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Senior Editor Michael Austin uses his intro video this week to discuss a small college in North Carolina receiving negative feedback for offering a partial baseball scholarship to a female player. Send all feedback about Team Sports Strategies to Coach & Athletic Director senior editor Michael Austin (maustin@lesspub.com).
The BearClaw™ With concussions as a major concern for football coaches, there is a new tool available to help train linemen without the repeated blows to the head they typically suffer in practice. The BearClaw is a portable (only weight 3.5 pounds), realistic (simulates game motion, resistance and reaction time), cost-effective and safe (teaches proper blocking technique) tool. For more information on the BearClaw, click here. See it in action in the video below.
Hot Products Of The Week 
Rawlings Zoombang Protective Wear
Originally designed to bend, twist and flow through tight airplane spaces, Zoombang has been designed with visco-elastic polymer, which has been re-engineered for the contact sports world. It reduces injury, bolsters muscle support and absorbs up to 80 percent of impact forces. Click here for more information on Rawlings Zoombang and view the video below.