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New Beginnings

[email protected] posted on August 30, 2016 00:36

The Michigan High School Athletic Association office experienced an unusual amount of mobility this summer . . .

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Posted in: Leadership, Perspective

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Penalty Points

[email protected] posted on August 26, 2016 00:25

Taking full-body slams by media who have less than half the facts is not just a nuisance to the MHSAA, it’s disparaging to the goodness of the school sports brand.

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Posted in: Rules & Regulations

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Anti-Participation Fees

[email protected] posted on August 23, 2016 00:30

Among the core values of school sports is a program that is inexpensive for students to play and for families to watch.

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Posted in: Finance, Leadership, Participation

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The Massachusetts Model

[email protected] posted on August 19, 2016 00:48

“The AD is the school’s curriculum coordinator for educational athletics.”

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Posted in: Leadership, Perspective, Sports - General

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Tracking Transfers

[email protected] posted on August 16, 2016 00:42

Mishandling transfers is still the No. 1 cause of forfeitures in Michigan high school sports.

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Posted in: Transfers

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Sixth-Grade Status

[email protected] posted on August 12, 2016 00:38

All of this is under the over-arching goal to involve more students in school-sponsored sports at younger ages . . .

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Posted in: Junior High School, Middle Schools, Rules & Regulations

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Conventional Wisdom

[email protected] posted on August 09, 2016 00:33

This has nothing whatsoever to do with sports except to point out the absurdities of our talking about trivia in one place while near tragedy goes unaddressed elsewhere . . .

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Posted in: Perspective, Sports - General

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Pitch Perfect

[email protected] posted on August 05, 2016 00:25

Michigan’s climate and culture within high school baseball probably makes a change in the MHSAA pitching rule unnecessary for the high school season.

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Posted in: Baseball, Health & Safety

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