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US Youth Soccer 50th

US Youth Soccer Announces 2023-2024 Major Event Schedule

US Youth Soccer has announced its schedule of major events for the 2023–2024 season, which will be a year-long celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary. The event schedule includes National Championship Series, Presidents Cup and National League events, plus USYS Olympic Development Program teams playing against club and international teams for the second straight year. […]

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Perfect Game

Perfect Game Announces Largest Schedule Ever for 2024

Perfect Game’s 2024 schedule will be the organization’s largest ever with more than 5,000 events in 40 states scheduled. Perfect Game will have events in 80% of the country over the next year. Texas leads all states with over 10,000 teams while Georgia will host the most premier events, including the World Wood Bat Association […]

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Ripken Baseball UA

Ripken Baseball Partners with Under Armour

Ripken Baseball has entered a multi-year partnership with Under Armour to be the exclusive apparel company for Ripken Baseball as well as having naming rights for the Ripken Experience Aberdeen venue in Maryland. “I’ve seen firsthand the incredible rise of Under Armour from a small start-up in Baltimore in the 90s to an international powerhouse […]

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YMCA of the USA
The YMCA of the USA is reporting that participation rates are up across the organization's sports options. (Photo courtesy of YMCA of the USA)

Making Safety a Youth Sports Priority

There is no doubt that participating in youth sports has benefits for more than those playing. A case can be made that the larger society may benefit as well. “When we think about the health benefits, when we think about the leadership benefits, when we think about the social and emotional benefits that can arise […]

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Alliance Reservations Network

Alliance Reservations Network Launches New Software

Alliance Reservations Network, a travel technology company, has launched a suite of new features for its Group Productivity Solution software to creates an all-in-one solution for organizers throughout youth sports markets. The sports management and travel software combine tools for team registration, multi-venue scheduling, scoring and bracketing, roster management, communications, marketing, housing, analytics and reporting […]

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Erie Sports Center Wrestling
Female wrestler Alex Alli is the first athlete to commit to the International Wrestling Academy and will attend Erie Prep Academy. Photo courtesy of International Wrestling Academy/Erie Sports Center.

Erie Sports Center Announces Creation of International Wrestling Academy

The Erie Sports Center in Pennsylvania has announced the creation of an International Wrestling Academy which will offer boys and girls high school aged wrestlers an opportunity to train and compete in Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling in line with the USA Wrestling National Team program, philosophy and schedule. Chad Vandiver has been named as director […]

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Play Sports Coalition

PLAY Sports Coalition Distributes $450,000 for Youth Development

The PLAY Sports Coalition has announced that the organization has successfully distributed $450,000 to more than 30 organizations to support their programs and activities between the states of Maryland and Massachusetts. Working with the Maryland Office of Tourism Development and the Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development, PLAYS created and facilitated grant programs for […]

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WYO Sports Ranch

Sports Facilities Companies to Manage New Wyo Sports Ranch

The Wyo Sports Ranch Board of Directors has chosen Sports Facilities Companies to operate and manage a new facility in Casper, Wyoming, a multi-sport training, recreation, events and entertainment destination slated to open in 2025. “This project has been in the works for a few years. We quickly realized that we are not in the […]

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Fort Lauderdale Balling on the Beach

Youth Basketball Tournament Heads to Visit Lauderdale

Balling on the Beach, a youth basketball tournament, will bring more than 500 teams to the Broward County Convention Center June 16-18 as Visit Lauderdale and the Broward County Convention Center have partnered with Iconic Creative Agency to host the amateur showcase. Since its inception in 2018, Balling on the Beach features teams from grades […]

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