I’ve been writing about trying to keep up with some amount of exercise during our stay-at-home limitations. While many of you have found ways to maintain — and even improve — your fitness levels, the reality for many folks is that there was simplyno way to keep up with fitness levels during our recent restrictions. […]
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Mountain West becomes third NCAA DI conference to drop postseason soccer tournament
The Mountain West became the seventh NCAA Division I conference to make sweeping changes in how it organizes its championships to reduce expenses in light of the economic fallout from the COVID-19pandemic. Many of the reductions related to eliminating travel expenses. Cuts relate to changing regular-season schedules and conference tournament formats and as well making […]
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High school comeback guidelines raise complex questions (Part 2)
The soccer coach came off the field, soaked in sweat. It was hot.He’d just run a unique session, training a small group of players who remained six feet apart at all times. Afterward, he wiped down cones. He could not have been happier. It washis first time on the field with his club team – […]
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The $19.6 billion youth sports market, soccer and the pandemic
Recently, I read an article with greatastonishment. According to a report by Wintergreen Research — “Youth Sports: MarketShares, Strategies and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2019-2026” — there was a $19.6 billion youth sports market in the USA and a $24.9 billion youth sports market in the world. With those valuesin 2019, 80% of the global youth sports […]
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What They're Saying: Derek Merrin
“It is not a question of whether these projects are worthy. It is a question of priorities. As times change so should our priorities. We do not know what the future holds.” –Representative Derek Merrin, a Republican from the Toledo and sponsor of the Ohio House version of the state capital budget reappropriation bill that […]