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Insights into coaching at all three NCAA divisions
We all know how dissimilar all the collegiate levels are from one another. The athletic department budgets of NCAA Division I schools are significantly larger, and facilities are more impressive. This disparity is well documented, but what about the ...
Best practices for track and court maintenance
The greatest juggling act schools are doing right now is trying to prioritize the maintenance duties of each facility. Trying to keep those balls in the air is exhausting. Here’s a quick roadmap of how to navigate this season. Track Maintenance:...
MTSU Breaks Ground on $7.1M Outdoor Tennis Complex
Middle Tennessee Athletics recently broke ground for its new $7.1 million Outdoor Tennis Facility in a ceremony on the site of the new complex at the corner of Middle Tennessee Boulevard and Greenland Drive on the campus of MTSU. This new state-of...
Gators Unveil Upgrades At Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
The finishing touches of Florida's $650,00 renovation project at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex at Linder Stadium are now complete. "We are pleased that Florida tennis fans will now be able to watch our championship tennis teams in an upgraded ...
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...
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...
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...
Eight tips for coaching girls at all levels
The goal for coaches is to win games and turn athletes into quality people. But there may come a time when you're asked to adjust your style to accommodate the opposite gender or coach a group of athletes you may not be familiar with. For some...
9 effective teaching methods for coaches
Productive coaches spend 75 percent of their time teaching the sport to their players, and the other 25 percent of the time coaching. With younger athletes, this gap increases with teaching becoming more important. The problem is that many coaches...
Track, volleyball most popular sports among U.S. high school girls
Nearly 500,000 high school girls participated in track and field during the 2016-17 school year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations' annual survey. ...