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Everyone Needs a Good Rival

June 19, 2019

An important part of high school football in the south is competing against your "rival".Most rivals have competed against each other for years. They are rivals because of proximity or maybe because of great games between the two. Every high school team needs a rival.Most rivalries are best when bo ...

Back Pain in High School Athletes Should Be Taken Seriously

June 11, 2019

Back pain is a common complaint in adults, with research indicatingthat up to 80 percent of adults will develop back pain in theirlifetime. The incidence of low back pain in adolescents is much lower;however, pain in this age group should be taken seriously. Delays indiagnosis and treatment can lea ...

Bart Starr-One of a Kind

June 6, 2019

It is amazing how many of the great figures in the history of football have ties to the state of Alabama-Bear Bryant, Bo Jackson, Joe Namath among others. Bart Starr would certainly have to be high on that list.Starr passed away this past month at age 85.He was truly one of a kind.His football acco ...

Missing the Old School Coaches

June 3, 2019

Chris Metcalf is the regional sports editor of the Batavia Daily News in Batavia, New York.On May 22nd, he wrote a column about "old school coaches," and stirred up memories of some of the great coaches of the past. Chances are, he may remind you of one of your old coaches or he might even be talki ...

Enthusiasm Could be the Key to Your Success This Year

May 30, 2019

Teams are finishing up school and get ready for summer and preseason practice. There are a lot of summer distractions and every coach deals with the often trying task of getting his players present and excited about football summers.Which brings about the question. How much enthusiasm is there in y ...

Hoover Tops Dothan but Wolves Feel Good

May 24, 2019

The official score of this spring game that doesn't count on your record was Hoover 28, Dothan 16. But it counted big to the new Dothan High School Wolves.Maybe Dothan head coach Smitty Grider said it best. “The question I wanted answered was would we compete with the best, and I think we answere ...

Spring Games- To Play or Not to Play

May 22, 2019

Spring practice is a two week period where you work on fundamentals, find out who is ready to start in the fall, try out new players and establish your base offenses and defenses.It is also a time where coaches can lose their patience and sanity. Players coming and going with spring sports, upcomin ...

Coaching Hires Get Tougher as Summer Approaches

May 20, 2019

No school really cherishes looking for a new head football coach.Either your last coach left to take another job, retired, or the school asked him to leave. There are usually hurt feelings on one or both sides and lives are suddenly in turmoil.For the seniors on the team, they must often adapt to a ...

Proper Equipment Fitting Can Reduce Injuries

May 14, 2019

Protective equipment is a crucial component of injury prevention in sports. That said, even the best gear is ineffective when fit is improper. It is important to understand and follow proper fit guidelines for all styles of equipment. Equipment should be utilized in the way that it was designed to ...

Hudl Announces Changes in Storage Limits, Prices for 2019

May 2, 2019

Hudl is making some important new changes on how a team's video is going to be stored and how much their normal service packages will cost in the 2019 season. It is the first price increase the company has installed since their inception.The most critical change to coaches is that from now on all o ...

Everyone Needs a Good Rival

Back Pain in High School Athletes Should Be Taken Seriously

Bart Starr-One of a Kind

Missing the Old School Coaches

Enthusiasm Could be the Key to Your Success This Year

Hoover Tops Dothan but Wolves Feel Good

Spring Games- To Play or Not to Play

Coaching Hires Get Tougher as Summer Approaches

Proper Equipment Fitting Can Reduce Injuries

Hudl Announces Changes in Storage Limits, Prices for 2019

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