Treatment of Officials – A Rehabilitation Process

Treatment of Officials – A Rehabilitation Process

If you’ve been involved with sports, you are familiar with this scenario. It is minutes before game-time, the teams are ready to play, but the officials are nowhere to be found. Coaches are on their cell phones and pacing, while parents and athletes keep looking out...
Top 5 Classic Sports Moments in TV Sitcoms

Top 5 Classic Sports Moments in TV Sitcoms

Myles Garrett slammed quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with his own helmet. The Houston Astros are under investigation for stealing signs with surveillance equipment. Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford has deleted his social media accounts due to receiving...
A coaching call tried in the courtroom

A coaching call tried in the courtroom

There are a lot of quality coaches walking around who are not coaching scholastic sports. It’s hard to blame them. On November 12, 2019, a verdict was delivered in a case involving a teen-aged athlete and junior varsity coach from Bound Brook High School in NJ. Here...
When is my kid ready to play travel sports?

When is my kid ready to play travel sports?

When my daughter was six, a man approached me following her rec soccer game. He had a form and asked if she was registered for travel soccer. I said, “No,” and indicated that I didn’t feel she was ready. He followed up with, “I just watched her play and she’s ready....
Sports Talk with Purpose

Sports Talk with Purpose

For more than 25 years, I’ve been given writing assignments. In this space, I’m going to assign myself topics that I feel will be interesting and informative to readers. We’ll see how it goes. SP3rts Talk will discuss issues in athletics that are relevant to athletes,...