Yes, There is Such a Thing as ‘Wellbeing Burnout’: What Can We Do About It?
While the focus on diet, exercise and fitness goals has become stronger than ever, there is corresponding pressure to keep up with that level of inten...
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Problems with Drones Over Sports Facilities Resulting in Increased Regulations
Spurred by concerns over privacy as well as personal safety, park systems are beginning to outlaw the use of drones. It’s an issue that taking flight ...
NCAA Announces 240-Plus Host Sites
For only the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simul...
“It’s a Struggle Every Day:” Guardian Caps Tackling Pushback from Youth Sports
It all started with an e-mail to an SDM writer, asking whether anyone had heard of Guardian Caps (the padded over-the-helmet football caps) being outl...
How to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, then tore across South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, leaving a 500-mi...
Long-Awaited Travel Tournament Becomes Headline-Making Scam
One of the attractions of travel tournaments is taking teams to new destinations and having them play in great surroundings. Unfortunately, the attrac...
Most Important to Runners: A Great Location, Says Survey
Running is more popular than ever. If you want to hear about what runners want (spoiler alert: a great location is number one, but a nice course is al...
Tennis Ball Recycling Helping Tournament Owners Ace the Green Game
Trophy recycling. Shoe recycling. What’s next? Tennis ball recycling, meaning that optic yellow (yes, that’s the official color of tennis balls) is th...
Good News for Events Played on Synthetic Turf: Study Shows Lower Concussion Risk for Athletes
In April, the EPA made headlines by announcing that studies had found no significant difference in the exposure to certain chemicals found between pla...
Trails Opening to Cyclists in Marin, CA (and the Long Road to Get There)
Mountain bikes have been banned on Mount Tamalpais trails in Marin County, California (a trail mecca) since 1984. After 40 years of waiting and decade...