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Statistics from two verifiable sources shed light on a troubling trend: A decline in the number of girls participating in their high school basketball programs. In fact, since 2000, NFHS records show a drop of more than 20 percent, while NSGA’s is closer to 45 percent. Conflicting theories for this have emerged. Is there a clear cause to pinpoint?

The Blame Game Behind the Net Loss in Girls’ High School Basketball

Statistics from two verifiable sources shed light on a troubling trend: A decline in the number of girls participating in their high school basketball...

Padel’s Growth Needs to be Tempered with Responsibility, Say Experts

Padel’s Growth Needs to be Tempered with Responsibility, Say Experts

Much has been written about padel, heralded as the next big court sport. But there’s a downside and owners need to pay attention. Two men were killed ...

Abandoned Boats Continue to Impact Waterways, Such as for Tournaments

Abandoned Boats Continue to Impact Tournament Waterways

Here’s an indicator of how serious the problem of abandoned and derelict boats, which can impact water sports events, has become: It’s getting its own...

Get Your BID On with an RFP from World Sailing

Get Your BID On with an RFP from World Sailing

Here’s a great opportunity for coastal destinations. World Sailing, the governing body for the sport of sailing, is seeking proposals from those who w...

It’s a New Year and Time for an Insurance Check-Up

It’s a New Year and Time for an Insurance Check-Up

You get regular check-ups from your doctor to make sure everything is okay, health-wise. Your car gets a going-over when the oil is changed. But as an...

By the Numbers: Super Bowl LX

By the Numbers: Super Bowl LX

The Super Bowl is measured by the public in yardage and points. But in the sports business world, an entirely different numerical system is in play, s...

Microsoft Excel World Championships

Microsoft Excel World Championships

Spreadsheet superheroes (you know, those people everyone in the office turns to when they’re confounded by Excel) have come into their own. Excel Espo...

Music Licensing Taking Center Stage Among Event Owners’ Concerns

Music Licensing Taking Center Stage Among Event Owners’ Concerns

Recently, Running USA noted it had integrated AllTrack music licensing into its suite of offerings for event producers. But music licensing is essenti...

Women’s Sports Make Biggest Headlines at NCAA Convention

Women’s Sports Make Biggest Headlines at NCAA Convention

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is in February but NCAA is ahead of the game. Two women’s sports, STUNT and Acrobatics & Tumbling have become f...

Surging Flu Variant Cases in Children Could Threaten Tournament Season

Surging Flu Variant Cases in Children Could Threaten Tournament Season

Flu cases are up this year, driven by a virus variant that has a sneaky way of getting around the body’s immune system. The current flu vaccine can re...