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February 26, 2015

SportsMed: Updates on sports concussions

A concussion consists of clinical symptoms stemming from a brain shaken by external forces. It is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is sometimes called a “mild TBI,” although this term is used for injuries other than those sustained in s...


February 17, 2015

New Jersey limits contact in football practices

Beginning this fall New Jersey's high school football teams will be limited to 90 minutes of contact per week during practices. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association formally adopted the measure last week in an effort to reduc...


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February 13, 2015

NFHS approves football rules changes

The National Federation of State High School Associations recently modified its rules for football in the organization's ongoing effort to reduce the risk of player injury. [caption id="attachment_10848" align="alignright" width="300"] The NFHS a...


January 28, 2015

NAIA football team raising money for title rings

Athletic programs can be lucrative for universities, but not so much at the NAIA level, where football national champion Southern Oregon University is using a fundraiser to purchase rings for staff and players. The NAIA national championship, wher...


January 23, 2015

Sayreville Public Schools could face $1.5M lawsuit

When we write about hazing and how schools should have preventative measures in place, it’s largely to protect student-athletes. But it’s also about safeguarding your institution. Sayreville High School’s district in New Jersey, where th...


January 20, 2015

From the Ground Up

How one Florida school brought football to campus with the help of its basketball team For years, Tony Medina wanted to start a football program at Faith Christian Academy, a K-12 school of 600 students in Orlando, Florida, that is affiliated with t...


January 20, 2015

Football: Two passing plays from Urban Meyer

The Ohio State coach opened his playbook for Coach & Athletic Director Urban Meyer, head coach of the 2015 national champion Ohio State Buckeyes, was featured as the cover story in the August 2012 edition of Coach & Athletic Director magaz...


January 20, 2015

The Purple & Gold Standard

Ruffin McNeill discusses East Carolina’s success, and why nothing’s better than coaching football [caption id="attachment_26766" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Photos courtesy of East Carolina University[/caption] East Carolina University f...