Better hurry, the deadline for submissions for the Sporting Goods Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is March 31. Created in 1955 by the NSGA Board of Directors to honor the pioneers, innovators and leaders who built the sporting goods industry and to help recognize and encourage excellence...

Bringing a big name into the world of team sports and retailing, SV Sports Holdings, recently announced a funding round that included participation from Chris Paul, the 12-time NBA All-Star.

The National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association (NAERA) recently distributed a letter regarding the reconditioning of athletic equipment and the impact supply chain and other issues may have on getting equipment, such as football helmets, in time for the 2022-2023 school year.

After seven years as executive director and 11 as associate executive director of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA), Dr. Mike Blackburn will retire effective January 20, 2023.

According to research from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) in Silver Spring, Maryland, there are just more than 1.8 million fast-pitch softball players in the U.S. The number of fast-pitch softball players was as high as 2.3 million participants in 2017...

Breaking away from years of tradition, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee has voted to now allow players to wear the number 0 as a jersey number. The range of acceptable numbers listed in Rule 1-4-3 was expanded from 1-99 to 0-99.

In yet another sign of the growing mainstream appeal of pickleball, none other than trendy shoe brand Skechers has been named the official footwear sponsor of the US Open Pickleball Championships.

Brute Athletic Apparel, well known to the team sports industry as a maker of wrestling apparel, is now expanding into women’s custom team apparel with the introduction of its Athena line designed to fit the female athlete with a focus on individual sports.

With a strong sales team already in place, an established reputation among its existing clients and its regional team dealer alliance taking shape, the recently formed Alli Sports Group (ASG) has taken a significant step by entering into a multi-year partnership with OrderMyGear...

For 20 years, Edwin Lamanilao has owned and operated Memphis SportsMaster, a sports apparel store specializing in basketball uniforms. His love of the sport first sparked the idea of creating custom jerseys as a way to reinforce camaraderie and team spirit.

Hair adornments such as beads are now legal in high school volleyball as long as they are securely fastened and do not endanger other players. This rule change, along with eliminating manufacturer reference size and quantity restrictions on uniform bottom waistbands, headline new rules...

As the world slowly began to reopen in 2021, Americans got back on the move, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) annual Topline Participation Report.

Do you know of anyone you feel should be considered for inclusion in the Sporting Goods Hall of Fame? If you do, now is the time to nominate them for the Class of 2023.

Forget about dropping participation levels and pandemic-mandated disruptions — one of the very real threats to youth and high school sports is a disturbing lack of qualified officials.

The transformation of the former ASB Sports into a rebranded business called Game One is a major step in the ongoing consolidation of the team sports business. The new name, which reflects the formation of eight formerly independent team dealers into a national brand, was announced...

The new combined business brings together eight dealers under one national umbrella. In a long-awaited and much-anticipated move, ASB Sports today announced it is officially rebranding as Game One, a name that reflects the consolidation of eight formerly independent team dealers into...

It makes perfect sense that in one of the states where wrestling is biggest would be one of the earlier ones to expand the sport for girls. So the recent news that the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) is now sanctioning girls’ wrestling as the organization’s 11th sport is no surprise.

While it doesn’t directly impact the day-to-day business of team dealers, some recent rules changes aimed at increasing the safety of its players has been passed by NCAA Division III delegates. The proposals primarily address concerns regarding head impact exposure in football by...

While still a relatively minor sport for most team dealers, rugby is in a growth mode and bears watching, so the news that USA Rugby has entered into a six-year apparel deal with UK-based sportswear company Castore will have an impact on domestic supply and demand.

He is still a big name in the world of soccer and now he has a bigger retail presence in America with the grand opening of Pelé Soccer in the downtown Disney district at the Disneyland Resort.

In a major executive move, Outdoor Cap has named Jeanelle Harris to president of the company. Harris, who was previously chief sales officer, succeeds Jim Haworth, who is leaving the company to take a position as executive chairman to NOW Diagnostics, a health testing company.

It seems as if there is a news item concerning an acquisition by BSN Sports in every issue of Team Insight Extra and this week is no exception as the company is becoming very active as 2022 takes shape. This time it is BSN acquiring Nicklasson Athletic, based in New Ulm, MN.

Did you know that nearly 40 percent of team sports players can be attributed to participants ages 12-24? That is the core customer of team dealers and they are part of what is now being called Generation Z. So pay attention: Here is what you need to know about them.

The Vendor Roundtable focuses on supply chain issues, custom versus stock and fashion trends.

The leadership of youth baseball in the U.S. is optimistic that local recreational baseball leagues will play out their regular seasons in 2022. Their joint level of optimism follows some promising experiences in a somewhat disrupted 2021.