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February 5, 2010
FieldTurf H.S. Football Awards Announced
FieldTurf and Howie Long announces the winners of the 2009 FieldTurf High School Football Awards at the AFCA convention in Orlando this week. A winner was named for each of the eight regions of the United States. To find out who won and their respect...
February 5, 2010
East Carolina Names Alum McNeil As Football Coach
East Carolina University has named alum Ruffin McNeill as its new football coach. McNeill’s most recent job was as interim head coach at Texas Tech. He was hired at Texas Tech in 2000 as linebackers coach and eventually became defensive coordin...
February 5, 2010
Delaware Scales Back Plans For New Athletic Facility
A year after proposing a plan for a new athletic performance center for sports medicine, athletic training, strength and conditioning and academic purposes, as well as a new football stadium, the University of Delaware now has scaled back its plans. ...
February 5, 2010
Cornell To Name Austin As Head Coach
Cornell is set to name Ole Miss offensive coordinator, Kent Austin, as the school’s new football coach. Austin had been at Ole Miss, his alma mater, for the last two seasons. His other coaching experience comes from the Canadian Football League...
February 5, 2010
Cornell Football Coach Resigns
Jim Knowles, Cornell football coach, has resigned from his post and it is being reported that he has accepted a coaching position at an unnamed program Knowles was 26-34 in five years with the program.http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091223/...
February 5, 2010
Continuing To Break Down H.S. Head Injuries
The Los Angeles Times continues to break down the controversial topic of head injries at the high school level.http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbh-youth-concussions,0,3104916.story...
February 5, 2010
Connecticut Releases New Concussion Legislation
Legislation in Connecticut has been released that would require high school coaches to be trained to spot the signs of concussion and injured athletes would have to sit out practices and games until cleared by doctors. The legislation needs to be app...
February 5, 2010
Coaches Sue Rival Assistant For Internet Libel
Sacred Heart-Griffin High (Ill.) head football coach Ken Leonard and assistant Frank Steele are suing former Springfield assistant coach Dale Sprague for Internet libel. They are seeking damages of $200,000. In the past three years, Sprague has calle...
Many school emergency plans in operation today are put in place with the understanding that the school day is in session and that all school-certificated and classified staff are on site.
Installing a preseason emergency response plan
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All public and private schools have an emergency response plan that al...