
J.J. Watt: Read each tweet 95 times before sending
NFL star J.J. Watt offered up some social media advice this week while attending the Gatorade Athlete of the Year awards. [caption id="attachment_13442" align="alignright" width="210"] Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt encourages kids to be...

Bret Bielema talks social media’s impact on recruiting
Coaches are always watching. And for student-athletes hoping to land a college athletic scholarship, that's something they must never forget. [caption id="attachment_13429" align="alignright" width="258"] Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema speak...

College baseball player dismissed for offensive tweet
Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania) baseball player Joey Casselberry was dismissed from the team this weekend after using Twitter to make an inappropriate remark about Little League star Mo'ne Davis. [caption id="attachment_11258" align="alignri...

Study: 45% of college athletes have no social media training
Fieldhouse Media this week released the results of its third annual social media survey, examining the use of social platforms by collegiate athletes. The information provides some insight into how student-athletes use networks like Facebook and Twit...

Baylor associate A.D. fined for Twitter comments
Publicly complaining about officials rarely ends well. Doing it on social media, well that’s just asking for trouble.Baylor associate athletic director Heath Nielsen was fined $1,000 this week after taking to Twitter to vent his frustration ove...

Helping coaches create social media guidelines for their teams
As coaches, we all feel comfortable teaching offensive and defensive fundamentals to our student-athletes. We don’t think twice about offering them guidance on how to excel academically, and we do not hesitate to intervene if we see or hear about p...

Twitter Comment Costs Greek Athlete Spot in Olympics
By Mary Pilon&&codeblock4&&http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/sports/olympics/twitter-comment-costs-greek-athlete-spot-in-olympics.htmlLONDON — A triple jump athlete was removed from Greece’s Olympic team Wednesday for post...

AFCA Conference Social Media Recap
The 2012 American Football Coaches Association’s annual conference came to an end this week in San Antonio. Here are 25 of Coach and Athletic Director’s top tweets from the event. HS football coach in Rome, GA uses @guardiancaps at ...