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Lead ‘em Up teaches leadership, character to athletes
Sports programs today are designed to create the complete athlete, from strength training to skill development and nutrition. But very few focus on character. That’s a void Adam Bradley wants to fill. Last August he began by launching Lead ‘em...
Poll: Coaches split on running as punishment for athletes
In May, Coach & Athletic Director asked readers whether they believe that running — suicides, laps, etc. — is an effective form of punishment for athletes. Here are the results of the poll along with some comments from coaches. • I feel...
Urban Meyer: ‘Go make your high school coach so proud’
Young football players can go to camps or use recruiting services to land a Division I scholarship, but Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer doesn't believe that's the best approach. [caption id="attachment_16032" align="alignright" width="274"] ...
Pro athletes discuss how sleep is critical to performance
[caption id="attachment_16009" align="alignleft" width="229"] NBA star Kevin Durant is one of many pro athletes who believe sleep is critical to performance and recovery. | Photo: Keith Allison[/caption] Never underestimate the power of sleep, esp...
Study: 48.8% of NBA players related to ‘elite athletes’
A new study conducted by the Wall Street Journal suggests the best path to the NBA might be having a professional athlete in the family. [caption id="attachment_15949" align="alignright" width="279"] Klay Thompson, son of Mychal Thompson, is among...
Poll: Are boys/girls programs in your school treated equally?
In April, Coach and Athletic Director asked coaches whether the boys and girls teams in their schools were treated equally. Title IX offers greater protection for girls and women's programs, but each year dozens of complaints are filed against scho...
Indiana tables changes to ‘past link’ bylaw
Indiana will still consider strengthening its "past link" rule for student-athlete transfers, but not until later this summer. The Indiana High School Athletic Association had been discussing changes to a bylaw added last year that ruled transfe...
Mich. reports concussion numbers for winter prep sports season
From the MHSAA The Michigan High School Athletic Association has found through collection of preliminary data that fewer than 2% of its more than 70,000 winter student-athletes experienced potential concussions during the season that concluded in...
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