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Football Derangement Syndrome: Article One
Given that we are getting ready to slide into football’s peak Season of Insanity that is the two week period prior to the Super Bowl, here’s an item that exemplifies just how severe our nation’s Football Derangement Syndrome has become. As reported by Cassandra Negley of Yahoo Sports (December 18, 2018), the Permian Basin Youth
Six Questions for Local School Board Members
Whether a superintendent, principal or school board member, to say that you operate in a challenging educational environment is an understatement. In an increasingly complex world, expectations for providing students an education worthy of the 21st Century are rising. As is public skepticism regarding the effectiveness of schools in delivering that education. As if those challenges
Can the NFL Recover Its Own Fumble?
My father was a successful high school football coach. He was an old school, three yards and a cloud of dust sort of coach. Nothing bothered him more than watching his offense fumble the football. Offenders of what he considered the ultimate football sin were made to carry a football around school all day, every day until the next game. Conversely, as a defensive minded coach, nothing delighted him more than when his defensive unit caused and recovered a fumble.
The Future of Tackle Football: Another Couple of Bricks in the Wall
An old friend called recently. We were catching up on news of kids, recent travel and various body aches and pains when he announced he had something to tell to me. “I’m quitting football.” I found this a bit confusing because at age 60, his playing days are long over. Besides, he played basketball in
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High School Tackle Football: Its Origins Foretell its Future
USA Football, the NFL funded national governing body for the sport recently held its annual meeting in Orlando. According to a January 30, 2018 account in the New York Times, they would have been better off holding it at a beach resort as it would have made it much easier for participants to dig holes
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Bo Knows Head Trauma
In 1989, NIKE started an ad campaign for cross training footwear featuring Bo Jackson, a former Heisman Trophy winner and the only man to be an All-Star in baseball and All-Pro in football. The ad featured stars in various sports proclaiming that “Bo knows” whichever sport, whether baseball, football, hockey or golf, was featured in
On the Sidelines or in the Band: Participation Vs. Spectatorship and the Educational Process
One of the primary purposes of an educational institution is to instill in students not simply an understanding of specific knowledge (numbers, words or dates), but a lifelong love of learning. Further, it is safe to say that clearly the most effective way to learn the lessons taught through sports or other activities, is actually
Revisiting “Sports: The All-American Addiction”
In 2002, I published a book titled “Sports: The All-American Addition”. The basic premise was that organized sport in America had evolved to a point where it’s overall impact on our schools, universities and society has become more negative than positive. My analysis focused on five areas: sports’ impact on the values at the center
What Are Students Learning On The Football Field?
What Are Students Learning on the Football Field?By John R. Gerdy | Published Online – ED Week – Feb. 5, 2016
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