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May 6, 2015

Tenn. prep football team gets probation for recruiting violation

The Cleveland High School (Tennessee) football program was put on two years probation after school officials found that the team's head coach spoke with a middle school student about his program. [caption id="attachment_12003" align="alignright"...

May 6, 2015

Indiana approves ‘past-link’ rule on transfers

The Indiana High School Athletic Association's Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved a new rule aimed at student-athlete transfers.The "past-link" proposal, which originated with the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, was designed to...

May 6, 2015

Survey: 46% of readers support athletes bypassing college for pros

In April, Coach and Athletic Director, our sister publication, asked readers whether they believed that high school athletes should be allowed to bypass college for the pros. Most agreed they should, but here are the complete results along with some ...

May 5, 2015

Indiana approves ‘past-link’ rule on transferring athletes

The Indiana High School Athletic Association's Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved a new rule aimed at student-athlete transfers. The "past-link" proposal, which originated with the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, was designe...

May 5, 2015

L.A. prep coaches earning less than minimum wage

Prep coaches in the nation's second largest city earn less than minimum wage, according to a column published Sunday by the L.A. Times. The Los Angeles Unified School District gave a presentation last week on the state of its athletic programs, ...

May 5, 2015

Calipari on platooning: ‘It’s not the way I like to coach’

There was a lot of talk prior to the 2014-15 college basketball season about Kentucky coach John Calipari using platoons to manage his wealth of talent. Many thought it wouldn't work, but the Wildcats finished the season 38-1.Regardless of his platoo...

May 4, 2015

88 percent of NFL draft picks played multiple sports

This year's NFL Draft provided more proof that young athletes are better off participating in more than one sport. [caption id="attachment_11978" align="alignright" width="254"] Sixty-three percent of NFL draft picks were track and field athletes...

May 4, 2015

Silver: Youth coaches against intentional fouling changes

A lot has been made of the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy in basketball, especially lately as it has been used against DeAndre Jordan to minimize his offensive effectiveness for the L.A. Clippers. Some like it, but many more hate it. [caption id="attach...