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May 22, 2012
Team-building ideas: April 2012
Your players respect and buy into your program more when rules are established, consequences are instituted When Al Rapp thought about taking a new high school football coaching job 13 years ago, he asked for a couple of game films from the school (...
May 16, 2012
Athletic directors are responsible for coach certification
In the last few years, coaching education and national certification have grown and moved to center stage. These efforts are important and necessary to move high school coaching to a higher level and for those involved to be accepted as professionals...
May 14, 2012
Former Miami AD Paul Dee Dies At 65
The Associated Presshttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/story/2012-05-13/miami-paul-dee-dies/54940434/1Paul Dee, who was Miami’s athletic director from 1993 through 2008 and continued serving the school as a member of its faculty, has died, ...
May 3, 2012
Establishing pay-to-play in your high school
One athletic director provides keen insight into how his schools fee went from $150 total per athlete to $660 per sport In November 2009, just after the fall sports season of his first year on the job as athletic director at Medina High School (Oh...
March 22, 2012
Installing a preseason emergency response plan
All public and private schools have an emergency response plan that allows staff and students to respond to an emergency in an organized and safe manner. Massachusetts requires that schools to have a medical emergency response plan for injuries on...
March 2, 2012
Preparing for the future
Wisconsin athletic director believes planning and research are keys to building new facilities the right way. Constructing a new field house at Brookfield East High School (Wisconsin) began long before crews shoveled the first dirt or laid the...
March 2, 2012
Breaking down language barriers with athletes
The U.S. population is changing; be prepared to instruct student-athletes who don't speak perfect English. The National Education Association reports that, "America's public schools enroll about five million English language learners (ELLs) — ...
February 29, 2012
Modern devices create challenges in communication
Perhaps you have read about inappropriate behavior between teachers and students at some school districts. The fallout has given rise to an intense analysis of how these types of incidents can go undetected by school officials and district administra...
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Hopefully this list reminds us of what is required of us as the coach to make sure that our team leaders aren’t just filling a role, but exemplifying the characteristics of leaders.
The 7 attributes of effective team leaders
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All of us want to equip our captains with the skills they need in orde...