http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/ Community News and Information Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:02:14 PST en-us http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Coming_of_Age.shtml Youth The league is populated by boys aged 13-to-14 who are in eighth and ninth grade. There is no weight limit, and the teams are formed around Boys and Girls Clubs throughout Prince George’s. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:57:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Coming_of_Age.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Bringing_the_game_to_more_kids.shtml Youth On Wednesday, Major League Baseball, the Phillies and the city of Philadelphia announced plans to build the first multi-site MLB Urban Youth Academy in the area, thus joining similar projects the league has steered in Los Angeles, Houston and South Florida over the past five years. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:57:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Bringing_the_game_to_more_kids.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Tut_Just_Wants_To_Play.shtml Youth You think, "There goes a kid who might ace the SAT someday." He doesn't look like a football player. He's barely 6 feet tall. He's not particularly fast. He can't out-jump his classmates. And he's never played a down of organized tackle football. Yet, it is his dream. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:56:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Tut_Just_Wants_To_Play.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/A_Lingering_Controversy.shtml Youth They’ll tell you aluminum gives every kid a chance to be a slugger, thereby increasing interest in the sport. And most disingenuous of all, they’ll say aluminum is about choice, and what’s more American than freedom of choosing your sporting weapon? Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:50:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/A_Lingering_Controversy.shtml http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Street_agents_continue_to_take_toll_on_kids.shtml Youth Street agents are all around and their usually people that you least expect. Gone are the days of just wanting to help the kids. Everything cost a fee right now. It's horrible. One day camps are costing about $200.00, and people think that we're in a recession. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:50:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Youth_58/Street_agents_continue_to_take_toll_on_kids.shtml