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June 7, 2016

Bellevue (Wash.) prep football team receives postseason ban

The Bellevue High School (Washington) football program has received a four-year ban from the postseason, following an investigation into multiple violations by the coaching staff and student-athletes. [caption id="attachment_12991" align="alignlef...


May 25, 2016

Illinois examining pitch limits in high school baseball

Illinois could join a growing number of states that are implementing pitch counts for high school baseball players, an effort to curb arm and shoulder injuries. [caption id="attachment_15407" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/c...


May 20, 2016

Guide to hiring a strength and conditioning coach

By Ben Gleason & Meg Stone, Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education, Department of Exercise and Sport and Sciences, East Tennessee State University The strength and conditioning coaching profession has quickly grown over the...


May 18, 2016

Poll: Are boys/girls programs in your school treated equally?

In April, Coach and Athletic Director asked coaches whether the boys and girls teams in their schools were treated equally. Title IX offers greater protection for girls and women's programs, but each year dozens of complaints are filed against scho...


May 14, 2016

Laying new ground

Gardner-Webb University outfits athletic stadiums with artificial turf The grass football field at Gardner-Webb University reached what Chuck Burch called a “crisis point,” a moment when changes had to be made for the sake of his student-athlete...


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May 5, 2016

Indiana tables changes to ‘past link’ bylaw

Indiana will still consider strengthening its "past link" rule for student-athlete transfers, but not until later this summer. The Indiana High School Athletic Association had been discussing changes to a bylaw added last year that ruled transfe...


May 4, 2016

Tom Izzo: Today’s athletes don’t fight through adversity

It's transfer season in college basketball, and this year could set another record for the number of athletes who jump ship looking for a fresh start. The growing trend has irked a lot of people in college basketball, and Michigan State men's bas...


May 3, 2016

Mich. reports concussion numbers for winter prep sports season

From the MHSAA The Michigan High School Athletic Association has found through collection of preliminary data that fewer than 2% of its more than 70,000 winter student-athletes experienced potential concussions during the season that concluded in...