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Making the Most of the Bid Process: What Does It Take to Get a Destination to Take a...

Making the Most of the Bid Process: What Does It Take to Get a Destination to Take a Chance on Your Event?

Want a new destination to host your event? It all starts with the bid package. Event owners and rights holders can learn how to craft a proposal that ...

Youth MMA on the Rise Despite Injury Concerns

Youth MMA on the Rise Despite Injury Concerns

Youth leagues for mixed martial arts (MMA) might be the next big thing.

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Ice Cold Competition

From activities as traditional as skiing to those as cutting-edge as fat biking, winter sports can take many forms. Learn what destinations are doing ...

‘Slegooning:’ Trend-Wise, Down that Slippery Slope

‘Slegooning:’ Trend-Wise, Down that Slippery Slope

Once upon a time, winter sports was looking to “slegooning,” as a new source of income. For a variety of reasons, it never came to fruition.

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Virtual Racing: The New Way to Raise Money and Attract Athletes

With so much going virtual these days (shopping and gaming, for example) it's no surprise sports events are heading into cyberspace.

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ACSM Releases Results of 2015 Fitness Trends Survey

When is a fitness movement a fad, and when is it a trend? Only time will tell, but the news doesn’t look good on Zumba becoming a real trend.

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Broomball Attracts Teams, Spectators and Sports Tourism Dollars

For those amateur athletes who always dream of playing on ice but aren’t coordinated enough to skate, there’s broomball.

SFIA: Structured Team Sports Play Rising, Casual Play Decreasing

SFIA: Structured Team Sports Play Rising, Casual Play Decreasing

Kids are dropping out of pick-up games. While team sports participation is up in the U.S., it’s rising in a far more structured way than in years past...

Mumps and the NHL: How Safe Are Sports Teams?

Mumps and the NHL: How Safe Are Sports Teams?

In a year when ebola has claimed center stage in health concerns, it is ironically a childhood disease that is attempting to bring the NHL to a screec...

No Wi-Fi? No Chance of Gaining Fans

No Wi-Fi? No Chance of Gaining Fans

Times were, you only worried about two things regarding your seat at sports events: how close you were to the action, and how far you were from the re...