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Association Games: A Labor Intensive and Involved Process, but Rewarding

Association Games: A Labor Intensive and Involved Process, but Rewarding

A clear picture of exactly what Association Games are may not initially come to mind for many people. To accurately understand this market of sporting...

What Facilities Really Want from an Event

What Facilities Really Want from an Event

For anyone struggling to put a large event together, it's easy to get tunnel vision and think of the event only from an event planner's perspective. Y...

Event Merchandising: Make It Memorable

Event Merchandising: Make It Memorable

The Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the New York Yankees - what do these three have in common? Yes, they are all professional sports teams...

Coastal Sports: America's Coasts are a Shangri-La of Sports Events

Coastal Sports: America's Coasts are a Shangri-La of Sports Events

America has approximately 95,000 miles of coastline, andmore than half of the population lives within 50 miles of them. Those coasts are home to a diz...

Evaluating & Negotiating with Hotels

Ensuring the Best Deal: Pointers for Even Owners and Organizers

Location, price, attrition clauses, food and beverage minimums, concessions, cancellation clauses, and more --- the maze of evaluating and negotiating...

The Pacific Coast - A Destination Ready for Any Sport, Anytime

The Pacific Coast - A Destination Ready for Any Sport, Anytime

The Pacific Coast has something for everyone. Thereare mountains for winter sports, endless coastline for water sports and plenty of world-class facil...

Crisis Communication Plans: Planning for the Unthinkable

Crisis Communication Plans: Planning for the Unthinkable

'Expect the unexpected' - truer words were never uttered to a sports event planner or sports facility personnel. When planning an event, your standard...

America's Finest Facilities: A Tour

America's Finest Facilities: A Tour

Every few minutes in America, a new sports lover is born. From swimmers and skiers to fast-pitchers and quarterbacks, America's athletes are many and ...

An Interview with Offshore Super Series Racing Association's Ron Polli

An Interview with Offshore Super Series Racing Association's Ron Polli

Ron Polli has a genuine love of speed and boats. Starting as a volunteer for a New Jersey Offshore Powerboat race, Polli followed his passion, becomin...

The Water's Fine: America's Swimming Facilities

The Water's Fine: America's Swimming Facilities

Swimming is one of the world’s most popular sports, and it is America's largest participatory sport. According to USA Swimming, the national governing...