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Last-Minute Adversity: Thinking on Your Feet

Last-Minute Adversity: Thinking on Your Feet

If you work in sports, particularly outdoor sports, you’ve probably dealt with the kind of last-minute crisis that threatens to derail all your plans ...

P.E. On The Decline:  The Way Youth Sports Programs Can Pick Up the Slack

P.E. On The Decline: The Way Youth Sports Programs Can Pick Up the Slack

Less time for P.E. means more parents are looking for outlets to get kids active and keep them active. That’s where sports teams come in.

Little League: An Interview with Brian McClintock

Little League: An Interview with Brian McClintock

Little League has three components: Little League Baseball, Little League Softball and Little League Challenger (for children with physical or develop...

Midwest: The ‘Heart’ of the Action

Midwest: The ‘Heart’ of the Action

The Midwest is building quite a reputation for its capacity to host a wide variety of sporting events for diverse participants and organizations. Bask...

Building A Great Event From The Ground Up

Building A Great Event From The Ground Up

It’s possible to talk forever about good sportsmanship and happy spectators, but the truth is this: great sports events are built from the ground up.

A Spike In Popularity

A Spike In Popularity

Mention volleyball and you’ll get a variety of definitions. There’s the afternoon game that follows picnics in the summer. There’s the indoor sport ev...

Courts of Appeal

Courts of Appeal

Tennis facilities are unique among sports venues, since tennis is played in much more intimate settings than traditional field sports.

In It for the Long Run: Leveraging the CVB and Sports Commission Relationship for Better...

In It for the Long Run: Leveraging the CVB and Sports Commission Relationship for Better Long-Term Contracts

Long-term relationships are what this business is all about. Here is how to establish them with Convention and Visitor Bureaus.

Travel Options for Sports Teams: Weighing All The Possibilities

Travel Options for Sports Teams: Weighing All The Possibilities

Travel is an essential ingredient for most organized sports programs. Here are options to oversee it properly.

The Fine Art of Negotiation: Finding a Win/Win Situation

The Fine Art of Negotiation: Finding a Win/Win Situation

Unlike the action on the playing field, there shouldn’t be a winner and a loser when it comes to negotiating. This is even true when planning and nego...