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 event owner, when was the last time you checked to make sure your event insurance is covering everything it’s supposed to? Events can change and so can the marketplace. Here is a checklist to follow.

As a deep freeze and snowstorms wreak havoc on several parts of the country, it’s fun to think about spring. That, for sports fans, means spring training, starting Feb. 20, when MLB’s new “Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System” technology starts. Will it filter down to lower levels? Well, perhaps not youth sports yet but NCAA may start in 2027.

If you’ve watched football in the winter, you’ve probably seen (or even sat through) a snow game. Over the years, pro stadiums, as well as some at the college level, have been using subsurface field heating systems to combat the effects of the cold on grass and turf. Here’s how it works. (Sadly, no such systems are in use for spectator seats.)

For those where a typical endurance event, such as an ultrarunning or endurance triathlon, simply isn’t enough, there’s a new challenge: The first Antarctic extreme triathlon. How extreme? Try swimming in 32-degree water followed by a 66K mountain bike leg and a 33K run. Yes, in Antarctica. You thought the IRONMAN was hardcore? Oh, you innocent child.

Here’s a great opportunity for coastal destinations. World Sailing, the governing body for the sport of sailing, is seeking proposals from those who want to host its Offshore Double Handed World Championship from 2027 through 2029. (Double-handed sailing is defined as operating a boat with a crew of only two people.) Jump aboard right here.

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 and a third sustained catastrophic injuries while trying to unload a padel court (which arrive in kit form). Experts say it’s the fault of those using untrained laborers to install facilities.