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ARTICLE Oct 29, 2024
Introducing SDM's 2024 Champions of Economic Impact
This year’s honorees in SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, brought an astounding $1,885,077,600 to their local economies. From mainstream sports with thousands of at...
ARTICLE Nov 28, 2024
Insights into the Travel Needs of Athletes (and Spectators) with Disabilities
In sports travel (and travel as a whole), accessibility is a key consideration for people with disabilities. From step-free entrances to accessible restrooms and helpful staff, the features that make ...
ARTICLE Nov 28, 2024
Pickleball Report: So Many Players, Not Enough Courts
Not enough courts to host all the players who want to participate. While it’s admittedly a better problem to have than its opposite (too many venues standing empty, as with racquetball), pickleball is...
ARTICLE Nov 28, 2024
BassmastHER
In 2024, B.A.S.S., debuted the BassmastHER program, a new initiative with the goal of creating a space for female anglers at all levels to learn and expand their fishing skills in a supportive communi...
ARTICLE Nov 07, 2024
Case Study in Sports Tourism Evolution: Round Rock Expands to Meet Demands
Sports tourism is nothing if not constantly evolving and one case study of this phenomenon is Round Rock, Texas, where key venues are undergoing upgrades to allow the destination, billed as the Sports...
ARTICLE Nov 07, 2024
Backyard Sports Venues: Business Builders or Neighborhood Nightmares?
It could a homeowner’s dream: Their own backyard sports venue where they can practice their pastime in peace – or help their kids sharpen their skills. But sometimes, those same homeowners come into c...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
Reaching New Heights
Participation on volleyball teams jumped nearly 30 percent in three years, and the only sport with greater growth between 2021 and 2023 was fast-pitch softball, according to the Sports & Fitness Indus...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
USA Softball
USA Softball is the NGB for the United States national softball team and oversees more than 150,000 amateur teams nationwide. And softball is a sport that appeals to everyone from youth to seniors, or...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
Free Rein
The equine industry continues to thrive through increased horse ownership and an expanding equestrian sports market. Calling it “one of the biggest industries that is hiding in plain sight,” the Equin...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
Serving Up Winners
In the sports and fitness world tennis and pickleball have been growing steadily over the last few years. In terms of overall participation for 2023, the SFIA says 23.8 million Americans played tennis...
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