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October 9, 2015

What’s causing the decline of female coaches?

Participation in girls sports has climbed all but six years since the implementation of Title IX in 1972, but it hasn't been matched by the number of female coaches. [caption id="attachment_14264" align="alignleft" width="238"] Participation in gi...


October 6, 2015

N.J. legislator wants to punish athletes for repeating grades

Parents have long been accused of holding back their children one grade to give them an edge in athletics, but proposed legislation in New Jersey would make that a lot more difficult. [caption id="attachment_14250" align="alignright" width="326"] ...


October 5, 2015

Basketball: Observations after taking a year off from coaching

After 21 years as a basketball coach, I was afforded the opportunity to take a season off. I remember a few years back one of my colleagues telling me that when you get out, "You will ask yourself 'why did I do it so long?' and think 'I can’t belie...


September 28, 2015

Weathering the Storm

Maintaining perspective, positivity during a losing streak “Just win baby.” “You play to win the game.” “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” These quotes are everywhere, printed on T-shirts and plastered all ove...


September 22, 2015

Mike Matheny’s letter to parents

* This excerpt, published originally at MikeMatheny.com, is from St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny's book, The Matheny Manifesto. This letter was written in 2009 to a group of parents who wanted him to coach a youth team. Here, he outlined the...


September 18, 2015

Texas football players who hit referee speak out

The two Texas high school football players that made headlines this month for blindsiding a referee during a game spoke out publicly for the first time on Friday, making an appearance on Good Morning America. [caption id="attachment_14055" align="...


September 16, 2015

Survey: Should athletes be required to maintain 2.0 GPA?

In August, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers whether students should be required to maintain a 2.0 GPA to participate in interscholastic sports. Some schools have lowered their standards for student-athletes, and while some agreed the move wa...


September 15, 2015

N.J. football player tears helmet off opponent, hits him with it

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPhkIMWANR0[/embed] New Jersey police are investigating an incident at a football game last week, where video appears to show a player ripping a helmet from his opponent's head before striking him with it. ...


September 15, 2015

Football coach banned for ordering crab walks on scorching turf

A Connecticut high school football coach was banned the first two games of the season after ordering his players to perform crab walks on the scorching turf field, leaving many with blisters. Stratford High School won its first game last week, des...


September 10, 2015

High schools beginning to use devices prominent at college levels

Everything is bigger in Texas, and while that’s considered an advantage to coaching in the Lonestar State, it occasionally has its drawbacks. Kent Scott learned that first hand. Nearly five years ago, the head football coach at Prosper High Scho...