The Key Principles You Must Understand About Planning for Youth Athletes
When I first started coaching, I wasn’t entirely sure if I was planning a training season... or just throwing my athletes into a well-organised guessing game. (4/30/25)

Former School Athletic Director Gets 4 Months In Jail In Racist AI Deepfake Case
A former high school athletics director accused of using artificial intelligence to create a racist and antisemitic deepfake of a Maryland principal has been sentenced to four months in jail as part of a plea deal for disrupting school operations. (4/29/25)

Project Play survey: Parents Justify Sport Specialization So Their Child Can Play In High School
This second story in a series examines trends associated with children specializing in one sport to the exclusion of others. (4/29/25)

Century Of School Sports: MHSAA Programs Prioritize Health & Safety
Rank the top 10 conversations anyone would choose to have when it comes to school sports – be it talking up top teams, the latest stars, past champs, etc. – and advances in health & safety probably come in somewhere around No. 27. (4/29/25)

Alabama Legislators To Consider Allowing High School Athletes To Earn NIL Income
An Alabama House committee will vote on whether to advance a bipartisan bill allowing high school athletes in the state to receive compensation for using their name, image and likeness. (4/29/25)

For The Record, Zephyrhills Senior Malachi Woodard Has The Power
In a weight room full of big, tall football players, you might overlook Malachi Woodard. But then you see him lift. And this pint-size weightlifter stands out. (4/28/25)

High Schoolers Can Now Make Money Like College Athletes, Kind Of
High school student-athletes, like NCAA competitors and professional athletes, can now make money off of their “Name, Image and Likeness” in Wisconsin. (4/28/25)

"Building a Culture of Consistency for Student Athletes" - The GIPS Cast, Ep. 055
Coach Pat Doyle is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at GISH. He’s also the Islander Powerlifting Coach. With over 700 athletes coming through his weight room and working with the strength staff, Coach Doyle has a lot going on. How does he balance it all? Consistency. He joins 'The GIPS Cast' to share why he has the best job in the world. (4/24/25)

Wyoming Activities Association Consider Allowing High School Athletes To Get Paid
High school athletes in Wyoming may be soon able to make money off their athletic performance. The Wyoming High School Activities Association is considering a policy that would allow athletes to pursue Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals in the Cowboy State. (4/24/25)

Hot Topic | Exercise & Rest in Concussion Recovery
Current evidence now suggests that early exercise, even with mild symptom exacerbation, improves concussion recovery and delays the development of persisting symptoms. (4/23/25)

Social Media Use Inhibits Training Gains And Game Performance
Until very recently, the rapid adoption of smartphones and social media outpaced our understanding of the impact the device and the apps on it have on us. Researchers like Jonathan Haidt have now, in my view, convincingly shown that social media has largely detrimental impacts on youth. (4/21/25)

‘They Know She’s Doing It, Too’: How The Utes Women’s Basketball Team Learned To Love Their Strength Coach
Lindsey Kirschman’s success with athletes comes from being able to “get people to do hard things and enjoy it,” one Utes coach says. (4/20/25)

SHS Football "Character Wednesdays" Builds A Different Kind Of Off-Season Strength
The off-season for a high school football team is more than building speed and strength, it's also about building character and personal growth –– inspiring and equipping players to excel both on and off the field. (4/16/25)

Neck Strength Testing Should Be Included In Concussion Prevention
Griffith University researchers have found weaker neck strength is a risk factor for concussion and higher head impacts in rugby league, rugby union and soccer athletes. (4/12/25)

Torrington High Hall Of Famer Brett Longobucco Providing Strength To Countless Athletes
Many star high school and college athletes who don’t reach professional playing levels dream of coaching careers as an alternative. (4/11/25)

New Strength Coaches Will Be Available To All Students At Decatur, Austin
The Decatur school board is hoping two new hires will make it easier for female athletes, athletes outside of football and students who do not participate in sports to get strength and conditioning training. (4/10/25)

New Law Regulates High School Athlete Transfers In All Arkansas Schools
High school athletes in Arkansas will now face new regulations if they wish to transfer schools. (4/10/25)

AHSAA Central Board Takes Step To Investigate High School Transfers
The Alabama High School Athletic Association took a step to further regulate transfers in high school athletics. (4/10/25)

How One Maine High School Became The Center Of Trump's War On Trans Student Athletes
It started with a track meet. A transgender girl on the Greely High School track team in Maine had won a pole-vaulting event, and a state politician took to Facebook to complain. (4/10/25)