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May 7, 2015

‘Friday Night Tykes’ sets third season in Pennsylvania

The Esquire Network is bringing Friday Night Tykes back for another season, this time set in western Pennsylvania. [caption id="attachment_12011" align="alignright" width="256"] Plans were announced for a third season of Esquire Network's Friday ...

May 6, 2015

N.J. taking steps to separate public, private football teams

The New Jersey athletic association's executive committee on Wednesday endorsed a proposal that would split public and non-public schools in football and individual wrestling. [caption id="attachment_10966" align="alignleft" width="244"] New Jerse...

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...