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Indoor & Arena: Taking Sports Indoors

Indoor & Arena: Taking Sports Indoors

Like those intrepid postal carriers, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays America's athletes. But, to be honest, those athletes and...

Soccer Facilities: Soccer = Big Business

Soccer Facilities: Soccer = Big Business

It's easy to say that Brandi Chastain kicked the door down in 1999 and brought soccer back to popularity in America, but in reality, the U.S. women's ...

An Interview with Gene Delorenzo, Owner & Pricipal, GKD Sports Vision

An Interview with Gene Delorenzo, Owner & Pricipal, GKD Sports Vision

Lacrosse is one of America's fastest growing sports, and GKDSportsVision and its owner and principal, Gene DeLorenzo, are at least partially responsib...

The Water's Fine: America's Swimming Facilities

The Water's Fine: America's Swimming Facilities

Swimming is one of the world’s most popular sports, and it is America's largest participatory sport. According to USA Swimming, the national governing...

Pool Facilities: What's Going on Below the Surface?

Pool Facilities: What's Going on Below the Surface?

What do pool sports and site selection have in common? There's a lot going on below the surface, and what looks effortless is not. Finding the right v...

More than Just Fun and Games: Sports Mean Big Business

What Sports Events Mean to a Community

Sports events are a positive, rewarding way to generate local business, stimulate tax coffers, and shine a regional or national spotlight on a host de...

Lumberjack Sports Events

Lumberjack Sports Events

Paul Bunyan may be the quintessential image of a lumberjack, but today's lumberjacks and "jills" are a unique blend of athlete and crafts person. Taki...

Coastal Sports: America's Coasts are a Shangri-La of Sports Events

Coastal Sports: America's Coasts are a Shangri-La of Sports Events

America has approximately 95,000 miles of coastline, andmore than half of the population lives within 50 miles of them. Those coasts are home to a diz...

Evaluating & Negotiating with Hotels

Ensuring the Best Deal: Pointers for Even Owners and Organizers

Location, price, attrition clauses, food and beverage minimums, concessions, cancellation clauses, and more --- the maze of evaluating and negotiating...

The Pacific Coast - A Destination Ready for Any Sport, Anytime

The Pacific Coast - A Destination Ready for Any Sport, Anytime

The Pacific Coast has something for everyone. Thereare mountains for winter sports, endless coastline for water sports and plenty of world-class facil...