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Handling Coaching Roles With Two Different Sports
Rockford High School (Rockford, Mich.) girls track coach Randy Vanderveen talks about balancing his roles with the track team and as defensive coordinator for the school’s football team....
February 14, 2014
Michael Sam has Already Proved Critics Wrong
Michael Sam is an All-American football player who dominated one of college’s best conferences last season, leading the Missouri Tigers to a 12-2 record and a Cotton Bowl championship.He’s also gay.There will be a number of people who rem...
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Thinking About Adding Lacrosse at Your School
Rockford High School (Rockford, Mich.) girls lacrosse coach Mike Emery offers advice for athletic directors who are considering adding lacrosse to the school’s offerings. ...
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Coaching a Sport that You Have Never Played
Rockford High School (Rockford, Mich.) boys water polo coach Dave McWatters talks about the approach coaches must take when leading a sport you have never played yourself. ...
December 6, 2013
D.C. Area Athletic-Based Transfers Becoming an Alarming Trend
Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/in-district-high-schools-athletic-based-transfers-are-becoming-an-alarming-trend/2013/12/03/629a192a-5af3-11e3-801f-1f90bf692c9b_story.htmlThe District’s high school football champ...
November 25, 2013
Column: NFL bullying raises questions about locker room culture
It’s not often Coach & Athletic Director focuses on professional sports, but the story of Richie Incognito and the alleged bullying of his Miami Dolphins teammate Jonathan Martin is worth your attention. This could happen in any locker room. ...
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Making Your Events Safe for Spectators
Jay Hammes, the athletic director at Racine Horlick High School (Racine, Wis.), offers his take on how to keep your facilities, fans, players, coaches and administrators safe during an athletic event. In the second video, he urges athletic directors ...
October 28, 2013
Oregon Reclassifies Prep Sports, Raising Concern Among Parents
From KGW.comhttp://www.kgw.com/news/OSAA-decision-to-reclassify-Portland-Metro-high-schools-underway-229557331.htmlThe Oregon School Activities Association Monday voted to reclassify local high-school sports teams, despite public testimony ...
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...