Sports play an important part in the lives of most children in the United States, therefore the quality of a good coach is imperative. Over 21 million youth between the ages of 6 to 17 play team sports on a regular basis, and another 5 million play moderately. According to the Population Reference Bureau, "40 percent to [...]
This year, 2015-2016 student athletes will be covered for up to four years for medical insurance, due to injuries received playing their sport after they leave school. The NCAA Division I board of directors recently voted 16-2 to allow schools in the top five conferences to write many of their own rules. The autonomy measures, which the [...]
It's amazing to see the reaction to the various football headlines concerning athletic compensation, both on the collegiate and at professional level. In the same headlines we are seeing increased news of athletes with serious injuries resulting for some in a lifetime of pain and staggering medical bills. Whether it's the early retirement of Chris Borland, [...]
Lexi Dunkelberger "Rising star sophomore out of Castle Rock, Colorado - 2017" One of the great things about sports is that both men and women can choose to participate. The rise of the female athlete owes it's continued growth to Title IX, the landmark legislation that bans sex discrimination in any educational program receiving [...]
St. John Bosco The recent Max Preps article ranks the Nations Top Ten Toughest High School Football leagues in the nation. Big North -United League from New Jersey as number one and the Trinity League out of California, number two. The Trinity League out Southern California is arguably the toughest league of high [...]
This time of the year, high schools across the country are raising money for their home football teams. Here in Hailey, Idaho at Wood River High School, the Wolverines are helping replace old helmets and pads with a good old all you can eat crab feast. Flown in fresh from Alaska, tonight's crab feast with [...]
Football connects community, friends and family like no other sport. Last week while visiting my favorite restaurant the Pioneer Saloon in Ketchum, Idaho, I had one of the coolest chance meetings ever. I posted the following on my Facebook wall: "So I decided to go to the Pio for dinner, and standing there while on [...]
Across the country, college coaches spend countless hours evaluating more and more high school athletic prospects through video, otherwise known as game-films. Social media and video content has changed the way in which athletes are being discovered. In high school recruiting alone, there has been an increase in video profiles made for hopeful young athletes. [...]
Junior athletes, the Quarter Back and Tight End from Wood River High School after their year-end game. It’s the end of your high school football season. You’ve trained hard, put in countless hours on the field and in the weight room, not to mention the classroom. It’s a natural time to let your guard [...]
