athletic administration

coach
October 22, 2020

Soccer Coach Faces Child Sex Charge

An Ohio soccer coach and teacher at West Branch (OH) High School has been indicted on charges of sexual contact with a child, according to a report from the Salem News. Matthew Thomas, 50, was indicted on two counts of gross sexual imposition — ...


confidence
October 21, 2020

William & Mary Reinstates 3 Women’s Sports

A sense of normalcy is returning to the College of William & Mary athletics department. Shortly after former athletic director Samantha Huge resigned after the backlash of slashing multiple athletic programs, the Tribe announced this week that so...


fitness
October 15, 2020

True Fitness Technology Acquires Octane Fitness

This is an issued press release from True Fitness* St. Louis, Mo., October 14, 2020 – Frank Trulaske, CEO of TRUE Fitness Technology, Inc. (TRUE), a global provider of premium fitness equipment, announced today that TRUE has acquired Octane Fitn...


difficult
October 14, 2020

Iron Sharpens Iron: Love, Trust, & Respect

Love, Trust, and Respect — This segment is being written on June 21st, Father’s Day. A day rightfully reserved for honor and gratitude to dad, and those who fill the void when needed — mentors, teachers, other family members, and anyone who cho...


lighting
October 14, 2020

Re-Imagining Your Sports Lighting

{Sponsored} The evolutionary process of lighting, from the old-school HID and fluorescent fixtures, hit the fast-forward button a little less than a decade ago. That, as you’ll recall, was when LED arrived on the scene.  Suddenly, lighting was ...


maine
October 9, 2020

Univ. of Maine Receives $90M Gift for Athletic Facilities

The University of Maine is the recent recipient of the largest single gift to an athletics department at a public university in New England and among the largest gifts ever nationwide, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News. The Harold Alf...


confidence
October 8, 2020

William & Mary AD Resigns After Slashing Athletics

In the last month, the William & Mary athletics department has been ravaged by program cuts. Seven of the department's 23 programs — men's and women's swimming, men's and women's gymnastics, men's indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's...


streaming
October 7, 2020

Remote Viewing: Turning to Streaming Services for Athletics

School has been underway at Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska, since August 10, and the athletic administration prepared for the start of the fall sports season as close to normal as possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  “Most distric...