football
February 5, 2010
Football Coach Asked To Resign, Says He Won’t Do It
Camden High (N.J.) football coach, Durwin Pearson, who went 2-8 last season, and has been asked to resign because he is not a teacher at the school, has said he will not resign. Coaches must apply for their job each year and Pearson, a police officer...
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
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...
February 5, 2010
CoachComm, GamePlan Announce 2010 HD Line Of Products
CoachComm and GamePlan have announced their 2010 HD line of products and services being demonstrated at the American Football Coaches Association annual convention for colleges and high school programs. As innovation leaders in sports technology, Coa...
February 5, 2010
Coach Who Integrated West Virginia Football Dies
Earl Eugene Corum, the West Virginia football coach who recruited the school’s first black players, died Jan. 2 at the age of 88. He coached the Mountaineers from 1960-65.http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/92/2010/january/05/c...
February 5, 2010
Cincy Football To Hire Butch Jones
With the departure of head coach Brian Kelly to Notre Dame, Cincinnati is poised to hire Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones. Jones is 26-13 in three seasons at Central Michigan, where he followed, coincidentally, Kelly, who coached there for thr...
Hopefully this list reminds us of what is required of us as the coach to make sure that our team leaders aren’t just filling a role, but exemplifying the characteristics of leaders.
The 7 attributes of effective team leaders
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All of us want to equip our captains with the skills they need in orde...