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NIRSA Soccer RFP

Get Your BID On: 2024 NIRSA National Soccer Championships

We KNOW you have fields. Isn’t it time you put them to good use to further elevate your profile as a sports destination? NIRSA, the non-profit organiz...

States, Communities Beef Up Security, Behavior Policies at High School Games

States, Communities Beef Up Security, Behavior Policies at High School Games

It’s only September and already, we’re seeing communities beefing up security at high school games in the wake of incidents like shootings and brawls ...

Soccer Fields to Corn Fields: Agritourism Folding into Youth Sports Competitions

Soccer Fields to Corn Fields: Agritourism Folding into Youth Sports Competitions

If you’ve seen advertisements for opportunities for kids, when they come off the field of play, to unwind and have fun at local farms (including pumpk...

Will Parks, Sports Venues and Green Space Save Cities’ Most Dangerous Areas?

Will Parks, Sports Venues and Green Space Save Cities’ Most Dangerous Areas?

How do you reverse a crime trend in a given area? One popular theory says you increase the number of people going through it, thereby making criminals...

The Countdown Is On: 2024 Summer Games, Paralympics Less Than Year Away

The Countdown Is On for the 2024 Summer Games, Paralympics

The 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are less than one year off, and Paris officials have high hopes for what is being billed as the first Oly...

Hockey's Goal: Attracting More Players of Color

Hockey's Goal: Attracting More Young Players of Color

The only question is this: What took so long? This summer, Tennessee State University became the first historically black college or university to beg...

Synthetic or Natural, Sports Fields Remain Grounds for Debate

Synthetic or Natural, Sports Fields Remain Grounds for Debate

It’s safe. It’s not. It drains better. It’s hot. The debate about synthetic turf fields continues. And while there are parents who say they won’t let ...

NFL in London

NFL Continues its March Beyond Borders … But Is It Sustainable?

It was all the way back in the spring that the NFL announced that five international games would be played in 2023 (in Germany and England, for those ...

CrossFit Games Leaving Madison for ... Where?

CrossFit Games Leaving Wisconsin After Seven-Year Run

They might be the NOBULL CrossFit Games but apparently they’re also the NOBADGER brand as after a seven-year run, the event is leaving Madison, Wiscon...

Tri-Cities, WA | Photo courtesy of Visit Tri-Cities

Cool Spots

Some water sports are well known, like surfing, water skiing, fishing and even open water swimming. Some rely on motor power, like boat racing, while ...