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As the regular season starts to wind down and playoffs enter the horizon, team benched have an uncanny way of getting a little shorter this time of year. Yet, running a short bench often has the opposite of its intended effect, especially over the long term. Here are five reasons why equal playing time is […]

Much confusion still swirls around eligibility and athletes when it comes to The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s stance on crowdfunding — even after the NCAA clarified its rules in 2015, giving the method of personal fundraising explicit approval under student-athlete eligibility guidelines. The NCAA’s clarification came nearly a year after it published an educational column that attempted to […]

Merger of six youth clubs has gone smoothly thanks to work of webmaster Mary Helmick Webmaster of the Week: Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Name: Mary Helmick Site: Kansas City Youth Hockey Association Position: Program director, registrar Use of platform: League, Registration, Sitebuilder Background: Helmick grew up in northwest Iowa, a farm girl whose only exposure to hockey […]

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Morris/Benson senior goaltender Tony Bruns is so accustomed to facing insanely high numbers of shots each game that he brushes aside mass amounts of flying pucks as effortlessly as a northwoods outdoorsman swats mosquitoes. In his four seasons as a starter for the Storm, Bruns routinely has made 40, 50, 60 and even 70-plus stops […]

Yet, one of the keys to helping every player reach his or her potential is delaying the focus on a single position. “With USA Hockey’s push towards long term athlete development, we’re trying to build hockey players as opposed to building a center or right wing or a defenseman,” said Josh Hicks, Coach-in-Chief for Minnesota’s […]

Breakdown Sports USA’s Tim Kolehmainen has climbed from freelance writer to owner Webmaster of the Week: December 12-18 NAME: Tim Kolehmainen SITE: Breakdown Sports USA POSITION: Vice President, webmaster USE OF PLATFORM: Registration, Sitebuilder BACKGROUND: Kolehmainen grew up on the scenic north shore of Lake Superior in Silver Bay, Minnesota, and attended high school 51 […]

Kathleen Campbell helps push D.C. area’s Tri-City Eagles onto branded mobile app Webmaster of the Week: November 21-27 Name: Kathleen Campbell Site: Tri-City Eagles Hockey Club Position: Internal Communications Director Use of platform: Branded Mobile, Registration, Sitebuilder Background: Campbell (formerly Keller) went to high school in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson, where she attended […]

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 […]

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 […]