Expanding its reach into the team sports market, Cap America recently named Tim Nixon as national sales manager for its sporting goods division. Nixon will be responsible for establishing, maintaining and growing sales within the company’s newest division.

The NFHS Network, launched in 2008 to expand the reach of high school sports viewing, has now streamed more than one million events across the U.S. NFHS Network is actually a subsidiary of PlayOn! Sports, a high school media company that helps stream sports and extracurricular activities.

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) recently announced the election of Jonathan Ram, group president, Global Activewear, HanesBrands, as chairman of the SFIA Board of Directors from 2022-23.

BSN Sports has launched what it is calling its Face Mask Giveaway to provide 50,000 free face masks to schools. Featuring BSN’s adjustable, two-ply stock mask, the Giveaway will accept elementary, middle and high school applications through the Giveaway entry form until...

In what it is calling “the most advanced innovation in modern football helmet technology,” Riddell has launched Riddell Axiom, a helmet system that includes a new fitting system, redesigned helmet shell platform with a new energy management system, reimagined frontal protection and...

It appears that one of the more recent suggestions on how to stop the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is not going over well in many circles, especially in the world of team sports.

Team Sports Ink, located in Carson City, NV, is the first acquisition of 2022 by BSN Sports. Founded in 1999, Team Sports Ink serves the greater Reno youth and high school athletic markets. Joining BSN Sports will be current owner and founder Butch Cattanach and his son-in-law Carl Baker...

It seems as if the Reebok brand just won’t go away. After being acquired by Authentic Brands Group (ABG) from Adidas in August, the brand recently announced a new strategic partnership with the JD Group (JD) that assures that JD will carry Reebok apparel and footwear in more than...

Gerrells Sports Center and the Hockey Shop Source For Sports were recently presented with the Bauer Specialty Retailer of the Year award at the annual Bauer World event in Miami, FL.

The 2022 boys’ high school lacrosse season is just around the corner and in anticipation USA Lacrosse and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently issued a statement regarding the implementation of shoulder pads for boys’ field players being designed for...

Yes, it appears as if pickleball is here to stay and team dealers should pay attention to it. For proof they need to look no further than the news that a company called Pickleball Central has received a majority investment from Dallas, TX-based investment firm Dundon Capital Partners LLC.

Bill Hunt, who founded Champro in 1986 and has turned it into one of the largest and most important equipment and apparel suppliers to team dealers, is among the three inductees in the Class of 2022 of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame.

Mark Gammon, currently Cap America president and COO, has been appointed CEO for the organization. Gammon will assume the new role on January 1, 2022, the start of their new fiscal year. Cap America is a global organization employing 400 people.

Two recently announced partnerships should be of interest to team dealers. Winmark, through its Play It Again Sports unit, is now the official resale partner of USA Hockey and also an official partner of the organization.

Paul Prince, who was a prominent figure at the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) and in the sporting goods industry for four decades, passed away after a battle with cancer on December 14, 2021. Prince was 82.

In a significant move involving hockey suppliers, Sport Maska, the Montreal-based owner of the CCM Hockey brand, has acquired Tournament Sports Marketing, the owner of the Jackson Ultima and Atom brands.

Wow, the final Team Insight Extra issue of 2021! In case you hadn’t been paying attention, it has been quite an active year and we have been here to cover it in 24 issues of TMX that complement our regular bi-monthly issues of Team Insight.

In perhaps its final 2021 acquisition (although you can never tell!) BSN Sports has acquired Winning Streak, based in Dupo, IL. Winning Streak has served the greater St. Louis and Chicago team sporting goods market since 2003.

The team sports industry is back functioning at pre-pandemic efficiency — sort of. Still plagued by supply chain disruptions and hiring challenges, along with a somewhat rocky return to youth sports, the business of team sports nevertheless is ready to move on to 2022 with a renewed sense of...

In a deal between two competitors in the activewear apparel space, S&S Activewear has completed its acquisition of TSC Apparel, the parent of Tultex. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, TSC is a national B2B distributor of imprintable apparel products and accessories.

We are not quite sure what to make of this – or its impact on team dealers – but the story weas too much a sign of the times to pass up. It seems that Nike, in a partnership with a company called, Roblox, is creating a virtual world called NIKELAND (yes, ALL CAPS!).

Team dealers interested in attending the 2022 NSGA Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit, May 22-24, 2022 at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, AZ, are encouraged to apply for scholarships that include the conference registration fee plus accommodations.

After a year of very few rule changes due to the COVID-19 disruption of entire seasons, the governing bodies of youth sports in America are making up for lost time with a number of changes for the 2022 season.

Here’s something to make team dealers’ lives a little simpler – and more profitable —the latest in headwear printing technology from the heat printing experts at Stahls’ Hotronix.

The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) has released a series of reports providing insight into key sporting goods brands sold in the team market.