Go West: With a Variety of Venues, the Southwest and Pacific Region is Primed to Host
With stunning scenery and plenty of connectivity, the Southwest and Pacific area region is home to sports of all disciplines, with facilities ranging ...
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Green is the New Black: Keeping Events Eco-Friendly Also Makes Them Profitable
Is green the new black? Eco-friendly initiatives on all levels of sports events, from college tailgates to the Olympics, are on the increase – and so ...
Texas Organization First in Country to Require Helmets for Touch Football
Touch football is gaining favor among parents for its comparative safety – but even so, organizers are taking no chances. The Texas State 7on7 Organiz...
Safeguards in Youth Football Aren’t Helping as Participation Continues to Slide
It’s football season – and open season on football as well. The same day the NFHS reported a significant decline in varsity football, a former NFL pla...
RV Industry Could Help Make Youth Travel Affordable – if it Can Stay Afloat
It might be the ultimate definition of stay-to-play. As youth sports travel costs increase, parents are seeking ways to balance the budget. And as a r...
Inside Events: Drum Corps International
Known as Marching Music’s Major League, Drum Corps International has been hosting a competitive summer tour of top marching ensembles for more than 30...
New Homes for Away Teams
The continued evolution of sports venues – updates to surfaces, lighting, security and amenities – all helps to create the best possible experience fo...
Blue-Green Algae Levels Could Affect Open Water Events
Unless you’ve been hiding from every news source imaginable, it’s been hard to miss the concern about the blue-green algae blooms that are killing peo...
Will Esports Events Suffer After Being Linked to Mass Shootings?
There was plenty of fallout after two nearly back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton – and it included esports. ESPN abruptly announced it w...
High School Sports Are Down. Are Travel Sports to Blame?
The news that participation is down in high school sports isn’t a shock. The real question is whether, and how much, travel sports are to blame. Surve...