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Wis. women’s basketball coach: ‘Get your butt in the gym’
[caption id="attachment_15255" align="alignright" width="267"] Wisconsin women's basketball coach Bobbie Kelsey.[/caption] The Wisconsin women's basketball team lost to Nebraska 75-62 on Wednesday, and that led to a passionate postgame rant from B...

Ohio delays competitive balance plan by one year
Ohio's athletic association announced Thursday that it would delay implementation of its competitive balance plan by one year, giving the organization more time to properly prepare. The competitive balance referendum passed in 2014 and was expecte...

California approves ‘competitive equity’ playoff overhaul
High school playoffs in the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section are about to take on a new look. The CIF-SS today approved a new "competitive equity" format that overhauls how playoff teams in all sports are grouped into divi...

NCAA survey finds many athletes regret specialization
Among the findings in this year's NCAA GOALS study was that many college student-athletes regret specializing in a single sport when they were younger. Results from the 2015 GOALS Study of the Student-Athlete Experience were revealed at this year'...

Liam Frawley named NFHS Coach Educator of the Year
Tappan Zee High School (New York) Athletic Director Liam Frawley has been named Coach Educator of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations, the organization announced this week. [caption id="attachment_15189" align="al...

‘Hold The Rope’ — Unique strategy motivates athletes
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzZOWh4ShU[/embed] By Kevin Hoffman, Editorial Director One of the many ways coaches get to flex their creative muscles is through motivational strategies. Some use billboard materials and team retreats, ...

Survey: Should public, private schools play in separate leagues?
In December, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers whether public and private high school athletic teams should compete in separate leagues and tournaments. States like New Jersey have debated the issue in recent years as the competitive gap wid...

Michigan creates task force on multi-sport participation
From the MHSAA Noting growing concerns for the health risks to young people who specialize too early and narrowly on a single sport, the Michigan High School Athletic Association is creating a task force to work throughout 2016 on promoting the be...








