Eco Sports Blog: Serving the Eco-Conscious Athlete

How to Break in a Baseball Glove

In baseball, a player's glove nearly becomes an extension of their body. Baseball players first experimented with gloves in the 1860s, and they became the norm by the 1890s. This piece of equipment...

Spiking the Ball in Football

Spiking the ball, simply put, is the action of throwing the football directly into the ground. Spiking is done both purposefully during gameplay and sometimes after a play in celebration. Here is a...

How Many Football Player Are A Team - Fun Facts About Football

How Many Football Players Are On a Team? In a football game, there are eleven players from each team on the field at a time. Teams also have a limited number of players on their roster, depending o...

How Much is a Football & What You Should Expect To Pay For Each Type?

Like any other piece of sports equipment, a football's price can range depending on the quality of its material, who makes it, and where it is purchased. Here's what you can expect when looking for...

How Long Do Football Games Last? Quarters & Half Time

Like many sports, the length of a football game can be unpredictable. Depending on the league, the level of play, officiation, and other factors, a game can go by in the blink of an eye or seemingl...

Alex Morgan and Her Vegan (Plant-Based) Journey

The US Women's National Soccer Team star gave up meat and dairy back in 2017 to adopt a fully vegan lifestyle. The 32-year-old striker said the diet helps her recover faster from intense training ...

Chris Paul & His Plant-Based Vegan Journey

Chris Paul's Switch to Veganism has been credited for his late-career resurgence. The basketball player switched to a vegan diet in 2019 at the age of 34 when he was with the Oklahoma City Thunder,...

Venus Williams & Her Plant-Based Vegan Journey

The athlete has been vegan for ten years, initially trying out the diet after being diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease. Sjogren's Syndrome causes joint pain and fatigue, and a...

Dianna Taurasi & Her Plant-Based Vegan Journey

Dianna is at it again this season, averaging a career-high 9.5 rebounds per game along with 20.5 points per game. She's the Mercury's defensive anchor, with a 7-foot-3.5 inch wingspan, a height, an...

Top Ten Vegan Athletes

More and more top athletes are ditching meat in their diets to become healthy plant-based vegans, proving that animal protein is not necessary for developing strength, building muscle and performin...