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RCX Sports has announced the launch of the RCX Sports Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing, promoting and implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives in youth sports with a focus on expanding opportunities for all children to experience athletics in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment. Key initiatives will include providing scholarships and grants to […]
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Two large partnerships have been announced in football, as a pair of major brands are aligning themselves with the sport. USA Football, the sport’s governing body in the United States, has announced a multi-year partnership with Under Armour through the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The sportswear company is the new official and […]
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The NFL Flag Championships will be hosted on July 19-21 at the Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio, and feature over 280 teams of girls and boys with NFL Flag regional winners representing all 32 teams. NFL Flag, operated by RCX Sports, will produce the three-day competition in partnership with Omaha Productions footsteps from […]
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The National Football League has announced details about the Flag Football Championships taking place at the 2024 Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, showcasing teams that won at the 2023 NFL Flag Regionals and with multiple levels of flag football participating in the events from February 1-4. The NFL Flag Championships marks the first time a […]
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The concluding session at the 25th anniversary TEAMS Conference & Expo focused on youth sports, which represent the largest segment of the sports-events industry. Keeping kids safe while they are involved in those sports has become an increasingly difficult yet crucial task. Recent high-profile situations with Damar Hamlin and Bronny James have underscored the need […]
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Izell Reese is the chief executive officer of RCX Sports, a youth sports experiences business, running and operating leagues, camps, combines, tournaments and events. RCX Sports works with professional leagues, national governing bodies, sports-centric businesses and brands to reimagine youth sports experiences, and is committed to improving the accessibility and inclusivity of sports by creating […]
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Major League Soccer and RCX Sports have announced the launch of MLS GO, a recreational program designed to increase participation and access for young players that engages with existing community organizations and local recreation programs to provide boys and girls ages four to 14 with a local soccer experience. Over the course of a season, […]
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RCX Sports, the official operating partner of NFL Flag, has announced a new partnership with the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association. The collaboration, aimed at increasing flag football participation, programming and training across college campuses in the intramural and club sports arenas, will help NIRSA enhance its flag football tournaments as well as train […]
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The National Hockey League has announced a strategic partnership with RCX Sports to launch NHL STREET, a North America-wide youth street hockey league. NHL STREET is a ball hockey experience designed for children ages 6 to 16. Longtime NHL-licensed equipment partner Franklin Sports has created a line of equipment for participants, including branded sticks, balls […]
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Nearly 60,000 people at Allegiant Stadium watched some of the best athletes in the world play flag football on February 5. More importantly, millions of people around the world watched on TV, including children — the same children the NFL and its NFL Flag initiative hope will be the next generation of football players. And […]
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