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ARTICLE May 01, 2025
Back to School
The term, “back to school,” might bring up thoughts of shopping for new three-ring binders and notebooks with superhero character themes designed to make kids feel cool. But as an adult, and as a memb...

ARTICLE May 01, 2025
Raising the Bar
While track and field gets the spotlight in the Summer Olympics, the sport has long been a consistent favorite among high school athletes. To meet the demands of athletes, a growing number of destinat...

ARTICLE May 01, 2025
Riding the Wave of Popularity
Surfing really burst into American popular culture in the 1960s when the Beach Boys sang about it, and when surf-themed movies like “Endless Summer” started being produced; however, the sport had been...

ARTICLE Apr 10, 2025
FIFA Women’s World Cup to Make a Return Trip to the USA in 2031
The Women’s World Cup is on its way back to the United States. FIFA has confirmed that the USA will host the event in 2031, with the United Kingdom hosting in 2035. Is it a lock? Well, the USA’s was t...

ARTICLE Mar 27, 2025
Live Rays, Dead Birds and Other Offbeat MLB Factoids
Want a sure sign of spring to distract you from your busted bracket? Major League Baseball has stepped up to the plate. This comes on the heels of an extremely lucrative and well attended spring train...

ARTICLE Mar 13, 2025
Four Different Approaches to Funding Sports Facilities
The difference between the sports facility that welcomes sports events and the one that languishes on the drawing board is all too often a matter of funding. Recently, four destinations made news with...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Need a Go-To? Here’s Who’s Who
Sometimes, what an event owner needs is a fresh start: A new destination and, of course, a new partner to help out with everything. On the next few pages, SDM has compiled the definitive go-to guide w...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Soccer Steps Up Its Game
An estimated 265 million people in more than 200 countries play soccer, making it the most popular sport in the world. And because the number of events offered each year continues to grow, the need fo...

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 ...
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