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Video: Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles discusses benefits of failure
Failure is an opportunity to learn and grow. But given the difficulties — or even embarrassment — that can come with it, few embrace failure as a necessary evil on the path to success. Coach & Athletic Director has published a number of ar...
Winning Hoops poll: 93% of coaches disagree with specialization
Sport specialization is a major issue in youth and high school sports. Some believe it's the most reliable path to a college scholarship, while others say it leads to burnout and injuries. In Winning Hoops' latest poll, we asked readers their though...
Poll: Half of parents would discourage kids from football
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that nearly half of parents would discourage their kids from playing football due to concussion concerns. The same poll was conducted in 2014, when 37% of parents said they would steer their kids away ...
Georgia bill would require replay in high school football playoffs
A proposal by Georgia lawmakers would require that instant replay be used in high school football playoff and championship games to correct missed calls by referees. [caption id="attachment_16017" align="alignright" width="263"] Photo: Brian Canto...
Wis. college basketball coach charged after attacking referee
A men's basketball coach in Wisconsin, and his son, have been charged with disorderly conduct after attacking a referee following a game last month. [caption id="attachment_14971" align="alignright" width="268"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] U...
Michigan continues to struggle finding referees for prep sports
Like more than a dozen other states, Michigan continues to have a hard time finding enough referees to staff high school games, and there's growing concern over whether that trend will continue. According to The Grand Rapids Press, the number of r...
NFHS accepting applications for next executive director
The NFHS Board of Directors is officially announcing a vacancy for the position of executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations, which has been created by the impending August 2018 retirement of Executive Director B...
Tracking Football: 96% of Super Bowl players were multi-sport athletes
A staggering 96 percent of the players participating in this weekend's Super Bowl played multiple sports in high school, according to an analysis from TrackingFootball.com. The scouting service released its breakdown Tuesday, showing that 102 of t...





