The Super Bowl Calorie Yardage of Pigging Out at Pigskin Parties
The Super Bowl is on the way, bringing not just economic impact for the host city but lots of home-based parties everywhere else. Which means food. Th...
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It’s Official: Women’s Wrestling Now an NCAA Championship Sport
If announcements were measured on the Richter Scale in terms of their impact on the youth sports industry, NCAA’s recent approval of women’s wrestling...
New Year’s Resolution: More Youth Sports Coaches
This year could be a landmark one for youth sports, and that includes sports tourism. The Million Coaches Challenge seeks to train one million new you...
At High School and College Levels, Clay Target Leagues Exploding in Popularity
While it’s nowhere near the participation numbers for high school and college basketball, football or other high profile team sports, the popularity o...
What Sports Tourism Can Teach Colleges
In the Paris Olympics, more than two-thirds of all U.S. athletes came from college teams. But many low-profile sports programs at the collegiate level...
Can You Add Even More Inclusivity to Sports? Yes, Says Morgan’s
Remember Morgan’s Sports, the first 100 percent accessible sports park? Its San Antonio-based campus also includes a theme park, a camp, water park, f...
Get Your BID On: USA Artistic Swimming
Artistic swimming (occasionally known by its former name of synchronized swimming) is an Olympic sport; in fact, Team USA took the silver medal in Par...
New Venue Franchise Increasing Rec Basketball Opportunities Nationwide
There’s a new sports business in town and a win for communities with basketball playing populations (which, judging from participation trends, can be ...
The Ultimate Outdoor Winter Team Event: Pond Hockey Championships
Soon, two organizations will host national pond hockey championships. First, the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships (Slogan: “Hockey. The Way Nature Inten...
Sturgeon Comeback, Better Conditions Could Bolster Ice Fishing Tourism
With lake sturgeon fishing season approaching (it opens in early February in most states), many anglers will face harvest limitations. But at least t...