=== Sports Association ===
Contributors: themescarts
Tags: one-column, two-columns, three-columns, four-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, block-patterns, block-styles, editor-style, wide-blocks, template-editing, style-variations, grid-layout, full-width-template, footer-widgets, featured-images, full-site-editing, featured-image-header, flexible-header, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, post-formats, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready, theme-options, rtl-language-support, entertainment, portfolio, blog
Requires at least: 5.9
Requires PHP: 5.6
Tested up to: 7.0
License: GNU General Public License version 2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

The Sports Association theme is designed for organizations that manage teams, leagues, and sporting events. It provides structured layouts for fixtures, player profiles, match results, and event schedules, helping users present information clearly and efficiently. Built with a responsive design, it ensures consistent performance across desktop and mobile devices. Key features include customizable sections, easy navigation menus, gallery support, and integration with essential plugins for performance and SEO optimization. This Sports Association solution is suitable for sports clubs, local leagues, fitness centers, school teams, and community organizations that need a reliable website to share updates, announcements, and match details. It also supports blogging and content management, making it useful for publishing news, training tips, and event coverage. With clean code and user-friendly customization options, it helps administrators manage content without technical complexity while maintaining search engine visibility and fast loading speed.

== Theme License & Copyright == 

* Sports Association WordPress Theme, Copyright 2026 ThemesCarts 
* Sports Association is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

== Changelog ==

= 1.6 =
* Optimized Frontend Performance.

= 1.5 =
* Minor Improvements and Fixes.

= 1.4 =
* Updated getstart details.

= 1.3 =
* Updated Theme Framework.

= 1.2 =
* Refined Theme Styling.

= 1.1 =
* Added get started.
* Added footer link.
* Added customizer.

= 1.0 =
* Initial version release.

== Resources ==

Theme is Built using the following resource bundles.

= Images =
File: assets/images/banner1.png
Image for theme screenshot, Copyright https://pxhere.com/
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) 
License URI: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1620074

File: assets/images/Banner.png
Image for theme screenshot, Copyright https://pxhere.com/
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) 
License URI: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1233630

File: assets/images/sports-img.png
Image for theme screenshot, Copyright https://pxhere.com/
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) 
License URI: https://pxhere.com/en/license
Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1088214

= Fonts =
Google Web Fonts - Poppins, Teko By Google - https://google.com
https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/licensing

* Poppins, This is the normal family, Licensed under Open Font License, https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Poppins

* Teko, This is the normal family, Licensed under Open Font License, https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Teko

* WOW JS
Copyright 2016, Matthieu Aussaguel
LICENSE URL: GPLv3 https://github.com/matthieua/WOW/blob/master/README.md
SOURCE URL: https://github.com/matthieua/WOW

* Animate CSS
Copyright © 2021 Daniel Eden
License: MIT License
License URL: https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css/blob/main/LICENSE
Source: https://github.com/animate-css/animate.css

* TGMPA
GaryJones Copyright (C) 1989, 1991
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
LICENSE URL https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation/blob/develop/LICENSE.md
SOURCE URL: https://github.com/TGMPA/TGM-Plugin-Activation

* Font-Awesome
Dave gandy
Copyright (c) 2025 Fonticons, Inc. Dave gandy
https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome
License: Icons: CC BY 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Stable tag: 1.6
https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/blob/6.x/LICENSE.txt