July 12, 2022
When the external temperature reaches the 90s or 100s, the heat index, especially in the southern regions of the United States, can reach 125 degrees easily. This creates an unsafe environment for outdoor activities as high external heat and a fast heartrate from sports exertion can be a fatal combination.
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June 21, 2022
Have you ever wanted to plan an #UltimateUrbanDestinations tournament but do not know where to begin? SportsEvents has rounded up a few top picks that will serve as an excellent backdrop for your next event.
June 7, 2022
In recent years, there have been several reasons contributing to both the rise and fall of numbers in youth and amateur sports. This issue can be pinpointed to one thing: accessibility. Accessibility is becoming harder to manage in the age of social media and rising costs, but what can we do to change that?
May 24, 2022
This spring, I followed two athletes before their seasons began and after they ended. The results were astounding since both athletes had the same reasons for feeling the way they do towards their respective sports.
May 10, 2022
I visited Athens, Ga., two weeks ago to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Classic Center Arena attached to the Classic Center downtown.
April 12, 2022
The top 10 venues will be featured in the May issue of SportsEvents, our annual soccer and lacrosse sourcebook.
March 22, 2022
If a certificate of participation is going to keep a child in said sport, why is there such a big problem surrounding “trophies for all?” Sound off everyone! I want to hear your opinions! -Summer Abston, Managing Editor
January 25, 2022
Over 60 million people participate in a sport each year in the United States. 35 of those 60 million are youth and amateur athletes. Seventy-five percent of those athletes are verbally abused. Translated, that means 27 million children under the age of 13 each year are being yelled at by an adult coach. To put it further, over 45 percent of all female athletes battle an eating disorder, and 30 collegiate athletes have died in the last 20 years due to heat stroke complications. These numbers should not exist; we should be doing more as an industry to help protect these athletes.
January 11, 2022
Happy New Year, sports world! Even though I repeatedly am typing 2021…and have even typed 2020 on some word documents...we are finally on our way into 2022!
December 21, 2021
This year, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about all of the young children who will inevitably get their first piece of sporting equipment this Christmas.
