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December 28, 2011

Single Plays Leads To $1.4 Million Stadium Renovation

When you are a successful Division III football program, you end up hosting a lot of early-round playoff games. In 2000, Linfield College (McMinnville, Ore.) led a second-round playoff game against Central College (Iowa), 17-14, in overtime.With the ...


December 7, 2011

More Coaches, Athletic Directors And Trainers Are Continuing Their Education Online

Online, video correspondence courses are growing at a rapid rate and offer an expansive list of classes You wake up before the sun rises. After getting yourself ready for the day, you spend a few minutes with your family, then it’s off to educate ...


December 1, 2011

Six Boston-Area High Schools Upgrade To Multimillion-Dollar Athletic Facilities With Synthetic Turf

Rich Fahey, Boston Globehttp://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2011/12/01/artificial_turf_installed_at_six_area_schools/?page=fullAll of a sudden, the athletes at Dedham High School had a spring in their step.On Oct. 12, the Marauders’ field...


November 17, 2011

A.D.ministration: Beyond the tip of the iceberg

A lot of the athletic director's duties are visible to those in your program. Fans and parents see you performing game-management tasks at various contests, and it's also easy to conclude that you scheduled the games, officials and transportation. Th...


November 11, 2011

Balancing Budgets: How Does Your Athletic Department Compare

Fundraising Facts One of the most glaring athletic-director needs coming out of this survey is finding more time for fundraising efforts. A total of 85.8% of athletic directors say some of their athletic-department spending is met through fundrais...


November 8, 2011

A Special Message From Our Publisher

Watch the video below to learn more about the milestones, special promotions and the future of the Lessiter Publications’ Team Sports Division....