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Michigan HS ‘Coach of the Year’ resigns over parents
A Michigan high school basketball coach, who earlier this year was named best coach in his class, has resigned. And he calls parents the No. 1 reason for his departure. Clayton Castor was the boys basketball coach at Gladstone High School, and las...
North Dakota passes bill allowing student-led prayer at games
The North Dakota legislature has passed a bill that allows student-athletes to lead their teams in prayer at the state's public and private schools. Prayer at high school games has become hot-button issue in recent years, especially in states like...
Video: Parent takes seat on team bench, is kicked off by coach
We're accustomed to seeing parents berate coaches from the stands, but actually taking a seat on the team bench during a game to voice a complaint takes some guts. The video below was posted on Twitter by Rivals.com national basketball analyst Er...
Indiana University bans athletes with history of sexual violence
Indiana University has adopted a new policy that bans its athletic teams from accepting incoming student-athletes with a history of sexual violence. The policy, approved earlier this month by the university's Faculty Athletics Committee, specifi...
Study highlights pressure in youth sports
A new study examining youth sports takes a close look at the pressure kids face and how it contributes to declining participation. Yellowbrick in Illinois surveyed 1,000 Americans to get a sense of how the pressure to succeed in youth sports has...
The challenges of a ‘no-cut policy’ in athletics
Coaches at Kennedy High School (Iowa) discuss the district's no-cut policy and the challenges it creates within their programs. https://youtu.be/e_LfeRe6f5k...
Between the Lines: Team captains must not be normal
[caption id="attachment_26932" align="alignright" width="100"] Kevin Hoffman[/caption] We expect captains to hold teammates accountable and unite players at difficult junctures of the season, but that’s not what makes them remarkable leaders — t...
Iowa State coach warns recruits about profane tweets
A coach with Iowa State's football program is warning recruits to watch what they say on social media. DK McDonald, the team's defensive backs coach, took to Twitter recently to say that the university walked away from a recruiting target after s...
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