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ARTICLE Sep 29, 2023
Orange is the New Black Ink for Sports Events
The effects of the pandemic are as dead as a ghost in the graveyard. Just ask the organizers of sports events scheduled for October (including coffin races). Total Halloween spending is expected to re...

ARTICLE Sep 15, 2023
Will Parks, Sports Venues and Green Space Save Cities’ Most Dangerous Areas?
How do you reverse a crime trend in a given area? One popular theory says you increase the number of people going through it, thereby making criminals uncomfortable. That is what some cities have done...

ARTICLE Sep 05, 2023
Sun and Fun
Sports planners who plan to venture west of the Mississippi River to host tournaments and events will find that the Pacific and Southwest regions of the country pack plenty of punch and offer an incre...

ARTICLE Sep 05, 2023
Softball Swings for the Fences
Between fast-pitch and slow-pitch, softball in the U.S. boasts at least 8.2 million players, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, up about 3 percent from 2021. The sport is played b...

ARTICLE Sep 03, 2023
Need a New Home Court, Home Base or Home Field Advantage? Find it Here
Whether athletes are sliding into a base, spiking the ball across a net or taking the field, event owners all want the same thing: For them to have a quality experience that results in great memories....

ARTICLE Sep 02, 2023
Inside Events: Pickleball 4America
If you doubted the grip pickleball has on U.S. culture these days, consider this: Over two weekends in July and August, the sport held court at two big-name Major League Baseball stadiums, with kids’ ...

ARTICLE Sep 02, 2023
As More Teams Press for (Already Limited) Playing Space, Who Has Priority?
Sportsplexes can fill fields and courts with tournaments every weekend. But during the week, there are often problems with scheduling on a local level. Schools and rec leagues may have conflicts over ...

ARTICLE Aug 31, 2023
Get Your BID On: NAIA Football National Championship RFP
Hosting college football. What could be better? How about hosting a college football championship? The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has an RFP for its Football National Cha...

ARTICLE Aug 17, 2023
Report: Building More Pickleball Courts Needs to be a Priority
We know about the growth of pickleball. We know it’s skewing younger every year. We also know about the uptick in competitive events at every level. What seems to be in doubt: Whether there are enough...

ARTICLE Aug 05, 2023
Legacy of Olympic Venues Essential to IOC, Cities
One of the IOC’s keywords in site selection is sustainability, meaning officials want venues to either be already standing and in active use, or (if newly built) to remain in use once the Games are ov...
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