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Athletic Support: ‘Daughter Rolls Ankle: Time to Walk It Off?’
— Dear Athletic Support: My daughter rolled her ankle pretty bad in a recent volleyball game. It’s big and blue and nasty all over, but she can still walk on it. As her dad, I really want to teach her...
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Athletic Support: ‘Girls Need Fans, Too’
— Dear Athletic Support: My daughter plays volleyball at a high school in Arkansas. This school is known as a football powerhouse around the state, but this year the boys aren’t doing so great. They’ve...
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Athletic Support: ‘Questionable Coach Promoted to Athletic Director’
— Dear Athletic Support: A coach in my hometown just got “promoted” to athletic director. This guy was the head coach of the football team for as long as I can remember. The last ten years of his...
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Athletic Support: ‘Time to Focus on One Sport?’
— Dear Athletic Support: Back when I was in high school, sports had fairly defined seasons. Football would end, then basketball would begin. When hoops were over, track started, then baseball. But...
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Athletic Support: ‘Best of 2020’
— I’ve gone through and chosen a few of my favorite questions from 2020. To everyone who’s written in — thank you! Happy New Year! Best, Eli Dear Athletic Support: Every time we travel, my son gets...
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Athletic Support: ‘Fouls in Girls Basketball’
— Dear Athletic Support: I have noticed that the amount of jump ball calls in girl’s basketball is quite a bit more than boy’s basketball. Several girls can be fighting for the ball and a foul is...
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Athletic Support: ‘Freshmen Don’t Make Varsity, Usually’
— Dear Athletic Support: A lot of basketball trainers/AAU coaches preach to these kids about being on varsity as a freshman. It seems that you can have kids work super hard and there can be variables...
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Athletic Support: ‘Quarterback Lacks Speed’
— Dear Athletic Support: My son is in the running for the starting quarterback spot for his high school football team. He’s a senior and the kid he’s battling with is just a sophomore. My son’s more of...
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Athletic Support: ‘Laundry Stinks’
— Dear Athletic Support: Back when I was a kid, I remember my football coaches always washing all of our gear. It’s not like that anymore. My daughter is in junior high volleyball and we have to wash...
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Athletic Support: Hunting or Football?
— Dear Athletic Support: My son is a sophomore on the high school football team. His first game is the Friday before Labor Day. There’s no chance he’s getting to play, not for the varsity squad, but...
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Athletic Support: ‘Auditions Getting in the Way of Volleyball’
— Dear Athletic Support: So, my daughter wants to audition for the school play but has a volleyball game the same day as auditions. She’s in high school. She’s been playing volleyball since she was...
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Athletic Support: ‘Son Wants to Join Football Team Midway Through Season’
— Dear Athletic Support: We kept my son out of 7th grade football at the start of this year. Think back to August. You remember what was happening, don’t you? COVID everywhere. The Delta variant....
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