coaching high school
January 6, 2010
Coach, 24, Returns From 3rd Stroke
Damon Lovato, 24, returned to the sideline as head coach of the girls team at Amphitheater High (Ariz.) after suffering his third stroke on Oct. 15. Lovato has an enlarged heart, which has caused the stroke and has affected the right side of his body...
January 6, 2010
Coach Suspended For Inappropriate Language
Jimmy Littleton, head boys varsity coach at Reagan High (Texas) has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation that he used inappropriate language toward his players. Two players have quit the team since the start of the season...
December 30, 2009
Dawkins Earns 600th Victory
Bullard Brook Hill High (Texas) boys basketball coach Wally Dawkins won his 600th game Monday night with a 61-52 victory over Chapel Hill. Dawkins' career record is 600-254.http://www.bullardnews.com/news/2009-12-30/Sports/NO_600.html Dawkins Earns 6...
December 29, 2009
Alaska Coach Closing In On 900 Wins
Chuck White, head coach of West High (Ankorage, Alaska), is three victories shy of reaching 900 for his career. White has won 17 state titles in his 45 years on the bench. He currently is coaching the grandson of one of his former players.http://www....
December 24, 2009
Coach Fired After Allowing Injured Player To Practice
Dave Renwick, head boys basketball coach at Pentwater High (Mich.), has been fired after allowing a player to practice while recovering from an injury. Renwick did not receive a medical statement from the player's doctor confirming it was OK for him ...
December 11, 2009
Coach Moves Forward With New Season Without Star Son
Lou Dawkins, head boys basketball coach at Saginaw High (Mich.), and who has led the squad to two of the last three state titles, was looking forward to coaching his star son this year who was to enter the ninth grade. However, Dawkins' son, Dorian, ...
December 9, 2009
Coach, City Councilman At Odds
Things are heating up at Kokomo High School (Ind.) between head varsity basketball coach Brian McCauley and city councilman Kevin Summers. Summer's son, Colton, was cut from the varsity squad after playing for three years on that team. Summers claims...
November 12, 2009
Back Troubles Force 26-Year W. Va. Coaching Vet From Game
Bobby Dawson, head boys basketball coach at South Charleston High (W. Va.), has retired after 26 years and 395 wins due to severe back problems. He said he couldn't give 100 percent to his team, so he needed to step aside.http://www.wsaz.com/news/hea...
Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...