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Be Brave in the Attempt: The Special Olympics

Be Brave in the Attempt: The Special Olympics

Special Olympics is an international organization. Its events reach millions of people every year and culminate in two giant events, the Special Olymp...

Identifying and Working with the Gatekeepers

Identifying and Working with the Gatekeepers

Great leaders know that it takes a group of experts to support and host major sporting events in their respective communities. For this team to be tri...

Sports Destinations Abound in the Northeast

Sports Destinations Abound in the Northeast

As far sports scenes go, there's the Northeast and there's everywhere else. From college to professional, from big sports to small, this region has it...

Road & Track Destinations: Managing the Dynamics

Road & Track Destinations: Managing the Dynamics

Athletes who will voluntarily run 26.2 miles or race a car at 200 mph around a track or swim, bike and run in excess of one hundred miles in a few hou...

The Value Dynamic of Sports Travel

The Value Dynamic of Sports Travel

Last summer, when gas prices hit jaw-dropping record highs, many tourism and convention bureaus and sports festival organizers scrambled to take proac...

An Interview with Lee Todd, Chief Operating Officer, Special Olympics World Games

An Interview with Lee Todd, Chief Operating Officer, Special Olympics World Games

Intro: We caught up with Lee Todd, Chief Operating Officer for the Special Olympics World Games, just before he heads to Boise, Idaho, for the 2009 Sp...

Between the Boards: A Few Phenomenal Hockey Facilities

Between the Boards: A Few Phenomenal Hockey Facilities

It's an event people remember for the rest of their lives. The family gets all bundled up. They don their fan jerseys. They gather around the ice for ...

The Surprising Benefits of Sports Camps

The Surprising Benefits of Sports Camps

Many of us think we know all about sports camps. As youngsters, we participated in these camps, and as maturity set in, we had jobs as counselors and ...

Lodging: Getting the Most for Your Group on the Road

Lodging: Getting the Most for Your Group on the Road

If you travel with a team or with a group for special events, there are a few things to consider...

Let's Go to the Rodeo: Venue Planning

Let's Go to the Rodeo: Venue Planning

According to legend, rodeo was born on the Fourth of July. July 4, 1869, to be exact, when two groups of cowboys from local ranches met in Deer Trail,...