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ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Water Supply
Swimming is contested at multiple levels, from youth to masters, from Olympic races to rec meets and from high school to college (and everywhere in between). The one commonality is the need for aquati...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Watch the Birdie
There were nearly 16,000 golf courses at 14,000 golf facilities in the U.S. at the end of 2023, according to the National Golf Foundation. The organization also reports about 75 percent of facilities ...

ARTICLE Jan 29, 2025
By the Numbers: Super Bowl LIX
The NFL season finale is upon us, with Super Bowl LIX (that’s 59) at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9. Between now and then, you’ll be inundated with all sorts of on-the-field statistics...

ARTICLE Jan 16, 2025
New Venue Franchise Increasing Rec Basketball Opportunities Nationwide
There’s a new sports business in town and a win for communities with basketball playing populations (which, judging from participation trends, can be found just about everywhere across the country). P...

ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
A New Economic Driver for Some Sports Cities: Underground Railroad Tourism
We know educational and historical sites can help generate increased interest in sports tourism destinations, but newly announced funding from the National Park Service could bump that up even more. A...

ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Cold Play
When hosting winter and ice sports competitions, weather conditions are of little concern for many destinations. While snow is still a requisite for alpine and cross country sports, a blizzard of othe...

ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Nothing but Net
Basketball has led all team sports in total participation for many years and continues to be popular for players of all ages. Travel youth programs are exploding in number and in popularity as well. A...

ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Notable Venues in the Northeast
The northeast region is filled with notable historical and cultural landmarks. From Cape Cod to Coney Island, the roads that lead to these iconic destinations are the same as those traveled for weeken...

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 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...
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