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April 20, 2017
Between the Lines: Team captains must not be normal
[caption id="attachment_26932" align="alignright" width="100"] Kevin Hoffman[/caption] We expect captains to hold teammates accountable and unite players at difficult junctures of the season, but that’s not what makes them remarkable leaders — t...
April 19, 2017
Ankle braces add comfort, confidence for athletes of all ages
{Sponsored} Anna Church started playing volleyball at 8 years old. By age 13, she recognized the need for ankle protection and turned to Active Ankle® braces for support. Over the course of a ten-year — and counting — volleyball career, Churc...
April 19, 2017
Iowa State coach warns recruits about profane tweets
A coach with Iowa State's football program is warning recruits to watch what they say on social media. DK McDonald, the team's defensive backs coach, took to Twitter recently to say that the university walked away from a recruiting target after s...
April 18, 2017
The dangers of elitism with youth, high school athletes
The dark side of youth and high school sports occurs in the shadows. The root cause is “elitism” — the marketing of 9-year-old players as “all stars,” the parental boasting of their kid's talent, and the social validation children receiv...
April 18, 2017
Poll: Are no-cut policies good for athletic programs?
In March, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers whether they believed high schools should have a no-cut policy in their athletic programs. Some schools use the policy to allow all students the opportunity to participate in sports, while others b...
April 16, 2017
7 things successful coaches do differently
[caption id="attachment_24316" align="alignright" width="222"] Photo via Wikimedia Commons.[/caption] Coaches love to talk about success — it’s what we do. I once came across a great article on the Harvard Business Review’s blog called Nine ...
April 13, 2017
Study: Individual-sport athletes suffer more overuse injuries
A new study published this week concluded that individual-sport athletes who specialize suffer more overuse injuries than those who play team sports. The study, published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine, concluded that young athletes who ...
April 12, 2017
Texas could allow home-schooled students to play HS sports
A Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow the state's home-schooled students to play sports at their area high schools. Thirty-one states currently allow some type of athletic participation for home-schooled students, but none as big ...
March 31, 2017
MLB managers Girardi, Matheny discuss youth sports
Days before the start of the 2017 MLB season, two of the game's most accomplished managers shared their thoughts on parenting and some of the most common issues in youth sports. New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and St. Louis Cardinals manager...
March 30, 2017
7 steps to building your athletic department’s brand
Coaches must actively engage with the community & develop a social media plan How important is brand awareness to your athletic department? Take a look at the response rate of your last fundraising initiative. Think of your brand as the first...
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