WOW!! What an amazing article by @belakirpalani and WSLAM!! This piece captures everything that the Ballher Brand is about and has been fighting for since Day 1 - equality & promotion of female athletes. Thanks for the recognition!! @wslam@CamilleBuxeda@Catchin24
Congrats to the Ballher 10 team fo winning the varsity bracket at the Tnbc tourney at John Carrol today. Olivia Emily Lauren Paige Ava
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"GIRLS ARE TOLD THEY CANT PLAY SPORTS" isn't really woke to me, it's antiquated and feels like a 50s era slogan.
Here's what I think happened.
1- Nike has lost "the culture": The top-down marketing of premiere athletes simply doesn't return the same investment. There are no longer captive audiences over a single sport or athlete. Your nephews care more about IShowSpeed than Kyrie or Luka.
2- Hypebeast Culture is Dead: Or it's dispersed. Your nephews' favorite apparel brands aren't any of the big sport co's. It's some company with 100k following.
3- Office Politics: Politics and the me-too era clipped leadership personnel [justly maybe]. There have been 3 reorgs in a five year period. Hard to focus product when everyone's getting let go. And a woke-ish corp culture has its own chilling effect.
4- Manufacturing and Saturation: MANY interesting sport/equipment brands have popped up as manufacturing and marketing has gotten easier. With shorter lead times and less red tape for approvals, smaller brands are nimble. Nike's design -> market calendar takes 1.5 years.
5- D2C is very hard! Their CEO didn't think they needed some larger retailers [footlocker] and wanted to pursue DTC. Ecomm has its own major costs and it's not the margin people think it is.
6- I no longer work there: Kidding, but Nike can't keep and maintain talent when great workers can build their own audiences/product.
I doubt we'll see many multi-billion dollar sustain in this market. These factors are happening at all the brands.
Congratulations to the Massillon Boys Basketball team and @TigersCoachHose!! STATE CHAMPS!! UNBELIEVABLE!! AMAZING COMEBACK!! I knew you’d do great and got the receipt to prove it!!
The defense should trap them - maybe put pressure on the ball instead standing 5 feet away with only their hand up? “Stall Ball” is a strategy - it doesn’t mean it has to work. Speed them up and make them make mistakes. Leave their weakest shooter. There are ways to counter it.
Here's 84 seconds of a team passing and dribbling in a state championship game.
Ohio is one of 18 states that does not utilize a shot clock at the high school level.
The defense is “who let this happen.” Come out and guard them. Trap the ball - deny the wings. It’s basically a team who can’t shoot (against a zone) vs a team who can’t defend (playing man to man). I actually love the tension in the gym during these situations.
I don’t care how many times it’s been said, the fact this happens in 2026 is insanity.
I’ve never heard a good explanation. It’s a joke. Whoever lets it happen should be banned from sports.
It’s the least ethical move in sports.
Super excited to be attending the WNBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND in Indianapolis this Friday and Saturday to put together a Ballher Brand Pop-Up Shop with WNBA Legend Tamika Catchings at her Tea’s Me Cafe Tarkington Park location.
@coachadamhall Great episode on program building! Thanks @TigersCoachHose for the mention at the 34 minute mark! I remember our conversation to this day. You came to our place for a scrimmage in your first year at Tuslaw in 2012. By that time I was in year 6 at Marlington but
So honored and proud to once again see so many great programs in Northeast Ohio BECOME THE BEST wearing Ballher Brand uniforms. Congratulations to all of the League Champs, District Runners-Up, and District Champions!! #Ballher#BecomeTheBest
league title in 2011/12. I was definitely flattered that you had noticed our progress and was eager to provide any input I could to improve your own program and am so glad that it has helped your career. To this day, I still have strong opinions about building a program, a brand,