Martin DavisJan 122 minThere May Not Be Anything As Important As Sports As I left for practice last Wednesday, crowds were making their way toward the U.S. Capitol. By the time I got home four hours later, we w...
Martin DavisJan 42 min30 Days with America's High School Coaches - What's Next?The manuscript for 30 Days with America's High School Coaches is in the hands of the publisher. However, there's still a bit to go before...
Martin DavisDec 30, 20202 minA Year to Remember; A Year to Learn FromIt's easy to focus on what was lost this year. Entire seasons. Recruiting opportunities. Practices. Community interaction. Fundraising do...
Martin DavisDec 8, 20206 minLet It Be Said ... It Began with A SquibSarah Fuller had quite a November. First, she led Vanderbilt’s underdog women’s soccer team to the SEC championship. Then, with Vandy’s f...
Martin DavisSep 15, 20202 minWhat Are You Doing for the Other 12?At 12:01 on September 1, I found my Twitter account overrun with high school students from the Class of 2022 retweeting all the messages ...
Martin DavisAug 24, 20204 minReadings for CoachesIntroduction Before I was a coach. Before I was a journalist. I was (and remain) an intellectual. The term today has fallen on hard times...
Martin DavisAug 9, 20204 minHigh School Athletes, the Pandemic, and the Need for ActivityThe pandemic has made a mess of high-school sports. Most states canceled spring sports, and for good reason. At its peak the first wave s...
Martin DavisAug 2, 20203 minBeyond the Xs and Os: How Do I Get Better as A Coach? UPDATED 8/20/20Finding good information on improving as a coach can be difficult. There's certainly no shortage of advice that one can get from social m...
Martin DavisJul 13, 20202 minCoaches Understand Waiting - Help Your Athletes Do the SameWill there be high school football this fall? Max Preps is tracking, state-by-state, where high school athletics stand. The picture is de...