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June 4, 2014

NFL Joins NATA to put Athletic Trainers in High Schools

From the Associated PressNFL teams and the league’s foundation will fund trainers in underserved high schools nationwide in a $1 million program.An announcement was made last month as part of a White House summit on youth sports safet...


May 29, 2014

NCAA, Department of Defense aim to Create Concussion Database

From CBSSports.comThe NCAA and Department of Defense are launching a $30 million effort to produce what the White House calls the most comprehensive concussion database ever.The initiative was announced Wednesday in conjunction with President Ba...


May 28, 2014

SEC may end ban on Graduate-Student Transfers

From CBSSports.comThe SEC is considering ending its graduate-student transfer ban. Three proposals from South Carolina are being discussed at the SEC spring meetings to put the SEC more in line with the NCAA rule that lets graduate students with elig...


May 21, 2014

Ohio Adopts Running Clock in High School Football Blowouts

From Cleveland.comLopsided high school football games in Ohio will take less time to complete next season.The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday it has adopted a football point differential rule as part of its 2014-15 sport reg...


May 20, 2014

$60M High School Football Stadium to Stay Closed This Year

From keranews.orgThe Allen High School (Texas) football team won’t be playing at the $60 million Eagle Stadium this fall due to structural problems that will take time to repair, district officials announced.Nelson Forensics, consultants hired ...


May 13, 2014

Northwestern A.D. Believes Student-Athletes Deserve a Vote

From Staff ReportsNorthwestern University athletic director Jim Phillips believes unionization is not the answer but said Tuesday that college student-athletes deserve a vote regarding issues that affect them.Phillips said unionization “goes ag...


May 7, 2014

Illinois Senate Moving Bill to Create Online Concussion Certification Course

From DailyHerald.comA push to create an online certification program to teach high school sports coaches about concussions took another step forward Tuesday when it was approved by an Illinois Senate committee.State Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge De...


May 6, 2014

Maryland Schools to Implement Heads Up Football Program

From The Washington PostThe Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association endorsed USA Football’s Heads Up Football tackling program last week and will implement the program for Maryland high school football teams for the 201...