg-Franklin Local School District in Ohio has announced that all coaches in grades seven through 12 must be nationally certified beginning with the 2015-16 school year. The district becomes the state's first to require national certificatio...
Indiana HS football teams put on probation after fight
A fight that ended an Indiana high school football game last week has landed the two teams on probation for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. Indiana High School Athletic Association Commissioner Bobby Cox announced the sanctions this afternoon...
Michigan offering free concussion insurance to prep athletes
Junior and high school athletes in Michigan will now be covered by concussion insurance, offered free of charge by the state athletic association. Michigan becomes the first state to offer free concussion insurance to its members. Montana announc...
Latest NFHS survey shows sports participation continues to rise
The National Federation of State High School Associations’ annual survey revealed that participation in high school sports is up for the 26th straight year. There are now 7.8 million prep student-athletes nationwide, up 11,389 from the prior sch...
Florida’s second largest athletic conference bans drones
The Broward County Athletic Association (Florida) is the latest sports governing body to ban drones at high school sporting events. [caption id="attachment_10974" align="alignright" width="296"] Florida's second largest athletic conference will pr...
Building a character development program
Watch virtually any sports news segment or browse your social media feed, and you’ll be sure to find a story about an athlete that has made a poor decision. Our society is enamored with all things negative when it comes to athletes, oftentimes c...
Wisconsin football practice concussions on the decline
A study conducted by the University of Wisconsin shows the state's new rules for high school football practices are making a difference in decreasing the number of concussions. [caption id="attachment_13808" align="alignright" width="316"] Wiscon...