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,...
The Sport Where You Don’t Inhale Has Olympic Ambitions
Everyone has heard the debate of what does (and doesn’t) constitute a sport, as well as what should (and shouldn’t) be included in the Olympics. In th...
This Week’s Pivoting Heroes: Clean the World Foundation
The buzzword of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t “quarantine.” It’s “pivot,” defined as the shift a company can make to fill a need in the current situatio...
Post-COVID Sports: Stadium Disinfecting Drones, Cardboard Spectators
What will sports look like in a post-COVID-19 era? While sports are announcing their comeback events, the spectator side is an example of entrepreneur...
Will High School Football Kick Off? Maybe Not
High school and youth football might be delayed, but not for the reason you think. Helmet inspections, mandated nationwide in order for teams to play,...
Inside Events: The Varsity Esports Foundation
There’s no doubt that esports is exploding in popularity. And at the forefront of the movement to help put quality esports in high schools is the Vars...
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...