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A North Dakota judge will hear arguments next month in a case of political correctness that has embroiled the state university for a number of years. In 2005, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced a complete ban on hosting ...

From MARK HYMAN, American Spectator,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Stanford University,  Ivy League,  University of North Carolina,  U.S. Senate

The legend of the Magic Hockey Helmet

If anyone is thinking we're due for some uplifting news in this space, point taken. Today's posting is such a story. Miller Donnelly is 12. When he was nine, he penned a speech to deliver to his school class. A few months later, his father taped the ...

From MARK HYMAN, Youth Sports Parents,  20 Nov 2009

Bureaucrats With Badges

Montana's Conrad Burns tells a sad, but revealing story about government bureaucrats and their rules. Shortly after the Transportation Security Administration assumed control of airport security and Burns was still serving in Congress he was at ...

From MARK HYMAN, American Spectator,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Conrad Burns,  Transportation Security Administration,  U.S. Senate,  US Department of Defense

The advice Dominique Wilkins should have given

A forum to discuss the myriad ways in which adults struggle to find their place in youth sports. I welcome your observations and experiences. Mark HymanMy book on the troubled state of youth sports, "Until It Hurts" was published this year by Beacon ...

From MARK HYMAN, Youth Sports Parents,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dominique Wilkins,  National Basketball Association

Kids who do nothing but play tennis get hurt - a lot

Here's more evidence that kids who specialize in a single sport at an early age are (1) terrific players (2) prone to injury and (3) because of point two at great risk of never reaching their potential. Loyola University Health Systems recently ...

From MARK HYMAN, Youth Sports Parents,  13 Nov 2009

Why prep athletes need a Hall of Fame - or don't

Officials behind a new High School Sports Hall of Fame and Museum say that being a great athlete - as in one who goes on to super stardom in the Olympics or pro ranks - isn't the only credential needed for induction. Apparently, it doesn't hurt either. ...

From MARK HYMAN, Youth Sports Parents,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  LeBron James,  Dwight Howard,  American League,  Joe Mauer

The Man Who Despises America

The very next paragraph is going to make the nut jobs on the far left excitable beyond belief. I am not referring to all Democrats or even a majority of liberals. I am singling out the "they've-lost-all-touch-with-reality" crowd. This includes ...

From MARK HYMAN, American Spectator,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  MoveOn.org,  New York Times Company,  MSNBC

Agassi, LeBron on what's wrong with youth sports

As noted here before, I'm compiling a list of pro athletes who speak out about adults messing up sports for kids. Today, two new, high-profile additions, LeBron James and Andre Agassi. I just finished Shooting Stars, James's recent book chronicling his ...

From MARK HYMAN, Youth Sports Parents,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: LeBron James,  Andre Agassi,  Sports Illustrated

Business of youth sports gets a little bigger

News flash (from the Baltimore Business Journal): "Under Armour Inc. is going into business with a global sports marketing agency to create a standardized scoring system for youth athletic performance. "The Baltimore sportswear company and IMG are ...

From MARK HYMAN, Youth Sports Parents,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Under Armour, Inc.

NFL concussions and the "trickle-down effect"

Two great articles this week on concussions in youth sports. Alan Schwarz in today's New York Times continues his remarkable coverage of the issue. This quotation from Alan's piece gets to the heart of the issue. (The issue being, until the NFL takes ...

From MARK HYMAN, Youth Sports Parents,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  New York Times Company,  U.S. Democratic Party,  The Daily Beast,  Buzz Bissinger

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