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April 2, 2015

A.D.ministration: The importance of supervision

This fall, two high school football hazing and bullying incidents caught the nation’s attention. While the mere occurrence of these unspeakable acts was extremely disturbing, it’s also alarming that many still haven’t gotten the message that ha...


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April 1, 2015

Georgia bill stiffens penalties against memorabilia brokers

Georgia is close to passing a bill that would strengthen penalties against autograph dealers who contract with student-athletes knowing the deal could affect their eligibility. House Bill 3, also referred to as the "Gurley Bill," awaits the govern...


April 1, 2015

Video: Coaching, mentoring and leadership in the weight room

In February, Michigan State University hosted a strength and conditioning clinic that offered some great insight for those in the team sports industry. Ken Mannie, head strength and conditioning coach at MSU and Coach & Athletic Director colu...


March 30, 2015

Compiling the perfect highlight résumé for athletes

A student athlete’s highlight film is akin to a professional résumé and requires a similar amount of preparation and revision before submission. Comparing the relative few numbers of college scholarships available to the hundreds of thousands of ...


March 30, 2015

NBA star Steph Curry backs coaching company

School and club sports provide numerous development opportunities for young athletes, but NBA star Steph Curry is putting his support behind a different avenue: private coaching. [caption id="attachment_11517" align="alignright" width="268"] Gold...


March 26, 2015

Coaching football at small schools

Tips to help programs thrive with limited resources At small schools all around the country resources are scarce, coach to player ratios are unbalanced, football players are learning both sides of the ball and special teams, and time is a precious c...


March 19, 2015

Who is responsible for hiring assistant coaches?

Dr. David Hoch, CMAA, discusses how coaches and athletic administrators should go about hiring assistant coaches for individual teams....


March 19, 2015

Reader Survey: Club sport coaches to blame for sport specialization

In February, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers who they believe is responsible for encouraging single-sport specialization among young athletes. Here are the results of the survey along with some of their comments. • "It's the attitude....