student-athletes
Creating a ‘Captains Club’ at your school
Looking to develop your athletes into more responsible and respected leaders? A Captains Club (or Council) is an innovative trend catching on at several colleges and high schools across the nation and paying big dividends. Instead of just hoping t...
Nominate Coaches For A National Award
Lets face it. Coaching youth basketball requires a huge commitment of time, energy and emotion. Of course, there also can be tremendous personal reward in the satisfaction that you are helping develop our nations youth. At Positive Coaching Allia...
Finding focus during your practices
Trying to figure out a way to focus your team for better performances and more quality practices? Focused athletes are essential to your success. You need to have athletes who can concentrate fully on the task at hand for an extended period of tim...
Leaked football scouting reports raise ethical concerns
"Winning isn't everything — it's the only thing." That's a quote coaches love to use, and while we all appreciate its tenacious message, we’ve come to accept it’s not entirely true. Coaches teach and serve as role models. They also use sport...
Fundraising $587K in four-and-a-half months
Last year, Duval County (Jacksonville, Fla.) Public Schools faced a $90 million deficit and athletic director Jon Fox had the unenviable task of having to cut sports for budgeting purposes. A 40-year industry veteran who has spent the last 14 as Duva...
Deer Creek Renovation: Managing The Needs Of Multiple Sports During Renovation
Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Okla.) athletic director Bob Diefenderfer and head football coach Grant Gower agree that when it comes to renovating, keeping all of your teams in mind (not just the largest teams) is vital, and give us a look at how t...
Deer Creek Renovation: The Benefits Of Turf
Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Okla.) athletic director Bob Diefenderfer and head football coach Grant Gower discuss the benefits of installing a turf field and why they decided on turf during their field renovation....
Deer Creek Renovation: A.D. Advice For Renovating
Bob Diefenderfer, athletic director at Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Okla.), stresses communication, planning and patience when it comes to renovating your facilities....
