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January 15, 2013

How decreased funding is affecting high schools nationwide

Reducing costs for transportation, apparel and lower-level coaching is how many athletic directors are handling this situation The October issue of Coach & Athletic Director featured our second annual Athletic Director Spending Survey. Within th...


January 15, 2013

Playing by the rules

States say high schools and their coaches need to be more vigilant in preventing illegal transfers and recruiting tactics The next time a parent or summer league coach calls you up to offer the services of the region's top young athletes, you ma...


January 9, 2013

Learn from recently retired Bob Ladouceur of De La Salle

Editor’s Note: This is a portion of an article published in Oct. 2009 about the De La Salle High (Concord, Calif.) athletic program. Bob Ladouceur, the football coach since 1979 and who was prominently quoted in this piece, retired last week after ...


December 27, 2012

6 strategies to have players buy into your program

While there are several factors that go into creating winning teams and individuals, perhaps the single most important one is commitment. Lots of people have dreams but amazingly few have the commitment necessary to pursue them relentlessly. Commitme...


December 13, 2012

Mary Institute and Country Day School: Athletic Facilities (Raw Footage)

Coach And Athletic Director’s Associate Editor Kevin Hoffman takes viewers on a video tour of the athletic facilities at Mary Institute and Country Day School (St. Louis, Missouri)....


December 13, 2012

Mary Institute and Country Day School: High Athletic Program Participation Rates

Director of Athletics Don Maurer of Mary Institute and Country Day School (St. Louis, Missouri) discusses the high participation rates of student-athletes in the school’s program, and the number of multi-sport athletes....


December 13, 2012

Mary Institute and Country Day School: Program Support & Success

Director of Athletics Don Maurer of Mary Institute and Country Day School (St. Louis, Missouri) says that much of the athletic programs success comes from the school and surrounding community’s support....


December 13, 2012

Mary Institute and Country Day School: Award Presentation

Mary Institute and Country Day School is a part of the Inaugural class of the "Interscholastic Program of Excellence." Commissioned by Coach And Athletic Director, this program recognizes high school athletic programs that, through the efforts of the...


December 12, 2012

An Inside Look At A Major Stadium Project

Sponsored By:An Inside Look At A Major Stadium ProjectKevin Flegner, activities director at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), recently oversaw the transformation of the school’s football stadium. Flegner walks you through the stadium, sho...


November 28, 2012

Instituting an emergency action plan

The most important responsibility of individuals who have administrative duties with athletic departments and sport organizations is not to win games. Most assuredly, it's critical to establish and maintain a safe environment for training and com...