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94% of NFL Draft first-round picks were multisport athletes
All but two of the players taken in Thursday's first round of the NFL Draft were multisport athletes in high school, according to the website TrackingFootball.com. The overwhelming number of players who participated in more than one sport is a goo...
Five key ways volunteers contribute to youth sports
By Scott Hallenbeck, USA Football CEO & Executive Director Volunteers are influential, powerful and game-changing. They foster positive experiences for student-athletes so they can acquire the inherent values football teaches. Without them, t...
Why playing multiple sports matters
To become an expert at something — especially in sports — conventional wisdom suggests that you dedicate yourself wholly to that sport. But while practice can make perfect, it's important for young athletes to recognize the many advantages of bra...
Michigan HS ‘Coach of the Year’ resigns over parents
A Michigan high school basketball coach, who earlier this year was named best coach in his class, has resigned. And he calls parents the No. 1 reason for his departure. Clayton Castor was the boys basketball coach at Gladstone High School, and las...
North Dakota passes bill allowing student-led prayer at games
The North Dakota legislature has passed a bill that allows student-athletes to lead their teams in prayer at the state's public and private schools. Prayer at high school games has become hot-button issue in recent years, especially in states like...
Video: Parent takes seat on team bench, is kicked off by coach
We're accustomed to seeing parents berate coaches from the stands, but actually taking a seat on the team bench during a game to voice a complaint takes some guts. The video below was posted on Twitter by Rivals.com national basketball analyst Er...
Study highlights pressure in youth sports
A new study examining youth sports takes a close look at the pressure kids face and how it contributes to declining participation. Yellowbrick in Illinois surveyed 1,000 Americans to get a sense of how the pressure to succeed in youth sports has...
The challenges of a ‘no-cut policy’ in athletics
Coaches at Kennedy High School (Iowa) discuss the district's no-cut policy and the challenges it creates within their programs. https://youtu.be/e_LfeRe6f5k...
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