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Pole Sports: ‘We Will Not Become Part of Gymnastics’

Pole Sports: ‘We Will Not Become Part of Gymnastics’

Pole sports (that would be pole dancing, not pole vaulting) is continuing in its quest for acceptance and respect among its fellow international sport...

Your Home-Field Advantage Starts Here

Your Home-Field Advantage Starts Here

Much has been written about home base and home-field advantage. What about when you’re looking for all that in a home away from home? If your sports e...

Executive Insights: USA Track & Field

Executive Insights: USA Track & Field

Want some insights into the world’s oldest sport and one of the most-watched at the Olympics? Don’t miss this article about USA Track & Field (USATF),...

Choosing Transportation

Choosing Transportation

“Where to start?” This is a daunting question that comes to mind with most group organizers when they are tasked with planning and arranging transport...

Softball Raises Its Game

Softball Raises Its Game

Softball’s popularity continues to grow, not just in the U.S., but worldwide. In 2020, it returns as an Olympic sport at the Tokyo Summer Games. This ...

Booking Tips For Events Rights Holders

Booking Tips For Events Rights Holders

Negotiating is a game of give-and-take, of discussion and compromise. This is always the case for negotiations between events rights holders and facil...

Cycling: Continuing the Momentum

Cycling: Continuing the Momentum

With Rio in the rear-view mirror and Tokyo straight ahead for 2020, the sport of cycling has some interesting reflections and goals. USA Cycling, the ...

Popularity Waves

Popularity Waves

With water covering 71 percent of the earth’s surface, plenty of cities have built tourism and sports industries in, on and around the natural bodies ...

Go West for Sports Opportunities

Go West for Sports Opportunities

The Southwest and Pacific Coast regions of the U.S. have much to offer, including a pleasant mix of seasons, with opportunities for just about every s...

Can Your Event Survive a Crisis?

Can Your Event Survive a Crisis?

Security is something everyone wants but nobody really wants to talk about. In late 2015, however, it was abruptly made clear to us that no sports eve...