athletic administration
Get proactive about student-athlete concussions
Most people have seen the headlines about concussions as a common sports injury—and, naturally, parents of athletes may have concerns. A large misconception in sports is that previous concussions are to be blamed for ongoing headaches, blurred visi...
Female student-athletes sue University of Oregon; allege Title IX violations
Roughly three dozen female student-athletes at the University of Oregon have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the university has violated Title IX civil rights laws. Twenty-six beach volleyball student-athletes and six members of the clu...
Trump, DeSantis slam CFP selection committee over FSU omission
Republican politicians like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump went to social media to speak out against the NCAA's College Football Playoff selection committee for its omission of Florida State University. Despite fin...
NCAA president Baker proposes subdivision that will directly pay athletes
On Tuesday, NCAA president Charlie Baker sent a letter to Division I members proposing the idea of a new competitive subdivision whose schools would be required to greater compensation for their student-athletes. In this idea, schools in the new g...
CIAC considering rule change to allow longer summer workouts
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) is considering a rule change that would allow extra practice time during the summer months for high school student-athletes. The CIAC Board of Control has already approved the rule change ...
Florida high school principal reassigned amid transgender athlete’s participation
A Florida principal, as well as several staff members, have been reassigned to non-school sites pending an investigation of "improper student participation in sports" involving a transgender student, according to a statement from Broward County Publi...
Illinois All-Conference basketball player reinstated after family files lawsuit
An Illinois mother filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son—a standout high school basketball player—after he was inexplicably cut from his varsity team. The legal was done as an attempt to have her son reinstated to the varsity team and receive p...
Massachusetts school files incident report about referee
A Massachusetts athletic department has filed an incident report with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) after a referee's response to an injured player during a girls' soccer state semifinal loss. Dover-Sherborn High Sc...