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December 20, 2021
10 Traits of Successful Athletic Programs — Part II
As we travel our country to speak, we get the opportunity to observe a lot of different high school and college programs. We have also learned that the two main places we get invited are those schools that are very successful and those that are strug...
December 20, 2021
Sports Under 40: Starting an Athletic Department from the Ground Up
In 2014, I was tasked with starting and establishing an athletic department at Cornerstone School in Jacksonville, FL. The only issue was I had no experience in a high school athletic department until that point. I was 24 years old and fresh out of c...
December 20, 2021
OSU’s Investment into Athletic Future
When it comes to the never-ending arms race of upgrading college athletic facilities as an investment to garner potential recruits and fans alike, Oregon State is ensuring they are not left behind. Reser Stadium’s $324.5 million upgrade — in...
December 20, 2021
Parents Speak Out Against UPenn Trans Swimmer
Parents of swimmers competing with transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas are speaking out on behalf of their daughters following a recent record-smashing performance by Thomas. The group of 10 UPenn parents, according to a repo...
December 20, 2021
NCAA Board Approves Constitution Amendments; Vote in January
The NCAA Board of Governors agreed Thursday to accept the recommendations for a new constitution to govern college sports, sending the revised document to a vote by the association’s full membership in January. The NCAA released an initial draft...
December 16, 2021
A.D.ministration: Improving Flawed Messaging
The communication model is fairly clear-cut and straightforward. You probably have seen the simple diagram which illustrates that communication involves a message, a sender, a receiver, and, in most cases, feedback. With each of the aspects, there ca...
December 15, 2021
Nevada Adding $5M In Football Program Improvements
The University of Nevada is preparing to invest more money into the Wolfpack football program, including improvements to Mackay Stadium. During the recent introductory press conference of new head football coach Ken Wilson, capital improvements fo...
December 14, 2021
Texas Creates ROCKS Program to Keep Young Coaches In Industry
According to a report from KBTX, the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) has lost 20 percent of young coaches in their first five years. To help combat this concerning statistic, the THSCA has created the ROCK mentorship program that mak...
December 13, 2021
Div. II Bluefield State & Div. III Huntingdon Adds Women’s Wrestling
Bluefield State Athletics announced another new sport on Dec. 6 – women's wrestling. The announcement comes after 12 new sports, including men's wrestling, were added in fall 2020, bringing Bluefield State to 23 varsity sports to meet Title IX comp...
December 6, 2021
College Football Playoff Matchups Set
Two SEC teams and the first Group of 5 team in the history of the College Football Playoff will play for the national title, as the CFP selection committee revealed No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Cincinnati as its top f...
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