me and my team,
we all go through problems. when we’re on the field,
we forget them.

 

it became a getaway for me

the dick's sporting goods foundation started the sports matters initiative to address the financial epidemic facing high school sports programs nationwide. through sports matters, teams in financial distress nationwide could raise money and dick's sporting goods would match their fundraising dollar for dollar. we wanted to highlight one of the sports matter program's most empowering success stories – harlem lacrosse and leadership.

 

buzz bissinger, pulitzer prize winner and author of friday night lights, embedded himself with harlem lacrosse to tell their story for the dick’s sporting goods foundation.