athletic administration
2025 Annual Coaches Survey results
Hiring quality assistants, problematic parents, and continuing education are just a few of the issues most important to coaches that are highlighted in Coach & Athletic Director’s seventh annual Coaches Survey Results. In 2018, Coach &...
Considerations for natural grass and turf surfaces
There are plenty of choices to be made when putting in a field but one of the first is whether that field will have a natural grass or a synthetic turf surface. To be clear: There is no right choice or wrong choice; there is only the choice that...
Q&A.D. with RIIL executive director Michael Lunney
Michael Lunney has been the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) executive director since the 2020-21 school year. Previously, Lunney served as the RIIL’s assistant executive director since 2011. He served for 16 years as the director of a...
Iowa wrestling official kicks out fans during dual meet
An Iowa high school wrestling meet between two of the state's top teams ended with no spectators in attendance for being rowdy and disruptive. When Southeast Polk and Ankeny high schools squared off on the mats late last week, fans in attendance w...
New York firefighter charged with assault of referee during 10-year-old’s game
A New York firefighter has been charged with assault on a sports official, harassment, and disorderly conduct, and engaging in fighting after an altercation during a 10-year-old's basketball game in Pennsylvania recently. The event was recorded an...
Washington bill could increase penalties for violence against referees
A potentially new bill could be stricter penalties for those who attack referees or other officials during school sporting events in Washington. Under current state law, it is a gross misdemeanor for anyone to “interfere by force or violence” ...
Former Olympic gymnasts suspended by SafeSport over abuse claims
Two former Olympic gymnasts have been banned from coaching due to alleged abuse of young students. The US Center for SafeSport suspended Anna Li, 36, from all USA Gymnastics-affiliated coaching for nine months and her mother Jiani Wu, 58, for a year...
New UNC coach Bill Belichick hits recruiting trail
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick — along with his son and Tar Heels defensive coordinator Steve Belichick — has started visiting potential college recruits. The former New England Patriots and six-time Super Bowl-winning h...
