Amateur Sports

Slippery patches of ice and an inches-deep layer of crunchy snow coat the walkways of Hunting Park, waiting to take down any residents who venture into the bitter cold. With the temperature hovering somewhere in

https://vimeo.com/17930802] About six years ago, three churches and a handful of young men set up a flag football league. The purpose of the league was more than just to have fun, it was going to

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo In the Northeast, the mixed martial arts craze has hit in the form of Kozma BJJ. This Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school offers

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo It’s noon on a Saturday. Approximately 200 barefoot men are filling a South Philly gym.  Large black mats line the floors

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo With one of the more unique community athletics offerings in the entire Northeast, Heavy Hitta’s Boxing in Lawncrest has rapidly grown

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo As youngsters, we rarely considered the time and effort that went into running the machine pitch baseball teams we played for,

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Fourteen-year-old Tyrell Peterson has been playing basketball in Hunting Park since he was old enough to pick one up. His mother,

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Kids who play baseball and softball in the Northeast Peanut League (NEPL) were forced to stop for one week–not just because