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Fourth & Long?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the sport of football in America is, in many respects, at a crossroads. It’s an incredibly popular sport, yet it’s played by a relatively small segment of the overall population – 99 percent of its participants are male and the overwhelming majority are ...
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A Football Team
When you have a significant challenge on your hands, it is always a good idea to get the biggest guy in the room on your side. That’s one way to look at the partnership taking shape between the National Federation of State High School Associations and the National Football League...
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Fever Pitch
In this coronavirus-addled year, participation in team sports was – and continues to be – dictated by state and local governments and agencies. The policies, often based on ever-fluctuating rates of transmission and hospitalizations, vary wildly from state to state...
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The Thrill of De-Feet
Let’s start with the topic on everyone’s minds. How has the COVID-19 team sports environment impacted the sock business in 2020? Ashleigh Brown: Like anyone doing business in the team sports market, 2020 has been a difficult year for us. We were forced to downsize our admin and warehouse teams ...
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After Recovery, Clouds on the Horizon
There was some optimism among youth sports organizers as fall sports seasons ran their course, but there is real concern as cooler weather – and indoor sports – approaches in the age of COVID-19.
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Learning Lessons from COVID-19
This is a great time to reflect on 2020 and what we’ve learned from it — and how we implement that learning into our 2021 business practices.
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Transfers Of Power
Although sublimation seemingly has been around forever, ongoing improvements in hardware and software technologies, enhanced fabrics and better inks are making this still-relatively new process increasingly practical and economical for the team market.
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