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Developing Your Own Philosophy
Sponsored By:Developing Your Own PhilosophyKevin Flegner, activities director at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), shares his personal philosophy for running an athletic program....

Game management in the athletic director’s absence
Attendance at work can become an obsession with people in management, including athletic administrators. It puts you in a unique position. When a teacher is ill, he can call and get a substitute to replace him. When an assistant principal has to sta...

Finding Space for Every Sport
Sponsored By:Finding Space for Every SportTom Truttschel, head girls lacrosse coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), says that finding practice space in a program as large as Arrowhead’s presents challenges and discusses how they mana...
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...

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...

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...
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...

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...








