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Acing the Location: Finding the Right Location for Your Next Tennis Event

Acing the Location: Finding the Right Location for Your Next Tennis Event

Tennis is riding a wave of popularity, thanks to its heightened profile, the star power of its top players and its many new player initiatives. It's t...

The Best of Basketball

The Best of Basketball

For nearly 120 years, America has been playing basketball. What started as a strategy for keeping a YMCA gym class active on a rainy day has become on...

The Big Game in Greensboro: The 2011 NASC Sports Event Symposium

The Big Game in Greensboro: The 2011 NASC Sports Event Symposium

This April, the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) will convene its 19th Sports Event Symposium, which kicks off in Greensboro on April...

Off-Season Attractions: Seasonal Appeal

Off-Season Attractions: Seasonal Appeal

There are those age old questions that many ask, but few know the answers. Questions like: What do ski resorts do in the summer? What do rafting ve...

Small Market Leaders

Small Market Leaders

Some locations instantly bring to mind a specific sport: The Bronx and Baltimore ring out baseball; Augusta and St. Andrews whisper golf; Flushing and...

Snow & Ice: Working Those Winter Assets

Snow & Ice: Working Those Winter Assets

Winter takes many forms, and all across the country, America's cities and communities make the most of their version of the season. In the upper Midwe...

The Northeast Region

The Northeast Region

The 'Big Four' are the anchors in United States sports: football, baseball, basketball and hockey. Nobody knows that better than the Northeast region.

Travel Options: Hotels & Lodging

Travel Options: Hotels & Lodging

Managing group lodging reservations can be a challenging process for any event or team manager. As travel demands increase at every level of the compe...

Soccer Going Full Speed Ahead in the U.S.

Soccer Going Full Speed Ahead in the U.S.

This year, soccer made a huge goal. The sport that captured the imaginations and passions of America's youth three decades ago, becoming the country's...

Bringing in the People: A Go-To Guide for Generating Community Enthusiasm

Bringing in the People: A Go-To Guide for Generating Community Enthusiasm

It was once said that "if you build it, they will come." That saying is not always true when it comes to sports planning, but by capturing the enthusi...