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Is Competitive Wiffle Ball the Next Big Travel Phenomenon?

Is Competitive Wiffle Ball the Next Big Travel Phenomenon?

The game you played as a rambunctious six-year-old is all grown-up – and has a championship of its own. Just ask anyone who recently played in the Nat...

Event Organizers Must Face Realities Posed by Trans Athletes

Event Organizers Must Face Realities Posed by Trans Athletes

As fall high school sports seasons commence around the country, some administrators are facing challenges stemming from an increasing number of transg...

Green is the New Black: Keeping Events Eco-Friendly Also Makes Them Profitable

Green is the New Black: Keeping Events Eco-Friendly Also Makes Them Profitable

Is green the new black? Eco-friendly initiatives on all levels of sports events, from college tailgates to the Olympics, are on the increase – and so ...

TouchFootball

Texas Organization First in Country to Require Helmets for Touch Football

Touch football is gaining favor among parents for its comparative safety – but even so, organizers are taking no chances. The Texas State 7on7 Organiz...

Football

Safeguards in Youth Football Aren’t Helping as Participation Continues to Slide

It’s football season – and open season on football as well. The same day the NFHS reported a significant decline in varsity football, a former NFL pla...

RV

RV Industry Could Help Make Youth Travel Affordable – if it Can Stay Afloat

It might be the ultimate definition of stay-to-play. As youth sports travel costs increase, parents are seeking ways to balance the budget. And as a r...

DCI

Inside Events: Drum Corps International

Known as Marching Music’s Major League, Drum Corps International has been hosting a competitive summer tour of top marching ensembles for more than 30...

New Homes for Away Teams

New Homes for Away Teams

The continued evolution of sports venues – updates to surfaces, lighting, security and amenities – all helps to create the best possible experience fo...

BlueGreenAlgae

Blue-Green Algae Levels Could Affect Open Water Events

Unless you’ve been hiding from every news source imaginable, it’s been hard to miss the concern about the blue-green algae blooms that are killing peo...

Will Esports Events Suffer After Being Linked to Mass Shootings?

Will Esports Events Suffer After Being Linked to Mass Shootings?

There was plenty of fallout after two nearly back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton – and it included esports. ESPN abruptly announced it w...