Monthly Archives: July 2012

Real Changes the NCAA Can Make Today to Improve College Sports

Earlier this week I offered opinions about how let down I was that NCAA President Mark Emmert assumed so little (any?) responsibility for the crimes that occurred at Penn State that resulted in their unprecedented sanctions.  Of course, Emmert and …

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It’s Football Season – Learn How the SPA-Football App Can Help!

Are you ready for some football??? With training camps and 2-a-days getting under way it’s that time of year again!  If you are a football coach or player, check out the Sport Performance Assessment – Football, the world’s first & …

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Beach Volleyball, Bikini’s, and the Sexualization of Sports

OK, you have all seen it before – women beach volleyball players wearing next to nothing. For feminists, the idea of exploiting a woman’s body in this kind of sexual way is yet another example of how men and women …

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Sports Doc Video Chalk Talk – Talent v. Interest in Sports

The issue of what to do with a talented young athlete who might not neccessarily love plying his or her sport is becoming quite the issue as increasingly more young athletes specialize and play their sport year-round. When kids are …

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NCAA Delivers PSU Penalties Monday – But Will it Be Enough?

By this time tomorrow we will know what the NCAA has decided with respect to the penalties Penn State will be faced with in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.  Will the NCAA bring Penn State down and use …

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