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America's Finest Facilities: A Tour

America's Finest Facilities: A Tour

Every few minutes in America, a new sports lover is born. From swimmers and skiers to fast-pitchers and quarterbacks, America's athletes are many and ...

An Interview with Offshore Super Series Racing Association's Ron Polli

An Interview with Offshore Super Series Racing Association's Ron Polli

Ron Polli has a genuine love of speed and boats. Starting as a volunteer for a New Jersey Offshore Powerboat race, Polli followed his passion, becomin...

The Water's Fine: America's Swimming Facilities

The Water's Fine: America's Swimming Facilities

Swimming is one of the world’s most popular sports, and it is America's largest participatory sport. According to USA Swimming, the national governing...

Pool Facilities: What's Going on Below the Surface?

Pool Facilities: What's Going on Below the Surface?

What do pool sports and site selection have in common? There's a lot going on below the surface, and what looks effortless is not. Finding the right v...

More than Just Fun and Games: Sports Mean Big Business

What Sports Events Mean to a Community

Sports events are a positive, rewarding way to generate local business, stimulate tax coffers, and shine a regional or national spotlight on a host de...

Lumberjack Sports Events

Lumberjack Sports Events

Paul Bunyan may be the quintessential image of a lumberjack, but today's lumberjacks and "jills" are a unique blend of athlete and crafts person. Taki...

Coastal Sports: America's Coasts are a Shangri-La of Sports Events

Coastal Sports: America's Coasts are a Shangri-La of Sports Events

America has approximately 95,000 miles of coastline, andmore than half of the population lives within 50 miles of them. Those coasts are home to a diz...

Evaluating & Negotiating with Hotels

Ensuring the Best Deal: Pointers for Even Owners and Organizers

Location, price, attrition clauses, food and beverage minimums, concessions, cancellation clauses, and more --- the maze of evaluating and negotiating...

The Pacific Coast - A Destination Ready for Any Sport, Anytime

The Pacific Coast - A Destination Ready for Any Sport, Anytime

The Pacific Coast has something for everyone. Thereare mountains for winter sports, endless coastline for water sports and plenty of world-class facil...

An Interview with Mark Godley, Executive Director, Big City Mountaineers

An Interview with Mark Godley, Executive Director, Big City Mountaineers

Mark Godley, executive director of Big City Mountaineers, began his career in the corporate world before redirecting his energy toward organizing life...