'Life of an Athlete' Helps Kids Make Smart Choices
On the final Saturday night in September, a group of student-athletes from Sun Prairie (Wis.) High School hosted the first all-school "dry party" — three hours of open gym and swim, inflatable jousting, plenty of pizza and college football on TV in the commons, with members of the football, soccer, volleyball and dance booster clubs donating their time and resources.
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ABC Attendees Mean Business
Industry veterans who have been around long enough to remember the first incarnation of the Athletic Business Conference & Expo — at this point, “old-timers” may be the only appellation that fits — recall it more for its congenial atmosphere than any equipment or educational materials they might have seen displayed on the 62 tables arranged around the downtown Chicago Marriott Hotel “salon” ballroom.
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Athletic Departments and First Amendment Rights of Student Journalists
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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Community-Built Playgrounds Popular Solution to Budget Constraints
In April, the Jefferson Parish Parks and Recreation Department in Metarie, La., set to work removing playground equipment that had sat, damaged and unusable, at Waggaman's Thomas Jefferson Park for years.
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High-Intensity Training Readies Today's Marines for Combat
You remember the recruiting commercial: The United States Marine, filling out his dress blues, having been forged to be every bit as hardened and sharp as the gleaming saber he snaps to his shoulder. The Few. The Proud.
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League of Fans' Ken Reed Talks Sports Reform
Ken Reed doesn’t hate sports. He enjoyed a full scholarship to the University of Denver, where he played baseball and basketball, and holds a doctorate in sports administration.
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New Projects: St. Mary’s University, Florida State, University of Nebraska
In a partnership with Bexar County, Texas, St. Mary's University has begun construction on the $15 million Outdoor Sports Complex.
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Pool Operators Still Confused by Latest ADA Standards
When the Department of Justice enacted the ADA 2010 Standards for Accessible Design, one of the major differences from the previous version was the inclusion of regulations for swimming pools and spas.
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Rotating Panels Add Flexibility to Rec Center
Subdividing gymnasiums and multipurpose rooms is a standard design gambit in recreation centers, allowing for maximum flexibility.
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Universities Make Mark With Basketball Court Aesthetics
After a 12-year absence, the California State University Bakersfield men’s basketball team returns to the on-campus Icardo Center this month for its home opener against Pepperdine.
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What We've Learned in 16 Years as Club Owners
At the end of 2011, we will mark 16 years as health club owners — thank you, thank you — and the approaching anniversary has led us to reflect on our first few years in business, when we really didn’t know anything.
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