AAU Walks Back Promise to Host June Youth Volleyball Tournament
Did the AAU jump the gun in announcing its junior volleyball championship would go on as scheduled? It appears someone thought so. While one announcem...
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National Senior Games Adopts New Rules for Cancelled State Qualifiers
With COVID-19 putting the brakes on almost every state games, national multi-sport events that require athletes to qualify at their local level find t...
Inside Events: STUNT
In a season full of cancelled competitions and closed-down campuses, USA Cheer has some welcome good news. STUNT, the organization’s all-female sport,...
Late Summer/Early Fall Being Targeted as Restart Date
Is late summer when the industry will hit the restart button? While it’s impossible to say exactly when COVID-19 will cease to be a threat (and even h...
Literally a Ton of Food Intended for Summer Olympics Donated to Food Bank
When life hands you lemons… well, maybe not exactly lemons but close. With the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed to 2021, the USOPC n...
Major Efforts to Bring Back Youth Sports: Are You Involved?
Multiple efforts are underway across the U.S. to support and bring youth sports back to active play. And those efforts are only as strong as people’s ...
Organizers Scrambling to Avoid a Year Without a Triple Crown
With the Kentucky Derby moving to the end of the summer (and increasingly being nicknamed the “Labor Derby"), the question is when or even whether the...
Open for Business and Up for Bid: USA Triathlon’s National Championships
Need more proof the sports tourism industry is moving forward? USA Triathlon has it. The organization’s 2022 and 2023 Youth and Junior Nationals, as w...
For Players, FIFA's COVID-19 Coping Strategy Includes... Esports
With the competitive season on hold for the foreseeable future, FIFA has outlined its strategies for coping with COVID-19. In particular, says Preside...
Can Theme Parks Help Predict the Youth Sports Rebound?
The international association for the attractions industry just unveiled its online member resource center for dealing with COVID-19. At the same time...