high school football
June 18, 2015
Nation’s winningest football coach announces retirement
John McKissick, the Summerville High School (S.C.) football coach who has more wins than any other coach in the sport, announced this week he is retiring. [caption id="attachment_13122" align="alignright" width="258"] Summerville football coach Jo...
June 16, 2015
Illinois approves contact restrictions for high school football
The Illinois High School Association has approved new rules beginning with the upcoming football season that will limit the number of hours and days each week that a team can have live contact during full-pad practices. During the season, teams wi...
June 16, 2015
Iowa cuts prep football playoff teams from 32 to 16 per class
Beginning in 2016, the number of Iowa high school football teams that qualify for the playoffs will be cut in half. [caption id="attachment_12847" align="alignright" width="255"] Beginning in 2016 the number of prep football playoff qualifiers wil...
May 6, 2015
Tenn. prep football team gets probation for recruiting violation
The Cleveland High School (Tennessee) football program was put on two years probation after school officials found that the team's head coach spoke with a middle school student about his program. [caption id="attachment_12003" align="alignright"...
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Is high school football unsafe?
Dr. Harry Kerasidis of XLNTbrain talks about why concussions seem more prevalent at the high school level and what programs can do about it. ...
February 17, 2015
New Jersey limits contact in football practices
Beginning this fall New Jersey's high school football teams will be limited to 90 minutes of contact per week during practices. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association formally adopted the measure last week in an effort to reduc...
February 13, 2015
NFHS approves football rules changes
The National Federation of State High School Associations recently modified its rules for football in the organization's ongoing effort to reduce the risk of player injury. [caption id="attachment_10848" align="alignright" width="300"] The NFHS a...
February 5, 2015
Sayreville football coach reportedly fired
The head football coach at Sayreville High School (New Jersey) has reportedly been fired, months after a hazing scandal shut down the program and led to criminal charges against seven players. [caption id="attachment_10167" align="alignright" widt...
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...