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As we navigate returning to play after months of a forced pause on youth and local sports, LeagueApps is here to help you come up with your own return to play plan. We hosted NextUp: Return to Play, a three-day virtual conference featuring speakers on…

As we return to play after months of sheltering at home, athletes and their families will need to adjust to a new normal. The youth sports experience will play a critical role in our nation’s physical, social, and cultural recovery, which is why we’ve been…

In the past year, dozens of sports organizers have joined our podcasts, webinars, and live events to discuss how they’ve built their clubs and the challenges that stood in their way. Across every sport that we cover, a common refrain was that finding quality coaches…

Our LeagueApps Live interactive series aims to educate and connect our youth sports audience. At the heart of our process is the recruitment of leading experts and innovators as guests. This week we welcomed Steven Mahon of SportsRecruits to discuss the modern college recruiting landscape…

Here at LeagueApps, we’re driven by a mission to facilitate amazing sports experiences for kids across the country. We work with the most enterprising organizers and experts across youth and local sports, and advise professional teams and leagues on how to best leverage their resources…

The Positive Coaching Alliance’s mission is to transform the youth sports culture into a Development Zone® where all youth and high school athletes have a positive, character-building experience that results in “better athletes, better people.” Every year PCA recognizes notable members of the youth sports…

In 2017, 11-year-old Olivia Moultrie became the youngest women’s soccer player to publicly accept an academic scholarship to play collegiate soccer. Recently, at 13-years-old, Olivia became the youngest female soccer player to forgo her academic scholarship as she announced she would be represented by Wasserman…

Youth sports are ever growing and evolving; the number of leagues is increasing as are participation levels in learn-to-play programs across the globe. But this growing engagement shouldn’t stop here. Dee Dee Ricks founded the NextGen AAA Foundation with the mission to “provide mentoring, education,…

The lacrosse world turned their eyes to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, this past weekend for LaxCon 2019. The Pennsylvania Convention Center, nestled in the heart of Center City, played host to the annual event. Youth organizers, coaches, players, and sports entrepreneurs gathered together…

Baseball is often credited with being the first major sport in the US to fully embrace advanced data and metrics. The “Moneyball” revolution was carried out in the pursuit of winning more games. The next breakthrough on the diamond may be leaning on advanced data…