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Theismann, Billups Lead 2013 Class Of National High School HOF
NFHShttp://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=8631Four individuals who excelled as high school athletes, including former Washington Redskins’ all-pro quarterback Joe Theismann and current Los Angeles Clippers’ guard Chauncey Billups, headline ...

Kansas Bill Aims To Give Parents More Power In Governing Sports
Lawrence Journal-Worldhttp://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/feb/18/bills-target-high-school-competition-rules-overhau/In what has become an annual ritual at the Kansas Statehouse, lawmakers again this year will consider bills that would overturn certain ...

Jenkyns: Defeat Complacency With Athletes
Sponsored By:Defeat Complacency With AthletesThis three-video clip from Arrowhead boys swim coach Bob Jenkyns provides his take on overcoming complacency in high school athletes who already have achieved so much. Plus, he provides tips on getting the...

Gold Medalist Missy Franklin Competing In H.S. Events
Wall Street Journal, Stu Woohttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324235104578241961511333962.html?mod=googlenews_wsjGREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.—On Tuesday, the Cherry Creek High School girls’ swim team will lose for only the 19th ti...

Pa. School District Has Cut Fuel Purchased By More Than 25% In A Decade Due To Budgets
York Dispatch (Pa.), Dick Vanolindahttp://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_22231039/york-county-schools-struggle-control-sports-travel-costsRising gasoline and diesel prices the past several years have squeezed motorists’ budgets.Athletic directors and ...

Pollnow: The Girls Swim 24-Hour Relay Event
Jennifer Pollnow, Head Girls Swim Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), created a unique 24-hour relay event 5 years ago after a former swimmer of hers died in a car accident....

Pollnow: Teacher By Day, Coach By Night
Jennifer Pollnow, Head Girls Swim Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), finds that many of the things she does as a teacher apply to her role as a coach....

Grand Canyon University Making Big Jump To Division I, Joins WAC
FOX Sports Arizonahttp://www.foxsportsarizona.com/11/27/12/Grand-Canyon-going-Division-I-joins-WAC/landing.html?blockID=826711&feedID=3702Grand Canyon University announced Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Confe...

Trend Shows More Female A.D.s At High School Level
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mike Whitehttp://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12279/1266740-364.stmThe new athletic director at Seneca Valley High School occasionally likes to talk shop with the football coaches.That isn’t unusual, because that’s wha...

Budget Cuts Create More Need For Volunteer Coaches
York Dispatch (N.Y.), John Walkhttp://www.yorkdispatch.com/specialreports/ci_21643311The same number of athletes are still out on the playing fields.And they’re still learning from the same number of coaches, although more and more coaches are ...