Entries for September 2012

28

In “the good ol’ days” order was kept, not just because people prayed in school or taught morality, but because students understood there were consequences for breaking rules.

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25

As an athlete, I dreaded the days.  Even when I was a returning starter, I approached with anxiety the page taped to the locker room door that would indicate who made the high school basketball team . . .

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Posted in: Participation
21

At the middle school level, coaches have an opportunity to look down the bench for substitutes without first looking up at the scoreboard.

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18

These parents were almost sick with worry that if their sons and daughters did not play one sport year-round, starting now, they wouldn’t make the team in high school.

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14

It is at this time each year, especially, that I’m made more aware of the harm and heartache that exists in our students’ homes, if they are lucky enough to have a home.

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11

“The nonprofits making the greatest impacts these days are entrepreneurial, adaptive, outward-looking, and sometimes a little messy.”

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07

Time is of the essence when sudden cardiac arrest occurs; and these three measures combine to deliver competent care quickly.

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Posted in: Health & Safety
04

Today’s standard of care is a comprehensive physical with detailed family history prior to first participation in school sports.

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Posted in: Health & Safety

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