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ARTICLE Mar 01, 2024
As Measles Cases Trend Up in Florida, Should Event Owners Be Concerned?
Spring break is on. Tournament time is in full swing. And Florida, one of the top destinations for youth sports, has a measles outbreak, something unlikely to get better since the state's surgeon gene...
ARTICLE Mar 01, 2024
Soccer Poised to Kick It Up Nationwide
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with an estimated 250 million players in 200 different countries. In the U.S., soccer has been doing well for decades, but the sport should get a massive...
ARTICLE Feb 29, 2024
Sports Tourism, Bigfoot and the Rise of Cryptid Travel
For those in the right areas, it’s a big hairy deal. Nationwide, cryptid tourism (defined as the pursuit of something not yet proven to exist, like Bigfoot, Mothman, the Skunk Ape or the Boggy Creek S...
ARTICLE Feb 16, 2024
Inside Events: Youth Banana Ball
Last year, the Savannah Bananas, the most entertaining team in baseball (we’re including their traveling opponents, the Party Animals, in that classification) hosted a total of 13 Savannah Bananas Bas...
ARTICLE Jan 08, 2024
Get Your BID On: Move United Seeks Host City for 2025 Education Conference
Move United, the national leader in community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, seeks a strong host city for its spring 2025 conference for 350+ sports professionals and p...
ARTICLE Jan 04, 2024
Without a National AED Requirement, Local Lawmakers Crafting Their Own
Despite a year having passed since Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during an NFL game, there are no nationwide laws governing placement of AEDs at youth sports venues. In the meantime, state law...
ARTICLE Jan 02, 2024
Archery: Insights into the Sport
Fueled by an influx of youth, archery has a strong fan base, driven in part by pop culture. After the Hunger Games, archery continued to see spikes in interest from Hollywood, with Merida in Brave and...
ARTICLE Nov 26, 2023
Positive Holiday Forecast Putting a Jingle in Sports Organizers’ Pockets
Recession, shmession. The holiday spending forecast is strong, and that means lots of participation in themed tournaments. From 5Ks (Egg Nog Jog, anyone?) to soccer and futsal tournaments, to lacrosse...
ARTICLE Nov 25, 2023
American Event Owners Pulling Up Stakes and Moving to Saudi Arabia
It’s ironic that in an age of “Buy American,” event owners of sports tournaments usually held in the USA are pulling up stakes and moving the action to Saudi Arabia. The latest destination to lose out...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2023
Meet SDM's 2023 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
Powerful and innovative. Those are two words that we have long associated with this industry. And in previous years, we have learned two more: Determined and resourceful. It takes all four of these qu...