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Oakland Raiders donate $250K to save high school sports
The Oakland Raiders made a $250,000 donation to save sports that were eliminated by the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) due to budget constraints. The OUSD announced earlier this year that it would cut 50 percent of its sports teams for the...
By The Numbers: 5 takeaways from the 2017-18 NFHS participation survey
The number of participants in high school sports in 2017-18 reached an all-time record high of 7,979,986, according to figures from the 51 NFHS member state high school associations, which includes the District of Columbia. The number of girls partic...
New Jersey, North Carolina lead way in sports safety rankings
As the fall high school sports season gets underway, the latest rankings from the Korey Stringer Institute show that New Jersey and North Carolina are doing the best job in keeping athletes safe. The Korey Stringer Institute at the University of C...
High school sports participation increases for 29th straight year
From the NFHS High school sports participation is up for the 29 consecutive year, according to the latest survey numbers from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The number of participants in high school sports in ...
N.J. bill would provide job ‘stability’ for HS coaches
A New Jersey lawmaker plans to introduce a bill that would provide head coaches at public high schools with greater job securities and push back against unfair dismissals. Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly, who has coached high school football for more ...
6 strategies to breakthrough to ‘elite’ status
[caption id="attachment_26757" align="aligncenter" width="488"] Photo: Saquon Stimpson, Wikimedia Commons[/caption] What are the keys to helping your team breakthrough to the elite level? Being privileged to work with dozens of teams that have mad...
Coach & AD named a finalist in 2018 Folio: Eddie Awards
Sparta, MI, August 9, 2018 — Coach & Athletic Director has been named a finalist in the 2018 Folio Magazine Eddie Awards, the publishing industry’s most prestigious and coveted honor for editorial excellence. The magazine was honored specific...
Iowa providing concussion insurance to high school athletes
Iowa has become the seventh state to provide concussion insurance to all athletes who participate in state-sanctioned sports. The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor, the Iowa Farm Bureau, have secured the HeadStro...
Mental keys to athletic improvement and achievement
Doubt in an individual’s mind is the cancer that kills dreams and prevents individuals from pursuing and achieving their ambitious goals. Dream big. Starting quarterback. All-state. College scholarship. Academic All-American. Professiona...
N.M. school board squashes parent code of conduct plan
The Santa Fe (New Mexico) Board of Education rejected a plan that would have allowed its schools to punish student-athletes for their parents' behavior at sporting events. Last month, member schools voted to give the New Mexico Activities Associat...
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