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March 31, 2015
USC athletic director takes stand against Indiana law
Backlash against Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act continues this week, as organizations and even musicians are canceling events over the controversial law. A meeting of the College Football Playoff committee is scheduled to take place ...
March 26, 2015
Finding the Best Coaching Candidates
Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, discusses how athletic directors should go about finding the best candidates for their vacant coaching positions....
March 25, 2015
Florida legislature could dismantle state athletic association
Florida's House Education Committee on Thursday will consider a proposal that would strip the state's athletic association of most of its power. The Florida High School Athletic Association believes the bill would create a "free agency" of high sc...
March 23, 2015
College baseball player dismissed for offensive tweet
Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania) baseball player Joey Casselberry was dismissed from the team this weekend after using Twitter to make an inappropriate remark about Little League star Mo'ne Davis. [caption id="attachment_11258" align="alignri...
March 20, 2015
New York school elects to drop ‘Redskins’ nickname
Lancaster High School in western New York is the latest school to quit using the "Redskins" nickname after its board of education determined the term was offensive to Native Americans. [caption id="attachment_11383" align="alignright" width="235"]...
March 19, 2015
Who is responsible for hiring assistant coaches?
Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, discusses how coaches and athletic administrators should go about hiring assistant coaches for individual teams....
March 19, 2015
Reader Survey: Club sport coaches to blame for sport specialization
In February, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers who they believe is responsible for encouraging single-sport specialization among young athletes. Here are the results of the survey along with some of their comments. • "It's the attitude....
March 18, 2015
Cubs manager Joe Maddon speaks out against specialization
Sport specialization is an ongoing debate amongst parents and coaches, but talk to leaders at the highest levels and you'll discover overwhelming support for multi-sport athletes. [caption id="attachment_11350" align="alignleft" width="132"] Chica...
March 12, 2015
How to Promote Your Program
Kevin Bryant, CMAA, Thrive Athletic Consulting, highlights the various opportunities athletic programs have in promoting their teams....
March 9, 2015
How to Handle Athletic Crises
Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, discusses how athletic departments should handle controversy or crisis situations....
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