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Oh, To Be Czar Of Youth Sports
Red-faced coaches screaming at officials, out-of-control parents and players kicking the ideals of good sportsmanship to the curb–Kyle Kebaugh saw it all as a young athlete. “I would say in my 11 years as a youth athlete, I saw my … Continue reading
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Pedal Power
Yesterday, I took a vacation day to recover from our not-so-annual corporate meeting here at our Medina, Ohio headquarters. Like all mid-week vacation days, this one still entailed some non-vacation activities, like getting my high-schooler to the bus stop across … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Issues, May 2012, Parks and Rec Business, Publisher's Note
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This-N-That
Kickstart A Bike Park Project Whistler, B.C., Canada–Alpine Bike Parks introduces a new program called Parkstart to help a bike park get built in a community. The bundle of products and services includes everything needed to present a premium bike … Continue reading
Develop A Bike-Sharing Program
Those sightseers who have been to a destination such as a beach have most likely encountered a basic bicycle-rental program. There are now sophisticated, automated bike-sharing programs in several metropolitan cities, such as Paris, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Montreal, Denver, and … Continue reading
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Hey, Mama!
Writer’s Note: I know this is a terrible way to begin, but before I get this article rolling, let me issue a few disclaimers. Disclaimer #1: I’m a new mom. This means I’ve been brainwashed by months of hormones, hundreds … Continue reading