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Almost 50 major league stadiums will turn 30 by 2030, leaving team owners, municipalities and investors to decide whether to renovate or replace, as has been the case for six of them already. But whether it’s new from the ground up, as proposed for the Oakland Athletics, or refurbishing an existing stadium, like the New […]
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As a 12-year-old lacrosse player with a suspected cervical spine injury was being loaded into the ambulance, the next call came over the walkie, “Robin, we just had a car accident in the parking lot…” Sports — where the unexpected is to be expected, both on and off the field. Having athletic trainers as part […]
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It’s back-to-school season, but for more and more elite athletes that doesn’t mean schoolhouses or dorms. Instead, many are choosing a bespoke online education tailored around training, travel, and competition schedules. As its name implies, U.S. Performance Academy caters to elite athletes and enjoys a reputation as the school to attend if your athletic dreams include […]
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During Super Bowl LVI, 31.2 terabytes of WiFi data were used. There were as many as 57,618 devices connected at any one time. Even regular season games averaged 6.21TB of data, a 34% increase from the 2019 season. This is a message that any arena, racetrack or stadium that doesn’t support strong network engagement is […]
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Municipalities continue to advance tourism efforts through public-private partnerships in the fast-growing sports arena. Need bench strength? Practice these proven plays in the category. Sports complexes continue to exceed expectations as the new hot economic driver for municipalities. By 2026, the global youth sports market is estimated to jump to $77.6 billion, according to Wintergreen […]
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Sports fans present a target rich environment for travel in one or more of the three main areas of sports-related travel: Travel to support their favorite teams; travel to play or take part in their favorite sport; or travel to support a family member who plays in a sport. Sports fans show without question that […]
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Sports inspire passions all over the globe, particularly as the world comes out of COVID lockdowns. The return of live sports in front of fans also lifts viewership and more ways for fans to stay attached to favorite teams, athletes and leagues. But much like avid watchers of television sitcoms and dramas have altered the […]
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Youth sports performed well during the pandemic in terms of driving group business to hotels. Evidence suggests the market will continue to be strong. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) The last 18 months of the COVID era have been a difficult time for the hospitality industry to navigate. As we remember back to March 2020 and […]
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When arena and stadium operators first began using direct view LED (or DVLED) displays for their scoreboards, they represented the apex of digital display technology. Today, innovative engineers and manufacturers have pushed DVLED display technology to once-unimaginable heights, with individual LEDs (or pixels) now being produced at sub-millimeter size and enabling the design of ultra-high-definition […]
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With the sporting world emerging from a year that saw grandstands populated with cardboard fans, digitized cheers ring through empty arenas and basketball played in a bubble, the industry is confronting a changed business model, as well as new design and construction priorities for athletic venues. The pandemic’s effects on the sports sector have been […]
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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