Scholastic

		Volume 16	April 23, 2008

This issue of Sidelines features an interview with Ben Howland, the men’s basketball coach at UCLA. Howland recently guided the Bruins to their third straight Final Four. Another topical story is Ken Mannie’s outstanding Powerline piece titled: Chemical Conundrum: Beyond the Mitchell Report,. It’s a must-read for coaches, ADs, and parents concerned about performance-enhancing drugs. You will also find informative stories on baseball, track & field, coaching, administration, and recruiting.

Best,
Kevin Newell
Editor, Coach & Athletic Director Magazine

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PERSON TO PERSON:
Ben Howland, UCLA Men’s Basketball Coach

POWERLINE:
Chemical Conundrum: Beyond the Mitchell Report

FOOTBALL:
Drills to Develop Man-to-Man Coverage Skills for Defensive Backs

BASKETBALL:
Motion Offense with a Three-Point Threat

TRACK & FIELD:
Favorite Running Drills

COACHING:
Mental Toughness in Sports

ADMINISTRATION:
Combating Increased Violence at Games

RECRUITING:
Options = Opportunity

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Did You See This?
Going Green

As part of the fight against global warming, Japanese professional baseball officials plan to shorten games by 12 minutes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at stadiums.

Under the plan, teams will be required to spend no more than 2 minutes, 15 seconds when they change from fielding to batting. Pitchers will be asked to throw within 15 seconds of receiving the ball from the catcher, when no runners are on base.

Japanese baseball officials contend that games create large amounts of carbon dioxides via cars and buses, and supplying electricity for lighting and other game-related purposes.

Let us know what issues or topics you would like to see addressed in Sidelines. Send your e-mails to: coachad@scholastic.com

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Congratulations to Jim Rhoads, Head Baseball Coach, Hereford High School in Parkton, MD, for correctly identifying Tom Seaver and Rod Carew as the two Hall of Fame baseball players who won their respective leagues’ Rookie of the Year Awards in the same season and later won a 300th game and collected a 3,000th hit, respectively, on the same day. Seaver and Carew won Rookies of the Year in 1967 and completed the feat of 300th game/ 3,000th hit on Aug. 4, 1985. Jim won a Coach & Athletic Director sports watch courtesy of SMi Awards. Thanks to everyone who participated! And thanks to SMi Awards for its generosity!

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