The NFL has announced plans to kick off a new initiative aimed at improving the health and safety of football players at all levels. They’re calling it “Play Smart. Play Safe.” and it’s fueled by a $100 million dollar investment that the league will make to support independent medical research and engineering advancements. $60 million […]

Amy Anderson has been a goaltending mainstay since she was 5 It’s minutes before game time and the Snow Owls – a D-League men’s hockey team of SportsEngine employees – fire their practice shots at an empty net. Amy Anderson, the team’s goalie and best player, still hasn’t taken the ice and won’t until moments before […]

Competitive natures can sometimes get the best of parents, especially when watching their child play sports. While most stay in control, some parents react with poor judgement and cross the line of good sportsmanship by acting on their emotions. In 2013, the Chicago Tribune reported a parent stepped on the field to confront a referee […]

College lacrosse coaches say they value athletes who play multiple sports over those who specialize exclusively in lacrosse. But do they follow their own advice? We asked five coaches what other sports their kids play — and how they feel that has benefitted their overall youth or high school sports experience. CHRIS BATES, PRINCETON Bates’ […]

Stand long enough on the sidelines of any youth sports tournament and you will hear conversations about coaches, sports travel, and the cost of uniforms and gear.  What you may not hear about—but what parents say is a near universal obsession—is the dream of college athletic scholarships. “That scholarship is the holy grail,” said Greg […]

All-or-nothing mentality for SportsEngine sales manager led to brief career as yo-yo pro On a slow day at work, 20-year-old Ryan Hanson was killing time – as he often did – by making a mental list of things he was bad at and wanted to improve on. His thoughts drifted to growing up during the height of […]

SportsEngine employees visit the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital to celebrate the Rio Olympic Games. During the Olympics we watch as athletes like Usain Bolt, Caleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, and Simone Biles defy the odds, over and over again. Their accomplishments spark the hope in each of us that maybe the odds are…just odds. […]

In hockey-crazed Canada, Darlington SC preserves and promotes soccer’s role in its community In hockey-crazed Canada, Darlington SC partners with Sport Ngin to preserve and promote soccer’s role in a community’s past, present, and future. Darlington SC | Clarington, Ontario | Est. 1880 Membership: 4,500+ Serving: All ages (U3 to adult), all skill levels (inhouse […]

Hockey-crazed daughter leads David Taylor into webmaster role for Taos Youth Hockey Webmaster of the Week: July 11-17 Name: David Taylor Site: Taos Youth Hockey Position: Hockey Director, Webmaster Use of platform: Registration, Sitebuilder, Tourney Background: Taylor grew up in the Longview area of east Texas, where football is the undisputed king. “I was taught […]

Elk River Youth Hockey webmaster Bobbi Kotzian completes major projects Webmaster of the Week: June 13-19 Name: Bobbi Kotzian Site: Elk River Youth Hockey Position: Secretary, Webmaster Use of platform: Registration, Sitebuilder, Tourney, Dibs Background: Kotzian, who along with husband Jeb has three boys and a girl (all hockey players) ranging in age from 8 […]