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July 10, 2013
No-Cut Policy Gets More Students Involved in Athletics
Sponsored By:No-Cut Policy Gets More Students InvolvedThe Overlake School (Redmond, Wash.) has an "Inclusion Policy" (a.k.a. "No-Cut Policy"), which baseball coach Mike Davidson feels gets more students involved in athletics, both in increased partic...
July 10, 2013
Teacher by Day, Coach by Night
Sponsored By:Teacher by Day, Coach by NightJennifer Pollnow, girls swim coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), finds that many of the things she does as a teacher apply to her role as a coach....
July 10, 2013
Putting the media to work for athletes
Athletes spend most of their lives training for the chance to play professional sports. They buy the best equipment, hire the best trainers and spend a lot of money on nutrition. But what they sometimes forget is what you do off the field is j...
June 27, 2013
Preparing for the athletic director interview
Whether you're looking to move from the coaching ranks into an athletic management position or if you want to advance to a better situation, selected candidates go through an interview. The individual or committee conducting the interview want...
June 26, 2013
Coaching athletes to keep calm under pressure
Does your team have a tendency to self-destruct during late-game, high-pressure situations? Do you have athletes who mentally short-circuit under pressure? Does your game plan and the things you worked on all week in practice go out the window ...
June 13, 2013
Title IX has unfinished business
The general perception is that girls today have it as good as boys when it comes to sports, but it’s just not true. Many base this assumption on the successes of Title IX. The landmark ruling calls for equal opportunity amongst male and female a...
June 12, 2013
Lacrosse Growing Popularity
Sponsored By:Lacrosse’s Growing PopularityTom Truttschel, head girls lacrosse coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), is proud to be coaching a sport that is growing more each year and enjoys sharing his passion for lacrosse with indiv...
June 12, 2013
Athletic directors: Who needs them?
When I was a young boy, I dreamed of one day becoming an attorney. Who doesn't? You wake up, spend hours in a courtroom arguing with others, collect your generous paycheck and call it a day. That's the good life. At least it would be if my impress...
June 6, 2013
The Overlake School: Maintaining The Balance Between Academics & Athletics
Sponsored By:Maintaining The Balance Between Academics & AthleticsThe Overlake School (Redmond, Wash.) maintains a good balance between academics and athletics by having everyone on the same page, says Upper School Head Gerald Buhaly....
June 6, 2013
Arrowhead Video: Mancuso: Talent and Feeder Programs
Sponsored By:Talent Development And Feeder ProgramsVince Mancuso, head baseball coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about the availability of feeder programs and how talent is developed for the baseball team....
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Study: Sports play critical role in promoting girls’ mental health
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A new study on mental health by the Women's Sports Foundation found gi...