As Janis will attest, there are lots of ways to determine success in youth sports: number of participants out for the team, skills learned, relationships built, and, of course, wins and losses. However you define it, success requires money. Money for uniforms, equipment, facilities, office supplies, and the long list of other expenses (which always…
“We’re just afraid of that people will make inappropriate comments if we start a Facebook page.” I got this from an athletic director just last week. I also got an email from a coach expressing disappointment that his high school athletic director would not let him start a Facebook page for his team. I’ve heard…
When school starts, coaches tend to think about preseason conditioning, this year’s lineup and what kind of technique your athletes need to develop to be successful. After all, you’re a coach, right? Well, that term does not, unfortunately, best describe your role. As the coach of a wrestling team, you are responsible for much more….
It’s September. School is back in and you’re starting to think wrestling again (or maybe you never forgot about it). If you’re like me, you got your email from USAW about the new membership season beginning. That prompts us to starting planning for the season. We think about how we’re going to train our athletes….
As debate of Title IX reaches from the world of collegiate athletics into the realm of scholastic athletics, it is only fitting to address the similar evolution of social media, and its accompanying debates, benefits, and drawbacks, into the world of high school sports. For decades, our lives have been increasingly invaded by the media….