Up for Bid: Three International Multi-Sport, Multi-Disciplinary Events
If your city welcomes multi-sport activities, here are three can’t-miss opportunities. The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAI...
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How Can Event Owners Guard Against Sponsorship Scams?
Here’s a strange scenario. A high school athletic director received a box of T-shirts imprinted with the names of local businesses as “high school spo...
Fueled by Girls’ Interest, Skateboarding Market (and Events) Poised for Growth
Once stigmatized as a fringe activity for kids who skipped school, skateboarding’s momentum started building in 2020 and its Olympic debut saw the spo...
US Youth Soccer Rocket League
US Youth Soccer recently announced a new esports event, the Rise of Champions Rocket League tournament, with preliminary games starting this week. (Fo...
Thieves Targeting Tournament Boats
When a boat owner’s alarm went off earlier this month, it was a signal that someone had illegally entered the charter vessel he used for deep sea fish...
Display Technology Plays Starring Role in Making Esports Arena-Worthy
Over the last decade esports has blossomed from a cottage industry into a global phenomenon that attracts tens of millions of viewers and has encourag...
Cities Grappling with Tennis vs. Pickleball Conflict
“We can’t play this game any longer, but can we still be friends?” Todd Rundgren’s 1978 smash single could be the soundtrack of the tensions today as ...
Strategies to Avoid Athletes Suffering from Hotel Oversells
“Walk policies” (in other words, the hotel practice of overselling and then having to turn away those with reservations) have long been a source of co...
The World Cup as a Biennial Event Is FIFA’s Goal…But Not Everyone’s
There’s no doubt the World Cup is a cash cow for the host; however, some organizations, including UEFA, are questioning whether tentative plans to hos...
Announcing a New Start Date and a Juniors Tour, the PGL is Back in the News
When we last heard from the Premier Golf League (PGL), the upstart organization planned a global tour with an eight-month span, 48 players and a total...