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Gymnastics: Going Gold

The world of gymnastics, just like a gymnastics meet, is a highly charged place. Meets are large. Competition is fierce. Hundreds of things seem to be...

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An Interview with Jeffrey Ryan, Senior Director, USA Team Events - USTA

USTA is responsible for: Sanctioning competitive events at all levels, promoting community tennis initiatives such as 10 and Under Tennis, implementin...

Going Online To Get Ahead: Advanced Degrees in Sports Management

Going Online To Get Ahead: Advanced Degrees in Sports Management

Pursuing an advanced online degree in an accredited sports management program is a steadfast means to leverage relationships that can fulfill dreams o...

Diamond Destinations: Softball

Diamond Destinations: Softball

This summer, softball, recently excluded from the Olympics games, made the first step toward its comeback. In July, the IOC announced its official lis...

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Get Your Kicks in the Southwest

Is it true that you can get your kicks on Route 66? Apparently so, and Nat King Cole and the creators of "Cars" weren’t the only ones to realize it...

Negotiating Your Way to a Win-Win Situation

Negotiating Your Way to a Win-Win Situation

Negotiating with a facility vendor is probably going to be one the most important parts of any successful event, and at times can be the trickiest. As...

Golf - Grounds for Excellence

Golf - Grounds for Excellence

Some golf tournaments end with the presentation of the green jacket or the silver cup. More often, though, in the ones you're planning, players are ha...

Lacrosse: The Big Win

Lacrosse: The Big Win

This February, Steve Stenersen, president and CEO of US Lacrosse, presented a quandary on his blog. As one of the fastest-growing sports in the United...

The Southeast: Taking on Mother Nature...and Winning

The Southeast: Taking on Mother Nature...and Winning

An oil spill. Category 5 hurricanes. Tornados. Flooding. And still the games go on, and the area remains one of the country's most desirable sports de...

An Interview with Don DeDonatis, CEO, USSSA

An Interview with Don DeDonatis, CEO, USSSA

Don DeDonatis, Chairman of the Board/CEO - USSSA's mission is to be the most visibly recognized, technologically advanced and professionally represent...