Coaches

Jack Schugars led five Muskegon Oakridge teams to MHSAA football championship games during his 32 seasons running the program. He finished his high school coaching career in 2010 with a record of 262-78.  And of course, he impacted hundreds of lives in a communi...

Anyone who has attended an MHSAA sporting event has undoubtedly heard the public address announcements touting sportsmanship. But are today’s student-athletes the willing pupils in the subject? Or are too many kids opting for elective courses in showmanship offere...

From online video exchange programs such as hudl.com to social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, the face of coaching and communicating with teams is ever-changing. How much is too much, and how are the new tools being used by the old guard? This is...

For many students, continuing education occurs after the final bell, and their best teachers wear whistles. This first installment in "Making a Difference" serves as an overview of the value of dedicated coaches and their influence on high school athletes as they build...

Eventually, I’ve figured out Dad’s “secret of success.” Dad didn’t coach a sport. He coached people.

Like many who have played high school football, the practice field will always be more than just another piece of lawn to Ovid-Elsie’s Chris Fowler. Over his right shoulder, beyond a few of the fields that surround his high school, sits his family’s house. ...

Only a few seasons ago, Kelly David was dominating on the volleyball court as Beal City advanced to the Class D Semifinals. Only three years later, she's helping the Aggies succeed again – as their first-year coach.

Over the last three weeks, two of Michigan's most successful volleyball coaches ever moved further up the all-time list with milestone victories. On Sept. 8, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley coach Bill Rice became the fifth volleyball coach in MHSAA history to win 1,0...

Farmington Hills Harrison football coach John Herrington has won 13 MHSAA championships and nearly 400 games over the last four decades. So when he speaks about concussion awareness, we all should listen.  As part of the MHSAA's ongoing concussion education, Herri...

The last time Lansing Catholic and Pewamo-Westphalia's football teams had suited up, it was under the bright lights of Ford Field for last season's MHSAA Finals. The reigning Division 5 and 7 runners-up, respectively, returned to the field Aug. 24 in a season opener a...

For the first time in their coaching careers, Pewamo-Westphalia football coach Brad Weber and Lansing Catholic's Jim Ahern returned to the sideline this fall after trips to the MHSAA Finals.

Already administering a strong set of protocols addressing the removal and return to play of young athletes suspected of sustaining concussions in competition, the Michigan High School Athletic Association is further ramping up its concussion education efforts of coache...

At Lowell High, football parents who think their child should be playing more get an opportunity to convince coach Noel Dean of the same -- but must do so in a meeting with the parents of the player who would lose time in the process.

Ken Hofer has been nothing short of legendary during more than three decades as Menominee’s head football coach -- a tenure that came to an end earlier this month when he announced his retirement.  

While the number of sports and levels of teams have greatly expanded these past five or six decades, the coaching pool within the faculty of a school district has not.

Brad Walraven didn't set out to become a high school softball coach. But few in the nation -- yes, nation -- have had more success.

Even for the best, coaching wouldn't be referred to as "easy" -- and many would argue that it's grown tougher as time commitment, financial need and parental influence all have increased. And yet, there are thousands who every year continue to lead our programs. 

In its fourth trip to the Breslin Center in five seasons, Flint Beecher left with its first MHSAA title since 1987.

The Comets have become one of the strongest MHSAA programs in the state, regardless of sport.