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A Tangled Jeff Webb Weaves Cheerleading’s Olympic Dreams
On July 20, Jeff Webb appeared in the warm glow of network morning television, to bask in what he described as an achievement 15 years in the making: gaining official…
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Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Youth Scoring App Expands Amid Pandemic Demand
GameChanger, the youth sports app owned by Dick’s Sporting Goods, is expanding into seven more sports as it looks to meet increased demand resulting from the COVID-19…
Aktivate Raises $7 Million in Seed Round for School Sports Platform
Aktivate announced the closing of a $7 million seed financing round, led by Will Ventures, that will help the development of the startup’s administration platform for…
Julie Foudy, Swin Cash Back LeagueApps in $15 Million Series B Fund Raise
(This story has been corrected in the fourth paragraph to clarify what the funding will pay for.) LeagueApps, a youth sports management platform that provides…
Youth Sports Hubs Poised for Growth as Travel-Team Tourism Thrives
Today’s guest columnists are Brian Connolly (right), managing principal, and Zachary Ipson, senior analyst, of Victus Advisors. Over the past 15 years, the youth and…
Return of Earmarks May Boost Sports as Pandemic Recovery Takes Stage
For three decades, Citizens Against Government Waste, the Washington-based fiscal conservative advocacy group, has published its annual “Congressional Pig Book,”…
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ GameChanger App Unveils Highlight-Clip Feature
The power to share your child’s latest highlight-worthy play now rests in the palm of your hand, thanks to a new feature just added to GameChanger, a youth…
Youth Coaching Tool Hopes to Revive Rec Sports ‘Mojo’
In 2019, less than 40% of 6-to-12-year-old boys regularly played a sport; nearly 50% had regularly participated seven years earlier. Girls played even less, with 33%
Youth Sports Industry Can Prosper If Stakeholders Work Together
Brian Litvack is the CEO and co-founder of LeagueApps. My youth sports experiences have had an extraordinary impact on my life. It didn’t much matter that my impact on…
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LeagueApps Hires Former Laureus CEO Mosley as Youth Leagues Seek to Recover
LeagueApps, a tech operating system for youth and local sports leaders, has hired former Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA CEO and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Benita…
Pro Football HOF Village to Use Youth Sports, Exclusive I.P. to Attract Fans
On July 1, HOF Village, LLC—the owner of a sports and entertainment destination affiliated with the Pro Football Hall of Fame—announced the completion of a merger with…
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