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Athletes Involved in Guiding Students Toward Trade Careers

Using Sports Facilities as Classrooms to Promote Trade Careers

Here’s something you don’t see every day: Pro athletes working to guide students toward careers in the trades by showing them what needs to be done to...

Get Your BID On: World Triathlon Events

Get Your BID On: World Triathlon Events

World Triathlon is welcoming bids for a variety of events to be held in 2025. Here’s some incentive: The organization’s top-tier events are broadcast ...

Girls’ High School Rugby Leading Charge to Bolster Sport’s U.S. Presence

Youth Rugby Programs for Girls Working to Bolster Sport’s U.S. Presence

Amid efforts to make women’s rugby an NCAA championship sport by developing at least 40 programs at colleges and universities around the country, high...

Fueled by a Shortage of Courts, Tennis/Pickleball Tensions Escalate

Fueled by a Shortage of Courts, Tennis/Pickleball Tensions Escalate

Some things never change. One of them is the tension between the playing populations for tennis and pickleball. Some blogs and writers are taking side...

Photo by Brent Bielmann, courtesy of World Surf League

A Swell in Interest Ahead of the Olympics

Since surfing started appearing in the Olympics (spurred by the IOC’s wish to attract a more youthful viewership to the Games), there has been an upti...

Photo courtesy of the National Senior Games Association (NSGA)

Senior Sports: A Win for Athletes (and for Host Cities)

The population of senior athletes is growing. People who are active are continuing to age and as they do so, they are keeping up their healthy habits....

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College Towns + Sports Events = Class Acts

With their youthful vibes and deep-rooted traditions, college towns are unique destinations. They also offer (to nobody’s great surprise) excellent sp...

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Striking the Balance of Connectivity for Event Planners and Attendees

It is no secret that event planning has rapidly evolved in the past few years due to the influx of technological advances. There has been an overall i...

Ruston LA | Photo courtesy of Experience Ruston

A Passion for America’s Pastime

The most recent research from the Physical Activity Council puts U.S. participation for baseball in 2023 at 16.65 million players ages 6 and up, which...

Round Rock, Texas | Photos courtesy of Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau

Scoring Big with Sports Tourism

Sports tourism has been on an accelerated boom over the past ten years, with large indoor and outdoor youth sports complexes driving much of the growt...