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Visit Bentonville in Arkansas has announced the hiring of Jamie Cathey as its new sports sales manager. Cathey serves as event operations team lead for USA Triathlon branded national championship events. She began her career as a park manager at Richland County Recreation Commission in Columbia, South Carolina, where she received an Outstanding Service Award […]
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The concluding session at the 25th anniversary TEAMS Conference & Expo focused on youth sports, which represent the largest segment of the sports-events industry. Keeping kids safe while they are involved in those sports has become an increasingly difficult yet crucial task. Recent high-profile situations with Damar Hamlin and Bronny James have underscored the need […]
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Climate change and environmental impact are becoming necessary conversations in all walks of life and especially so when it comes to sports events in the Olympic and Paralympic movement. The issue is one that is being addressed within national governing bodies and from destinations that are factoring the climate into their event planning as a […]
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The collegiate sports ecosystem remains a key pipeline for Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Without collegiate programs and the events they generate, that pipeline remains at risk. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is working to support a robust collegiate sports system and college campuses are working to protect this important landscape and its events. Some […]
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The sports event industry has room for everyone. But there are ways your destination can attract an even wider diversity of events and participants. For event organizers, there are similar ways to be thinking about events to ensure the most diverse playing pool possible. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo, organizations discussed […]
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More and more opportunities are being presented for athletes in adaptive sports, from new competitions to potential new sports on the Paralympic program. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, leaders in the space discussed what’s coming next, what your destination needs to consider when planning […]
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SportsTravel announced the winners of the 2023 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’23 Conference & Expo in The Palm Beaches of Florida, honoring the best events, venue and host city in the sports-event industry. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports […]
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College championships are some of the most exciting events with the biggest impacts for athletes on the field of play as well as for destinations hosting the events. The next bid cycles for NCAA and NJCAA championships have started and with that comes a host of questions. Leaders of both bid efforts discussed how their […]
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FIFA will have the 2030 World Cup in three continents and six countries after the unprecedented announcement of having Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay each host one game before the rest of the tournament heads to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The FIFA Council made the announcement on Wednesday. The decision splits the difference between what were […]
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Experience Columbia Sports in South Carolina has named Anna Gasperecz as its new sports development manager after a stint at Visit Baton Rouge, where she was the destination experience manager. “We are thrilled to bring Anna on board the Experience Columbia SC Sports team,” said Scott Powers, Experience Columbia Sports executive director. “Her experience in […]
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