Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: Sports Tourism Looks Ahead
“To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It’s not about winning and losing; it’s about everyday hard work and about thriving on a c...
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2018 CHAMPIONS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT IN SPORTS TOURISM
SDM is proud to announce its 2018 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism award winners. This year’s Champions represent the most notable succe...
American Trail Running Association
The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) was founded in 1996 as a Colorado not for profit corporation to represent and serve the mountain, ultra ...
USA Shooting Auction Debacle Shows Importance of Vetting Partners
The importance of vetting partners and sponsors (and what happens when you apparently don’t) has been on display this week, thanks to a high-profile p...
Change Starts at the Bottom: New NFHS Criteria for College Basketball Selection Events
Can change at the high school recruitment level mean change at the NCAA level? The wheels are in motion. The National Federation of State High School ...
Concussion Report: Pop Warner’s Program, a New Book and a Huge Lawsuit
What is the latest news, and what studies, developments and initiatives are intended to prevent (or at least lower the risk of) concussions in sports ...
Spiking in Popularity
The sport that is played on three surfaces, by two genders and by all ages and abilities, even at the Paralympic level, is set for growth, and has eve...
The Heart of Sports in America: Accessible, Accommodating, Affordable
When it comes to sports in the U.S., the Midwest has a lot to offer. The area is easily accessible to most of the country. Its sports facilities, venu...
Inside Events: Maccabi USA
The World Maccabiah Games is the largest and oldest Jewish athletic competition. Selecting and supporting Team USA is Maccabi USA, which honors, throu...
Youth Sports Struggles with Declining Participation, Increasing Costs, Bad Coaches
What’s wrong with youth sports? Plenty, if you believe a recent report released by a Washington, DC, think tank. But there’s some good news as well, i...