USA Hockey Facing Challenge of Assembling Olympic Roster Without NHL Players
We know NHL players won’t be in PyeongChang. The real question is how USA Hockey will build a roster to compete with traditional powerhouse teams (eve...
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Social Studies: Sports Event Venues with Bars and More Should Tell Planners Where to Look
Ever since the ancient Greek athletes ran, wrestled and then headed out for ouzo, socializing has been part of sports. Proof of that dynamic is the re...
Indiana’s $75M Youth Sports Complex Heading for Bankruptcy
We’ve all heard ‘If you build it, they will come.’ Unfortunately, the youth sports market has bought into that, with cities in a veritable arms race t...
Skijoring: The Niche Sport You Never Met Could Be the Revenue Stream You’ve Always Dreamed Of
To the initiated, skijoring sounds bizarre. An activity in which a skier is pulled by a galloping horse at high speeds through obstacles, it’s been ca...
Why is Road Running Losing Pace?
What is slowing down the road running industry? A combination of rising fees, competition from nontraditional events (hello, novelty runs and obstacle...
Parkour Moves Closer to Olympic Status, But Controversy Remains
Will parkour be in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games? Organizers hope so. Unfortunately, the organizers are the root of the problem, specifically, the ...
Inside Events: American Cornhole Association
Chances are, if you’ve been to a tailgate, a cookout or a trade show, you’ve seen cornhole. The sport itself is proliferating across the U.S., with pr...
New Fitness Report is Treasure Map for Planners in 2018
It’s not often planners and destinations are handed a road map of what sports are going to be big in the coming year. The American College of Sports M...
South Carolina Youth Soccer Association’s 'Silent September' Still Echoes True
Did ‘Silent September,’ an initiative in South Carolina to get soccer parents to pipe down, resonate? Yes, it did, and it remains the non-shout heard ...
One Year Later: Fire-Ravaged Tennessee Destinations Have Message of Hope for California
As residents and business owners take stock of the fire damage to California’s wine country, a sports destination in Eastern Tennessee is watching wit...