School Sports, Reimagined

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Welcome to Thursday. Happy 82nd birthday, Chuck Norris. >> Today's Word Count: 689 >> Would you be interested in sponsoring D3Playbook and having your business reach nearly 2,000 administrators? Give us a shout for all the details. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   Send me D3Playbook! TOP STORY 1.  School Sports, Reimagined Data: SFIA; Note: Respondents could select multiple venues; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/Axios by Jeff Tracy, Axios  "American teenagers are most likely to participate in sports through their schools, but innovation among school-based programs has largely stagnated, Axios' Jeff Tracy writes. What they're saying: They boiled their research down to eight strategies that schools can use to improve the experience for the 40% of students who participate and capture some of the 60% who don't. A few examples: Align sports with school mission: Winning isn't everything. If athletics aimed to achieve similar goals as the school itself, it would create more well-rounded student-athletes. Understand your student population: Survey students, find out what they want and make an effort to provide it. Create personal activity plans: Counselors help students map out their academic goals. Why not do something similar with athletics? Bolster coaching education: Continually train and re-certify coaches to ensure they understand their importance beyond X's and O's. Prioritize health and safety: 31% of public high schools lack access to an athletic trainer. This should be table stakes. The backdrop: Youth sports participation has been declining for years. But COVID has created an opportunity: 30% of students said their interest in sports grew during the pandemic; just 16% said it decreased. >> State of play: The Aspen Institute spent two years compiling its "Reimagining School Sports" report with the aim of improving that experience." A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY   Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today!   BlueFrame Games to Watch SFB: Hood at Elizabethtown (2), 2:00 MLX: Gordon at Plymouth State, 4:00 BSB: Stevenson at Johns Hopkins, 5:00 WLX: Connecticut College at Smith, 6:30 MVB: Immaculata at Neumann, 7:00 ICE HOCKEY 2. Movin' On   Callie Hoff, UW-River Falls (photo by Tori Schneider) Callie Hoff scored twice and assisted on three other tallies to power No. 4 UW-River Falls (27-1) to a 7-0 victory over Aurora (21-7) in a first-round NCAA tournament game. Sami Miller made 20 saves for the shutout. No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus (23-3-2) blanked No. 5 UW-Eau Claire (23-6), 3-0, in the other first-round tilt. Katie McCoy turned away all 14 shots in recording the shutout, while Emily Olson had a goal and an assist. The Falcons and the Gusties meet in a quarterfinal on Saturday. >> Complete Bracket A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Help us help you. We are glad that you are enjoying D3Playbook. Now won't you help us continue our work? Your gift helps us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. Please contribute today.   Make a Gift to D3Playbook WRESTLING 3.  NCAA Brackets Posted The official brackets for the 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship were posted on Wednesday. Top Seeds 125-Jacob Decatur, Baldwin Wallace 133-Robbie Precin, North Central, Ill. 141-Jordin James, Mount Union 149-Brett Kaliner, Stevens 157-Kaidon Winters, RIT 165-Bradan Birt, Millikin 174-Cornell Beachem, Mount St. Joseph 184-Shane Liegel, Loras 197-Cody Baldridge, North Central 285-Max Bishop, Wabash >> Complete Brackets >> Preview Our thanks to Andy Vogel, head coach at Hiram and D3wrestle.com guru for the following regional breakdown. Teams per region with a qualifier (67 out of 115 total teams) Lower Midwest – 8 of 18 (167 individual entries) Upper Midwest – 9 of 18 (166 entries) Central -10 of 20 (180 entries) Mideast – 11 of 20 (185 entries) Northeast – 14 of 19 (180 entries) Southeast – 15 of 20 (188 entries) 180 of 1,066 regional entries qualified (16.9%) >> Read More NEWS 4.  Calendar March 11-12 - Indoor Track and Field Championships, Winston-Salem, NC 11-12 - Wrestling Championship, Cedar Rapids, IA 15 - Championships Committee 16 - Membership Committee 16-19 - Swimming and Diving Championships, Indianapolis, IN 18-19 - Men's Basketball Championship, Fort Wayne, IN 18-19 - Women's Basketball Championship, Pittsburgh, PA 18-19 - Women's Ice Hockey Championship, TBD 25-26 - Men's Ice Hockey Championship, Lake Placid, N.Y. 29 - Strategic Finance and Planning Committee, Indianapolis, IN   NEWS 5.  Lightning Round    The USTFCCCA has named its regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year.   Top-ranked Salisbury downed No. 2 Gettysburg, 14-9, in a women's lacrosse showdown on the Eastern Shore Wednesday. Lydia McNulty led the Gulls with four goals.   STREAMING 6. Watchlist     MVB: Fontbonne vs. Dominican, 8:00 ET The newly-minted top-ranked Stars (11-1) take on the Griffins (12-3) in a non-conference showdown. SPONSORED BY PRESTO SPORTS TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   ELMIRA - Lauren Thomas named head field hockey coach KEYSTONE - Lilly Cross named head women's soccer coach MORRISVILLE - Tyler Elmore named assistant football coach MOUNT MARY - Laura Sanders named head cross country coach NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE - Molly Bieksha named assistant athletic director OBERLIN - Taylor Houck named head women's soccer coach RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE - Sarah Gunderson named assistant softball coach WISCONSIN LUTHERAN - Added esports as a varsity sport. Austin Eppen named head coach  Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter? Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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