Following up on the CDC’s new recommendation that everyone should wear a cloth face cover in public settings, a number of team sports suppliers have shifted production to making protective face masks.

With the MLB season on hold, youth baseball leagues shut down in most of the country and retail orders down significantly, cap maker New Era has instituted a temporary furlough of the majority of its U.S. workforce.

Baseball brand Marucci Sports has finalized its sale to Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) for $200 million. Founded in 2009, Marucci Sports’ product portfolio includes a full collection of baseball equipment and apparel.

What else can an editor do in these days of social isolation and strict (here in New Jersey anyway) shelter-at-home orders? Well, we talk to people. A lot of people. All day.

In some much-needed good financial news for smaller team dealers and vendors impacted by the almost total shutdown of team sports in America due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Tuesday afternoon the Senate passed the COVID 3.5 bill.

While America has screeched to a halt and is more sedentary than ever during the time of COVID-19, PHIT America is working on a long-term plan to create more active kids and future consumers for the team sports and fitness industry with its 50 Million Healthy Kids plan.

Like most financial and employment reports these days, a recently released “Sports Participation in the US” study by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) does not reflect the current situation in team sports In America, but it does provide a small ray of sunshine into...

In an effort to support local businesses that are being threatened by the devastating effects of the coronavirus, local western New York newspaper The Athletic is publishing an ongoing series of stories to highlight what it calls its “treasured communities.” Here’s an excerpt from...

Citing the impact on school closings, social distancing and restrictions on large gatherings and sporting events, Standard & Poors last week lowered the debt ratings of Varsity Brands Co., the parent of BSN Sports, Varsity Spirit and Herff Jones.

When you are in the magazine business and a crisis on the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic hits, it is a 24/7 effort to keep on top of all that is happening around the industry. Many of the efforts by team dealers and vendors are being highlighted in...

Innovatus Capital Partners, the investment firm that last year invested in Schutt Sports, has doubled down on the football business by acquiring financially troubled helmet maker Vicis, which had entered receivership in December.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of at least one of the two team sports buying group shows scheduled for June. Nation’s Best Sports announced today that “due to the current state of events, we have made the difficult decision to cancel...

Reports keep coming across our desks about a number of suppliers to the team industry pivoting their manufacturing resources from their traditional products into COVID-19-related goods. Here are four of them...

Being the biggest player in the team sports game has its advantages in times of crisis and BSN Sports is utilizing is vast store of digital content to keep in touch and assist coaches and athletic directors engaged with their own teams.

Founder Sport Group, a provider of performance athletic apparel, this week reported initial sales of more than $14,000 of its Badger Performance Activity Masks, all of which is being donated to the All Clear Foundation; a 501c3 organization dedicated to improving...

TeamInsightExtra has invited all vendors and suppliers to the team sports industry to send us their messages related to the COVID-19 Pandemic to share with our readers. Below is a collection of those messages.

Our friends at the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) have compiled an excellent list of what a number of companies are doing in response to the COVID 19 Pandemic.

PHIT America, the non-profit that funds physical activity programs to help Americans get more physically fit and healthy, has launched a free campaign called “How to Cope with Coronavirus.” Available at Coping. PHITAmerica.org, this online toolkit offers 10 Tips for...

Athletic academic progress and financial uncertainty were top concerns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey of more than 100 athletic directors from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

SanMar, the Seattle,WA-based apparel and accessories supplier, is part of a coalition of U.S. apparel companies working with the White House to build a supply chain to produce millions of much-needed face masks.

In support of its motto “Stahls’ helps you win,” Josh Ellsworth, senior VP–dealer and enterprises sales for Group Stahl, has put together an ebook of ideas, tips and suggestions on how to best cope with the COVID-19 situation.

Looking to do its part in the battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic, Founder Sport Group, whose team sports brands include Alleson, Badger, Garb and Teamwork, is committing part of its manufacturing facilities to join in the effort to help fight the spread of COVID-19.

The one piece of good news the team sports industry has received in the past month came late last week with the Federal Government’s approval of the $2 trillion CARES Act stimulus bill, which will provide $349 billion for small business loans and tax benefits targeted to...

In an extremely valuable resource to all members of the sporting goods industry, the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) has compiled a comprehensive list of the status of sports organizations in the United States and Canada as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Words like unprecedented, life-changing and apocalyptic are being tossed around these days as we cope with the changes in our lives brought about by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The business of team sports is certainly not immune to this impact and we will continue to...