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offensive
November 16, 2022

Baseball: Offensive Situational Execution Drills

This offensive drill series will allow all of our players an opportunity to practice many areas of the game that are vital to our offensive success. The following situations will be covered during this time period: the sacrifice bunt, safety squeeze,...


leaders
November 15, 2022

6 Qualities of Great Leaders

Leadership is more than levying authority, it’s about being a source of inspiration and empowerment for others in achieving success. It entails making decisions based on the good of the group rather than self-gain.  Great leaders aren’t passi...


virginia
November 14, 2022

3 Virginia Football Players Killed, Ex-Player in Custody

A former University of Virginia football player suspected of killing three football players and injuring two other students on campus over the weekend is in custody following a town-wide search in Charlottesville, VA, police confirmed Monday. Auth...


unified
November 10, 2022

Unified Sports on the Rise Across the Country

Unified Sports was inspired in 2008 by a simple principle — training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding for athletes with and without intellectual disabilities. Beau Doherty, Special Olympics Connecticu...


essentials
November 8, 2022

Seven Essentials of Great Teams

If you have ever experienced the miracle of a great team as either a player or a coach, it is something that you will always remember. Making a team a great team involves choices that are in the control of the participants. Building that team inv...


uil
November 2, 2022

Texas High School Basketball Programs Stripped of UIL Title, Hit With Postseason Ban

A Texas high school athletics department is mired in controversy regarding both of its basketball teams — one being stripped of its 2021-22 UIL state championship and another being banned from 2022-23 postseason play. The Duncanville boys basket...


referees
October 31, 2022

NJSIAA Bans Ref From Postseason Games After Viral Video

A viral post on social media regarding a questionable spot during a first-down measurement in a New Jersey high school football game has gained national attention. The video shows a referee deliberately moving the ball well after it was spotted. T...


lsu
October 24, 2022

LSU Fined $250K For Storming Field After Ole Miss Win

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has imposed another six-figure fine after fans stormed the field following a victory. LSU, in their win 45-20 win over No. 7 Ole Miss on Saturday, was the most recent school to be levied a fine to the tune of $250,00...


mississippi state
October 19, 2022

Freshman Mississippi State Football Player Dies

A 19-year-old football player from Mississippi State has died, the university announced. The university identified the player as freshman Sam Westmoreland from Tupelo, MS. "The Mississippi State Athletics Family is heartbroken by the sudden dea...


fresno
October 19, 2022

Fresno State Coach Suspended After Breaking Press Box Glass

Two fans of the Fresno State football team were injured during the Bulldogs' Homecoming victory against San Jose State last weekend when a coach in the press box punched out a window after the visiting Spartans scored a touchdown. The two fans, a ...