Category: Athletic Administration »

May 11, 2015

Alabama House passes ‘Tim Tebow Act’

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow home-schooled students to play on sports teams at public schools in their districts. [caption id="attachment_12056" align="alignleft" width="174"] The "Tim Tebow Act" would al...


May 8, 2015

Legislation would make cheerleading a sport in N.J.

A Senate committee on Thursday approved legislation that would make cheerleading an official sport in New Jersey. [caption id="attachment_12044" align="alignright" width="283"] Lawmakers in New Jersey are pushing to make cheerleading an official ...


May 8, 2015

North Carolina rule changes address football practices, drones

North Carolina high schools will have new rules to follow this year when it comes to football practices and the use of drones at sporting events. Among the changes approved by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Board of Direct...


May 6, 2015

N.J. taking steps to separate public, private football teams

The New Jersey athletic association's executive committee on Wednesday endorsed a proposal that would split public and non-public schools in football and individual wrestling. [caption id="attachment_10966" align="alignleft" width="244"] New Jerse...


IHSAA
May 5, 2015

Indiana approves ‘past-link’ rule on transferring athletes

The Indiana High School Athletic Association's Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved a new rule aimed at student-athlete transfers. The "past-link" proposal, which originated with the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, was designe...


May 5, 2015

L.A. prep coaches earning less than minimum wage

Prep coaches in the nation's second largest city earn less than minimum wage, according to a column published Sunday by the L.A. Times. The Los Angeles Unified School District gave a presentation last week on the state of its athletic programs, ...


May 4, 2015

The trend of stadium sponsorships

The landscape at Brunswick High School (Ohio) would be vastly different without the sponsorships that are becoming more common in interscholastic sports, and not just on the playing field. When Athletic Director Pietro Demonte helped his departmen...


May 1, 2015

Baseball players at Chicago school suspended for alleged assault

Twelve students at St. Francis de Sales High School in Chicago have been suspended amid reports that an 18-year-old baseball player was sexually assaulted in a locker room by his teammates. School officials are describing the incident as "bullying...