17-0! Breaking a National Record Or Poor Sportsmanship?

On September 29, Benzie Central High School played Kingsley High School in soccer. Benzie Central is a decent soccer program with one of the best soccer players in the state, Kevin Hubbell. Kingsley has had a lousy season, entering the game with zero wins and 15 losses. Early in the game, any viewer could tell that this was going to …

NBA Players Will Miss Games Due to Unvaccinated Status

About 50-60 NBA players were not vaccinated prior to the start of the NBA pre-season. One of those players is 7-time all-star guard, Kyrie Irving. While the NBA does not require vaccination, certain cities do. Since, Kyrie plays for the Brooklyn Nets and New York has a strict vaccine policy, Kyrie will be forced to sit out all home games. …

Truly Giving Back

Sadio Mane was born in Senegal, a small country in Africa. His upbringing was rough. His father died when he was 7.  Sadio never owned a pair of shoes as a child or went to school. He spent most of his days working long hours in the field to put food on the table for his family.  When he was …

Should Prayer be Allowed in High School Sports?

For as long as people can remember, coaches at Upperman High School in Tennessee have been leading the team in prayer before football games. It has been a strong tradition and an accepted part of life. At the beginning of this school year, the Americans United for Separation of Church and State complained about “several instances of prayer and proselytizing at …

Sharing Gold

In the high jump event at the 2021 Olympics, Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi both cleared 2.37 meters but failed to reach 2.39 meters on all three tries. The official approached the athletes to discuss the jump off. At that point Barshim asked if it is possible to share gold. The referee’s response, “It is possible…” With …

New York Mets Players Boo Fans

In the past several weeks, members of the New York Mets have been providing a “thumbs down” sign and booing fans after they get a hit and reach first base. This is being done to essentially show the fans what it feels like to be booed when you fail. After all, baseball is a sport where you fail to get …

The Importance of Sportsmanship

There are a number of controversial blog posts in the upcoming weeks, but I thought for week 2, we should focus on something inspiring – sportsmanship. To be honest, I don’t know this tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov. He is from Bulgaria and he is ranked #18 in the world of singles tennis. I’ve never seen him play before, but after …

Welcome Sports Blog – 2021

We are hoping that 2021 is a return to normal for you athletes and coaches.  Not the “new normal,” but normal – where kids return to the classroom full time and athletes return to the athletic fields. Further, we hope athletes don’t have to wear masks while playing sports and their seasons don’t get interrupted or canceled because a couple …