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ARTICLE Apr 10, 2025
No Lifeguard Shortage? Reimagining May Be Key to Staffing Events
One industry expert would like to go on record: There is actually no lifeguard shortage. There is, however, a problem with lifeguard recruitment that requires a reset on the part of destinations and v...
ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Onsite and Inside: Exploring Medical Partnerships
In the ever-evolving landscape of youth and amateur sports, the integration of medical partnerships and staffing within sports facilities has become a cornerstone for facility development, promoting a...

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 Jan 16, 2025
New Year’s Resolution: More Youth Sports Coaches
This year could be a landmark one for youth sports, and that includes sports tourism. The Million Coaches Challenge seeks to train one million new youth coaches in 2025, a monumental task that could s...

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
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 Nov 01, 2024
The Best of the Midwest
The Midwest is a sports fan’s paradise, with must-see rivalries in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NASCAR matched by the NCAA’s Big 12, Big Ten and Missouri Valley Football conferences. The growth of prest...

ARTICLE Oct 10, 2024
National Parks Set New Economic Impact Record in 2023
Who’s bringing in visitors by the score and economic impact to boot? Well, that would be national parks. Those parks had a record high $55.6 billion benefit to the U.S. economy and supported 415,400 j...

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 13, 2024
Want to Get Eyeballs for an Event? Think Outside the Field
When Tennessee announced it would host Major League Baseball in a motorsports venue, it raised the question. What are some of the most unique places sports have been contested? From moving barges to r...
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