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...

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 ...

In even more welcome news for team dealers, USA Football has said loud and clear that it plans to play football this year and it recently circulated a document based on phased reopening guidelines from the CDC. Of course, much depends on local city or...

Another excellent opportunity to sell football product is coming soon as women’s flag football is on its way to becoming an official National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) varsity sport by 2021.

In a somewhat unexpected move that drastically limits the market for its product, Light Helmets, the Carlsbad, CA– based manufacturer of football helmets and flag football headgear, is making a strategic move by banning the sale of all of its products to NFL teams.

The cancellation of the spring sports season was a catastrophe for team dealers, but they dealt with it and have moved on. Summer camps remain a question in many parts of the country as well, but most dealers are positioned to react as needed to what happens in their territories.

As a result of the recent global pandemic, youth sports groups across the country are at a standstill and many are seeking new, safe ways to raise the money required to sustain and successfully run their programs.

The thought is on every team dealer’s mind these days: What is the future of their most important sport — football in America? Hearing that call, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) recently published a document outlining its projections for...

The Georgia High School Association is making girls’ flag football a sanctioned sport in high schools throughout the state this year. The move comes following the Atlanta Falcons and The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation’s commitment and support of girls’ high school flag football...

Even with some high-profile users and big-name investors, football helmet manufacturer Vicis announced in late December that it is entering into receivership after facing serious financial troubles.

There is only one high school sport with more than one million participants —11-player tackle football, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

If the major threat to participation in football is safety, then it is imperative for the sport to develop a safer alternative to keep young athletes – who have a basket full of options from which to choose, ranging from other year-round sports to gaming – involved at a young age.

The fascination with tackle football in the U.S. seems to generate record levels of interest – from an attendance and viewership perspective – every year from a fan base that can best be described as avid and, at times, animated.

The big-picture participation numbers for tackle football in the U.S. have certainly been better, but they could be worse. According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) most recent Topline Participation Report, there were 5.2 million tackle football players (age six and older)...