The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is offering three new online coach education courses – Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment, Fundamentals of Coaching Golf and Strength and Conditioning. The courses are now available on the NFHS Coach Education Web site at www.nfhslearn.com. Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment is a one-hour course that presents content on abusive situations (sexual harassment, emotional and verbal abuse), hazing and bullying (including cyber-bullying), and how the Internet and technology play a role in all of these situations. The coach is provided data on the extent of these problems as well…
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) announced today that it will close at 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, Feb. 29 and will remain closed through Friday, March 2, 2012 due to the regional semifinals of the 2012 LHSAA/State Farm Top 28 State Boys' & Girls' Basketball Championships. The office will resume normal operation on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 8 a.m. The LHSAA would like to congratulate all teams that made it to the semifinal rounds of the state basketball championships.
The American Cancer Society will host the Fourth Annual Basketball Championship Weekend Coaches’ Huddle on Friday evening, March 30, 2012 at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans. This exciting evening will feature a salute to Dale Brown, former LSU basketball coach, who took the Tigers to the Final Four. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with college basketball coaches from around the nation in town for the 2012 Men’s Basketball Championship event. In addition to securing autographs from these notable current and former coaches, basketball fans will have the opportunity to bid on sports memorabilia and other wonderful auction…