By Ken Reed
There’s a sports organization in the United States that almost nobody has heard of, but nevertheless, is doing outstanding work: The U.S. Center for SafeSport.
The Center for SafeSport’s mission is to create a safe sports environment by preventing abuse in athletics — sexual, physical and emotional. Following a growing number of […]
Continue Reading →: Center for SafeSport is Doing Great Work
By Ken Reed
FIFA’s World Cup games are watched by millions of people around the world. That’s impactful as the games excite and inspire fans, especially the young variety. As a result, more children are likely to play soccer, or play more often, which will benefit their physical and mental health.
However, in the […]
Continue Reading →: FIFA’s Football For Schools Project a Big Winner
Guest Column
By Gerry Chidiac
It is said that when you point the finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back at you. The 2022 Men’s World Cup has been characterized by a lot of finger-pointing.
Statements made by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino in defense of the […]
Continue Reading →: Qatar Critics Need to Also Look In the Mirror
By Ken Reed
The Qatar World Cup has been tainted from the beginning. There have been widespread allegations of corruption and bribery involving Qatar officials and FIFA executives. The U.S. Justice Department concluded that Qatar was chosen as the host of the World Cup in part due to bribery.
To start with, it’s […]
Continue Reading →: Migrant Worker Abuse Stains Qatar’s World Cup
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, […]
Continue Reading →: The sports media is dropping the ball on key issues
By Ken Reed
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, reporters identify the symptoms and then move on to lighter fare. And it’s typically not the […]
Continue Reading →: The Sports Media is Dropping the Ball on Key Issues
By Ken Reed
We are a couple days from the start of one of the biggest spectacles in sports, soccer’s World Cup, hosted by Qatar.
Soccer is truly a global sport and its fun to see so many countries competing in this sporting event.
The World Cup spotlight will shine on some of the […]
Continue Reading →: World Cup Highlights Big Gender Gap in Prize Money
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, […]
By Ken Reed
Pickleball, kind of a combination of tennis and ping pong, is the fastest growing sport in the United States. The Washington state has declared it the state sport.
Based on different reports, there are somewhere between 5 million and 8 million pickleball players (or “picklers” as some of those in the sport […]
Continue Reading →: Pickle ball is For Everyone and It’s Taking Over the World
By Ken Reed
The low-pressure, neighborhood youth sports recreation league is nearly a thing of the past.
According to Linda Flanagan, author of a new book called “Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids’ Sports,” the core issue is that when gobs of money started flowing into youth sports “kids’ […]