Sporting News · Nov 9, 2016
Barry Alvarez thinks focus on player safety at high school level will help college game
Wisconsin’s Barry Alvarez recognizes the challenges coaches face today. They are different in many ways than the ones he faced as the coach of Mason City High School in Iowa when he led the school to a state championship in 1978.
“I think right now with the attention put on so much on injuries and concussions it really takes a special person be able to sell football to a community,” Alvarez said. “We've seen a drop in numbers in the years, and it takes someone who can get out and do the right thing and sell the program and teach football in a safe manner."