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by Ed Hruska, Post-Bulletin
by Rachel Welte
Colorado Connection
April 5, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- During a news conference Monday, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) presented the City of Colorado Springs with a check for $250,000.
Officials with the USOC said they simply wanted to give back to the city they call home, a city that invested in them.
"The exciting part for us is that the kids are going to be able to stay active, and be involved in programs that will help them become better athletes, and more importantly be fully engaged," USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said.
Blackmun said the grant will be split over two years, and will benefit programs such as youth swimming, hockey, summer camps, and Paralympic sports.
by Tim Murphy
Ridgefield Press
February, 15 2010
RIDEGEFIELD, CT -- On the field, the football season may have officially ended with the Super Bowl. But off the field, things are reaching a fever pitch -- at least in Ridgefield.
In a span of 10 days, the town's youth football and cheerleading organization, Ridgefield Youth Football, was asked to leave the league it has played in for the past five years; a former board member formed a new board and applied for re-admission to the league; and three members of the current board, including the president and vice president, decided to resign.
The unexpected developments have left the roughly 350 children who participate either as players or cheerleaders and their parents asking the same things: Why did all this happen, and will Ridgefield have a league to play in next fall?
by John Mariani
Syracuse Post-Standard
February 11, 2010
Camillus, NY -- The Camillus Youth Basketball Association, whose games were suspended after a brawl Monday, will resume play on Feb. 22, league President Tim Schoonmaker said.
"CYBA officials, after communicating with the Camillus police and the West Genesee Central School District have decided to resume league play effective Feb. 22, 2010," Schoonmaker said this afternoon. "All commissioners, coaches, parents and players will be contacted of this. We thank the school district for allowing us to use their facilities."
League officials will meet with West Genesee Superintendent Chris Brown next week to discuss what security arrangements might be made to allow play to resume, Schoonmaker said. A game schedule also should be drawn up next week, he said.
by Paul Walsh
Star Tribune
February 15, 2010
A youth basketball commissioner was assaulted by a dad and possibly another person at a sixth-graders' game over the weekend in a dispute over officiating at the end of overtime, according to the league and police.
Jeff Shand, 50, had his jaw dislocated, suffered a concussion and has dental damage from the attack immediately after a tournament game Saturday at Burnsville High School, according to Rich Hardegger, an assistant commissioner for Burnsville boys' in-house basketball.
A 48-year-old man from Minneapolis was subdued after being kicked in the groin by one man and then tackled by several adults, said police Sgt. Jef Behnken. The man was arrested, booked in jail and then released on his own recognizance, Behnken said.
by Express-Times staff
Lehigh Valley Live
February 02, 2010
WARREN COUNTY, NJ -- A shoving match that ensued when an angry parent charged a coach at a youth wrestling tournament at Belvidere High School has officials from the Tri-County Youth Wrestling League looking to speak with witnesses as well as the parties involved.
According to police, Robert Spezza, of Liberty Township, allegedly assaulted Dan Shamsudin, a coach with Parsippany PAL, after the Redhawks had defeated Hackettstown 80-0 in a midget wrestling match.
"This guy went crazy, trampled one of our kids and sent him to the hospital," Dan Shamsudin's brother, Sharif Shamsudin, said.
Spezza, 40, reportedly accused coach Shamsudin, 28, of using delay tactics during the match then came out of the bleachers and knocked him to the gymnasium floor.
by Peter SchwormBoard members are squabbling over league rules, and jockeying for control. Managers are allegedly stockpiling talent in the minor leagues. Lawyers are involved.
No, this isn't another labor dispute in Major League Baseball. This contentious state of affairs comes courtesy of Little League - ages 9 to 12.
The Parkway Little League - one of the state's oldest leagues, known in Boston as an intensely competitive winning machine - is awash in controversy, beset by bitter disputes over how the 14-team league is run and who should run it. The infighting has dragged on for months, delayed league elections and the annual player draft, and resulted in the league's charter being suspended amid allegations that it has run afoul of a host of Little League rules.
by John McGourty
NHL.com
February 5,2010
Former Phoenix Cardinals running back Tony Jordan is one of the top athletes that Rochester, N.Y., has produced. He was a high-school All-American at East High, went to Kansas State on a full scholarship and earned All-Conference status.
Jordan has met many of the most famous athletes and celebrities in North America, but he's looking forward to this weekend when he'll meet a sports pioneer, Willie O'Ree, who became the first black to play in the National Hockey League when he broke in with the Boston Bruins in 1958.
"I'm excited about this opportunity because it's not too often you get to meet someone who is an important part of sports history," said Jordan, now a manager with the City of Rochester Recreation Department. Jordan's involvement goes far beyond the job. The Tony Jordan Sports Foundation helps the city assist over 4,000 youths participate in organized, non-scholastic, volunteer-led, sports activities.
by Maureen Nolan
Syracuse Post-Standard
February 04, 2010
Roland Grimes moved away from Central New York a few years ago, but he's reaching back to help organize a town hall meeting about ethics and accountability in sports.
Its particular focus is on sports and youth in the black community. He wants to get local people talking about the subject.
The idea is for the town hall, scheduled for Feb. 24, to bring together all facets of the community involved in youth sports, for instance parents, coaches, trainers and educators, for a discussion. Grimes said organizers do not yet have a time and location for the meeting.
Recommendations and Guidelines
To safely and sufficiently acclimatize in the early season and improve the safety profile for each player, teams should use graduated repeated exposure to heat stress,
training intensity and volume, and the football uniform, combined with appropriate alterations of practice intensity and duration, equipment cover, and betweenpractice
recovery time. This will allow players to adapt more safely and effectively.
by Mark Hyman
New York Times
January 30, 2010
At a time when sports tutors seem as plentiful as piano teachers and high school games are routinely nationally televised, Peter Barston has learned something important about youth sports.
Adults may lean toward turning children's games into an approximation of professional sports. But ask young players what they want, and the answer can be disarmingly simple. More than training to be a Super Bowl star, more than even winning, youngsters play sports for fun -- at least they do in Darien, Conn., Barston said.
Staff PR Newswire
Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2010
Former player with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Eddie Davis, has developed an online television network for amateur, youth and student athletes, called RawSkills.com. The site allows athletes to upload, stream and download their games and other content, enabling them to promote themselves to college and major league scouts. The site also allows scouts to view users' footage to search for talent. Sports teams, organizations, and other sports companies can also upload, manage and monetize their games and sporting events to consumers using the RawSkillsTV platform.
In addition to increasing player exposure and providing schools at every level an innovative fundraising method, RawSkills also aims to provide highlights of the games, in an ESPN SportsCenter-style, as well as educational material and training advice from the pros.
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