"We can't play this game any longer, but can we still be friends?" Todd Rundgren's 1978 smash single could be the soundtrack of the tensions today as tennis and pickleball players jockey for position on the courts. The rapid growth of pickleball has created a demand for court time, worrying many in the tennis crowd. What are cities doing?

What's hot in Florida? Panama City Beach, apparently. As the weather cools, economic impact is being calculated, and some great numbers are rising to the top. The Panama City Beach Sports Complex hosted 20 youth tournaments and events between April and July 2021. The estimated economic impact is greater than $50 million. And that's just the beginning.

Once stigmatized as a fringe activity for kids who skipped school, skateboarding's momentum started building in 2020 and its Olympic debut saw the sport catch new air. The market is experiencing stratospheric growth as more athletes (particularly girls) take up the sport and hit local skate parks. Their next stop? Local and regional competitions.

If your city welcomes multi-sport activities, here are three can't-miss opportunities. The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has RFPs for The World Combat Games, The World Urban Games and The World Mind Games. Each attracts contestants from around the world - and garners media coverage and economic impact. Learn more here.

"Walk policies" (in other words, the hotel practice of overselling and then having to turn away those with reservations) have long been a source of contention. And as travel tournaments get more active, event owners have to deal with the problem again. What are some measures to take that can help keep your athletes and families from being walked?

Here's a strange scenario. A high school athletic director received a box of T-shirts imprinted with the names of local businesses as "high school sports sponsors," with instructions to throw them into the crowd at Friday Night Lights. Turn out it was a scam. No money came to the school from the "sponsorships." And it's not an isolated incident.