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The biggest problem in youth sports is probably not what you think it is
Quick, what would you say is the biggest challenge facing youth sports right now? If you are like a lot of people in the field, you will probably say money. Sports is just getting way too expensive these days with the pay-to-play model. Fair, that is a problem. High fees are making sports cost prohibitive,…
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What the melee at a middle school basketball game tells us about what’s important in youth sports
Two weeks ago, a man died at a middle school basketball game. He was not the victim of a sudden onset of a health issue. But instead of a larger issue that plagues us. Violence. As the events were reported, a brawl broke out in the stands. A collection of adults, who should know better,…
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A men’s ball got used in the Duke vs FSU women’s basketball game How is that a problem?
After her team’s loss to FSU, Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson was irritated in the post gamer press conference. “This would never happen in a men’s game. This would never happen,” she said. “It’s embarrassing for our sport.” Lawson as quoted by ESPN What happened? A men’s ball had been used. Both teams were…
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Men don’t care about the WNBA. Or maybe they do? (Part 2)
After my deep dive into the ESPN comment section on the YouTube community tab, this is what I so far. Women’s basketball receives the most negative/off topic engagement in the comment section, but it is not a problem specific to that sport. Similar patterns were seen on other sports (women’s college gymnastics, women’s soccer. But…
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Men don’t care about the WNBA. Or maybe they do?
As a lover of sport, I follow ESPN. I admit though, I am not very into basketball. So in a move very unlike me, I clicked on a WNBA story from their community tab on YouTube. I knew nothing about the WNBA player Jonquel Jones, nor the significance of her trade to the Connecticut Sun,…
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Brady retires on his own terms
I know there are those out there who would liken Tom Brady to Michael Jordan and Brett Favre on a scale of retire-ability. They likely think he chooses to come back from retirement on a whim. I don’t think this is a story of an athlete who just can’t let it go. I think, not…
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