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USA Rugby

Rugby sevens appeared at the Olympic level in 2016 and has been there ever since. Rugby is an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women as well, and the number of...

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Archery: Insights into the Sport

Fueled by an influx of youth, archery has a strong fan base, driven in part by pop culture. After the Hunger Games, archery continued to see spikes in...

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Flag Football: Gaining Yardage Worldwide

Flag football is a sport that is certifiably on the grow. It was featured at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama in 2022, with the men winning the ...

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Gran Fondos: A Cycling Discipline for Everyone

The term, “gran fondo,” translated from its original Italian, means “Big Ride.” In the cycling discipline lexicon, however, a gran fondo is a long-dis...

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The Spirit Industry: Off the Sidelines and into the Spotlight

Cheer has cemented its place as one of the most popular group sports in the U.S. It remains firmly in the top ten among high school sports, and all-st...

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Obstacle Racing: The State of the sport

Like the grueling sports facilities that define it, the sport of obstacle course racing (OCR) has navigated a series of challenges over the past few y...

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Growing 3x3 in the USA

One of the newest Olympic disciplines, 3x3 basketball (where the U.S. Women's Team won gold), emerged as the breakout star among TV viewers. It’s fast...

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After Reaching the Olympics, What is Next for Competitive Climbing?

Sport climbing made its debut at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021. And while it was popular before, being on the world’s biggest stage was an enormou...

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Flag Football: Rushing Forward

One of the fastest-growing sports at not only the youth level but on the collegiate side, is flag football. Helping to propel this growth is NFL FLAG,...

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BMX: The Road Ahead

One of the sports that got up and running quickly in 2020 was BMX, and in the intervening three years, it has not slowed down at all. In fact, the las...