athletic administration

The AD’s Role in Fan Control
Sportsmanship and fan control are not new concerns — this issue has been center-stage for decades and still remains a problem for many. As a result, some state athletic associations have implemented programs and initiatives, and state legislatures...

NFHS releases recommendations for reopening school sports
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) on Tuesday, May 19 released a series of guidelines and recommendations for its 51-member state high school organizations to consider as they prepare for the reopening of high school ath...

Colleges cut sports programs due to COVID-19 pandemic
As Woodard and Bernstein once were suggested, always follow the money. And as it pertains to COVID-19 pandemic and the current landscape of the NCAA, the same is also true. The NCAA canceled all winter and spring sports 10 weeks ago, including the...

CHSAA deploys task force for fall sports plans
With the spring sports season at both the high school and collegiate levels canceled for the 2020 season, athletic associations around the country are starting to form task forces to detail how to be ready for the fall. The Colorado High School Ac...

New Title IX regulations set to take place Aug. 14
The U.S. Department of Education announced new federal regulations on Wednesday, May 6, that promises to bolster Title IX sexual misconduct investigations. The new regulations will change how colleges must respond to sexual assault and harassment ...

Texas A&M, Texas Tech planning for fall sports season
Public universities in the state of Texas announced they will plan to reopen campuses, in addition to sports, this fall on Thursday, April 30. According to a story published in the Texas Tribune, the Texas A&M University system — consisting ...

Preparing for the future COVID-19 landscape
Due to COVID-19 there are still many unanswered questions regarding the outlook of sports in the future. Currently, government officials are developing and implementing safety protocols and procedures so states can begin to return to normal operation...

Summer soccer field maintenance
Healthy, dense natural grass is a key part of the success of any fall soccer field program. Turfgrass maintenance practices on any athletic field is a year-round series of inputs to maintain and increase the quality of grass. Although all maintenance...