One of my favorite things about sports is that there isn’t just one way to compete. Some athletes grow up surrounded by teammates while others spend most of their time competing alone. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. I spent most of my athletic career on a basketball court. From my days as a […]

It’s that time of year again. The NBA Draft has wrapped up. The transfer portal is in full swing. College coaches are making phone calls. Athletes are announcing their commitments with dramatic social media graphics. {Insert Cookie Cutter AI Graphic here followed by Data Center Activist Complaint} And every time I read another headline about […]

I don’t know exactly when it happened. Somewhere along the way, adults took something kids naturally know how to do…and made it incredibly complicated. This week alone, my social media feed has been full of videos and stories that honestly made me cringe. Parents arguing with parents. Fans yelling at officials. Coaches losing their composure. Adults behaving in ways we’d […]

Around here, we’re entering what coaches, athletes, and sports parents know as “Dead Week.” For those unfamiliar, Dead Week is a two-week period during the summer when school-sponsored athletic facilities are closed and there can be no contact, organized workouts, or practices between coaches and student-athletes. No workouts. No practices. No team meetings. No “optional […]

If you’ve spent any amount of time around youth sports, you’ve probably noticed something: there are a whole lot of people making things happen who never show up in the box score. No one keeps statistics on them. There isn’t a championship ring waiting at the end of the season. Nobody announces their name over the loudspeaker. […]

I don’t know exactly when it happened. Somewhere between vacation photos, baseball games, and the everyday chaos of life, it hit me that there are a lot of “lasts” happening these days. The tricky part is that most of them don’t announce themselves. Nobody tells you, “Hey, pay attention. This is the last time.” Life […]

We’re on vacation this week with Oliver. And somewhere between the sunscreen, snack runs, wet towels, souvenir shops, and approximately 4,000 photos currently sitting on my phone waiting to be sorted through later… I realized something. I am really bad at resting. Not “sit still for five minutes” bad. I mean truly unplugging. Being fully […]

This time of year can be brutal. One minute, a team is celebrating a huge win, talking about state tournament brackets, dreaming about championships and what comes next. And then suddenly…It’s over. One bad inning. One unexpected loss. One game where the shots just don’t hit, the calls don’t go your way, or the momentum […]

Somewhere between ballgames, work, laundry, community events, concession stand duty, and trying to remember if there’s anything in the freezer for supper… I realized something. Women are tired. Not “I stayed up too late scrolling Facebook” tired. I mean deeply, constantly, emotionally, physically tired. And the wild part? Most of us just keep going anyway. […]

After spending all day at the 3A Regional Baseball and Softball Tournaments in Perryville yesterday with the Mobile Sports Locker, I came to one undeniable conclusion: There are types of ballpark people. And if you’ve spent more than five minutes at a baseball or softball field in Arkansas, you already know exactly what I’m talking […]