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Category: Sports

  • Culture and Society

Pickleball, Rules, and the Spirit of the Game

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on January 28, 2021

Recently I was engaged in a heated match of pickleball. For those not familiar with…

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  • Culture and Society

Skater Girls: A Brief History on Female of Skateboarders

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

In 1959, Roller Derby Skate Company released its Roller Derby Skateboard, the first mass-produced skateboard…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Archery Dodgeball; Yep, You Read That Right

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 10, 2020December 22, 2020

Yes, the game that was terrifying enough with a rubber ball is now, even more,…

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  • Interview

Women’s Soccer, Licensing and Toys: An Interview with the NFLPA’s Steve Scebelo

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 20, 2019March 10, 2021

Last week I was quoted in a Washington Post article “It’s 2019. Why are sports-themed…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Foosball; Where Are the Girls?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 12, 2019

When we deprive one gender of toys and games that look like them and that…

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  • Culture and Society

Sidewalk Surfing: The Gnarly History of Skateboarding Part III (1994 to 2019)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 1, 2019

In Part I of my skateboarding blog series, I discussed how the first big wave…

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  • Art

Competitive Hobby Horse, Yes There Is Such a Thing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 1, 2019

Hobby Horses date back to the middle ages so maybe this is the moment the…

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  • Culture and Society

Sidewalk Surfing: The Gnarly History of Skateboarding Part II (1973 to 1991)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 15, 2018

In my last blog post we learned that the first big wave of skateboarding took…

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  • Collectibles

A Flick of the Wrist: Flying Discs and Frisbees

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 5, 2018

Have you ever had a day when you just want to throw something? Well, it’s…

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  • Licensing

Childrenswear: A Key Driver for the Global Licensing Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 1, 2017

As explored in Euromonitor International’s “Global Licensing Trends in Children's Apparel and Footwear” report, characters…

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  • Games

Wiffle Ball Joins the National Toy Hall of Fame Line-up

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 28, 2017

On November 9, 2017, Wiffle Ball took its place of honor in the National Toy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Sports Authority and Sports Chalet Go Out of Business. What We Can learn.

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 13, 2016

Sports Authority is going away. A chain that was once at the front end of…

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  • Games

More Table Top Baseball Games

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 2, 2016

Champion, circa late 19th century In my last posting, "Table Top Baseball Games; an appreciation,"…

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  • Games

Table Top Baseball Games; An Appreciation

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 2, 2016

Home Baseball Game, circa late 19th century Baseball season is here (thank God) and with…

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  • Breaktime @ GTN

Table Top and Arcade Football Games; A Look Back

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 31, 2016

Kicker Catcher Coin Operated Football Game 1933 The Super Bowl is once again about to…

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