Finishing First
Norma Warren is the Treasurer for the Jackie Robinson League in Greenville, NC.My name is Norma Warren. I am a resident of Greenville, NC, where we house the ONLY Jackie…
Tuesdays with Travis: Introducing Flags for Fitness
Here at the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, we are always looking for ways to provide more material and opportunities to our partners. One of the ways we are doing that…
Spotlight on United Community Center
The month’s spotlight travels to Wisconsin, to shine on the United Community Center in Milwaukee. United Community Center has run the Badges for Baseball program for 5 years now. Every…
Tuesdays With Travis: Reacting to Bullying (Wednesday Edition)
When looking at the problems kids face growing up, one of the most damaging of them can be bullying. Recently the Foundation has partnered with an organization called Rachel’s Challenge.…
Friday’s Final Thought: Hope, Hunger, and Opening Day
The grass has been freshly cut, the lines still wet with paint and the hopes of fans across the country are at an all-time high…baseball’s opening day is here! For…
A different kind of to-do list
If you’re like me, most days consist of moving from project to project and meeting to meeting, often finishing the day wondering just where it had gone. If you’re in…
Tuesdays with Travis: Tough topics and Ernie Graham’s story (Wednesday Edition)
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending Major League Baseball’s RBI Institute with Jeff (@Jeff_CRSF) and Bobby (@Bobby_CRSF) in Orlando, FL.Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) is a…
Life lessons from March Madness
Buzzer beaters, Cinderella stories, bracket busters, shocking upsets…March Madness is the cliché of the sporting world.As a sporting fan, this may very well be my favorite time of the year.…
Tuesdays with Travis: Atlanta Quickball Tournament
This past Saturday, March 16th, Chris (@Chris_CRSF) and I (@Travis_CRSF) facilitated a Quickball Tournament located at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta’s Warren Unit. We had teams from…
Safe to Compete: Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse
“We can’t prevent what we don’t know about.†– Sharon Cooper, MD, FAAPProtecting children and providing them safe spaces in which they can learn, play, and grow is central to…