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Jordy Nelson: ‘Don’t specialize in one sport’
Green Bay Packers wideout Jordy Nelson wants kids to step away from the video games and take up multiple sports. [caption id="attachment_23893" align="alignright" width="246"] Green Bay Packers wideout Jordy Nelson. | Photo: Mike Morbeck[/caption]...
What do you look for when hiring a new coach?
Kennedy High School (Iowa) Athletic Director Aaron Stecker discusses what qualities he looks for when hiring new coaches into his program. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvb_GdDyJMc[/embed]...
St. Louis Cardinals trio offers advice to sports parents
The St. Louis Cardinals have a few words of advice for helicopter parents who might get too involved with their child's participation in sports. [caption id="attachment_23876" align="alignright" width="230"] Kolten Wong | Photo: Wikimedia Common...
A.D.ministration: Developing and sustaining quality coaches
There are fewer teachers and more non-faculty individuals serving in coaching positions than any time in the history of high school athletics. For some athletic administrators, finding qualified coaches is difficult, and for others, it can be next to...
94% of NFL Draft first-round picks were multisport athletes
All but two of the players taken in Thursday's first round of the NFL Draft were multisport athletes in high school, according to the website TrackingFootball.com. The overwhelming number of players who participated in more than one sport is a goo...
Five key ways volunteers contribute to youth sports
By Scott Hallenbeck, USA Football CEO & Executive Director Volunteers are influential, powerful and game-changing. They foster positive experiences for student-athletes so they can acquire the inherent values football teaches. Without them, t...
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...
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