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Resilient Sports Flooring Allows for Training in Hallways
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Paul Steinbach,
November 2012
Running in the halls is not frowned upon at Whiteland Community High School. In fact, it’s encouraged.
At least that’s the case around the gymnasium spaces at this suburban Indianapolis institution, where resilient sports flooring covers roughly 8,300 square feet of corridor.
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Parks and Recreation Departments Benefit from Sports Tourism
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Emily Attwood,
October 2012
In 2005, parks and recreation operations manager Joel Dunn approached the Carson City, Nev., convention and visitors bureau with a proposal to boost sports tourism in the city.
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Helmets at the Center of Battle to Tame Concussions
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Michael Popke,
September 2012
No football season in memory has begun with as much emphasis on helmet safety at nearly all levels of the game as the 2012 campaign. Pop Warner Football has banned head-to-head hits.
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Communities Find Solutions to Sports Field Shortages
By
Emily Attwood,
May 2012
A dedicated push by communities across the country to get youths off the couch and out playing appears to be paying off.
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Outdoor Sports Lighting Projects Don't Need to Rile the Neighbors
By
Michael Popke,
January 2012
The Westport (Conn.) Planning and Zoning Commission, in granting the Installation of permanent lights at the Staples High School football field in November, brought to a close nearly 35 years of often-contentious debate between city leaders, sports boosters and school neighbors over spill and glare issues.
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Athletic Departments and First Amendment Rights of Student Journalists
By
Paul Steinbach,
November 2011
Aaron Smith was looking forward to joining a dozen or so members of the mainstream media at a scheduled gathering of University of Kentucky men's basketball players, each of whom would be available for eight-minute one-on-one interviews.
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Former Athlete Chris Nowinski Discusses Brain Trauma
By
Paul Steinbach,
October 2011
Former Harvard University football player Chris Nowinski estimates that he suffered at least five concussions by the time an opponent's boot to the chin knocked him out of professional wrestling in June 2003.
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Why Public Rec Center Renovations Must Be Done Right
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Michael Popke,
October 2011
On Dec. 19, 2009, the staff and patrons at the Lynnwood (Wash.) Recreation Center threw a party. After all, it would be the last time everyone could really celebrate for awhile
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New Projects: University of Washington; East Oakland Sports Complex; Pomona College
By
Andrew Cohen,
September 2011
The University of Washington broke ground in late July on a $4 million, 9,000-square-foot baseball operations facility that is the first step toward a possible $10 million to $12 million expansion of the 2,212-seat Husky Ballpark into a 3,000-seat stadium.
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Sports RD Dave Ellis Discusses Nutrition
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Paul Steinbach,
August 2011
When Dave Ellis began studying to be a dietician at the University of Nebraska in 1982, combining sports and nutrition into a full-time job was a fresh concept.
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