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January 14, 2021

6 Tips to Maximize Fundraising Around Football

Efficiency Surrounding Fundraising Efforts — It is integral to develop positive relationships with your local businesses, boosters, and parent groups. Having a strategic plan to direct your efforts is key in prioritizing your fundraising effor...

January 13, 2021

CIAC Cites Low COVID Transmission for Fall Sports

by Wesley Sykes

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) released a report late last week that shared the contract tracing details by local departments of health and found that the rate of transmission was extremely low. According to a report in...

January 4, 2021

Study: College Football Players Don’t Take Injuries Serious

by Wesley Sykes

According to a recent study, the majority of college football players aren't concerned with concussion risks and injury during gameplay. The study, 'Accuracy of U.S. College Football Players' Estimates of Their Risk of Concussion or Injury', was...

December 28, 2020

MHSAA Football to Return with New Rapid Testing

by Wesley Sykes

High school football can resume in The Great Lakes State this week thanks, in part, to a new rapid testing program. According to a report from MLive.com, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) made the announcement that the concludi...

December 18, 2020

Texas HS Football Player Suspended for Rest of Academic Year

by Wesley Sykes

The defensive player from Edinburg (TX) High School, who was charged with assault after tackling a referee from behind during a playoff football game, has been suspended from all sports for the remainder of the year. The University Interscholastic...

December 10, 2020

OSAA Pushes High School Sports to February

by Wesley Sykes

The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) announced earlier this week that the start of the high school sports season will be pushed back to February. In a report from The Statesman Journal, practices for winter sports were slated to begin a...

December 9, 2020

Florida Football Coach Fired Following Post-Game Fight

by Wesley Sykes

A Florida high school football coach has been fired following his program's punishment for its role in a playoff postgame altercation in late November. Rich Bedesem, in his fifth season at Wekiva (FL) High School in the Orlando area, confirmed his...

December 8, 2020

Texas Football Player Charged for Attacking Referee

by Wesley Sykes

The Texas high school football player who blindsided a referee during a play-in postseason contest last week was charged with assault for his actions. Additionally, his team lost its spot in the playoffs, according to a report from FOX4News.com, d...

December 4, 2020

Texas Football Player Tackles Referee

by Wesley Sykes

A Texas high school football player tackled an official from behind following his ejection from the game, according to viral videos shared from social media Thursday night. The player in question, Emmanuel Duron, a defensive lineman from Edinburg ...

December 3, 2020

Michigan ADs Struggle to Find Referees

by Wesley Sykes

With high school sports suspended for at least another week, Michigan athletic directors have been scrambling to find referees for all of their upcoming events. Finding referees has been an ongoing issue for athletic directors, as the Herald Revie...