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Beach Volleyball

Executive Insights: NJCAA’s Beach Volleyball Program

Beach volleyball, the fastest-growing discipline of the sport, is exploding at the collegiate level. The NJCAA adopted it as a full-time varsity sport...

Gymnastics

Gymnastics Bounces Back

Gymnastics, a staple of the Summer Olympics, has long been one of the biggest recipients of the boost provided by television coverage of the event. Ch...

Bus Travel

Moving Forward

2020 brought the biggest bracket-buster and game-changer our industry has ever faced. Now, we’re moving forward again and we’re finding some things ha...

Negotiating

Facility Vendor Negotiations 101

Many approach negotiations with dread. This can be especially true during facility vendor negotiations where host cities, clients and facilities each ...

Outstanding Venues

New Homes for Visiting Teams

The year 2020 pushed us outside our comfort zone, including making us rethink our choice of locations for events. The good news is that there are many...

Weather Delay

When Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail

The goal of a contingency plan is to help your business get back to normal after an unexpected event. Being well-prepared means your business will be ...

Softball

Where the Diamonds Shine

In 2021, there were nearly 6.5 million regular slowpitch softball players and nearly 2 million fastpitch. And there are indications that the sport con...

Lightning

Playing it Safe: Choosing a Lightning Detection System for Outdoor Venues

Thunderstorms (and as a result, lightning flashes) are certainly a known factor in the planning of any outdoor sports event. But we’ve come a long way...

Horse Racing

Triple Play: Horse Racing’s Triple Crown Venues All Bracing for Renovation

The signature drinks. The hats. The horses. The apparently overwhelming need for renovation. For likely the first time in history, all three venues th...

Crypto

Bitcoin of the Realm: College Stadium Gets Cryptocurrency Sponsor

There hasn’t been this much excitement around naming rights since bidet brand TUSHY wanted to sponsor a Toilet Bowl at the Buffalo Bills stadium. Only...