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Hacky Sack Renaissance Proves You Can, Indeed, Play it Again
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026

Hacky Sack Renaissance Proves You Can, Indeed, Play it Again

High school and college students have been clearing the retail shelves and hitting online stores hard in pursuit of hacky sacks, the game straight outta the 1990s. Not only that, Oregon’s Willamette P...
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program is Open
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026

Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program is Open

We already know that sports tourism is a nearly $275 billion industry. We also know that everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is...
Weather Preparedness Becomes a Bigger Priority for Sports Event Operators
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026

Lightning-Fast Weather Changes Demand Awareness from Event Owners, Venues

A lightning delay at a large tournament can affect far more than a single game. At multi-field complexes hosting hundreds of athletes and spectators, changing weather conditions can quickly disrupt sc...
Youth Sports Implementing (With Uneven Success) Coach Background Checks
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026

Youth Sports Implementing (With Uneven Success) Coach Background Checks

Nationwide, youth sports organizations are grappling with the sudden reality of needing to do background checks on coaches and other key personnel. And judging by some recent reports, some groups have...
The Sport & Social Industry Association: An Interview with Galen Beers, Executive Director
ARTICLE Jun 01, 2026

The Sport & Social Industry Association

There’s a fast-growing sector in the sports events market and it isn’t youth, although it’s made up of athletes who used to fall into that category: Adult leagues with regular programming in everythin...
The Enhanced Games: What’s Next After Disappointing Debut?
ARTICLE May 31, 2026

The Enhanced Games: What’s Next After Disappointing Debut?

If you saw the sleek, over-produced presentation last year, introducing the Enhanced Games to a global audience, you would have expected world records to fall like leaves in autumn at the inaugural Ga...
Flag Football Outpaces Even Beach Volleyball, Close to Championship Status
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

Flag Football Outpaces Even Beach Volleyball in the Rush Toward Collegiate Championship Status

When NCAA announced that women’s flag football had received a formal recommendation to become a championship sport, the reaction was an open-mouthed stare because, well, flag was just added to the Eme...
New NCAA Ice Hockey Throat Protection Rule Could Hit Events As Soon As Fall
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

New NCAA Ice Hockey Throat Protection Rule Could Hit Events As Soon As Fall

The wheels of college sports rules turn slowly but they do, in fact, turn. NCAA ice hockey rules committee members representing DI and DIII men and women are considering a requirement for cut-resistan...
Coming Soon: SDM's Awards Program
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

Coming Soon: SDM’s 2026 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism Awards

We already know that sports tourism is a nearly $275 billion industry. We also know that everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is...
Pickleball Venues Filling the Marketplace But is Anyone Doing Research First?
ARTICLE May 15, 2026

Pickleball Venues Filling the Marketplace But is Anyone Doing Research First?

Pickleball is an absolute juggernaut in the tournament space and at the facility level but it’s creating a problem. Would-be venue owners are signing on with franchise organizations to open clubs and ...

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Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program is Open

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