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January 20, 2015

From the Ground Up

How one Florida school brought football to campus with the help of its basketball team For years, Tony Medina wanted to start a football program at Faith Christian Academy, a K-12 school of 600 students in Orlando, Florida, that is affiliated with t...


January 15, 2015

Girls basketball game ends in 112-point blowout

At least once each year a lopsided game revives the debate on sportsmanship, and we’ve again reached that point. Holy Redeemer, a Pennsylvania prep school, beat MMI Prep 125-13 on Monday, Jan. 12. The coach, who refuses to apologize for the vict...


January 14, 2015

Coach’s firing puts spotlight on ’old school’ tactics

An Oregon high school basketball coach was fired last week following a tournament where school officials say he made contact with one of his athletes. The nature of the contact is unclear — video exists, and some initially called it a head-butt...


September 16, 2014

CrossFit event damages FIU basketball court

By Coach and Athletic Director staffReminder to athletic directors: be careful what you allow on your basketball courts.Florida International University learned that the hard way this week when a CrossFit event caused scratches and gashes all over it...


August 20, 2014

Discussing Vision, Values and Voice

Suzy Merchant, head women’s basketball coach at Michigan State University, discusses what it takes to be a leader on her team. Vision, values and voice are a must, she said....


May 14, 2014

Legendary Coach Don Meyer Admitted to Hospice

From USAToday.comAs legendary Lipscomb basketball coach Don Meyer’s fight with cancer nears an end, the legacy he hoped to leave already is firmly in place.He saw to that over the last few months.Meyer, 69, has been admitted into hospice care a...


December 30, 2013

Basketball: Two plays from Villanova’s Jay Wright

[caption id="attachment_25175" align="alignright" width="180"] Jay Wright[/caption] Jay Wright, the head men's basketball coach at Villanova, utilizes a four-out, one-in motion offense that consistently makes the Wildcats one of the top teams in t...


October 16, 2013

Arrowhead High School Special Report (Home)

Arrowhead High School Special Report Coach And Athletic Director's entire September 2012 issue is dedicated to our first-ever, head-to-toe coverage of the inner workings of one of America's most-envied public high-school athletic programs—Arrowh...


April 5, 2013

Pac-12 Conference Ref Boss Ed Rush Resigns After Technical Foul Bounty Scandal

Ed Rush: Comments ’said in jest’By Andy Katzhttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9135767/pac-12-conference-ref-boss-ed-rush-resigns-technical-foul-bounty-scandalEd Rush, who resigned Thursday as Pac-12 coordinator of...


April 5, 2013

Pac-12 Conference Ref Boss Ed Rush Resigns After Technical Foul Bounty Scandal

Ed Rush: Comments ’said in jest’By Andy Katzhttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9135767/pac-12-conference-ref-boss-ed-rush-resigns-technical-foul-bounty-scandalEd Rush, who resigned Thursday as Pac-12 coordinator of...