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November 28, 2012
Instituting an emergency action plan
The most important responsibility of individuals who have administrative duties with athletic departments and sport organizations is not to win games. Most assuredly, it's critical to establish and maintain a safe environment for training and com...
November 28, 2012
Creating a ‘Captains Club’ at your school
Looking to develop your athletes into more responsible and respected leaders? A Captains Club (or Council) is an innovative trend catching on at several colleges and high schools across the nation and paying big dividends. Instead of just hoping t...
November 13, 2012
Nominate Coaches For A National Award
Lets face it. Coaching youth basketball requires a huge commitment of time, energy and emotion. Of course, there also can be tremendous personal reward in the satisfaction that you are helping develop our nations youth. At Positive Coaching Allia...
November 5, 2012
Lessiter Publications’ Team Sports Division Expands Sales Team
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – (November 5, 2012) The Team Sports Division of Lessiter Publications has appointed Fox Associates as its advertising sales consultants for Coach And Athletic Director, Winning Hoops and The Real AAU magazines and its related ...
October 17, 2012
Finding focus during your practices
Trying to figure out a way to focus your team for better performances and more quality practices? Focused athletes are essential to your success. You need to have athletes who can concentrate fully on the task at hand for an extended period of tim...
October 9, 2012
Building and sustaining an elite athletic program
An elite program is one that has a legitimate chance to compete for and win championships on a regular basis. It's a high-level program that almost always has highly-talented athletes, great coaching, a solid talent pipeline, strong tradition, an avi...
October 8, 2012
Selling athletes short with running as punishment
What are two of the top complaints about teenagers today? Their command of the English language is suspect, at best, and they're becoming overweight and lazier by the day. So, why are teachers continuing to punish out-of-line students by forcing them...
October 5, 2012
Take advantage of professional development for coaches
Money is tight, so make the most of free available offerings Athletic directors across the country feel overworked, overwhelmed and totally maxed out the majority of the time. This is simply what most athletic directors face day-to-day and week-to-w...
October 2, 2012
Fundraising $587K in four-and-a-half months
Last year, Duval County (Jacksonville, Fla.) Public Schools faced a $90 million deficit and athletic director Jon Fox had the unenviable task of having to cut sports for budgeting purposes. A 40-year industry veteran who has spent the last 14 as Duva...
October 2, 2012
Coaching: Large Programs Vs. Small Programs
Sponsored By:Coaching: Large Programs Vs. Small ProgramsTom Truttschel, Head Girls Lacrosse Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), explains how coaching in a larger program is beneficial to his goals and success....
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Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...