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January 24, 2023
TSSAA Council Approves Lacrosse for the 2024-25 Season
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) will govern boys' and girls' lacrosse for the 2024-25 season, after a recent council vote. The TSSAA Legislative Council held a special called meeting Thursday via teleconference to addre...
August 17, 2022
Study: High School Seniors Playing Contact Sports Are 50% More Likely to Future Misuse of Prescription Stimulants
High school seniors who play sports were suggested to be more likely than non-athletes to misuse prescription stimulants in young adulthood, according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Michigan also found that high school senio...
August 2, 2022
NFHS Updates Rules for 2023 High School Girls Lacrosse Season
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently shared its rule changes to high school girls lacrosse for the 2023 season. In total, seven changes were proposed and approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, including pace ...
June 6, 2022
NCAA Crowns 4 New National Champions
June not only marks the end of the academic school year with graduation but also is the time when NCAA student-athletes are crowned national champions. Last week the Texas Longhorns men's golf program became the latest NCAA Division I team to earn...
August 18, 2021
Lacrosse Rules Changed for High School Girls in 2022
Aligning rules to match the flow of the game established by free movement was a major theme within the high school girls lacrosse rules changes, which also featured notable clarifications to player position and self-starts from out-of-bounds as well ...
July 29, 2021
Cultivating the Non-Core Sports
There was obvious concern among athletic administrators when last year’s national survey revealed a decline in high school sports participation nationwide. But there was good news, and it might have been surprising to some. The positive data came f...
April 6, 2021
Delaware Women’s Lax Season Ends After Violating COVID Ordinance
Over the weekend, the University of Delaware women's lacrosse team announced it canceled the remainder of the 2021 season after the athletic department said the team hosted an off-campus gathering in mid-March. In the statement from the athletic d...
March 22, 2021
Top 10 Colleges with Highest Student-Athlete Percentage
It's long been stated that it's best to surround yourself with those who have similar goals as you. A recent survey from Match College released the 2021 Alternative College Ranking Index, which shows which colleges have the highest sports particip...
December 10, 2020
OSAA Pushes High School Sports to February
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...
September 2, 2020
IHSA Offers Guidance on Contact Days
Football will not be played in the fall for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), but the state's high school governing body has offered guidance on "contact days" for high-risk sports like football. According to a report from WAND NBC-17, ...
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