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April 26, 2017

Michigan HS ‘Coach of the Year’ resigns over parents

A Michigan high school basketball coach, who earlier this year was named best coach in his class, has resigned. And he calls parents the No. 1 reason for his departure. Clayton Castor was the boys basketball coach at Gladstone High School, and las...

April 26, 2017

North Dakota passes bill allowing student-led prayer at games

The North Dakota legislature has passed a bill that allows student-athletes to lead their teams in prayer at the state's public and private schools. Prayer at high school games has become hot-button issue in recent years, especially in states like...

April 25, 2017

Video: Parent takes seat on team bench, is kicked off by coach

We're accustomed to seeing parents berate coaches from the stands, but actually taking a seat on the team bench during a game to voice a complaint takes some guts. The video below was posted on Twitter by Rivals.com national basketball analyst Er...

April 24, 2017

Indiana University bans athletes with history of sexual violence

Indiana University has adopted a new policy that bans its athletic teams from accepting incoming student-athletes with a history of sexual violence. The policy, approved earlier this month by the university's Faculty Athletics Committee, specifi...

April 24, 2017

Study highlights pressure in youth sports

A new study examining youth sports takes a close look at the pressure kids face and how it contributes to declining participation. Yellowbrick in Illinois surveyed 1,000 Americans to get a sense of how the pressure to succeed in youth sports has...

April 19, 2017

Ankle braces add comfort, confidence for athletes of all ages

{Sponsored} Anna Church started playing volleyball at 8 years old. By age 13, she recognized the need for ankle protection and turned to Active Ankle® braces for support. Over the course of a ten-year — and counting — volleyball career, Churc...

April 19, 2017

Iowa State coach warns recruits about profane tweets

A coach with Iowa State's football program is warning recruits to watch what they say on social media. DK McDonald, the team's defensive backs coach, took to Twitter recently to say that the university walked away from a recruiting target after s...

April 18, 2017

Poll: Are no-cut policies good for athletic programs?

In March, Coach and Athletic Director asked readers whether they believed high schools should have a no-cut policy in their athletic programs. Some schools use the policy to allow all students the opportunity to participate in sports, while others b...