PARK CITY, Utah +ACY-mdash+ADs Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Ski Jumping USA has announced an innovative athlete development initiative and program to recruit and retain young female jumpers nationwide into the sport. Fly Girls +ACY-mdash+ADs as it+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s named +ACY-mdash+ADs is a junior team program that feeds athletes into a … [Read more...]
Study: Active Moms Influence Children to be Active
A Scintillating Match-Up at Millrose: Mary Cain Versus Alexa Efraimson
The Mike Blake Tip-Off Classic: Observations for youth basketball players and coaches
A few lessons learned from a holiday basketball tournament. ALLENDALE, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ - The communities in Northern New Jersey are just a few miles apart allowing for this tournament to run on schedule. The Mike Blake Tip-Off Classic is a week long event in December. Included are divisions … [Read more...]
If co-ed youth sport is a Pandora’s Box, then Game On
+ACY-nbsp+ADs +ACY-nbsp+ADs By Laura Pappano Much of the modern life has evolved +ACY-mdash+ADs and at breakneck pace +ACY-mdash+ADs but too many adults in positions of power continue to enforce a maddeningly old-fashioned mindset when it comes to young female athletes and co-ed play. I was recently contacted by a mom whose … [Read more...]
Felix, Foudy speak on kids and sports panel at Clinton Health Matters Conference
Future MMA Star - Summer Bronco
Wombat Sports is continuing its efforts to profile some of those fighters under the age of 18 that will be the future of combat sports+ADs be it MMA, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. If you have a fighter under 18 you want to be featured comment below. You can read all the … [Read more...]
11-Year-Old Surfing Champion Caroline Marks is Youngest Girl to Ever Make USA Surf Team
Big 12 Women’s Soccer Championship coming to Kansas City, kids camp held in conjunction
via release+ACY-nbsp+ADs KANSAS CITY, MO (October 2, 2013) +ACY-ndash+ADs For the first time, the Big 12 Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Soccer Championship is coming to Kansas City in November and will be held at the new Swope Soccer Village. The inaugural Big 12 Soccer Championship was held in 1996 in St. Louis then moved to … [Read more...]
Not All Fun & Games: Changing the Youth Sports Environment
All kids have the right to a positive youth sport experience. I was asked to write a blog about changing the youth sport environment based on the research and educational programs I do for coaches and youth sport parents. To read that blog titled +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Not All Fun +ACY-amp+ADs Games: Changing the Youth … [Read more...]