Less than 10 years ago, Sam Haynes, managing director of The 10 Academy in Irvine, California, found himself struggling with his place in life.
New to this country, Haynes bounced around multiple colleges in an attempt to find his proper footing as a soccer player.
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For 50 years, the Special Olympics have been a global movement that highlights the human spirit through the transformative power of sport.
The world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, the Special Olympics provide year-round training and competitions to more than 5.7 million athletes and United States sports partners in 172 countries.
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Essayist Henry David Thoreau once implored humanity in his seminal work Walden to simplify their lives.
Considering Walden was published in 1854 and society’s complexities have grown substantially since then, it’s safe to say we did not heed his advice.
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Keeping a premier youth and amateur sports facility at the forefront of a booming industry is a never-ending endeavor of facility maintenance, technology improvements, planning and hard work. As if the ravages of time, weather, leaks and spills aren’t enough, add in chewing gum, cleats, crumb rubber, bouncing balls and mountains of trash. Maintaining a world-class facility and keeping it looking brand new is truly a nonstop job.
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Even the most meticulous of planners often find their lives in a position they weren’t expecting thanks to the capriciousness that is the human condition.
For 2018 National Association of Sports Commissions Hall of Famer Gary Alexander, his life trajectory has taken him to places he never anticipated when he was a humble gymnast growing up in Colorado.
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