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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…

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…

With over a billion users on Facebook, 800 million on Instagram, and 400 million on Snapchat, there’s a good chance your athletes (and their parents) are on social media. Not only that, but plenty of potential athletes are out there too, waiting for a captivating…

The 2018 Florida Youth Soccer Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place over the weekend in Orlando. The educational event united soccer organizers, coaches, administrator and thought leaders from around the state of Florida. The AGM provided attendees with the opportunity to learn from exciting…

The popularity of mobile apps cannot be overstated. In the last decade, apps have become such a fixture in the business community that seemingly any challenge can be solved within the virtual confines of the Apple or Android stores. Have a problem? There’s an app…

After three weeks of regional play coast-to-coast, the U.S. entries for the inaugural Jr. NBA World Championship are now set. Two separate 16-team tournaments, one for 14U boys and one for 14U girls, are set to tip off in Orlando, Florida on August 7th at…

Before David Robinson was a Hall of Famer with a flashy nickname, two championship rings, an MVP trophy, and countless Sports Illustrated covers, he was a young kid who fell in love with sports. Robinson sat down with LeagueApps to discuss his path to superstardom…

If David Robinson were playing in today’s NBA, he’d be considered an endangered species. The days of offenses running through dominant bigs are long gone. That tectonic shift in strategy, however, has done little to impact Robinson’s post-playing career. The Admiral remains an immense figure…