The below press releases, and any others released prior to October 2012, you will see references to SGMA throughout it that pre-date our transition from SGMA to SFIA.
Industry Press Releases
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2013
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5/29/13 |
Grassroots Influencers Welcome To Join PHIT America Alliance As ‘Ambassadors’
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5/24/13 |
Good Sports Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Major Milestone
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5/15/13 |
Amy Latimer Joins Good Sports Board of Directors
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5/14/13 |
PHIT America Names Sports Industry Hall of Fame Inductee Rusty Saunders to Board of Directors
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4/9/13 |
Kwik Goal and U.S. Futsal Agree to Partnership
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4/4/13 |
Good Sports Honors Outstanding Partners at Annual Legends of the Ball at Fenway Park
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3/27/13 |
New Balance Licensee Releases Orthotic Sandal Technology
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3/26/13 |
Fitness EM® Partners with Krenzien, Krenzien, and Associates
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3/25/13 |
Cramer Products...along with athletic training and sports medicine...celebrates 95 years
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3/21/13 |
Ripken Baseball Partners with OC Sports
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3/1/13 |
Harbinger appoints Bob Brasser, vice president of sales
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2/13/13 |
Kwik Goal Hires Jamie Hartley as Territory Manager for Southwest Region
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2/12/13 |
Harbinger signs exclusive agreement with Action Wipes
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1/30/13 |
New Balance and Athletics Ireland Announce New Partnership
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1/30/13 |
Escalade® Sports Fortifies Selling Team
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1/15/13 |
Fitness EM appoints Rob Horvath Vice President of Sales
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2012
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12/11/12 |
Brian Anderson Named CEO of Madd Gear
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10/31/12 |
John Smith and BRUTE… A Quarter Century of Excellence
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10/31/12 |
Brute Donates 4,000 Gear Bags to Beat The Streets Wrestling Program
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10/9/12 |
Obituary for Donald Charles Sonandres: Founder of the ADA
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10/2/12 |
UFC Champion Cung Le Joins Brain-Pad Team In Promoting Athelets Safety
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9/28/12 |
Harbinger launches new packaging, programming and website
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9/27/12 |
Harbinger Recognizes 20 Years with Academy Sports and Outdoors
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9/27/12 |
Kwik Tek Has Signed A Licensing Agreement with Endemol USA
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9/26/12 |
How Does The Democratic Platform Impact Sports Industry?
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7/26/12 |
Schutt Donates Helmet to Military Veteran Semi-Pro Football Player
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7/23/12 |
Fitness manufacturer Harbinger Recognizes 20 Years of Partnership
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7/20/12 |
CRAMER PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS AND NEW HIRES
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5/15/12 |
Harbinger expands 6” Padded Leather Weightlifting Belt to XXL
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5/14/12 |
Schutt Sports Continues to Educate Safety to Athletes across the Nation
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5/8/12 |
Joe Henson passed away at the age of 90.
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5/7/12 |
Rep. Dold Delivers Baseball Equipment to the North Chicago Community H.S. Baseball Team
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5/1/12 |
Baden Named as Official Basketball of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association
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4/24/12 |
Bowyer Inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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4/19/12 |
Cool Point™ is a Big Winner at the Boston Marathon
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4/18/12 |
Reduction of Impact Forces to the Base of Skull
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4/16/12 |
California Basketball Coach Wins "Brockness" Bracket Challenge By Intrepid Sportswear
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3/26/12 |
NFL Draft Hopefuls Pledge Their Loyalty to Schutt Helmets
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3/20/12 |
Trigger Point Performance Endorsed By Two Top CrossFitters
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3/19/12 |
Escalade® Sports Continues to Add Outside Sales Rep Horsepower
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3/15/12 |
Over 26 Million Americans Play Basketball
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3/12/12 |
Top 2012 NFL Draft Picks Branded by 180 Communications
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3/9/12 |
CRAMER PRODUCTS' NEW WEBSITE READY FOR VISITORS!
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3/5/12 |
Spitzer Golf Continues to Brand Itself on the Cutting Edge of Sports Technology
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2/21/12 |
Brute Wrestling Launches New Footwear Line
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2/9/12 |
Volleyball Uniform Requirements to Change in 2016
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2/7/12 |
Schutt Sports Congratulates NFL Champion New York Giants
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2/3/12 |
NOCSAE Board of Directors Takes Action On Football and Baseball/Softball Equipment Standards
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1/30/12 |
NOCSAE Makes Standards Decisions on Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Football, and Baseball/Softball
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2011
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12/7/11 |
Harbinger Supports Fairfield Schools with Annual Holiday Art Contest
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12/5/11 |
Schutt Sports Features New Youth Helmet Designs, Provides Education at Pop Warner Super Bowl
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11/10/11 |
McDavid USA Announces New Global Marketing Leadership Team
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10/17/11 |
Fitness EM Appoints Mark Ish as National Sales Director
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9/22/11 |
Schutt Sports Reports 15% Increase in Football Equipment Sales
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9/13/11 |
Porter Athletic, Gill Athletics Launches New Divisional Sales Structure
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9/12/11 |
College Football Lineman Credits McDavid for Quick Comeback
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9/12/11 |
Schutt Sports Launches Season-Long Facebook Competition
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9/9/11 |
Fitness manufacturer Harbinger Donates Exercise Mats to
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8/30/11 |
Schutt Sports Becomes Official Helmet for UT-Dallas
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8/24/11 |
High School Football Players Gear Up for Another Season with McDavid
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8/22/11 |
McDavid Ankle Brace Serving its Way Onto the ATP Tour in Time for the U.S. Open
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8/3/11 |
Schutt Sports Becomes Official Helmet for Lone Star Conference Softball
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7/25/11 |
Study Proves McDavid Ankle Braces Significantly Prevent Injuries
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7/25/11 |
Schutt Sports Sponsors Texas High School Coaches Association 2011 All-Star Games
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7/21/11 |
Study Proves McDavid Ankle Braces Significantly Prevent Injuries
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6/28/11 |
Chicago Fire Discuss Recovery in MLS with McDavid USA and Other Top Brands
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6/20/11 |
NFL Football Star, Ndamukong Suh, Seeks to Prevent Head Injuries With Endorsement Of New Sports Safety Product
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6/17/11 |
Schutt Sports Acquires Adams USA Football Helmet & Faceguard Product Lines
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6/17/11 |
Cramer Products Acquires Stromgren Athletics
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6/9/11 |
Cramer Products Honored for Long-Term Employee Stock Ownership
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5/25/11 |
McDavid U.S.A. Hits a Home Run in Major League Baseball
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5/24/11 |
NorthPole and Krenzien, Krenzien and Associates Form Partnership
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5/23/11 |
Everlast Signs WBA Super Middleweight Champion, Andre Ward To An Exclusive Multi-Year Equipment And Apparel Contract
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5/23/11 |
McDavid USA Hires New Sales Manager
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5/20/11 |
NorthPole and Krenzien, Krenzien and Associates form partnership
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5/12/11 |
Corporate Partnership Addresses Safety and Education in Youth Lacrosse
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5/9/11 |
Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Association Host First Symposium on Jaw-Joint Concussion
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5/4/11 |
McDavid Ultrarunner to Complete Appalachian Trail in 70 Straight Days
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4/20/11 |
Glove Color Rule – Delayed Implementation (2012)
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4/18/11 |
McDavid Signs Second Endurance Team Athlete
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4/18/11 |
Schutt Sports Responds to 10-Year-And-Out Helmet Rule Change with New Trade-In Program
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4/12/11 |
McDavid Sponsors Rising Star on U.S. National Bobsled Team
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3/31/11 |
Schutt Sports Shares Company Standings with Group in New Jersey
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3/28/11 |
McDavid Donates to Relief Efforts in Japan
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3/23/11 |
McDavid® to Reveal New Women’s Recovery Line
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3/21/11 |
Future NCAA Stars Protected, Supported by McDavid
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3/2/11 |
Tampa Bay Derby Darlins “Gear Up” with McDavid® for Tournament
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3/1/11 |
Schutt Sports Launches All-New Virtual Catalog
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2/28/11 |
McDavid® Focuses on Education in 2011
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2/22/11 |
McDavid Applauds the New NFHS Rules Changes
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2/21/11 |
Ashaway Named for Third Term as Official String of USA Racquetball
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2/4/11 |
Ashaway Extends Sponsorship Agreement with David Palmer
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2/3/11 |
Superbowl Stars Face Hard Hits, Protected and Not
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1/20/11 |
Dwyane Wade Renews Endorsement Deal with McDavid
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2010
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12/15/10 |
Legislation to Improve Impact of President's Council's Efforts
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12/9/10 |
McDavid Hires Marketing Product Manager
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12/3/10 |
McDavid Signs New Endurance Athlete
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11/30/10 |
Tom Sculley Set to Receive the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award
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11/22/10 |
McDavid Snow-Sport Products Now Available at Retail
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11/19/10 |
Schutt Sports Talks Youth Concussions on Sports Pro Community Network
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11/5/10 |
SGMA/NOCSAE Baseball/Softball Fielders Protective Headgear Draft Standard
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11/5/10 |
Fitness EM Launches New Website For Empower Fitness Products
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11/3/10 |
Schutt Sports Appears on “Expert Opinion”
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11/1/10 |
Schutt Sports and Leon Lett Foundation Donate Gear to Youth
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10/31/10 |
Schutt Sports Headquarters Visited by Japan NFL Club Video Crew
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10/21/10 |
Cody Ross of the San Francisco Giants plays through injury with an Evoshield Wrist Guard to defeat Philadelphia Phillies.
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10/18/10 |
Evoshield Rib Guard protects Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton
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10/13/10 |
McDavid Inc. and NBA’s Corey Maggette Renew Relationship
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10/1/10 |
New Workout Kits From SHAPE Magazine & Fitness EM Support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)
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9/29/10 |
Hall of Famer Rod Carew Offers Advice and Tips in his Series of Ongoing Columns
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9/16/10 |
Adrian Gonzalez and Tater Grip Connect for a Big Hit
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9/1/10 |
Brain-Pad Selected as a Top New Products at Henry Schein
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8/24/10 |
Hall of Famer Rod Carew to Throw Out First Pitch at National Youth Baseball Championships
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8/3/10 |
5 Sports Safety Tips for Concussion Protection
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8/2/10 |
Rod Carew Baseball Sponsors National Youth Baseball Championships
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7/27/10 |
"Dance Your Ass Off" Episode Features Hyper Best Pro Weight Vest
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7/22/10 |
Ashaway Signs Daryl Selby
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7/21/10 |
Federal Judge Rules No Infringement In Protective Headband Patent Case
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6/25/10 |
Rod Carew Baseball Teams Up with Diamond Sports
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6/24/10 |
HOPSports, Inc. Adds Sandbells to Award-Winning Training System
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5/17/10 |
McDavid and Junior Rank Sponsor New Camp for Elite Young Athletes
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3/3/10 |
Precor 9.31 Treadmill wins Top Treadmill award besting 28 competitors
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2/26/10 |
Henry Schein Dental Partners with Brain-Pad, Inc.
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2/4/10 |
Mizuno USA Drafts BooneOakley
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2/2/10 |
2010 Girls Gymnastics Rules Changes Focus on Current Trends and Risk Minimization
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2/1/10 |
Stamina Products Announces Sustainability Results for 2009
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1/15/10 |
Ashaway Racket Strings Celebrates 185th Birthday
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1/13/10 |
New Ashaway Multifilament Core Packages Allow Thinner, Stronger Racquet Strings
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2009
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12/23/09 |
Athletes Turn to Brain-Pad Mouth Guards for Concussion Protection
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10/27/09 |
St.Vincent Sports Performance Announces Historic Partnerships with Three National Governing Bodies
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10/5/09 |
The Mizuno Wave Ascend 4 Awarded "Best Update" By Runner's World Magazine
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9/3/09 |
Altus Athletic Appoints Mark Ish as National Sales Director
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8/14/09 |
Mizuno's "Run With Us" Campaign Recognizes 10,000th Visitor
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7/27/09 |
Regent Hits “Grand Slam” with Diamond Brand
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6/12/09 |
Mizuno Reaches Agreement with Runner Corey Nowitzke
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6/3/09 |
Mizuno Sponsored Washington Softball Wins 2009 NCAA National Championship
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5/29/09 |
New Made-in-America TriActive Fitness E-Line Outdoor Exercise Products Awarded Contractor Status for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule
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4/30/09 |
Recreational Tennis Players Increasingly Disillusioned with High-Tech Strings
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3/26/09 |
Mizuno to be Exclusive and Official Ankle Brace Provider for USA Volleyball
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3/20/09 |
McDAVID PARTNERS WITH SCOUT COMBINE TO KICK-OFF NINTH ANNUAL SERIES OF REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMBINES
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2/25/09 |
Mizuno Inks Four-Year Deal with Runner Jason Schoener
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2/23/09 |
McDavid Partners with Inside Lacrose to Boost On-Field Presence
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2/19/09 |
2009 National Federation Football Rules Changes
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2/18/09 |
McDAVID HIRES POOLE TO NEW POSITION OF MARKETING PRODUCT MANAGER
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2/18/09 |
McDavid Now Open For Business 24/7
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2/10/09 |
Mizuno Running Shoes Earn American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance
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1/19/09 |
Mizuno Introduces Gender Engineering Technology in Running Shoes
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1/7/09 |
Mizuno USA, Inc. 'Cuts Ribbon' On New Distribution Center
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1/5/09 |
Mizuno Signs University Of Washington Softball To Equipment Contract
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1/5/09 |
SGMA Ready to Broadcast Fitness/ Exercise Tips to Consumers
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2008
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12/18/08 |
Mizuno USA Signs USA Volleyball Player Ryan Millar
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12/16/08 |
Mizuno Signs Endorsement Deal With Runner Antonio Vega
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12/3/08 |
Ashaway Extends String and Shoe Sponsorship Deal with Jack Huczek
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11/21/08 |
Mizuno Inks Olympic Hopeful Megan Hepp To 4-Year Deal
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11/7/08 |
Baird Adds Two Senior Investment Bankers, Opens Charlotte Office
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9/4/08 |
High School Sports Participation Increases Again; Boys, Girls and Overall Participation Reach All-time Highs
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8/19/08 |
ASICS GEL-Evolution™ 4 Earns 'Editor's Choice' Award From Runner's World
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8/4/08 |
SGMA Coordinates Congressional Testimony On Youth Fitness
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7/31/08 |
Legislation Affecting New Product Safety Laws Appears Imminent
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7/18/08 |
SGMA Plays Prominent Role in Congressional Baseball Thriller
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7/16/08 |
Ashaway Racket Strings Sponsors Squash Great Natalie Grainger
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7/16/08 |
David Palmer Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship Deal with Ashaway and Black Knight
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7/16/08 |
Markwort Sporting Goods Company Acquires Vettex ® Mouthguards
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7/7/08 |
Extreme Sports: An Ever-Popular Attraction
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6/9/08 |
U.S. Sports Industry: Nearly a $70 Billion Business
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5/21/08 |
The Canadian Sports Market: Up and Coming
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5/14/08 |
The American Sports Scene: An Analysis of Sports Participation in the U.S.
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4/10/08 |
U.S. Sporting Goods and Fitness Equipment Manufacturers' Sales Continue To Outperform National GDP
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3/13/08 |
Players to be Penalized in High School Soccer for Illegal Equipment
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2/25/08 |
SGMA's 9th National-Health-through-Fitness Day Fact Sheet
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2/21/08 |
U.S. Dep’t of Education Now Accepting PEP Grant Applications
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2/13/08 |
Uniform Change Highlights 2008-09 Field Hockey Revisions
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2/12/08 |
2008 High School Football Rules Changes Announced
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2/8/08 |
New Spirit Rules Help Minimize Risk
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2007
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8/13/07 |
Boys Lacrosse Rules Changes Address Risk Minimization
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8/2/07 |
Girls Gymnastics Rules Changes Approved for Immediate Implementation
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7/9/07 |
Obstruction to Bases Prohibited in 2008 Baseball Rules
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7/9/07 |
Pole Vaulters Allowed to Leave Ground Without Breaking Plane
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7/9/07 |
High School Softball Rules Amended to Permit Metal Cleats in 2008
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6/7/07 |
Product Standards Issues, Report From The NOCSAE Winter Meeting
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5/11/07 |
Risk Minimization Rules Highlight Ice Hockey Changes for 2007-08
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5/7/07 |
Replacement Time for Disqualified Players Decreases in High School Basketball
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4/16/07 |
Wrestling Rules Changes Aim for Clarity
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2/20/07 |
Coaches to Receive Caution for Improperly Equipped Players in High School Soccer
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2/12/07 |
Football Rules Changes Focus on Illegal Helmet Contact
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1/21/07 |
Field Hockey Rules Changes for Upcoming Season
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2006
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8/18/06 |
Boys Lacrosse Revision Addresses Misapplication of Rule
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7/18/06 |
Baseball Teams with Fewer than Nine Players May Return to Nine
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7/5/06 |
Softball Right-of-Way Rules Go Into Effect in 2007
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5/5/06 |
State Association Penalty Authority Among Ice Hockey Changes
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4/19/06 |
Only One Warning to Be Given for Delay Situations in High School Basketball
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4/11/06 |
False start recall eliminated in high school swimming
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4/10/06 |
Overtime Procedure, 275-Pound Weight Class Changed in High School Wrestling
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2/2/06 |
Greater Skill, Athleticism Bring New Spirit Rules Changes
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2/2/06 |
Protective Face Masks to be Allowed in High School Soccer
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1/31/06 |
Use of Libero Player in High School Volleyball Takes Full Effect in 2006-07
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1/31/06 |
Changes Made in Spearing Rule, Uniforms in High School Football
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