wrestling
November 6, 2020
CIAC Postpones Start of Winter Sports Season
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) announced on Thursday, November 5 that the start of the winter high school sports season has been postponed. According to a story from The Hartford Courant, the start of the winter season ...
November 3, 2020
VHSL Athletics Cleared to Resume in December
The Virginia High School League (VHSL), an overseer of the state for high school sports, gave the OK to schools last week to begin resuming some athletic activities next month. According to a report from WTOP News, school can get back to high scho...
November 2, 2020
NFHS Shares State Updates on Sports Amid COVID-19
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) held a media briefing late last week to discuss how varying state athletic associations were doing in its return to sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the numbers obtain...
October 30, 2020
MIAA Board of Directors Cancels Winter Tournaments
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) announced there will be no winter sports postseason tournaments for the 2020-21 school year. The MIAA Board of Directors voted 20-0 on Thursday to cancel all playoffs for the winter spo...
October 30, 2020
UAA Conference Cancels 2020-21 Winter Season
The University Athletic Association (UAA) Presidents Council has unanimously approved a resolution to cancel all formal UAA winter sport competition for the 2020-21 season. Over the last several months several UAA committees comprising athletic ad...
October 19, 2020
AHSAA Releases Best Practices for Winter Sports Season
As we draw closer to the winter sports season, the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) has released a guide of best practices for athletic directors and coaches to proceed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10-page document covers guidan...
September 19, 2019
Referee who forced wrestler to cut dreadlocks banned 2 years
The referee who in 2018 forced a New Jersey high school wrestler to either cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a match has been suspended for two years, the state announced Wednesday. The decision concludes a near nine-month investigation by the state's...
April 18, 2018
UFC champion Daniel Cormier takes job as HS wrestling coach
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has accepted a job as the head wrestling coach at Gilroy High School in California, ESPN reports. [caption id="attachment_26123" align="alignleft" width="193"] Daniel Cormier | Photo: Wikimedia Common...
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...