Follow these tips on how to advance your child's physical health and development in 2nd grade.

USA Hockey will lead the nation in the 11th annual Hockey Weekend Across America this Friday through Sunday (March 2-4).

When you look around the pool deck, you’ll recognize a variety of parent types. We’re most likely a combination of a few or many. What type of swim parent are you? I believe swim parents are some of the greatest parents ever. Swim parents sacrifice, encourage, cheer, and go out of our way to lend […]

The players on Swinging Richards try to play in four to five tournaments per year, all south of the Mason-Dixon Line. South Carolina Swinging Richards were in new territory for national championships Ryan Lovette is a true Southerner. Born in Florence, Alabama, and currently living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the farthest north Lovette had […]

“Constantly tell kids what to do and how to do it, that can really hinder a child’s passion. Kids need to figure it out on their own.”

It takes a great deal of behind the scenes work to pull off an event. It's important to make sure you have the support staff in place in advance.

Make the most of practice. Put in some extra time stickhandling and shooting off the ice if you can. Get outside for some unstructured pond hockey with friends. Confidence is built on successes, big and small. Scoring a goal, posting a shutout, or even just completing a few simple passes can help a player’s confidence. […]

“If you look at all the youth programs, and how many girls teams are now involved in the sport, it’s pretty impressive,”

What causes Olympians to pursue their sport of choice?

“So I’m really proud of not just overcoming that part of my life, but also doing it in the public. It sends a strong message that it is possible.” The wonderful thing about the inspiring — shall we call it Olympian? — story of Mirai Nagasu is that it’s not over. Not even close. Nagasu […]