If High Schoolers in the Minor Leagues is the Answer, Why Did the CBA Fail?

It would be difficult to think of a worse career move for a high school basketball player who could earn a college scholarship to go into the minor leagues instead, as many are advocating. There is certainly no lack of opportunity as in the state of Maryland alone, there are eleven professional basketball teams. Between this […]

College Sports Offer More Than Just Problems For Race Relations

In the book “Land of Second Chances”, about the national cycle team for Rwanda, when the Sports Minister, Joe Habeniza, was asked how his country could even think about competing in games after the genocide that had struck 80% of all families, he replied, “We had a bad experience, but now is our time.  Let’s […]

Focus on the Whole Team: Staying Healthy During the Spring

  The springtime is a time of rebirth, growth, and new life. For college athletics, the spring opens the college sports world to the great outdoors. Baseball, softball, and track fill the event calendar.  The fans find fun in the sun after a winter of indoor arenas. For those on their health journey, the spring […]

What are Your Secrets to Success? Mentors, Part 2

In a continuation of last week’s article about mentors, today’s article will lay out how you could design a mentorship program within your student-athlete development department. There are three ways in which I can envision a mentor program being created for student-athletes. With all three ideas, there must be someone who oversees the development of […]

Athletic Departments and Student-Athletes Benefit from Changing Opinions on Heckling

This past week, both Northwestern and Indiana Universities warned their student sections against taunting Michigan State’s MBB team regarding the Larry Nassar scandal. Citing a desire to represent their schools in a positive manner and to respect the survivors of Nassar’s abuse, both schools left handouts on every seat in particular stadium sections threatening removal […]

America Needs More In-N-Out Burgers & More Outdoor College Wrestling

Having a place in Malibu overlooking the ocean for a decade was a blast, but it would have much nicer if there had been an In-N-Out Burger closer to my house. Its the same with living in Historic Annapolis, where many mornings when I go for a run I see Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuxk […]