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December 15, 2016
Morehead State basketball coach resigns after battery charge
Morehead State men's basketball coach Sean Woods resigned today amid allegations that he physically abused players during a game last month. Woods had already been suspended for three games following the incident, which allegedly took place during...
December 14, 2016
Wis. lawmaker wants drug testing for students in extracurriculars
A Wisconsin lawmaker plans to propose legislation that would require random drug testing for students who participate in extracurricular activities. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Rep. Joel Kleefisch is drafting a bill that he expects�...
December 13, 2016
Poll: How do coaches choose team captains?
In November, Coach & Athletic Director asked coaches how they choose captains with their respective teams — do coaches or players pick? Here are the results along with some comments. • Most years it's a coaches pick. There have been a han...
December 13, 2016
Why observation is critical to improving players and coaches
This past offseason, the San Diego Padres named Andy Green their new manager. To those outside of the baseball fraternity, and to many who are a part of it, the collective reaction was more of a “who?” than a “wow!” Shortly after the annou...
December 12, 2016
Utah relaxes transfer rules for high school sports
The Utah State Board of Education has passed new rules that ease restrictions on student-athletes who transfer to another high school. According to the Deseret News, it's the first time the state's board of education has passed rules governing hig...
December 6, 2016
Louisville women’s hoops coach slams participation trophy culture
Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz took time during his postgame press conference last week to rail against the participation trophy generation and entitlement among today's athletes. [caption id="attachment_18298" align="alignright" wi...
December 5, 2016
Q&A: Arnie Miehe, seven-time state champion cross country coach
Five consecutive state championships would satisfy any high school coach, but that’s not what keeps Arnie Miehe motivated. All he wants is to make a difference. “I love it when (former athletes) send me Christmas cards; that’s what it’s ab...
December 1, 2016
Insidious leadership and cowardly followership
The now infamous “hits seen around the world” have been watched more than 11 million times on YouTube. The video shows referee Robert Watts attacked by two players during a football game between John Jay and Marble Falls high schools in San Anton...
November 28, 2016
Minneapolis student-athletes report higher GPA, grad rates
Minneapolis Public Schools last year graduated 99 percent of student-athletes, a significantly higher rate than those who did not participate in interscholastic sports. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that just seven of the district's 666 st...
November 17, 2016
Video: Rex Ryan delivers message to high school football team
The Canisius High School (New York) football team plays for a state championship tonight, and to get the players in the right state of mind Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan stopped by to address the team. The school posted a short clip of Ryan'...
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Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...