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ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Sports Destinations on the Rise
One of the hardest parts of finding new locations for events is doing the research. Instead, do your site selections from here. Sports Destination Management has compiled some of the fastest-rising ci...
ARTICLE Nov 28, 2024
Pickleball Report: So Many Players, Not Enough Courts to Host Them All
Not enough courts to host all the players who want to participate. While it’s admittedly a better problem to have than its opposite (too many venues standing empty, as with racquetball), pickleball is...
ARTICLE Nov 07, 2024
Backyard Sports Venues: Business Builders or Neighborhood Nightmares?
It could a homeowner’s dream: Their own backyard sports venue where they can practice their pastime in peace – or help their kids sharpen their skills. But sometimes, those same homeowners come into c...
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2024
Free Rein
The equine industry continues to thrive through increased horse ownership and an expanding equestrian sports market. Calling it “one of the biggest industries that is hiding in plain sight,” the Equin...
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 12, 2024
The New Trends in Park Facilities That Destinations Need to Know
The parks of years ago and the parks of today may all be members of the same family but the latter branch of the family tree is evidence that evolution is not just alive and well but thriving. Yes, th...
ARTICLE Sep 12, 2024
High School Sports Aren’t Just Back, They’re Better Than Ever
There’s some truly great news about sports at the high school level: They are stronger than ever. In fact, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, more than eight milli...
ARTICLE Sep 01, 2024
Diamond Destinations
Softball has been on the rise the last few years, based on recent research by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. Importantly, total play occasions for both slow pitch and fast pitch also incre...
ARTICLE Aug 29, 2024
How Popular is Flag Football? NFHS Is Writing the Playing Rules
Flag football has exploded in popularity, and nowhere is that more evident than at the high school level, where girls teams are proliferating exponentially. In fact, the National Federation of State H...
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