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Tag: WhirlyBall

How WhirlyBall Triggered my Middle School Sports PTSD

How WhirlyBall Triggered my Middle School Sports PTSD

Posted on January 22, 2017January 24, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
As I’ve written before, sports has never been my thing. Team sports, especially. But as an adult, I did something to conquer that fear: I stopped playing them! It wasn’t until I was traini... Read More
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