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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 […]

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 […]

Sports’ rapid rise in popularity hits roadblock in the shrinking number of regulation rinks During the meat-grinder months of Minnesota winter, when icicles reach from gutters to the ground and clusters of ice fishing houses form small cities on the frozen lakes, there are few people wishing for more ice.  Chris Middlebrook is one of […]

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 […]

Jason Schwartz saves time, effort by linking New Jersey hockey organization with parent league Webmaster of the Week: May 16-22 Name: Jason Schwartz Site: Jersey Hitmen Position: IT Director, Ice Vault Arena; Webmaster, Jersey Hitmen Use of platform: Registration, Sitebuilder Background: Schwartz grew up in New York City, where he attended Stuyvesant High School. He […]

Chance viewing of stirring hockey movie spurred Ross Marshall’s involvement in youth hockey Webmaster of the Week: May 30-June 5 Name: Ross Marshall Site: Cranford Hockey Club Position: Web administrator Use of platform: Registration, Sitebuilder Background: Hockey was a mere afterthought – if it was a thought at all – for Marshall as he grew […]