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Lessons Learned: When Officials Don’t Set an Example

Lessons Learned: When Officials Don’t Set an Example

File this one under “an illustration of irony.” An arena official in charge of oversight was found to have skipped the line in order to get the best s...

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Inside Events: Rock ‘n Roll Marathon

A weekend event that can bring in upwards of 50,000 participants and more than $22 million in economic impact is going to strike a good chord in any c...

Golf Gets Its Groove Back

Golf Gets Its Groove Back

With new player initiatives and a lot of work on the park of industry leaders, golf is getting its groove back. Around the country, courses at every l...

U.S. Adventure Racing Association

U.S. Adventure Racing Association

U.S. Adventure Racing Association (USARA) oversees all aspects of the sport of adventure racing in this country. Adventure racing, which is a team pur...

The Wetter, The Better

The Wetter, The Better

Competitive swimming and diving events – both indoors and outdoors, as well as water polo and synchronized swimming, all require good facilities to su...

Head for the Mountains

Head for the Mountains

Purple mountain majesties, big skies and visitor-friendly venues make the mountain region of the U.S. a natural for sports events. Event owners lookin...

Planning a Sports Event?

Planning a Sports Event?

With the vanguard of the Baby Boomers now past 70, this generation, weaned on jogging and then moving through yoga, Pilates and Zumba, continues to be...

Sports Outlook: The Growth of Disc Golf

Sports Outlook: The Growth of Disc Golf

Editor’s note: No, you didn’t hear an alternative version of the industry news. Brian Graham, the longtime executive director of the Professional Disc...

Pictures: Worth a Thousand Words

Pictures: Worth a Thousand Words

Professional photography can enhance your sports event and help you market future dates. With proper planning (translation: not waiting until the last...

Stay-to-Play: A Virtual Roundtable

Stay-to-Play: A Virtual Roundtable

The often divisive topic of stay-to-play has had coverage from multiple angles, including that of event owners, academics, housing bureaus, destinatio...