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Sports are a wonderful way for kids to learn work ethic, discipline, teamwork and many other life skills. However, when the cost of youth sports starts to prevent some from being able to play, organizations can step in to help. This is the case in Durham, North Carolina, where the Durham Sports Commission has announced […]
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The city of Murrieta, California, has announced plans to build a youth soccer complex in partnership with its local club, the Murrieta Soccer Academy, with the two parties working on securing funding to a venue that would open in 2023. The complex is to be modelled after major European soccer academies with a 15,000 square […]
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The American Junior Golf Association is getting a high-profile boost at five of its events this year after NBA superstar and golf fanatic Stephen Curry announced Thursday that his “Underrated” brand will launch a new junior golf tour accredited by the AJGA. The UNDERRATED Golf Tour will host five free events this summer which includes […]
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TeamSnap has announced the upcoming launch of the new TeamSnap for clubs and leagues, a multi-program management system built to simplify and streamline registration, operations, scheduling and team management processes for youth sports organizations of all sizes. The offering will go live on April 26. The end goal after surveying more than 19,000 youth sports […]
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Ripken Baseball has entered a multiyear partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the official sporting goods store of The Ripken Experience in Aberdeen, Maryland, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. As the official sporting goods store of Ripken Baseball, Dick’s will receive an integrated media plan and the opportunity to bring experiential […]
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Over the past two-plus decades, the youth sports business has perhaps grown like no other segment not only in the sports-event industry but like few industries throughout the world. What was a collection of mostly community groups that would stage Saturday morning soccer programs in the parks, or intramural basketball before or after elementary school, […]
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Future Legends Complex in Colorado and TicketSmarter have announced an agreement to name the complex’s centerpiece 6,500-seat main professional sports stadium “TicketSmarter Stadium” through 2032. TicketSmarter Stadium will be located in the heart the 118-acre multipurpose sports complex and will be home to Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, which plays in USL League One and the […]
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Ripken Baseball has opened two new baseball fields at The Ripken Experience Aberdeen in Maryland. Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Ripken joined Maryland’s Secretary of Commerce Michael Gill, Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, and four youth baseball teams for a ribbon-cutting event before the first games held on the new fields. “The excitement around opening […]
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Major League Baseball has announced a partnership with EL1 Sports to create a new approach to youth baseball and softball development. The partnership will support existing local youth sports ecosystems around the country and promote the game by expanding access to youth baseball and softball instruction for players of all skill levels and socioeconomic backgrounds. […]
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There is nothing quite as valuable to sports organizations and destinations that host their events than data. And one of the leading organizations that has been diving into data analysis for years is the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. The association, whose members include sporting goods and fitness brands, manufacturers, retailers and maerkters, has one […]
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