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August 21, 2013
Coach and Athletic Director Announces 2013 Program of Excellence Honorees
Coach and Athletic Director is pleased to announce the two recipients of the 2013 Interscholastic Sports Program of Excellence award, honoring the nations best athletic programs for their off-the-field achievements.An independent panel of judges se...
August 21, 2013
Opinion: Government intervention in sports is necessary
As the fight for smaller government rages on, we’re often reminded that Big Brother still has its place. Sometimes, that includes high school sports. In May, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill preventing school boards from using parent com...
August 13, 2013
Pay-to-participate fundraising poses challenges for athletic directors
The following is an excerpt from NIAAA’s Guide to Interscholastic Athletic Administration from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.The book can be found at humankinetics.com. Pay to play has been around for a long ti...
August 7, 2013
Florida Pushing for Stronger PED Testing at Schools
Miami Heraldhttp://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/07/3545739/fhsaa-wants-random-testing-for.htmlSpurred by reports in the past week that a now-defunct anti-aging clinic supplied performance-enhancing drugs to high school athletes as well as pro ballplay...
July 25, 2013
Passion for Athletics and Academics
Sponsored By:Passion for Academics and AthleticsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis) athletics and activities assistant Summer Minnich believes the high grade point averages among student-athletes can be attributed to their passion for athletics transla...
July 24, 2013
Success Comes From Strong Coaching Staff
Sponsored By:Success Comes From Strong Coaching StaffSteve Kostka, head girls track coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how the strength of the schools coaching staff has helped the overall success of the program....
July 18, 2013
Your Voice: Minnesota legislation on parent complaints
Readers React to Minesota Legislation Safeguarding Coaches from Parents High school coaches in Minnesota can breathe a little easier these days. In May, the state government approved a bill prohibiting parent complaints from being the sole reason ...
July 18, 2013
The finishing touch
Adding new coats to your gym floor gives it a pristine look, but other maintenance may help protect students and save schools thousands How well athletic directors know their gym floors could be the difference between thousands of dollars and the sa...
July 18, 2013
Actionable ideas: Legal issues in athletics
Coach & Athletic Director recently asked readers to discuss the biggest legal issues and liabilities facing their departments, along with the steps they take to protect their schools. More than 70 coaches and athletic directors responded and the ...
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...
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