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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...
ARTICLE Nov 28, 2024
Pickleball Report: So Many Players, Not Enough Courts
Not enough courts to host all the players who want to participate. While it’s admittedly a better problem to have than its opposite (too many venues standing empty, as with racquetball), pickleball is...
ARTICLE Nov 28, 2024
BassmastHER
In 2024, B.A.S.S., debuted the BassmastHER program, a new initiative with the goal of creating a space for female anglers at all levels to learn and expand their fishing skills in a supportive communi...
ARTICLE Oct 10, 2024
How to Assist with Hurricane Milton Relief Efforts in Florida
Some areas of Florida were still staggering to their feet after Hurricane Helene when Milton slammed into the state. The storm, which also spawned tornadoes, was one of the worst faced by Florida in d...
ARTICLE Oct 02, 2024
NCAA Announces 240-Plus Host Sites
For only the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously. The Association chose over 240 host sit...
ARTICLE Sep 30, 2024
How to Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, then tore across South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, leaving a 500-mile trail of destruction and a death toll of more t...
ARTICLE Sep 26, 2024
Like NFL Stadiums, Youth Sports Facilities Act as Emergency Shelters
In an intense hurricane season, NFL stadiums are proactively signing on with FEMA to become emergency shelters. This differs from previous years, when responses were more reactive and many facilities ...
ARTICLE Sep 13, 2024
Pickleball is Why Parks are Putting in AEDs – and That’s a Good Thing
As if pickleball didn’t already have enough bounces going its way, consider this: The sport might be one major reason new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are now popping up in public parks. D...
ARTICLE Sep 12, 2024
With a New FIFA Office in Miami, Soccer Increases Footprint in Florida
Soccer has just created an even bigger footprint for itself in Florida with the opening of FIFA’s new Legal and Compliance Division office in Miami. The new facility brings over 100 jobs to the area, ...
ARTICLE Sep 12, 2024
In Sports Tourism, Nearby Theme Parks Can be a Hit or a Miss
Would-be owners of sports facilities often choose to build in areas where there are theme parks – or where theme parks are planned. And prospective theme park owners will often choose a site near a sp...
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