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August 21, 2013

Opinion: Government intervention in sports is necessary

As the fight for smaller government rages on, we’re often reminded that Big Brother still has its place. Sometimes, that includes high school sports. In May, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill preventing school boards from using parent com...


August 21, 2013

Stay Involved While Injured

Sponsored By:Getting Student-Athletes to Stay Involved While InjuredThe Overlake School (Redmond, Wash.) works with athletes while they are injured to keep them involved, as junior Devin Daher (two-sport athlete) relates from his experience....


August 7, 2013

Defining Your Mission as a Coach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=887mK17otQ4Sponsored By:Defining Your Mission as a CoachJinelle Siergiej, head girls hockey coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), explains what she sees as her mission as a coach—to create better young ind...


August 7, 2013

Ways to Open Communication With Parents

Sponsored By:Ways to Open Communication With ParentsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis, Minn.) football coach and dean of students Todd Niklaus believes in honest and open communication with parents, and tells us ways in which he goes about keeping tho...


July 25, 2013

Passion for Athletics and Academics

Sponsored By:Passion for Academics and AthleticsSt. Anthony Village (Minneapolis) athletics and activities assistant Summer Minnich believes the high grade point averages among student-athletes can be attributed to their passion for athletics transla...


July 25, 2013

Creating more consistent athletes

Four keys to eliminating the peaks and valleys in player performance One of the telltale signs of being a truly great athlete is consistency. Some athletes occasionally may have a good game every now and then, but the truly great athletes perfor...


July 24, 2013

Success Comes From Strong Coaching Staff

Sponsored By:Success Comes From Strong Coaching StaffSteve Kostka, head girls track coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), talks about how the strength of the school’s coaching staff has helped the overall success of the program....


July 18, 2013

Your Voice: Minnesota legislation on parent complaints

Readers React to Minesota Legislation Safeguarding Coaches from Parents High school coaches in Minnesota can breathe a little easier these days. In May, the state government approved a bill prohibiting parent complaints from being the sole reason ...