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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 ...
USC Athletics Moves Forward With $300M Fundraising Initiative
USCTrojans.com, http://www.usctrojans.com/genrel/082112aab.htmlThe USC athletic department, one of the nation’s most successful and storied collegiate athletic programs, has launched a $300 million fundraising drive called the "Heritage Initiat...
Bob Jenkyns: Maintaining Success From The Ground Up
Bob Jenkyns,Boys Swimming Participation in Arrowhead’s boys swimming program doesn’t start at high school. It begins years prior, when children in grade school slowly begin to develop the necessary skills in a count...
Jennifer Pollnow: 24-Hour Relay Builds Team And Character
Jennifer Pollnow,Girls Swimming Coaches love team-building exercises. With high school programs that involve athletes competing at multiple levels, they help promote team unity, develop leadership and increase community awar...
Jennifer Pollnow: Teaching Leadership Also A Lessons For Coaches
Jennifer Pollnow, Girls Swimming Jennifer Pollnow, Arrowhead’s varsity girls swimming coach, sees more to her job than simply helping her athletes trim seconds off their event times. She wants to help them become better peop...
Jenkyns: Staying On Top, Staying United
Bob Jenkyns, Head Boys Swim Coach at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.), discusses how he keeps his team united, avoids complacency and strives to maintain a high level of talent year after year....
District Suspends Athletic Eligibility Policy, Still Not Enough Players For Football
Press And Guide (Mich.), Katie Hetrickhttp://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2012/08/21/news/doc503382f464560521074572.txt?viewmode=fullstoryDEARBORN HEIGHTS — Annapolis High School will not field a varsity football team this year after too few ...
Caltech Athletics Hit With NCAA Penalties
Pasadena Star Newshttp://www.pasadenastarnews.com/sports/ci_21066301/caltech-athletics-program-hit-penalties-by-ncaaPASADENA - Another storied Southern California university has joined the USC Trojans under the hammer of NCAA sanctions.The UCLA Bruin...
Maryland Officially Cuts 7 Sports; Keeps Men’s Outdoor Track Team
Washington Post, Mark Giannottohttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/post/maryland-officially-cuts-seven-sports-mens-outdoor-track-and-field-spared-for-now/2012/07/02/gJQAjbsFIW_blog.htmlMaryland has officially discontinued seven of i...