The Question of Dawgs
In sports, catch-phrases are everywhere. And once they're in circulation, people use them without giving a lot of thought to what they...
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What Every Parent Should Know Before Their Children Begin High School Sports
What Every Parent Should Know Before Their Children Begin High School Sports Monday night, I stood on the field at North Stafford High...
Book Release Date Announced
Save the Date: September 14, 2021 30 Days with America's High School Coaches will release on September 14, 2021.. What are the traits of...
Forging a Gender-equal world
Monday marked International Women's Day. I'm always saddened that we need such days to call attention to the barriers that historically...
Covid: Lessons Learned, A Ways to Go
I'll admit it. On more than one occasion over the past year I've crawled out of my car only to forget my mask. Rooting through the...
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
This Thursday is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. To celebrate, I'm highlighting some information to celebrate, some to think...
There 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...
30 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...
A Year to Remember; A Year to Learn From
It's easy to focus on what was lost this year. Entire seasons. Recruiting opportunities. Practices. Community interaction. Fundraising...
Let It Be Said ... It Began with A Squib
Sarah Fuller had quite a November. First, she led Vanderbilt’s underdog women’s soccer team to the SEC championship. Then, with Vandy’s...
What 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...
Readings for Coaches
Introduction Before I was a coach. Before I was a journalist. I was (and remain) an intellectual. The term today has fallen on hard...
High School Athletes, the Pandemic, and the Need for Activity
The pandemic has made a mess of high-school sports. Most states canceled spring sports, and for good reason. At its peak the first wave...
Beyond the Xs and Os: How Do I Get Better as A Coach? UPDATED 8/20/20
Finding good information on improving as a coach can be difficult. There's certainly no shortage of advice that one can get from social...
Coaches Understand Waiting - Help Your Athletes Do the Same
Will there be high school football this fall? Max Preps is tracking, state-by-state, where high school athletics stand. The picture is...