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May 8, 2015

North Carolina rule changes address football practices, drones

North Carolina high schools will have new rules to follow this year when it comes to football practices and the use of drones at sporting events. Among the changes approved by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Board of Direct...


May 7, 2015

Building Locker Room Culture

https://youtu.be/XgEINI4Kews Charles Welde, wide receivers coach at Victor Valley College in California, discusses locker room culture and what coaches should do to maintain positivity within the team....


May 7, 2015

‘Friday Night Tykes’ sets third season in Pennsylvania

The Esquire Network is bringing Friday Night Tykes back for another season, this time set in western Pennsylvania. [caption id="attachment_12011" align="alignright" width="256"] Plans were announced for a third season of Esquire Network's Friday ...


May 6, 2015

N.J. taking steps to separate public, private football teams

The New Jersey athletic association's executive committee on Wednesday endorsed a proposal that would split public and non-public schools in football and individual wrestling. [caption id="attachment_10966" align="alignleft" width="244"] New Jerse...


May 6, 2015

Tenn. prep football team gets probation for recruiting violation

The Cleveland High School (Tennessee) football program was put on two years probation after school officials found that the team's head coach spoke with a middle school student about his program. [caption id="attachment_12003" align="alignright"...


May 4, 2015

The trend of stadium sponsorships

The landscape at Brunswick High School (Ohio) would be vastly different without the sponsorships that are becoming more common in interscholastic sports, and not just on the playing field. When Athletic Director Pietro Demonte helped his departmen...


May 4, 2015

Crafting the Perfect Highlight Video

https://youtu.be/UJc-wxNVHlM Charles Welde, wide receivers coach at Victor Valley College in California, offers tips on how high school athletes can create a highlight film that's going to get noticed by college coaches....


April 30, 2015

USA Football offers equipment grants for schools

Football programs looking to upgrade their equipment might want to consider applying for a USA Football grant. Youth, middle school and high school football programs can apply now through May 31. Grants are based on need, merit and a program's com...