Improving the Athlete Relationship
Putting on a successful event is the primary job of the event planner. However, one of the key aspects is building a relationship with the athletes th...
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Inside Events: National Club Baseball Association
Baseball is back and exploding in popularity. Baseball at the collegiate club level is also booming, according to the National Club Baseball Associati...
House of Cards: Why So Many Event Directors are Turning to Poker
If you thought you were seeing more card decks for sale (everywhere!) and more poker tournaments offered, you’re right on the money. Poker is growing ...
Everyone Into the Cue Sport Pool
Pool tables, a fixture in rec rooms and basements, can turn a profit – if sports event planners can work the angles. The stats back it up, too, showin...
Game, Set, DeathMatch: Fortnite Finals Coming to U.S. Open Grounds
Well, Billie Jean King was always about breaking barriers and apparently, the tennis center that bears her name will do just that. The Billie Jean Kin...
Youth Sports Study Links Participation to Lower Levels of Depression in Boys
If you needed one more reason to promote youth sports, here it is. New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that participation in...
FIFA's Economic Savior is...Esports?
FIFA, staggering away from the wreckage of its scandal, notes that while many revenue streams are flat, income on the esports front is increasing expo...
Jaws Night at the Pool is What Water Sports Have Been Waiting for
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water. (That's a reference for those in and prior to the Baby Boomer Generation; Google it, you ...
Two Pole Dance Groups Wrestling Over Control: Can the Sport Progress?
Pole sports (that would be pole dancing, not pole vaulting) continues to work toward acceptance in the sports world and its efforts are beginning to p...
What are the Odds for Key NCAA Women’s Basketball Happening and Staying in Vegas?
If the NCAA Women’s Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games happen in Vegas, will they stay in Vegas? Odds are they will. And some college coaches think it may...