High participation numbers are always a goal that high schools have when it comes to their extra-curricular programs. In some cases that may require getting non-athletes engaged enough to turn out for an athletic experience.  The value of a strong support from the school's general student body is credited with encouraging more students getting involved in sports.  How do you get that involvement?

March is Women's History Month and March 8 is International Women's Day. ESPNw has put together a short film that directly and unapologetically celebrates women who see their athleticism as a way to find themselves and embrace their power.  "When I Play"

The Arizona Interscholastic Association which governs high school sports in the state of Arizona, has voted to permit the state’s high school coaches to operate unlimited year-round practices.

That may mean that high school coaches can now fight back when for-profit AAU clubs poach elite players in attempt to turn them into off-campus, one-sport specialists.

Utah’s legislature is moving a bill that would take some power away from the state’s athletic association and create more transparency from the organization.

The bill (HB 413) passed through the House Education committee on Wednesday, despite objections from the Utah High School Athletic Association (UHSAA). The bill would force the UHSAA to adhere to the state’s open meetings and records laws, and it would also establish a new panel responsible for hearing appeals from the organization’s 149 member schools. UHSAA officials have called the proposal an “overreach,” according to the Deseret News.