Entries for October 2014

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The American Heart Association has once again concluded that sophisticated and expensive heart screening is not practical or appropriate as a precondition for youth and young adults to participate in competitive organized sports.

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Posted in: Health & Safety
28
Our world is not bubble wrapped, nor should it be.

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Posted in: Health & Safety
24
It’s hard to treat nicely people who act nasty. It requires, in fact, a supercharged Golden Rule that says “Do unto others better than they may do unto you.”

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21
For most of us, the really important people are the “everyday heroes” who influenced our lives without fanfare or tribute.

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Posted in: Perspective
17
Under the radar, in communities across Michigan and the nation, school-based competitive athletic programs are doing good things for students, schools and society.

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14
What we are talking about today are not only overdue changes, they are insufficient if we really want to return school sports to the central, most coveted and compelling sports experience for youth. 

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10
For multiple reasons, the multiple-sport experience is best. We must strive continually to make that experience possible for most of our student-athletes.

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07
No level of football but this – for the youngest players who have the most vulnerable skulls – allows the idiocy of three games in a weekend

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