07Nov
Is it possible to run an NCAA-member athletic department with no Athletic Director (and no head of maintenance, too)? The Banana Slugs are going to find out....
23Oct
If you are coaching at the high school level, or any level where interacting with parents comes with the territory, this is a must read article....
11Oct
CNN - Concussions have been on the rise for American youth since 2010, according to the ...
01Oct
Money is the biggest deal in college athletics today and money problems aren’t just limited to those outside of the Power 5 conferences. However, one of the more historic athletic programs in th...
29Sep
DeMatha Principal Daniel McMahon wished he had an answer for every athlete who approached him in the hallway, or the parents and alumni who kept calling him on the phone over the summer. They all...
16Sep
I remember my recruitment experience vividly because it was one of the most exciting times in my life. It came up unexpectedly: going into my junior year of high school, I was not thinking about being...
05Sep
The nation's richest athletic departments -- those in the Power Five conferences -- pulled in a record $6 billion last year, nearly $4 billion more than all other schools combined, according to an Out...
04Sep
Turns out, the process of getting that dream job starts at six years old. A recent study conducted by Kevin Kniffin, a behavioral science professor at Cornell University, shows that athletes who playe...
30Aug
For many students, the college experience includes game days watching athletes wearing the school colors take the field or court. But in today’s environment of rising costs, soaring student debt...
29Aug
The arrival of a new school year and the fall sports season means more than just millions of athletes hitting the fields. Coaches, athletes and boosters will also be kicking off the annual (and seemin...
27Aug
By Brendan Duffy, RPSGT After more than 5 decades of being shut out of championships, the city of Cleveland finally got a chance this June to celebrate a winner. Basketball star LeBron James led the C...
16Aug
Courtesy of today's New York Times, click through to see a stunning image of Shaunae Miller's dive acros the finish line in the 400 meter race in Rio. Link to the picture. The story from the Times: In...
13Aug
LARAMIE — Budget cuts have forced the University of Wyoming athletics department to consider every possible revenue stream. Soon, that could mean adding one full of suds. Read more....
12Aug
Athletes have looked for a chemical edge for centuries -- dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks who used alcoholic concoctions and hallucinogenic mushrooms. Thanks to newer technologies, the l...
11Aug
RIO DE JANEIRO — For most athletes at the Olympics, a gold, silver or bronze medal is the ultimate payoff for years of training and sacrifice. But when the American wrestlers take to the mats at...
08Aug
Just about every high school baseball team north of the Mason Dixon line tries to head south early in March or April. Why? They are looking for a place to go where they can get in some conditioning an...
07Aug
As the world turns its attention to the Summer Olympics, four athlete-executives, two of them former Olympians, tell how pursuing excellence in sports made them better leaders. Elite athletes are fine...
06Aug
Mind Over Sport with Coach Nye… Hey let’s face it we all ‘talk’ to ourselves right. Like I’ve said to many is that when I am talking to myself at least I know I’ll...
05Aug
So it's not as much as fun as going to a water park with the kids, laying on the beach or hiking in the mountains. Still, I learned a heckuva lot this summer. I spent my free months talking to hundred...
02Aug
August 1, 2016 - Wall Street Journal: Sports instructors teach how to manage emotions: perseverance, resilience, conquering fear. There is a special man who’s changed my life recently, and ...
31Jul
Fundraising is the topic coaches and athletes love to hate, but why? After all, show me a team that competes at the travel, high school or college level that couldn’t put more money to great use...
29Jan
Congratulations to the Catamounts of Western Carolina University. The WCU Track & Field team raised over $11,000 with Reaching Our Goal, which exceeded the team's goal for the campaign!...
13Jan
No one gets into sports at any level — college, high school, club or travel — so they can spend time raising money. It’s all about the game, the competition, the experience and the c...
12Dec
The NCAA DIII Leopards of Wentworth Instititue of Technology have standardized their team fundraising on Reaching Our Goal. This year so far, for example, the men's and women's soccer teams gene...
12Dec
Karl Kling assumed the duties of Athletic Director for the Cougars of Cleary University in 2014, after a successul run as head baseball coach at nearby Concordia College. One of his first calls was to...
12Dec
Cal Poly Women's Soccer just concluded another successful Reaching Our Goal campaign, pocketing amost $7,000 for the championship caliber program. The Mustangs have recorded over 250 wins during...
12Dec
For the 5th consecutive season, the lacrosse program at Stevens Institute of Technology will fund its spring trip to Florida with a Reaching Our Goal campaign. The team heads south to launch the...
12Dec
For the second year in a row, the Elmhurst College Volleyball program raised $5,000 with Reaching Our Goal, helping the team go on trips which combine community service projects along with great ...
12Dec
Suburban Conference champs Maine South Hawks has two great habits: winning basketball games and raising lots of money with Reaching Our Goal. Tony Lavarato, head coach of the Hawks: "Every...
01Sep
Hoboken, NJ - The men’s soccer team at Stevens Institute of Technology, Empire 8 Conference champions for the last three years, used Reaching Our Goal to help fund its pre-season trip to Lansin...
01Sep
Old Westbury, NY - The Wheatley School, a perennial high school soccer power on Long Island, uses Reaching Our Goal to supplement its team budget so that the program can afford to purchase more gear ...
01Sep
There was a time when the high school athletic director was a coach (probably football or basketball), definitely a teacher. His or her duties, in addition to the classroom, might include setting up s...
01Sep
As the head softball coach at Bethune-Cookman from 1998 to 2005, Laura Watten led the Wildcats to six Mid-Eastern Conference crowns. A very successful run at the helm for the University of Maryland fe...
01Sep
August 19, 2014 — The most dominant lacrosse program in the NJCAA with eight national championships and 10 consecutive Conference and Region crowns is Onondaga Community College’s Lazers....
01Sep
The Warriors of Indiana Tech University are set to pursue a fourth consecutive year as a Top 20 ranked wrestling program in the NAIA. To help the team achieve its goals, which include big road trips t...
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