Just received this picture from my friend Dave, a fellow NH Grizzlies parent. It’s a picture of the Grizzlies surrounding my son, Brandon congratulating him on the three-run homer he hit at a baseball tournament in Connecticut last weekend. He’s the one with the big smile on his face in the middle. His dad (myself [...]

Are your children going to any sports camps this summer? Check out my list of New Hampshire camps for athletes.

The parents from the other team must have thought we were nuts, while our NH Grizzlies 14U parents gave each other high-fives, yelling “dominos” as our boys defeated the Stratford, Conn. Braves in a playoff game Saturday night, June 21, 2008, sending them into a semi-final game Sunday in the 4th Annual Grant E. Stanis D1 Territory Championships baseball [...]

Do you wish you could take better photos of your child playing sports? Check out my tips on sports photography.

For parents of athletes, pictures are a way to capture moments on the field, and save them to share with family and friends. Sports photography is not easy, and takes a good camera and quick reaction time [...]

Yeah, I’ll admit it, I used to cheer for the purple and yellow back in my younger days. I have fond memories of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar going against Larry Bird and Kevin McHale in the NBA championship.
But, something has changed, and I’m going “greener” these days. The currect Celtics players seem less arrogant, [...]

Yeah, I’ll admit it, I used to cheer for the purple and yellow back in my younger days. I have fond memories of Magic Johnson and Karim Abdul Jabbar going against Larry Byrd and Kevin McHale in the NBA championship.
But, something has changed, and I’m going “greener” these days. The currect Celtics players seem less arrogant, [...]

Faster than a speeding bullet…Stronger than a freight train…Can leap tall buildings in a single bound! What if your child is taller than a flag pole…smarter than the average eighth-grader, and is struggling to single out just one sport to play?
When I was younger it wasn’t that hard to make it on the sports teams with [...]

I’ve photographed and read about people named #1 sports fans in their communities, but I have never met one who inspired so many people, lived to help others, and suffered through cancer so much, as my father, Duane Hammerstrom.

 
He was nicknamed the first “Hammer” in the family. I am the second, and my son, Brandon has [...]

There has been something missing from AAU games this spring. Since pitchers have been throwing for their school teams, some have not been able to pitch much for their AAU ball clubs.
Now that junior high baseball teams have finished their seasons, and high school teams wrap up, AAU teams will become even more competitive as all [...]

Your child goes down on the playing field and does not get up. You break into a cold sweat and your stomach feels like it’s stuck in your throat. How do you know if it’s just a boo-boo, or if they’re really hurt? The image on the next page will tell you, but don’t look [...]