Stop acting as PR agents for the sports leagues

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

The mainstream sports media continues to avoid any serious examination of important social, cultural and economic issues in SportsWorld.

Any reporting on sports policy issues is typically done at a very superficial level. At best, […]

May even be destined to become an Olympic sport one day

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

Pickleball, kind of a combination of tennis and ping pong, is the fastest-growing sport in the United States. The state of Washington, in fact, has declared it the state sport.

Based on different reports, […]

High schools need to find the money to fund a full-time athletic trainer who is nearby for practices and games

Here are a few psychological risks parents should look for

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

When people ask me what I think about youth sports today, I often say there’s “too much adult in youth sports.” When adults are heavily involved in youth sports, ego-and-greed-based decisions and activities are […]

Students with daily activity requirements are physically and emotionally healthier and perform better academically

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

Josh Fullan is the executive director of Maximum City, a national education and engagement organization based in Toronto. He recently wrote a compelling opinion piece on the need for more […]

LIV Tour is a PR tool for a reprehensible government seeking to wash away its human rights abuse

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

The things people will do for money …

The way Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell and other professional golfers tap dance while trying to […]

Accepting that you can fail leads you to handling failure during a competition

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

As an athlete, coach and sports fan, I’ve long been enamoured with the subject of confidence in sports, more specifically, how you get it and maintain it.

I’ve been equally enamoured with […]

Perfectionism has been shown to be a leading cause of depression and, thus, suicide

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

As Shalise Manza Young pointed out in a recent column for Yahoo! Sports, at least five National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes in the United States have died by suicide […]

Fans left with an increasingly boring game

By Ken Reed

Originally published by Troy Media

I don’t hate baseball analytics or their use by crafty baseball operations folks. I look at analytics gurus like Billy Beane, Theo Epstein and Andrew Friedman as smart guys who figured out how to exploit market inefficiencies […]