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October 15, 2014
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...
October 8, 2014
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...
October 8, 2014
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...
October 3, 2014
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 ...
October 3, 2014
Between the Lines: Tragedy reminds us the team is family
[caption id="attachment_17245" align="alignleft" width="101"] Kevin Hoffman[/caption] Tragedy comes in many forms, but none is greater than the death of a teammate. In August, Georgia high school football player Zyrees Oliver died from apparent...
October 1, 2014
Promoting your athletic program to the community
When most athletic directors hear the word marketing, their thoughts probably turn to filling seats and increasing the gate. While there is nothing wrong with this approach, marketing includes much more than simply improving attendance at contests. ...
October 1, 2014
Arizona hoping to place more ATs in schools
Concern over injuries and their long-term effects has grown in recent years, highlighting the need for athletic trainers at sporting events. The problem is largely funding and, in some cases, a lack of licensed ATs to meet the demand.This issue is ga...
October 1, 2014
Controlling a large team as a single coach
Jason Adkins, head soccer coach at Smithson Valley High School (Texas), discusses the challenges in running a team with a large number of athletes....
September 24, 2014
Arizona hoping to address need for athletic trainers
Concern over injuries and their long-term effects has grown in recent years, highlighting the need for athletic trainers at sporting events. The problem is largely funding and, in some cases, a lack of licensed ATs to meet the demand.This issue is ga...
September 19, 2014
Kansas State coach accuses Auburn of stealing signals
Play signals in sports are becoming more complex — I’m looking at you, Chip Kelly — but that doesn’t mean coaches will rid themselves of the paranoia that someone is stealing them.Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder on Thu...
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