Can you imagine a town in the United States with no baseball, soccer or football fields? No volleyball, basketball, hockey, or softball teams for students to play on. That seems sad to me, but it is reality for students in Germany.

Are you or your kids playing sports this summer, and maybe traveling south to a warmer climet to play ball? Here are some tips to keep an athlete healthy and safe in the summer sun.

The Manchester School District passed a budget including extracurricular user fees for the city’s schools. Pay-to-play has spread to the queen city like a disease among behives.

1) Go to the dump. Sounds exciting ha? Don’t want the aroma from the refuse cans to spoil the taste of my barbeque.
2) Mow the lawn. Another thrilling adventure, but something that’s gotta get done.
3) Grill out on the patio. Yum, yum!
4) Get a burning permit. No, not needed for my grill, but will be [...]

Just when you thought it was safe to sit in your folding chair behind the foul ball fence, on gym bleachers or in box seats at a stadium, then it happens - another one of those off-the-field, parent sports injuries.
Here’s a list of injuries and health risks you take when you commit to watching your kids play sports.
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If your son comes home from baseball practice and says he wants a “drop three,” don’t panic. He’s not a born loser or a gambler - just a baseball player wanting a new bat.

For many years my one child has always loved PB&J, minus the crusts, while the other won’t get near the classic. It’s always been a tactile thing and mixing foods together just doesn’t work for this kids taste buds.

Interested in playing a high school sport this spring in New Hampshire? Chances are you tryouts will begin today after school.

Should a state athletic association of public school sports be allowed to sell rights for one media to cover a high school event, and ban another? That’s exactly what the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is trying to do.

So what is this “Raising Athletes” blog all about? A recent comment on a blog entry questioned why this blog has several entries about Manchester Memorial sports, and fewer Nashua postings. The answer pure and simple - the internet audience is not just Nashua.