On the rise
Exciting news from different areas of the country lately to share, the largest being that the Pittsburgh Passion, host of this year's WFA National Championship, will be playing at Heinz Field. The story mentions that the effort is partly because of the recent focus on Title IX's 40th birthday; a recent stat I saw said that in 1972, only one of 25 girls played sports and now it's one in three. It's a good indicator of progress, though for me I'd rather see things like this , an article promoting football tryouts for both boys and girls in Kansas. It's the first such article I've ever seen to openly promote the game to both genders, yet with so much focus lately on concussions , it seems that now more than ever the gates of access might be open to continue growing the sport. The CDC has partnered with USA Football on an initiative to help combat this problem, one I think starts at a very young age - with kids often playing on teams coached by p