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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...
N.J. athletic association takes aim at prescription drug abuse
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's (NJSIAA) Medical Advisory Committee has recommended nine protocols to help combat prescription drug abuse by student-athletes. Advisory committee chairman John P. Kripsak said painkiller ...
Creating a post-competition analysis sheet for your players
Do you wonder what your athletes think about following a contest? Depending on their commitment, confidence and competitiveness levels, your athletes responses will run the gamut. While the competitors on your team take your losses to heart ...
How great coaches leave their mark
Leaving your mark. It’s something I talk to my teams about a lot. But what about for us coaches? How do we leave our mark on our teams? Here are three ways that we can inject our philosophy and personality into our programs. 1. Write down your ...
How to identify advanced leaders on your team
What’s an advanced leader anyway? I once read a great article at the Harvard Business Review’s blog about them and thought it’d be great to put the coaching spin on it. Here’s the author’s take on the difference between leaders and advance...
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