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All in sport consulting

Survey Open for 2024 Adapted Sports Industry Economic Impact Study

All In Sport Consulting, in partnership with Stitch Marketing Research and Huddle Up Group, is conducting the fourth edition of the Adapted Sports Industry Economic Impact Study to capture and project the economic power of the national adapted sports industry. The first study was conducted in 2020 and has since become an economic impact research […]

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Richmond Region Tourism

Richmond Region Tourism Foundation to Offer Grants

The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation in Virginia will begin providing grants to further expand sports tourism in the area and help local sports organizations grow and enhance their tournaments and events. The Sports Grant program aims to bring in visitors from outside the region, including teams, participants, spectators and families. Grant recipients can use the […]

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A-10 Women’s Basketball

A-10 Women’s Basketball Championships headed to Virginia in 2024, 2025

The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced a partnership with the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority in Virginia to bring the 2024 and 2025 A-10 Women’s Basketball Championships to the 3,500-seat Henrico Sports & Events Center. The A-10 is one of seven conferences where the women’s basketball championship operates at a neutral site as a standalone […]

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Chesterfield County Hires J.C. Poma as Executive Director of Sports

Chesterfield County in Virgina has hired J.C. Poma as its first-ever executive director of sports, visitation and entertainment effective May 1. Poma comes to Chesterfield from Richmond Region Tourism, where he has worked for seven years. He currently serves as vice president of community relations for the region’s official destination marketing and tourism organization. “I […]

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Research published in the Journal of Leisure Studies highlighted the importance of physical activity and adaptive sports for people with disabilities.

Study: Adapted Sport Events Total Nearly $78 Million Annually

The total economic impact of adapted and para sport-related events nationwide totals approximately $77.8 million annually, nearly reaching pre-COVID levels, according to a benchmark economic impact study released at the Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium presented by All In Sport Consulting on October 19–20. The study showed that the economic impact of the 34 […]

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Richmond Region Tourism Promotes Jerrine Lee to Vice President of Sales

Richmond Region Tourism in Virginia has promoted Jerrine Lee to vice president of sales, overseeing the city’s meetings and convention sales as well as sports. The promotion comes just months after Lee was promoted in August to oversee the region’s sports sales as vice president of sports. “Jerrine leads teams with passion, collaboration and innovation,” […]

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Richmond Area Mall Redevelopment Has Hockey Arena in Plans

Officials in the Richmond Region have unveiled plans to have a two-rink indoor hockey facility as part of its overall plans for a 100,000-square-foot mixed-use district on the site of a former mall in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The venue, built on the site of the former Spring Rock Green shopping area, would house two National […]

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Richmond Region Tourism Promotes Jerrine Lee to Vice President of Sports

Richmond Region Tourism has promoted Jerrine Lee to the new position of vice president of sports, where she will lead the Virginia city’s sports marketing efforts. In the new position, Lee will oversee all sports development and bookings nationally and locally. She will serve as a point of contact with media as well as national […]

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Richmond Region Tourism to Host Three CIAA Championships Through 2024

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Richmond Region Tourism have announced a three-year partnership that will bring a trio of spring championships to the Virginia destination beginning in 2022. The championship events start next spring with outdoor track and field and women’s tennis hosted by Virginia State University, and softball at RF&P Park in Henrico […]

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