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Will medical insurance prevent athletes from playing sports?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

I thought once my son was done with expensive AAU sports, and now playing three sports in high school, the bank account might gain a little. But, now there is something else to worry about that could factor in to playing sports - the cost of higher insurance co-pays.
My employer would like to drop our [...]

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So, what kind of sideline parent are you?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

So.. are you one of those parents that park themselves on the 50 and shout out instructions to your kids while they are in the middle of the game? Or, are you one of those parents who quietly lurk near the corner flag and take it all in?

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Dad punched out by Pop Warner football coach

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Why can’t parents just keep their mouths shut and let the coaches coach? It was all over the laps the coach made the man’s son run for being late for football practice.

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Head injuries on the high school football field

Posted by bob hammerstrom

After reading an article in the New Yorker about concussions and head injuries sustained in pro football games, I looked up some information about the subject on the NHIAA web site for you parents of high school and younger football players.

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Are German youth deprived of team sports?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

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.

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Football playoffs easier to make for New Hampshire high schools

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Can you imagine coaching a high school football team to a 14-0 conference record and still not be illegible to make the playoffs? That’s exactly what happened to the Whitehall (Memorial) High School Norsemen football team in 1979, my junior year.

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NCAA scholarship links and facts for parents of athletes

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Did you know you could receive a college scholarship to play badminton, squash or water polo?

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Mercy rule in high school football

Posted by bob hammerstrom

At Pinkerton Academy in Derry last weekend, the mercy rule was announced over the loud speaker at half time. I hadn’t every heard of it before, but it exists.

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Is dropping the “F-Bomb” a new form of celebration?

Posted by bob hammerstrom

Sportsmanship does not begin with the letter “F.” In fact there are few words used in sports that begin with the 6th letter of the alphabet. So, why has the “F-Bomb” become so popular in pro and high school sports? If you haven’t figured out the word yet, it doesn’t stand for fake, football, forward, [...]

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Email reminds me of painful photo 20 years ago

Posted by bob hammerstrom

It is a small world…I received an email recently from a player who’s football game I photographed 20 years ago for the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

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