covid-19 sports
September 14, 2020
Michigan AD Resigned in Objection To HS Sports Resuming
A Michigan high school athletic director has resigned down from his post as the state has loosened its restrictions on high school sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt Unke announced his resignation as the Tawas Area High School athletic direct...
September 10, 2020
NFHS Director Opines on Start of HS Sports
In another installment of the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) executive director's 'Voice' column, Karissa Niehoff remarked on the start of an unusual fall sports season across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "T...
September 9, 2020
Cal U Football Player Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Jamain Stephens, an NCAA Division II football player at California University of Pennsylvania, passed away this week with the university's athletic department confirming his death. It appears Stephens, a senior defensive lineman, died from complicati...
September 2, 2020
IHSA Offers Guidance on Contact Days
Football will not be played in the fall for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), but the state's high school governing body has offered guidance on "contact days" for high-risk sports like football. According to a report from WAND NBC-17, ...
September 1, 2020
MHSAA Could Reconsider Fall Football If This Happens…
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) has previously announced that its football season has been postponed until the spring of 2021, but there is one more last-ditch effort to fit the sport into its normal fall season. According to...
August 31, 2020
Flag Football Starting Up in NC This Fall
In the absence of a fall high school football season, a start-up 7-on-7 flag football league has sprouted up in North Carolina. The North Carolina Triad Fusion is hosting the flag football league for high school student-athletes who want to sharpe...
August 28, 2020
Lack of Referees a Worry for GHSA
As the September 4 kick-off date for Georgia High School Association (GHSA) football draws closer, some counties are already finding a shortage of available referees. According to a report from WJBF ABC-6, football officials are down 27 percent fr...
August 27, 2020
NFHS Director: HS Sports Address to ‘Have A Different Look’
In her third year as the executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Dr. Karissa Niehoff has been at the forefront of the national discussion surrounding high schools returning safely amid the COVID-19 pand...
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
coachad.com
Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...