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Guidelines for effective postgame talks
While what you say to your team before a game is important to motivate, focus and inspire players, what you say after a game also plays a key role in your team's future success. [caption id="attachment_26853" align="alignright" width="320"] Photo:...
Wisconsin home-schooled students now allowed on HS teams
Wisconsin home-schooled students can now participate on sports teams at their local high schools, thanks to a provision that was curiously slipped into the state budget. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) does not allow part...
Illinois school refusing to change ‘Midgets’ nickname
Despite objections from outside groups, an Illinois high school is refusing to drop its "Midgets" nickname, arguing the moniker its part of its history and tradition. [caption id="attachment_13458" align="alignright" width="273"] The Freeburg Com...
J.J. Watt: Read each tweet 95 times before sending
NFL star J.J. Watt offered up some social media advice this week while attending the Gatorade Athlete of the Year awards. [caption id="attachment_13442" align="alignright" width="210"] Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt encourages kids to be...
Bret Bielema talks social media’s impact on recruiting
Coaches are always watching. And for student-athletes hoping to land a college athletic scholarship, that's something they must never forget. [caption id="attachment_13429" align="alignright" width="258"] Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema speak...
Survey: Fundamentals the best way to curb concussions
Concussions continue to be one of the biggest issues in contact sports, and while there is no way to completely prevent head injuries, there are ways to improve safety on the field of play. In June, Coach and Athletic Director surveyed readers ask...
10 strategies to help coaches and athletes defeat adversity
It’s frustrating for athletes when they’re running on fumes, feeling like they have nothing more to give and that no matter what they do there is nothing left to push past a seemingly insurmountable wall. They can feel hopelessness, discouragemen...
Chicago schools must increase sports opportunities for girls
Chicago Public Schools will be forced to increase athletic opportunities for girls at a minimum of 12 high schools under an agreement with federal investigators. [caption id="attachment_13260" align="alignright" width="318"] Chicago Public Schools...
Fight over pay for Louisiana officials jeopardizes fall sports
Louisiana high school sports officials are demanding more pay for their work, a fight that could jeopardize the fall sports season if a compromise is not reached. [caption id="attachment_9642" align="alignright" width="288"] Louisiana high school ...
Breakthrough may help treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
After evaluating more than 20,000 brain scans, researchers say they can now distinguish Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a breakthrough that would significantly improve the way both conditions are treated. T...
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