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To Bring in More Business, Sports Venues Eying Retractable Roofs

To Bring in More Business, Sports Venues Eying Retractable Roofs

Djokovic and Federer battling it out in the men’s final? Meh. It was just a signal to the construction crews to make tracks to Billie Jean King Nation...

From LA, NH, NH, MN? Sorry – Your License Isn’t Good Enough for TSA

From LA, NH, NH, MN? Sorry – Your License Isn’t Good Enough for TSA

Sports planners who will be moving athletes by air, take note: The REAL ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 in response to the 9/11 Commission’s rec...

Why Do Parents Want Kids to Play Sports? Fame and Fortune, Obviously

Why Do Parents Want Kids to Play Sports? Fame and Fortune, Obviously

According to a recent survey, about 76 percent of parents of children in middle or high school say they encourage their child to play sports. Unfortun...

NIRSA

Inside Events: NIRSA-Leaders In Collegiate Recreation

Formerly known as the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, NIRSA is the association of leaders in collegiate recreation. NIRSA organiz...

Event Managers, DMOs, Forge Partnerships with Players in Sharing Economy

Event Managers, DMOs, Forge Partnerships with Players in Sharing Economy

If you can’t beat ‘em, join 'em. Literally. Event companies and travel organizers have been circling around the conundrum of the sharing economy and i...

Blizzard of Non-Ski Activities Boosts Marketability of Winter Resorts

Blizzard of Non-Ski Activities Boosts Marketability of Winter Resorts

Winter sports resorts are ramping up their facilities to bring in more events. In this case, though, it’s not just slopes, snow cannons or even bobsle...

Hispanic Gun Enthusiasts are New Market for NSSF

Hispanic Gun Enthusiasts are New Market for NSSF

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has reported an opportunity to attract a new Hispanic/Latinos population of gun enthusiasts.

Live Event Sharing Apps Unwelcome in Sports Event Industry

Live Event Sharing Apps Unwelcome in Sports Event Industry

The sports and entertainment industries have had some trouble adjusting to new media when it comes to viewing and listening. The broadcast industry, p...

Detroit Nurtures a Home-Grown Hybrid Sport: Fowling

Detroit Nurtures a Home-Grown Hybrid Sport: Fowling

Want a new hybrid sport? Here it is: fowling (FOH-ling), a combination of football and bowling invented and played in Ferndale, Michigan.

Carpooling for Youth Sports? There’s an App for That

Carpooling for Youth Sports? There’s an App for That

Parents whose kids are involved in sports have long tried to balance transportation to and from activites with every other responsibility. And at some...