MURFREESBORO, TN – Blackman coach David Watson had seemingly been through it all in his more than 30 years as a high school football coach. But nothing prepared him for the realization that his junior long snapper […]
As much as he enjoyed math, Kevin Burnette realized the situation just wasn’t adding up. It was his sophomore year at Clemson University — he had walked on and eventually lettered as a tight end as […]
This is a story about Bill and Bruce Haddow. This could be a story about the vast majority of high school coaches in this province. The brothers have made it known that this will mark […]
I’ve been around high school athletics for more years than I’d care to admit. I’ve grown weary of parents who live through the athletic exploits of their kids. Parents, many times, have very unrealistic expectations […]
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When you look on the sidelines of the Vikings/Saints game, you’ll see a lot money in salaries. It’s not just the players, but the coaches raking in big bucks. According to Boyd’s Bets, the combined salaries […]
LAFAYETTE – Mel Didier, a former head baseball coach and athletic director at then-USL from 1981-82 and would serve as a longtime Major League Baseball executive, died Sunday night at his home in Phoenix. He was […]
As a tangible measure of gratitude to the first responders who remained mostly indefatigable during Hurricane Irma, Charlie Strong and the Bulls want to deliver them a victory. On the house. Strong said Tuesday that […]
Marvin Lewis didn’t know he wanted to be a coach growing up. But he knew he didn’t want to work in the Pennsylvania mills near his home. “My dad worked in the mill, and he […]
I couldn’t help but notice Bill Hayes in the Bowman Gray Stadium press box on Saturday afternoon trying to be social in the chancellor’s suite. He did the social thing for sure, but he also […]
Even a bout of pancreatic cancer and subsequent rounds of chemo can’t keep Bob Crosby away from the swimming pool. The volunteer assistant for the South Lyon Unified girls swim team was at practice Thursday and head […]
DURHAM — Although he didn’t know when, why or how it would happen, David Noel was certain he’d coach one day. And he was right. The call came in late August. Kendrick Hall, the men’s […]
A longtime collegiate golf coach, first-year Aspen High School athletic director Martha Richards hasn’t changed her approach now that she’s an administrator. In many ways, she’ll treat the AHS students and coaches much as she […]
NORFOLK – Who knows what Jimmye Laycock would have accomplished had he decided the grass was truly greener beyond Williamsburg. The William and Mary football coach has had many chances to leave for more high-profile […]
COLUMBUS — Recruiting is one of the most important parts of being a big-time college football coach in 2017. Coaches spend a great deal of time pursuing the 4-star and 5-star athletes who will take […]
Everyone who knew Ken Schreiber has a favorite story or quote from the legendary LaPorte baseball coach. LaPorte athletic director Ed Gilliland said the zinger he’ll always remember is something Schreiber said often near the […]
Coaching, like teaching, can be one of the most demanding, yet rewarding jobs. The amount of time needed to organize and train a group of people, the tough love needed to dish out to players, […]
Coaching girls basketball and softball at a high school with an enrollment of 116 offered plenty of challenges, but Brian Hess helped make those sports both fun and rewarding for those he mentored at Council. […]
by Jack Warren I went to Orlando armed with a digital recorder, so there was no sense in letting it go to waste. So I grabbed so coaches who were otherwise minding their own business […]
We are adding a new feature at Top Coach where we’d like to enlist the help of our friends to submit guest posts. What we’re looking for exactly are short (300-500 word) posts that focus […]
by Jack Warren Our first Top Coach guide, Cut Through the Clutter and Get Noticed: 11 Tips for Assistant and Aspiring Baseball Coaches, proved to be very popular and has generated a great deal of positive […]
We are thrilled with the announcement that Billy Burbank of Burbank Sport Nets and friend of Top Coach and Cornbelt Sports has been named a winner of a 2014 Florida Heritage Award. Those of you […]
by Jack Warren Not only have some of the top coaches in all of baseball been so very gracious and accommodating by agreeing to share their knowledge with the Top Coach community on our podcasts, […]
When we last spoke with Tom Gillespie of Play Global! in episode 19 of Top Coach, Tom told us that although they had been waiting for a year, they still had not yet made it […]
by Jack Warren The old theory states that almost any two people can be connected in six or fewer steps — hence the six degrees of separation. One of my hobbies over the years has […]
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