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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 Feb 27, 2025
Coastal Sports Destinations Playing Up the Lure of Shipwrecks, Pirates
Coastal sports destinations have long played up their history which includes shipwrecks and pirates. This, in turn, can create educational, as well as profitable, side trips for visiting athletes and ...

ARTICLE Feb 27, 2025
USTA Grants Could Help Areas Needing New/Improved Tennis Facilities
The USTA has set an audacious goal: To have 35 million new tennis players in the U.S. by 2035. Central to that is ensuring there are enough courts for people to use, and as it turns out, the USTA has ...

ARTICLE Feb 13, 2025
Women’s National Football Conference Ready to Kick Off Sixth Season
The Women’s National Football Conference, a semi-pro tackle league that began play back in 2019 with 14 regular teams and one exhibition team, will kick off its sixth season March 29 with three new te...

ARTICLE Feb 13, 2025
What Can Sports Tourism Learn from the Top Road Races?
Road racing as an industry just keeps setting its own personal bests. In 2024 alone, the world record for largest marathon ever was broken twice: first in Berlin, then in NYC where more than 56,000 ru...

ARTICLE Mar 02, 2025
Hotel Construction is Up. Sports Tourism Should Take a Bow
Hotel construction is up and sports tourism is a big reason. Interesting trends included an uptick in the construction of newer brands and extended-stay properties. But overall, what is being called a...
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
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 ...

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 Feb 27, 2025
Coastal Sports Destinations Playing Up the Lure of Shipwrecks, Pirates
Coastal sports destinations have long played up their history which includes shipwrecks and pirates. This, in turn, can create educational, as well as profitable, side trips for visiting athletes and ...

ARTICLE Feb 27, 2025
USTA Grants Could Help Areas Needing New/Improved Tennis Facilities
The USTA has set an audacious goal: To have 35 million new tennis players in the U.S. by 2035. Central to that is ensuring there are enough courts for people to use, and as it turns out, the USTA has ...

ARTICLE Feb 13, 2025
Women’s National Football Conference Ready to Kick Off Sixth Season
The Women’s National Football Conference, a semi-pro tackle league that began play back in 2019 with 14 regular teams and one exhibition team, will kick off its sixth season March 29 with three new te...

ARTICLE Feb 13, 2025
What Can Sports Tourism Learn from the Top Road Races?
Road racing as an industry just keeps setting its own personal bests. In 2024 alone, the world record for largest marathon ever was broken twice: first in Berlin, then in NYC where more than 56,000 ru...

ARTICLE Mar 02, 2025
Hotel Construction is Up. Sports Tourism Should Take a Bow
Hotel construction is up and sports tourism is a big reason. Interesting trends included an uptick in the construction of newer brands and extended-stay properties. But overall, what is being called a...
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
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 ...

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...