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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...


September 17, 2014

Coach K’s strategy for motivating USA Basketball

The Wall Street Journal carried a pretty interesting article last week on how USA Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski motivates his team for international competition. Managing the egos of the game’s biggest athletes is what most of us would call ...


September 17, 2014

Adrian Peterson’s HS coach admits using a paddle for punishment

Amid all the Adrian Peterson news today came this report that Peterson’s high school coach used to beat the running back with an 18-inch wooden paddle as part of a “tough love” regime. The article comes from MailOnline, which r...


September 16, 2014

Chip Kelly’s secret coaches are college professors

Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly is, to say the least, different. And if his breakneck offensive approach isn’t enough to convince you, perhaps this latest story will do it.The Wall Street Journal today published an insightful piece examini...


September 9, 2014

Understanding the 8 types of team cultures

While every culture is unique and different, we can generally categorize a program’s culture into eight various kinds. These eight cultures are largely defined by how much the leaders and team members of the culture value productivity in ter...