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It was August 2015 when Martin Palmaz first got the word. As executive director of the U.S. Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Palmaz was regularly in touch with the flight schools around the country that help keep the sport aloft. This time, one of them was relaying some distressing news: Its insurance policy was not […]
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It may seem counterintuitive for an organization to grow its membership by encouraging participation in other sports, but USA Swimming is doing just that. With the launch of a new membership category and ad campaign, the national governing body is urging kids to take up swimming while also participating in other activities. To make that […]
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From the beginning, the Larry Nassar scandal at USA Gymnastics contained hard lessons that reached far beyond just one national governing body. And now, with Nassar sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars for abusing athletes…
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Could cricket finally be on solid footing in the United States? With a new effort backed by the International Cricket Council, it might have a fighting chance. The sport here has suffered through years of instability caused by disputes between the ICC and the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)…
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The official vote awarding Paris the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games and Los Angeles the 2028 event made for one of the most anticlimactic International Olympic Committee sessions in history. But all parties agreed that whatever the final decision lacked in drama, it made up for in goodwill and stability for the Olympic movement. […]
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For years, sports such as baseball, hockey and tennis have created variations of their sports for younger children, generally by shortening the field, rink or court to increase kids’ enjoyment of the game. Now, USA Football is adopting a pilot program it hopes will change the game on the gridiron as well. The national governing body […]
Continue ReadingAfter receiving in excess of 3,000 bids, the NCAA in April announced more than 600 host sites for championship events through the 2021–2022 season across Divisions I, II and III. No city fared better than Pittsburgh, which landed 22 events, including such prizes as the 2019 Division I wrestling and volleyball championships and the 2021 […]
Continue ReadingWhile some sports may be struggling with participation and membership, water polo is not one of them, according to recent data released by USA Water Polo and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The national governing body, based in Huntington Beach, California, has seen membership grow 25 percent in the last five […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Equestrian recently unveiled a complete rebranding as part of a strategic plan to grow its membership and broaden its appeal. The national governing body for equestrian sports has undergone several name changes since its inception in 1917. More recently, it went from being known as the United States Equestrian Federation to simply U.S. Equestrian, […]
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Ten sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee have been given new logos and new names, a significant shift designed to increase awareness of the sports and allow host cities to better capitalize on their association with championship events. The move takes the acronym “IPC” out of the names of 10 Paralympic sports that the […]
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