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JULY/AUGUST
August 11, 2018 - Antioch, TN - Angry father allegedly shoots coach for breaking up his son's fight at a football practice. See Police: Youth Football Coach Shot Twice At Antioch H.S., Suspect At Large, reported by Marion Kirkpatrick, WSMV-TV (Nashville, TN).
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August 8, 2018 - Yuma, AZ - Yuma County's Teacher of The Year Ousted By Angry Sports Parents - The Issue Appears To Be Playing Time. See Gila Ridge High School Teacher Dismissed From Coaching Positions, reported by Crystal Bedoya, KYMA - TV.
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August 6, 2018 - Palo Alto, CA - Using Virtual Reality To Fight Concussions. See Stanford Researchers Start Concussion Study With High School Athletes (published in print as A Close Eye On Concussions), reported by Rebecca Aydin, San Francisco Chronicle, August 6, 2018, page D-1.
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August 2, 2018 - Morristown, NJ - Turning A Bad Concussion Story Into a Good Concussion Story. See Former West Morris football player turns traumatic brain injury into inspirational podcast, reported by Jane Havsy, Morristown Daily Record. Kevin founded the Heads 'N Tales podcast, which "share[s] inspiring stories of perseverance and the latest innovations in sports health."
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July 31, 2018 - Durham, NC - Where the "N" Word Collides With The Law. A North Carolina football got caught on video using the "N" word. His fellow students are offended, but there are limits to schools' ability to penalize off-campus conduct. See Can Schools Punish Students For Off-Campus Racist, Sexist Rants? reported by Greg Childress, Durham (NC) Herald Sun, August 1, 2018. The football player's fellow students may have a solution: shun the offender and boycott all of his activities, including his football games. See Student’s N-word video could cause boycott of Jordan High football, lacrosse games, reported by Greg Childress, Durham (NC) Herald Sun, July 31, 2018.
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July 22, 2018 - “This Was Preventable” : Football Heat Deaths and The Rising Temperature, reported by James Bruggard, InsideClimateNews.org
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July 18, 2018 - Tulsa, OK - Parents Behaving Badly: A Youth Sports Crisis Caught on Video, reported by Bill Pennington, New York Times. This is an excellent story about how one man is fighting back by airing videos of sports parents behaving badly - especially where they badger and bully the boys and girls, and men and women who officiate their children's games.
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July 18, 2018 - Iowa - Officials Shortages hit Iowa - and Iowa Fights Back. See Add One: How One State Is Examining The Shortage of Officials, NFHS.org.
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July 8, 2018 - Emerson, GA - Players, referees involved in ugly on-court brawl at AAU tournament, reported by Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com, July 8, 2018
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LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Association Intervention, Referee Magazine, May 2018, page 80 (National Association of Sports Officials).
FROM THE ARCHIVES
December 24, 2017 - Mexico - Another Soccer Referee Is Killed By A Player. Mexican Referee Dies In Hospital After Being Attacked By Player He Sent Off, Sports Illustrated, January 1, 2018.
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August, 2015 - Title IX has done a lot for girls, but the benefits of Title IX are slower to trickle down to schools with high concentrations of minority and low-income students. See Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities, National Women's Law Center Report.
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Of The People, By The People: How To Ensure That Legislators Hear Your Voice, Referee Magazine, July 2001 page 42 (co-authored by Jennifer Rardin).
