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A recipe for failure
Four ways coaches hinder success, and how they can turn it around [caption id="attachment_27504" align="aligncenter" width="491"] Photo: Alan Levine, Flickr[/caption] Coaches are tasked with developing and cultivating success, athletic improvemen...

N.M. athletic director sets restrictions on student seating
A New Mexico high school was forced to impose student seating restrictions at basketball games when some of its fans were repeatedly breaking rules. [caption id="attachment_18450" align="alignleft" width="242"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] Th...

New Mexico high school warned over fan behavior at games
A New Mexico high school has been told by the state athletic association that it needs to clean up fan behavior at boys and girls basketball games. Estancia High School received a warning letter last week from the New Mexico Activities Association...

California bill would allow compensation for college athletes
A California state senator has introduced a bill that would allow college athletes to receive sponsorships without repercussions from their institutions. [caption id="attachment_27490" align="alignleft" width="240"] Photo: Eric Chan, Flickr[/capti...

More than 90% of Super Bowl LIII players were multisport athletes
More than 90 percent of the 106 players taking part in Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams were multisport athletes in high school, according to Tracking Football. [caption id="attachment_27424" align="alignright"...

New York high school basketball coach charged with shooting player’s dad
A New York high school basketball coach is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting the father of a player at the coach's home. According to the New York Post, the father, 47-year-old Christopher Hooks, went to the coach's home ...

Violin and Baseball: How One Musician Became a Coach
{Sponsored} What do coaching baseball and playing violin professionally have in common? As a career violinist, Carol Laube relied upon much more than virtuosity to gain and maintain her position as Associate Concertmaster with the Reno (NV) Philha...

N.J. legislator wants sensitivity training for coaches, ADs
A New Jersey legislator has introduced a bill that would require the state's high school coaches and athletic administrators to undergo sensitivity training every four years. The bill, as it's currently written, requires that coaches and athletic ...

Louisiana rule change allows undocumented students to play high school sports
Louisiana's athletic association today amended its bylaws to allow for high school students without social security numbers to play state-sanctioned sports. The change not only allows for greater protection of sensitive information, but it also pe...

The 4 pillars of team leadership
Motivation, communication, peer modeling and team cohesion develop strong captains [caption id="attachment_27429" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Photo: Harris Walker[/caption] Winning isn’t everything — there are a number of other advantage...