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10 steps to correct a problematic program
If you find yourself faced with the daunting task of resuscitating and resurrecting a problematic program, you obviously have a big challenge on your hands. You likely need to make some major overhauls to your programs talent, culture, attitude, co...
Drones finding way into athletic programs
Football coaches are notorious for finding innovative ways to gain a competitive advantage, so it’s no surprise that flying cameras are working their way into the fold.You’ve probably noticed that personal drones are becoming more popular...
Arizona approves participation by transgender student-athlete
The Arizona Interscholastic Association this week approved the state’s first transgender student-athlete to play a sport.This is significant progress for the transgender community, as The Arizona Republic reports that several cases have been re...
Sayreville football parent discusses details of ’hazing’ incidents
Last week, we posted news about a New Jersey high school that cancelled its entire football season over hazing allegations. Some questioned why it was necessary to go to such an extreme, but now we may know why.NJ.com posted a story days later sourci...
Michigan athletic association wants more influence in middle school sports
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) wants to become more involved in junior high and middle school sports to create more opportunities for young athletes.The announcement came from the associations executive director, Jack Rob...
Rules for parents of high school athletes
As the father of 3 children and a veteran performance coach, Stronger Team’s Alan Stein has seen the good, the bad and the ugly from parents of high school basketball players. This video shares some constructive guidelines to help moms and dads...
Pa. soccer coaches resign after players taunt opponent with ’Ebloa’ chant
Two Pennsylvania high school soccer coaches have resigned following an incident where players from their team taunted a West African opponent with “Ebola” chants during a match.According to the Allentown Morning Call, the Northampton High...
MHSAA wants to increase involvement in middle school sports
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) wants to become more involved in junior high and middle school sports to “create more opportunities” for young athletes.The announcement came from the association’s executive dir...
Sayreville football parent discusses details of ’hazing’ incidents
On Tuesday, we posted news about a New Jersey high school that cancelled its entire football season over hazing allegations. Some questioned why it was necessary to go to such an extreme, but now we may know why.NJ.com posted a story Wednesday aftern...
Techniques to get your athletes talking (Part 2)
* This is the second of a two-part feature on athlete communication. Part one can be found here. In part one of our feature on athlete communication, we looked at some of the reasons athletes fail to talk during games along with the first five of ...