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Preparing future athletic leaders through mentorship, experience
If you’ve spent any amount of time around an athletic department office, you know this: Nobody stumbles into becoming an athletic director. They might stumble into coaching, they might stumble into helping in the concession stand or taking a tu...
How to assemble the right team for a facility project or renovation
The prospect of building a new sports facility or renovating an existing one is intimidating enough. The good news: It can be much easier and less worrisome provided you surround yourself with a team of industry professionals with a deep bench o...
Practical strategies for student-athlete leadership development
One of the many challenging aspects that take place at small colleges across the country is the development of student-athlete leadership. Where I work at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC), we typically have our student-athletes for two years a...
How fundraising diversification can reshape school athletics
[caption id="attachment_43497" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sharefax Field at West Clermont High School in Batavia, Ohio[/caption] For generations, athletic fundraising followed a predictable and familiar model. Cheerleaders washed cars. Socce...
NFHS debuts free mental health course
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has launched a new online course for high school students that provides education and resources on mental health and wellness. [caption id="attachment_28213" align="alignleft" width=...
Sports Laundry Systems launches CS-Series dryer line
Sports Laundry Systems, a Continental Laundry Solutions brand, has introduced its new CS-Series dryer line for athletic laundries, which comes in 25–35-pound, 40-50-pound, 60-70-pound and 85-95-pound capacity models. [caption id="attachment_4348...
Michigan approves transfer tracking system for high school
Last week at its annual spring meeting, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) approved the use of a “transfer tracker” system as the tool for entering student information when a student is transferring between schools. The tool...
Midland debuts wearable communication tech
Kansas City-based communication technology company Midland has debuted its newest wearable mini walkie-talkie, Cliptalk, a system meant to eliminate the wires and bulk of traditional two-way radios. [caption id="attachment_43458" align="alignleft"...
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