NCS Logo Redesign

I was searching the web for new references when I happened to stumble upon the logo for National Championship Sports (https://www.facebook.com/nationalchampionshipsports/photos/a.263308823697078/2836784089682859/), an amateur sporting league, and I will confess - I found it so uninspiring.

So I redesigned the logo to something more inspiring.

I changed the circle to a shield, used a brighter shade of blue, and sheared the stripes to better match the flow of the typeface (Raider Crusader, made by Iconian Fonts).

Feedback is highly welcomed.