Rocket Science

posted on January 02, 2015 03:29

There cannot be a problem of school sports that is more complicated than those of space exploration, except for one feature – which is that our problems deal with people . . .

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Posted in: Perspective

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A Can-Do Response

posted on December 30, 2014 03:22

The challenge is to balance the negative effects of an “arms war” in high school sports against driving students toward non-school programs. It’s the balance of too few vs. too many rules out of season.

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Posted in: Out of Season, Rules & Regulations

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Growth Industry

posted on December 26, 2014 03:19

These late, scrambling and sometimes inadequately vetted enrollments are one of the many problems attendant to the increasing numbers of J-1 and F-1 visa students enrolling in Michigan each year.

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Posted in: Foreign Exchange

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Football Scheduling

posted on December 23, 2014 03:14

The most serious and legitimate complaint about the season-ending playoffs is the stress it has placed on conferences and the struggles many schools have in building nine-game regular-season schedules.

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Posted in: Football

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Stacking

posted on December 19, 2014 03:46

Appealing to personal integrity works with most coaches, but not all; so the issue of stacking festers, and it frustrates many coaches.

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Posted in: Sportsmanship, Tennis

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An Athlete’s Father

posted on December 16, 2014 03:41

He was especially adept – instinctively, not by any book of instruction – at being an athlete’s father.

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Posted in: Parents, Perspective

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Simons Says

posted on December 12, 2014 03:19

When I see advertisements that promote travel as an escape, I cannot agree. For me, travel is a change from the daily routine, but it’s hardly an escape.

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Seeding Thoughts

posted on December 09, 2014 03:29

If it can be done without too much controversy and if it has the potential to increase crowds without increasing travel costs for schools and the MHSAA, then seeding may make sense.

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Posted in: Tournaments

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