high school sports
August 3, 2021
Between the Lines: Makin’ It Look Easy
I used to think being an athletic director was easy. From my point of view, it looked like the sort of dream job former athletes could thrive in and still stay close to sports. While covering high school athletics in Massachusetts, I always obse...
August 3, 2021
CIF Allows NIL Profits for High Schoolers
The recent interim adoption of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rules by the NCAA has already muddied the waters for soon-to-be collegiate student-athletes on whether they can earn NIL profits at the high school level. Earlier this week top high sc...
August 2, 2021
4 Tips to Maximize Your Digital Scoreboard
Last summer, Coach & Athletic Director invited four athletic administrators to an on-demand webinar to discuss creative ways to raise funds amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a year later, as we emerge from that tumultuous tunnel, it is still impor...
July 29, 2021
Cultivating the Non-Core Sports
There was obvious concern among athletic administrators when last year’s national survey revealed a decline in high school sports participation nationwide. But there was good news, and it might have been surprising to some. The positive data came f...
July 28, 2021
Building a Dynamic Program with Leadership & Culture
When student-athletes leave your athletics program, what part of the culture will they remember? Will they adopt the leadership qualities we instilled in them to their next step in life? A culture that is relevant and influential gives an athlet...
July 27, 2021
Enhancing the Student-Athlete Experience the Marysville Way
In the Marysville Athletic Department, we talk a lot about our purpose in interscholastic athletics and why we do what we do, and there is a huge emphasis on the student-athlete experience. For most, the four years that student-athletes have to ...
July 26, 2021
Fundraising Outside the Box
New equipment, fresh uniforms, travel expenses, referee costs, strength and conditioning training tools — all of these things need to be bought and paid for to help athletic programs be successful. Unfortunately, there has yet to be a discover...
July 22, 2021
NCHSAA Close to Elimination by State Lawmakers
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is very close to dissolving thanks to state lawmakers, who would, in turn, create a new commission to administer high school athletics in the state. The news comes on the heels of the Se...
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...