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Amateur Sports

Kingsessing: Through Teamwork, Coach Teaches More Than Football To Youth

November 3, 2017Angela Gervasi and

As a sixth grade student, Dontae Privette walked by the Kingsessing Recreation Center every day to get to school. “I’ve always just been connected to Kingsessing and this neighborhood,” said Privette, who grew up nearby

Amateur Sports

Haddington: Eyekonz Sports League Takes A Trip Out Of The City

May 24, 2016Tonii Mackie

A kickstand jammed its way into a windblown patch of grass at the top of a hill on Radnor High School’s campus. Black rotating tires on a three-wheeled stroller stopped spinning as a small baby

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: The Tau of Brain Injuries

May 8, 2015

The brain is a complicated organ. Containing billions of neurons, it is responsible for controlling the body, from reflexes to memories to body organs. In a way, it acts as a central computer, storing a

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: ““You Almost Don’t Know What a Concussion is Like Until You Go Through One.”

May 8, 2015

From the turf field at 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, one can hear the high-pitched frequency of whistles blowing mixed with the unmistakable sounds of coaches yelling as the St. Joseph’s Prep lacrosse team

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: “All Athletes are Taught to be Tough.”

May 8, 2015

In sports, one play can change everything. For Tracy Yatsko, then a 17-year-old athlete for Tamaqua Area High School located in Schuylkill County, PA, that play occurred during a basketball game. Jumping for a loose

Amateur Sports

North Philadelphia: Andy German of The Prep Says, “It All Comes Down to Coaching.”

February 11, 2015

Andy German is about to begin his first season as the head coach of St. Joseph’s Prep’s lacrosse team. He was hired in October, replacing Eric Gregg, who stepped down after a six year tenure. Prior

Amateur Sports

Pennsport: Athletic Association Brings Neighborhood Together

June 3, 2014tub10245

The ding of an aluminum bat echoes across the baseball diamond at Front and Moore streets in Pennsport. Parents cheer as a twelve-year-old boy races to first base, then to second. For Edward O’Malley Athletic

Amateur Sports

Pennsport: Organization Helps Philly Girls Improve Skills For Lacrosse And Life

June 3, 2014tub10245

When Beth Devine quit her job to focus on fitness full time, she knew things were getting serious. Devine, founder of the organization Philly Girls in Motion, has been a coach and athlete for many

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Fusion Changing Perceptions of Lacrosse

April 2, 2014

After growing tired of baseball, Philadelphia native Steven Holmes decided to enter into the lacrosse world. He fell in love with the sport. With years of experience in competitive college and professional box lacrosse, an

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Amateur Sports

Health Beat: Philly Girls in Motion Gets Young Ladies Up and Moving

March 24, 2014tub10245

https://vimeo.com/89371076] After a long career in sports – coaching, running fitness programs for two schools in the suburbs and teaming up with others to run a large basketball clinic in South Philadelphia – Beth Devine

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