No Baseball in the Los Angeles Olympics? Not Yet, Anyway
The IOC has released its list of sports for Los Angeles 2028 and baseball and softball are (wait for it) OUT. Of course, that doesn’t mean they don’t ...
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Case Study: Using Tournaments to Kick Plastic Off Our Beaches
It’s no secret that as beach soccer players, we love our beaches. Unfortunately, the problem of plastic pollution on our beaches is pervasive and inte...
Odds of Youth Athletes Turning Pro Even Slimmer Than Parents Think
Despite parents’ ideas, it’s time for a reality check. The majority of youth sports participants will not wind up playing in the NBA, NFL, NHL or any ...
Cities Leveraging Marijuana Tax to Fund Sports Facilities
Increasingly, companies that used to sponsor sports facilities are becoming more cash-strapped and are backing away from the negotiations. So what’s t...
New Study Documents Challenges Facing Event Operators
What can a snapshot view of the running event industry, told from the point of race directors, teach us about sports management as a whole? Quite a bi...
Conway Becomes First CVB to Sign College Students to NIL Agreements
When the Conway, Arkansas Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced plans to sign student athletes from the University of Central Arkansas to “Name...
Stranded Runners and Hypothermia Worrying Endurance Race Directors
Ice, snow and freezing temperatures are part of endurance events in the winter. But when those conditions become too harsh, bad things can happen – as...
Lessons Learned: What the Endeavor Games Can Teach All Event Owners
The Endeavor Games for athletes with physical disabilities was first held in 2000 on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklah...
Buying Sports Insurance? Don't Make These Mistakes
Sports and fitness come with risks of injury and lawsuits from players, spectators, or other involved parties. It is, therefore, crucial to purchase s...
USA Ski Mountaineering Association (USA Skimo)
Ski mountaineering is a discipline of winter sports that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them (depending on the steepness of th...