Tag: ump

  • HOW TO HELP YOUR KID BE A GREAT TEAM PLAYER

    Team sports start pretty early these days, with kids as young as four and five enrolling in soccer and tee ball leagues. For most kids, that’s just the beginning. They’ll go on to participate in team sports throughout their school years and sometimes into their college ones. Besides sports, being part of a team will…

  • HOW TO FOSTER GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP IN YOUR KIDS WITH THE SPORTS TECHIE PLEDGE

    Participation in group sports has a wide range of benefits for kids, from teaching them valuable teamwork skills to encouraging physical fitness and active play. However, organized sports can also bring out the worst in kids if they’re not taught the importance of good sportsmanship and why they should always work to be good sports.…

  • 12 Ways to Help Your Kid Learn to be a Good Sport

    Participation in organized sports has a variety of benefits for kids, potentially boosting everything from their academic performance to their self-esteem. Kids who can’t manage their feelings after a loss or compete honorably because they’re so focused on winning, however, may not reap those benefits in the same way that their peers with good sportsmanship…

  • Sports Techie, watch America’s Cup Discovered episode 78, Time and Technology

    Sports Techie, watch America’s Cup Discovered episode 78, Time and Technology. With the 34th America’s Cup (AC) in San Francisco fast approaching, teams are gearing up their 72-foot catamarans to win this prestigious yachting championship using advanced sports technology. AC Discovered shares some of the sports technology history and innovations which are helping to drive…

  • The NFL needs goal line technology worse than FIFA

    The NFL needs goal line technology worse than FIFA, Sports Techie. As much as I love the NFL, they must be called out for not having goal line technology in place at a bare minimum in order to assist the officials in getting touchdown calls correct. Yes, the argument that if you implement it at…