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Capacity Sports Group has added the Champions Center Indoor Pavilion and Publix Fields to its growing portfolio of properties at LakePoint Sports, one of the nation’s premier youth sports destinations. LakePoint Sports is located in Emerson, Georgia, about 40 miles northwest of Atlanta. Prep Baseball, which is part of Capacity Sports Group, has operated tournaments […]
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Loren Gold has been named the president and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau / Visit Raleigh. He will assume his new role on January 1, 2027, and succeed Dennis Edwards, who is retiring at the end of this year. Gold has served as Visit Raleigh’s executive vice president since 2007, two […]
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This is the first in an occasional series spotlighting companies, destinations or individuals that will be attending the TEAMS Conference & Expo for the first time. This year’s edition will take place from October 26—29 in Birmingham, Alabama, and will feature a Rookie Reception for first-time attendees. That event will be on Monday, October 26 […]
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The Greater Seattle Korean Association will hold its first sustainability-focused walk and community conservation event on Saturday, September 19, at Boxcar Park in Everett, Washington. The Eco-Run 5K Walk for Sustainability and Conservation will take place from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. It will bring more than […]
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The USA Wheelchair Football League will host six teams in Arizona later this month for the second national tournament in the 2026 wheelchair football season. The games will be held September 11—13 at the Westworld of Scottsdale in conjunction with the Abilities Expo, an event aimed at sharing resources for participants with disabilities. The championship […]
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USA Gymnastics announced that its Championships will return to Des Moines next June 21—26, while also making a series of announcements about other events on the 2027 calendar. The Championships will be held at the Iowa Events Center and feature the country’s best acrobatic, rhythmic and trampoline and tumbling gymnasts. The USA Gymnastics Championships serve […]
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U.S. Soccer is taking over US Youth Soccer, a move that could lead to major reforms in the sport. The move was announced following a vote to approve the matter by the USYS State Associations, which was taken on August 29 during a meeting in Dallas. Starting September 1, U.S. Soccer and USYS will begin […]
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ExperienceXI has launched a Nike-backed experiential soccer travel platform to connect players, coaches and club leaders with elite training environments and global competitions. The platform was built for Nike-affiliated youth clubs and offers programming across five key categories: Domestic Elite Experiences anchored at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center and match day […]
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USA Volleyball is expanding its Girls Junior National Qualifying calendar for next year with an event in the Bay Area. The first USAV Golden Gate Classic Girls Junior National Qualifier will take place from February 19—21, 2027, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The event will have competitions in the 15s, 16s and […]
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Ben Huggler has been appointed executive director of the Erie Sports Commission by Visit Erie, the official destination marketing organization of Erie County, Pennsylvania. Huggler has served in the role on an interim basis since May and has been the event services director since 2018. In all he has more than 15 years of experience […]
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