 | Article | November 27, 2019
Is Anyone Watching the International Swimming League?
By: Michael Popke
The International Swimming League, a series of around-the-world team competitions featuring elite swimmers, has its own TV show, a big payroll –...more >>
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 | Article | November 1, 2019
Bump, Set, Spike
By: Michael Popke
Whether it plays out on the sand, on the grass or in a gym, volleyball is one of the most popular youth travel sports. And while its main demographic...more >>
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 | Case study | October 30, 2019
The Future Is Now for Nebraska’s Capital City
By: Michael Popke
Lincoln has established its reputation as a prime sports destination, boasting great Midwestern hospitality, a small-town feel and excellent sports...more >>
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 | Article | October 30, 2019
PSA Paints Football as Being as Dangerous to Kids as Letting them Smoke
By: Michael Popke
A public service announcement, aimed at keeping youth athletes out of tackle football, compares the sport to encouraging children to smoke. Not to be...more >>
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 | Article | October 30, 2019
Legislation Could Protect Coaches from Vindictive Parents
By: Michael Popke
Protecting high school coaches from being fired for not making unpopular decisions – like not putting a school board member’s child into the game...more >>
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 | Article | October 30, 2019
Flyers Want Fans to Get Their Rage On
By: Michael Popke
Before disgruntled fans start fights in the stands or have the chance to take their bad moods home with them, the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers are...more >>
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 | Article | October 30, 2019
USA Football Announces Inaugural National Flag Football Championship in 2020
By: Michael Popke
At almost the same time a pubic service announcement was equating youth tackle football with encouraging children to smoke cigarettes, USA Football...more >>
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 | Article | October 30, 2019
High Schools Saving Football with Eight-Player Teams, Leagues
By: Michael Popke
While the doom and gloom report in early September of the decline in 11-player football had a lot of event owners concerned, there is actually a...more >>
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 | Article | October 16, 2019
High School Association to Parents: Keep Kids Out of Travel Teams
By: Michael Popke
The National Federation of State High School Associations recently spoke out against club sports and travel teams, citing higher costs and also...more >>
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 | Article | October 16, 2019
Gruesome Injury Leads Community to Examine Cause/Effect in Youth Sports
By: Michael Popke
While we all hope those freakish and gruesomely newsworthy injuries won’t happen at our games, they occasionally do. A three-sport athlete in...more >>
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