Category: Amateur Sports

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USA Triathlon Launches New Youth Series

USA Triathlon has launched a new National Youth Series designed to encourage youth to participate in multisport events around the country in 2019. The series will consist of non-competitive, participation-based events and will include 59 youth triathlons and 73 Splash & Dash Youth Aquathlon Series events. Races are aimed at attracting kids ages 7–17. To make […]

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Shreveport to Host Inaugural Caddo Velo Classic

The inaugural Caddo Velo Classic will be staged in Shreveport, Louisiana, March 30–31. The two-day event will see amateur and professional cyclists participating in the criterium races on March 30 and the gran fondo community ride on March 31. Proceeds from the event will support cancer care, education and research at the local Feist-Weiller Cancer Center. […]

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Tennis Channel to Build Broadcast Center at USTA National Campus

The USTA and Tennis Channel have reached an agreement on the construction and operation of a permanent broadcast center at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. The venue will allow Tennis Channel to produce and broadcast live coverage of USTA professional, collegiate, adult and junior level events at the campus. The agreement also grants Tennis Channel the rights […]

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Chores within the Big Vision Foundation's community service program include grooming a baseball field. Photograph: Big Vision Foundation

Work to Play

Youth travel sports enjoy huge popularity, with cities and towns across the United States building sports complexes to lure teams and tournaments and the big bucks they attract. However, the growth of the multibillion-dollar industry has come at the expense of thousands of children who would love to bat, shoot, pass and tackle but lack […]

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Growing Sports in the Grand Strand

T he various themed miniature golf courses and amusement parks lining the streets of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, might attract a flurry of visitors during the warm summer months, but the Southern beachside destination’s inventory of sports venues and hotel rooms are a constant draw throughout the year. My recent visit to the “Grand Strand,” […]

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Kansas City Selected to Host 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships

USA Gymnastics has announced that the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics Championships will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, for the first time since 1987. The event will be staged August 8–11 at Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City. The event determines the men’s and women’s U.S. champions and U.S. National Team for the junior and senior elite levels. […]

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El Paso Selected for Inaugural RISE Cycling Event

USA Crits and Destination El Paso have announced that El Paso, Texas, has been selected as the host city for the inaugural 2019 RISE – Cycling Talent Identification Combine & Symposium. The event, part of a multiyear agreement, is estimated to produce $10 million into the local economy over five years. The multiday RISE event will be […]

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