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Education Degree Programs

Education Degree Programs

Sport management curriculum has been offered in colleges since the mid-fifties when a class in Baseball Ticket Sales was offered by Walter O'Malley, t...

The Fun and Fortune of Fishing

The Fun and Fortune of Fishing

Fishing is a sport that values vast, peaceful stretches of silence and nature, but just because fishing’s elite players compete in the great outdoors ...

Mid-Atlantic - Something For Everyone

Mid-Atlantic - Something For Everyone

Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent English settlement. The Statue of Liberty welcomed immigrants to Ellis Island. Historic battles were fou...

Working with Senior Athletes

Working with Senior Athletes

The date has been set, the venue selected and the activities lined up for months. Response has been overwhelming and you anticipate a highly successfu...

Triathlon - Inside the Sport of Triathlon - Multisport Planning Explained

Triathlon - Inside the Sport of Triathlon - Multisport Planning Explained

The popularity of the triathlon in the U.S. is at an all-time high in the U.S. And that's not hyperbole. The numbers speak for themselves. In 1982...

Golf Stars

Golf Stars

It’s been more than a century since anyone teed off at the Olympics, but that is about to change. In 2016, the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will usher in a...

Mountains:  Rocky Mountain High

Mountains: Rocky Mountain High

Most everyone can sing along to John Denver’s 1970’s hit, "Rocky Mountain High," even if they’ve never traveled west of Tennessee.

Getting the Medical Support You Need at Your Race

Getting the Medical Support You Need at Your Race

Launching a new race, or significantly expanding a long-standing event, can be exciting for an organization. Not only do such races build awareness o...

Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports

Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports

Planning and executing an event for persons with a disability is an exercise in good management. Anticipate challenges and be prepared to provide solu...

Blue Water, Big Opportunities: Swimming and Diving

Blue Water, Big Opportunities: Swimming and Diving

For most of the year, swimming and diving are not major spectator sports. The hard work happens day in and day out among a community of athletes and c...