We’ll probably never see anything like it again and those of us, (especially those with a rooting interest) who watched it live will probably never forget it. Last night’s final game of the baseball regular season was a reminder of why baseball isn’t dead – in fact, it is alive and well. Here is a [...]
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As an eight year Little League board member and 14 year volunteer, it pains me to see a message like I read on the homepage of one of our long-standing client’s website. There are so many positives to youth sports, however it is easy to become cynical when a few people do the work of [...]
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Here is a great article about how the San Diego Chargers’ Phillip Rivers and Quentin Jammer and others help get a high school football field built for the San Pasqual Academy, a school for foster children in Escondido, CA. It is great to see a story that so positively reflects professional sports and athletes.
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Too bad it didn’t count, and too bad the likes of it will probably never be seen again since everyone will be wise to this play from now on. Still, got to hand it to the Bears for concocting this idea and pulling it off. Even if there was a phantom hold called to nullify [...]
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By Dr. Patrick Cohn Too often, sports parents set goals for their kids that are different than the kids’ goals. It’s important to help sports kids identify their own goals and then help them follow through on them. Says Dony Wilcher, a popular basketball coach in Portland, Ore., “I had one parent who wanted the [...]
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Rick Reilly does it again with his touching article about a blind marching band in Columbus, OH. Need a little motivation? Read about 12 year-old bass drummer Brian Rowan, as well as the rest of these courageous kids, and see if you’re not inspired.
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By Dave Weaver I begin this article with a disclaimer. I run a program for catchers. I sleep, drink and eat catching. I look at baseball through the eyes of the catcher. I try to come up with ways that leagues can better help the development of their leagues catchers. And I make no apologies. [...]
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Love the Yankees or hate them, it would be difficult to find anyone who doesn’t respect the greatest closer of all time, Mariano Rivera. Today, Mo gained the “official” designation when he passed Trevor Hoffman on the career saves list with his 602nd. Ian O’Conner of ESPN.com has written a terrific article about Mariano, detailing [...]
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By Chris Brown In a couple of communities in Western Pennsylvania a soccer revolution is taking place. Today in Fox Chapel and Mercer County the archaic adult model of recreational soccer has been replaced by a modified street soccer format. This model has been introduced to give the game back to the kids, give our [...]
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Our partner, UNICEF just announced that the child mortality rate has dropped substantially. That means a child has a better chance of surviving to the age of 5 than just one year ago. Take a look at the press release below for the details. However, there are many more lives to save – 21,000 children [...]
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