July/August 2025

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Sports Destination Management Magazine

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Golden midsummer has arrived and SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, is in full swing. Here’s why you should enter:

  • It’s a great chance to recognize economic impact.
  • It showcases destinations at their finest.
  • We learn about how others have faced unique challenges and adapted their events.
  • We learn what we are capable of.
  • Our industry is blessed with so many tools; it is powerful, creative, flexible and imaginative. It cares. When we put these tools to work, we create excellence.

Let’s showcase it all, starting now.

In this issue

Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail

BY: Bobby Eads

The Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail (FOMNTT) is a nonprofit, nondenominational ministry. What began in 1998 as a small four-division tournament trail with a total of 21 events through the first season has now grown into one of the largest fishing tournament organizations in the country. Learn more about the organization and its events here. more....

  Clipboard
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Case Study: Building a Winning Collegiate Sport Bid Package
  Executive Insights
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Fishers of Men National Tournament Trail
  Industry Leadership
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Sports Landscapes Designed by Mother Nature
  Multi-Sport Multi-Discipline Review
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A-Bout Time: Destinations Go the Distance with Boxing, Wrestling and Martial Arts
  Perspectives
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Strong Internship Programs Don’t Happen by Accident
  Regional Focus
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Versatile Venues: Sports Complexes Across the Southeast Offer Entertainment Beyond the Event
  Service Solutions
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Event Grants: Navigating Local Funding Options
  Sports Facilities
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Fields of Honor
  Sports Landscape
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On the Road
  Sports Outlook
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Cheer 2025: A Year of Growth, Progress and Athlete Empowerment