Rush Olson
Rush Olson has spent two decades directing creative efforts for sports teams and broadcasters. When not writing his Sports Rush blog for the Weekly, he creates television programs, ad campaigns, content marketing, and related creative projects for sports entities and more through Rush Olson Creative & Sports, Mint Farm Films, and FourNine Productions.
Sports Rush: Balls, Bats, and the Beautiful Game
There’s a big international professional sports competition going on now, playing some of its matches in North Texas.
It’s a sport you might not be...
Sports Rush: Building The Soccer Boom
In the early days of Major League Soccer, many of the league’s teams played home games in stadiums designed for American football. Their predecessors...
‘American Tifo’
A new art exhibit might have the chance to set a new soccer world record: longest continuous use of a tifo.
Up now thru Aug...
Wider Lens
Visuals of athletic competition impact us. The perfectly captured victory celebration, the image of a defeated competitor’s despair, the moment of a home run...
Sports Rush: The Storied Artis Gilmore
It’s possible I interviewed on Monday the best 7-footer to ever play for the San Antonio Spurs. Maybe not specifically during his stint in...
Sports Rush: World Cup Sparks Curiosity About Soccer And Maybe More
What made the Samurai Blue?
It’s not a riddle, actually. It’s a question people like you might be asking right now (kinda).
See, you may have...
Sports Rush: Using the Full Soccer Field
“Wow, can we believe the World Cup is here?” said Monica Paul, president of the North Texas FIFA World Cup™ Organizing Committee Wednesday. Paul,...
City of (World) Cups and Culture
The soccer balls are “joyful, highly visible, and deeply local,” said Sundance Square Art Director Sarah Ayala in a press release.
The balls are also...
World Cup with Wagyu
Japan’s men’s national soccer team ranks 18th in the world. That rating and their track record indicate they stand a good chance of emerging...
Sports Rush: World Cup West
Theory: When people come to Texas, they want to experience the exotic-to-some traditions associated with the state.
So when the North Texas FIFA World Cup...
