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August 3, 2022
NJSIAA Launches Referee Recruitment Initiative with $300 Rebates
All over the country, athletic departments are lamenting the pains of the referee shortage to officiate games. Although much has been said about what can be done to offset this shortage, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (N...
August 2, 2022
NFHS Updates Rules for 2023 High School Girls Lacrosse Season
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently shared its rule changes to high school girls lacrosse for the 2023 season. In total, seven changes were proposed and approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, including pace ...
August 1, 2022
NFHS Rule Changes for the 2022 Football Season
Across the country, high school football teams are preparing for the Fall 2022 season. The four-to-five month road to a state championship begins in training camp, but before a team can hoist the championship hardware they have to be able to opera...
July 26, 2022
The 2022 Coaches Survey Results
Referee shortages, the safety of players, staff, and personnel, and social media issues are just a few of the hot-button issues highlighted in our fourth annual Coaches Survey. Back in 2018, Coach & Athletic Director began surveying high sch...
July 25, 2022
NCAA Hands Out 18 Violations to Tennessee Football Program
The NCAA has officially charged Tennessee's football program with 18 Level I alleged rules violations for impermissible recruiting benefits under former head coach Jeremy Pruitt Among other allegations, Pruitt is accused of providing about $9,000 ...
July 21, 2022
Two Fights Breakout Between Refs, Fans, & Coaches during AAU Tournaments
Two AAU basketball referees were involved in physical altercations during summer tournaments in the midwest over the last weekend. In Oklahoma, a referee knocked out a male spectator after issuing a technical foul to a coach for stepping out onto ...
July 20, 2022
5 Steps to Continuing Relationships with Student-Athletes After Graduation
During the recruiting process, many coaches sell prospective student-athletes on how they strive to have lifelong relationships with their former players. But how many actually practice what they preach? For most young people, the years spent ...
July 18, 2022
UIL, THSCA Await State Legislation Before Approving NIL Opportunities
The Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) movement has already spread from the NCAA institutions to the high school ranks. And, yet, the UIL and the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) — as well as Texas state officials — have yet to decid...
July 14, 2022
Jump Stops, Pivots, and V-Cuts
Having coached basketball at every level since 1970, including 21 years in the NBA, I always started with stops, starts, pivots, and v-cuts with every team I worked with. In presenting at coaches and player clinics since retiring from the NBA, I...
June 28, 2022
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Football Coach’s On-Field Prayers
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a Washington state public school district violated the rights of a Christian high school football coach who was suspended for refusing to stop leading prayers with players on the field after games. The jus...
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