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February 20, 2025
NFHS announces 24 winners for annual Coach of the Year award
Last month, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) shared the 24 winners of its Coach of the Year award as chosen by the NFHS Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program sin...
February 17, 2025
Arizona high school football coach charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation
An Arizona high school football coach has been charged with two felony charges: aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation and furnishing harmful items to minors. Richard Godsill, a football coach for Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona,...
February 17, 2025
Seattle father arrested after assaulting teenage hockey referees
A Seattle father has been charged with assault after pushing two teenage referees during a youth hockey game last weekend. According to a Seattle Police Department report, officers responded around 11:50 a.m. to a report of an assault at the iceplex...
February 12, 2025
Creating Abuse-Free Communities in Sport
Coach & Athletic Director managing editor Wesley Sykes spoke with the U.S. Center for SafeSport's vice president of prevention education Monica Rivera about best practices to create abuse-free sports communities. The U.S. Center for SafeSport...
February 12, 2025
Building Muscle, Building Relationships
How athletic directors can further support strength and conditioning coaches with West Virginia assistant director of strength & conditioning for Olympic sports Pat Shelby. He was joined by Coach & A.D. managing editor Wesley Sykes. ...
February 11, 2025
MIAA under investigation by DOE for game where transgender athlete injured three opposing players
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association (MIAA) is under investigation — along with San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania — regarding a viral high school girls' basketball game where a transgender student-ath...
February 11, 2025
Washington women fight on school grounds after girls’ basketball game
A violent confrontation occurred on Washington school grounds between two mothers following a girls' basketball game last week. The assault allegedly occurred in a bathroom after the game, when a Washington woman pushed another woman’s head into...
February 11, 2025
MSHSL defers to state law; allows transgender athletes to continue playing women’s sports
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) will not follow President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender student-athletes from competing in girls' high school sports. Instead, the MSHSL will refer to Minnesota state law and its ant...
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