Rhonda Revelle was a Top Coach guest back in episode 273. It was one of the most delightful and insightful conversations I’ve had in a long time. She is another of the majority of coaches […]
You’d like to think that this story out of Newport, New Hampshire was the outlier, but frankly, it has become the norm. It is getting harder and hard all over the country to find men […]
Former Top Coach guest Jeremiah Robbins is headed back home to Oregon to help resurrect the baseball program at Umpqua Community College. WINCHESTER — Umpqua Community College has found the man to run its reinstated baseball […]
SAN ANTONIO — Other than his fiery sideline moments and occasional caustic retorts to college basketball reporters, Billy Gillispie isn’t much on expressing emotion. On Friday night, though, Gillispie’s eyes reddened when, for the first […]
Griff Aldrich spent 16 years working in the legal and business fields, in large part to address law-school debt, before returning to his passion: basketball. On March 22, Longwood named Aldrich, 43, men’s basketball coach. […]
The University at Buffalo’s storybook season came to a close with a Sweet 16 loss to South Carolina. After upsetting No. 6 South Florida and No. 3 Florida State in the first two rounds, the […]
Well, this certainly qualifies as OUTSTANDING news! Congratulations to former Top Coach guest, Cal Bailey, on being inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame! WHEELING – Two of the most successful Mountain State […]
With only one varsity starter returning from last season, it may appear that the Glendale Area High School girls basketball program is facing a rebuilding task. And if that is indeed the case, there may […]
Here’s a story that will sound familiar to those of you who listened to Top Coach Podcast episode 189 with Florida State’s Chip Baker. A quick-thinking coach averted what could have been a terrible bus […]
Here is an interesting look into how one college went about the process of evaluating whether they’re at the appropriate classification level for athletics. In this particular case, we’re looking at Sheridan College, an NJCAA […]
As conferences get larger and more geographically diverse and as college athletics becomes more “big time”, especially at NCAA Division 1 schools, travel has become more problematic when it comes to one of the basics […]
Buffalo Public Schools are continuing the push for more sports – for both sexes – and better sports performances, facilities, coaching and academics. City schools get only a few students into big-time sports programs and […]
Nice article from a local perspective, talking about the importance of facilities, particularly when it comes to recruiting and overall success of the program. Featured in this article is Shippensburg University assistant baseball coach, Anthony […]
New University of Arkansas football coach, Chad Morris, talks about the importance of forging relationships with high school coaches. FAYETTEVILLE — Chad Morris is the Arkansas Razorbacks’ new football coach, but during Thursday’s introductory news […]
Kyle Gray knows basketball. But in a crowded conference room on a sweltering July afternoon in Yakima, no one attending a clinic seemed to care about that. They wanted to know only one thing from […]
The moment many Greensboro Day School (NC) fans had been waiting days, months, and even years for finally came on Nov. 27. It was not just another day at the office for Bengals head coach […]
Bob Kustra’s “pet project” of building a baseball team had looked like a pipe dream for a long time, but with Kustra announcing his retirement effective at the end of June, his project has been […]
CREIGHTON, Neb. — It all started with a recruiting pitch. Two teenage boys waited for the last school bell, climbed into a pickup truck, drove a mile across town and parked in the driveway at […]
Passion is something most of us experience in one form or another. However, taking that passion to the next level is not as easy for some as it is for others, especially when that passion […]
As we all know well, in baseball — if it’s going to get done — you’re going to have to pick up a shovel (or rake) and do it! Kudos to Dr. Peter Geannelis! As […]
It’s fascinating how each school goes about this aspect of extra-curriculars. In this particular case, Doane University is an NAIA school. OF course their rules are different for scholarships than the various NCAA divisions, the […]
Something to ponder as budget issues confront every sport and activity. This story concerns the Northern Illinois University competitive cheer team. DeKALB — NIU Competitive Cheerleading was removed from Athletics Department funding in May, but […]
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Simpson College athletics has provided a number of student athletes opportunities beyond the games, practices and facilities while they pursue their degree and play the sport they enjoy. Matt Jeter, head football coach, […]
After four years of marriage, Shannon and Ron Pummill are, safe to say, not getting tired of each other. To the contrary. The 2009 Garden City High School graduates arguably spend more time together than […]
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