The most important thing about a story, and about a person, is what you don’t know, which gets to the heart of the weakness of much of modern media.
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Any system that allows such lavish expenditures on the sports program and its personalities the way it is allowed in NCAA Division 1 football and basketball will continue to have serious problems . . .
I cannot be sure what I know – or what I believe and will stand behind – until I can see it in writing and know that it will be read by others.
Even those who work in the “prevention business” – whether that’s the US Forest Service or a statewide athletic association – must tolerate a few fires.
In the northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula there is a group of volunteers who are focusing on the character-building potential of youth and high school sports.
Charles Barkley uttered famously last month that the worst thing that ever happened to basketball was the AAU.
“Courage in leadership is very difficult, especially in today’s world, where the media doesn’t take time to really understand you.”
Just because schools change, it is not necessary that rules of school sports change as well. Sometimes, perhaps. But not always or even often.
From the Director is the official MHSAA Blog which will touch on pertinent school sports topics periodically throughout the school year from various MHSAA Staff.