Going back an extra season for accurate numbers, the big-picture participation numbers for tackle football in the U.S. remain solid, if not spectacular. (COVID-19’s impact was so severe that the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) didn’t conduct...

Amy Watts’ journey in team sales began in 1995 in Wichita, KS, working for Athletic Attic Team Sales. Over a span of 10 years she sold team, licensed and corporate apparel prior to her division being sold to Nebraska Sports Industries.

After more than a year of dealing with pandemic-mandated school closings, season cancellations and social distancing that decimated brick-and-mortar sales in most parts of the country, there is finally some good news for team dealers selling big-ticket items such as goals and nets...

Amidst concerns about the importance of high school football as the country reopens from the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff, executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), recently distributed a letter outlining the association’s efforts to...

After many ups and downs in its long path towards passage – and with some impressive bipartisan support – the Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) has been re-introduced in the House as H.R. 3109 by Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), along with Representatives...

As part of Team Insight’s special Football 2021 coverage in the May/June issue, senior writer Mike May turned to three high school head football coaches in the U.S. to get their perspective on the state of high school football in the U.S., to discover their big-picture thoughts on the sport...

With player safety and the reduction of concussions as the goal – in this case for interior lineman – in a first-of-its-kind move the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) have approved a position-specific helmet design. According to an ESPN report, the helmet, known as...

With rumors swirling around about the possible use of shot clocks in high school basketball – a potential huge new market for team dealers who sell the sport – the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) felt compelled to recently send out a memo that it has...

In lieu of being able to meet in person at the NSGA Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit, which was originally scheduled for this week in Naples, FL, but has been rescheduled until September 26-28, 2021 – the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) held a virtual conference...

Team Insight has been the voice of America’s team dealers ever since our first issue 15 years ago. There have been some significant changes in the world of team sports since then – even before a pandemic changed the entire world...

Do fathers know what their daughters want and need for their team sports? Team Insight went to the source and asked five dads around the country how they feel about the products they buy for their young athletes — and if they even have a say in that purchase.

Before the pandemic hit, women’s team sports were thriving — and with that growth came new business opportunities for team dealers as demand for high-quality uniforms and equipment rose. Then came the contagion.

Wilson Sporting Goods has entered into a five-year partnership to become the Official Championship Ball in the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) sports of football, boys’ and girls’ basketball and boys’ and girls’ soccer beginning with the 2021/22 school year.

BSN Sports has signed an agreement with the Delmarva Aces baseball organization, with over 40 youth and high school traveling teams in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, to outfit its athletes and coaches in Under Armour gear beginning this summer, with access to custom fanwear and...

The Hockey Dealers Association (HDA), a division of the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), has entered into a partnership with the American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) to establish opportunities for both organizations to build connections and grow the industry.

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the NCAA held their annual rules meeting early last month (the meeting was held virtually) in a collaborative effort to coordinate rules changes in youth, high school and...

Faced with financial constraints from many directions, Under Armour recently revealed plans to “reimagine” the development of its waterfront land in South Baltimore’s Port Covington as a global headquarters by 2025.

The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) is holding “The Sporting Goods Rebound,” a virtual program that will look at some important issues impacting the sporting goods industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a sign of the growth of the oddly-named sport of pickleball at both the professional and youth level, Franklin Sports has partnered with the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) to unveil what will be known as the Franklin Cup, an award that will go to the top players across...

Team dealers who sell into the cheer business will want to take notice of a number of rules changes instituted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Spirit Rules Committee for the 2021-22 season.

Ten finalists, including a couple that offer innovative ideas for team sports, have been selected by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) selection committee to present their start-up at the 2021 SFIA Start-Up Challenge.

As if it didn’t pose enough of a challenge to smaller, independent team dealers and specialty soccer shops, Dick’s Sporting Goods is now opening what it is calling experiential Soccer Shops in select locations this month. This comes at the same time the full-line retailer is expanding its...

Sometimes style gets in the way of safety — in this case, it is the reflective spikes pitchers are using to look good, but which are potentially distracting and dangerous to batters.

Just as the world of youth sports began to see the light at the end of the dugout in emerging from COVID-mandated isolation, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, threw a little cold water on any optimism.

The Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) Athletics Department has signed a new five-year apparel partnership with Nike and BSN Sports that begins on July 1, 2021. The agreement calls for all HPU athletic programs to be outfitted by Nike and is in conjunction with BSN Sports that begins at the same time.