Guest Column
By Gerry Chidiac
This month marks 30 years since the start of the Rwandan Genocide. I still feel great embarrassment when I teach my students about this topic because one of the main reasons why nearly a million people died was because there was almost complete apathy in the powerful countries of […]
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By Ken Reed
As with virtually every contemporary sports issue, win-at-all-costs (WAAC) and profit-at-all-costs (PAAC) mentalities are at the foundation of the numerous pitching injuries we’re seeing in baseball.
The American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) has called the rise in the number of professional pitchers requiring ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (“Tommy John surgery”) an epidemic.
[…]Continue Reading →: WAAC and PAAC Are At Root of Epidemic of Pitching Injuries
By Ken Reed
Unlike their professional counterparts, most college football and basketball players aren’t making big money. While many college superstars are pulling in significant income from name, image and likeness (NIL) deals, most college role players receive little compensation for their efforts beyond tuition and room and board. As such, they are more vulnerable […]
Continue Reading →: Prop Bets Are Potentially a Serious Problem For College Athletics
By Ken Reed
Some billionaires simply have no shame.
Take the Pegula family, owners of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, as an example.
According to Forbes, Terry and Kim Pegula have a net worth of $5.8 billion. Despite that wealth, they wanted taxpayers to help pay for a new football stadium for their team to play […]
Continue Reading →: Pegulas’ Greed Seems to Have No Bounds in Buffalo
Fourth in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
It used to be the one place that all kids could participate in sports and fitness activities was in physical education class. However, with cutbacks in physical education (PE) classes over the past 30 years or so, that isn’t the case today.
Physical […]
Third in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
Well-rounded, cardiovascular-based physical education programs help students establish healthy lifestyle habits. As a result, children reap numerous physical fitness and medical benefits – in both the short and long-term.
However, the benefits of physical education and physical activity don’t stop there. Research has […]
Continue Reading →: Quality Cardiovascular-Based PE Enhances Academic Achievement
Second in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
Over 95% of our children and youth are in school. It’s the one place where we can reach nearly all our children, including those most at risk, with the critical lifetime health and wellness messages that are part of quality physical education programs.
It […]
Continue Reading →: Why Do We Need More Quality Physical Education?
First in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
When it comes to the topic of preparing our children to succeed in life, we often use words and phrases such as “build self-esteem,” “empower students,” “provide tools for success,” and “create a foundation for the future.”
Those are all noble goals for our […]
Continue Reading →: Life Preparation For Our Kids Should Include Quality Physical Education
Buddy Teeven’s legacy includes advocating for player safety and promoting gender diversity in football coaching
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
Buddy Teevens was a progressive football coach in the best sense of the term.
Sadly, a tragic accident took him from us way too soon.
Teevens died from complications following a […]
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By Ken Reed
Buddy Teevens was a progressive football coach in the best sense of the term.
Sadly, a tragic accident took him from us way too soon.
Teevens died from complications following a terrible bicycle accident last year. But before he passed, he left some important initiatives for football coaches at every level […]
Continue Reading →: Buddy Teevens’ Impactful Football Legacy