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U. of North Dakota cuts women’s hockey, swimming/diving
The University of North Dakota announced today that it will discontinue its varsity women’s hockey and men’s & women’s swimming/diving programs at the end of the academic year due to budget cuts. Earlier this year, UND President Mark ...
Kennedy HS (Iowa) finds athletic success through relationships, culture
The culture that has come to define Kennedy High School’s athletic program is best illustrated by former principal Dr. Mary Wilcynski and her profound memory. The way coaches remember it, prior to each school year Wilcynski would study the enrol...
10 innovative products that are leaving their mark
Product innovations constantly change the way athletic administrators and coaches operate their programs. The trick is figuring out which new inventions best fit high schools and colleges. In Coach and Athletic Director’s second annual Innovatio...
Battling overuse ailments in swimming
The general approach to training is that more is better, but that’s not always the case. Athletes at all levels understand the risks of overuse injuries, and that’s no different in swimming than it is in other sports like track and field or ba...
Kansas HS swimming coach saves athlete in near-drowning
A Kansas high school swimming coach reportedly saved one of his athletes over the weekend in a near-drowning incident during a team practice. [caption id="attachment_14879" align="alignright" width="310"] Screenshot via KSHB in Kansas City.[/capti...
Western Kentucky suspends swimming and diving program
Western Kentucky University announced today it is suspending the swimming and diving program for five years after an investigation discovered multiple Title IX violations. [caption id="attachment_11626" align="alignright" width="191"] Western Kent...
Investigation finds Title IX violations at Western Kentucky
Swim team members at Western Kentucky University were subjected to hazing and sexual assault, according to documents obtained by the College Heights Herald. [caption id="attachment_11626" align="alignright" width="207"] Western Kentucky Universit...
Dry land programs for swimmers
Not every swimming program is fortunate enough to have its own pool, and that forces coaches to find innovative ways to train their athletes without stepping in the water. Because so many teams have been forced to adapt, coaches across the country...
Arrowhead High School Special Report (Home)
Arrowhead High School Special Report Coach And Athletic Director's entire September 2012 issue is dedicated to our first-ever, head-to-toe coverage of the inner workings of one of America's most-envied public high-school athletic programs—Arrowh...
High School Sports Participation Increases for 24th Straight Year
NFHS.orghttp://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=9628Participation in high school sports increased for the 24th consecutive year in 2012-13 and passed the 7.7 million mark for the first time, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Sur...
