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March 27, 2019

NFL coach Kliff Kingsbury to allow ‘cellphone breaks’ during team meetings

A major challenge for coaches today is keeping athletes off of their devices. First-year Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury has decided he's not going to fight it — he's embracing it. [caption id="attachment_27788" align="alignright" width=...

March 26, 2019

Public harassment forces N.Y. prep basketball coach to resign

A New York high school basketball coach, just weeks removed from his team's trip to the state finals, announced he will step down over public harassment. Sal Constantino this week announced his resignation as head coach of the Niagara Falls High ...

March 21, 2019

Virginia Tech releases inaugural ratings for youth football helmets

From Virginia Tech University The majority of people playing football in the U.S. aren’t NFL players or collegiate athletes — they’re youth players, less than 14 years old. But until now, there hasn’t been independent data evaluating the e...

March 20, 2019

N.J. referee who forced wrestler to cut dreadlocks plans lawsuit

The New Jersey referee who forced a high school wrestler to choose between cutting his dreadlocks or forfeiting plans to sue for defamation, according to reports. The Inquirer reports that referee Alan Maloney filed a legal claim alleging defamati...

March 14, 2019

Nevada coach wants new rules aimed at bad sports parents

A Nevada high school soccer coach is urging the state athletic association to create consequences for sports parents who cross the line. Ed Partee, the girls soccer coach at Lowry High School in northern Nevada, was involved in an altercation last...

March 12, 2019

Study determines average number of recovery days after sports-related surgery

While there has been extensive research on when to return to sports, physicians don't have sufficient empirical evidence at their disposal to counsel adolescent and college-aged patients as to when they can return to school following surgery. A st...

March 5, 2019

Indiana school district cuts all athletic director positions

The South Bend school district in northern Indiana on Monday notified all athletic directors that their positions would be eliminated at the end of the school year. According to the South Bend Tribune, five athletic administrators were notified b...

March 5, 2019

Georgia bill would allow home-schoolers on public school teams

Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow home-schooled students to participate in public school athletics. The proposal, also known as the "Tim Tebow Act," would authorize home-study students to participate in extracurricular and...