Changing careers could have had the effects of a midlife crisis for Scarsdale’s Danny Bernstein, but moving from a family-owned apparel business to an entrepreneur in the field of youth athletics has given Bernstein nothing but joy, despite the occasional feeling of being “terrified.” Read more [...]

Are sports different today from when you were a kid? Danny Bernstein thinks so. Bernstein, who lives in Scarsdale with his wife, a pediatrician in Mount Vernon, and their two children, ages 11 and 8, recently left his family’s three-generation sleepwear business to found Backyard Sports, a White Plains-based athletic program for kids 4-14. His intention is “to change the dynamic in the culture of sports, and to bring it back to its roots.” Read more [...]

MOUNT VERNON - Danny Bernstein called his mini soccer players from the fourth and fifth grade to midfield on the green carpet at the Sports Underdome. He told them they would be split into four teams at this point in the session and mentioned this would be the finale of their Thursday gatherings. Read more [...]