2015 Year of Sport: Canada hosts the World
Canada hosts the world By Ron Johnson, Spring 2015 Who doesn’t remember where they were when Sidney Crosby scored the Gold medal-winning goal during…
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Prince George hosts the 2015 Canada Winter Games
Spring 2015 When you host one of Canada’s largest multi-sport and cultural events for the first time, you bring your A-game. For Prince George,…
Halifax and Swift Current host the Ford World Curling Championships
Spring 2015 Scotiabank Cent Host Venue Scotiabank Centre, a 10,000-seat, sport event and multi-use facility, is part of the integrated World Trade and Convention…
Anatomy of a redesign
Spring 2015 Major League Soccer (MLS) has achieved several milestones over the past two years, including the introduction of new teams and the opening…
Offside Rules: How to engage attendees off-field
How sports organizers are using unique off-field experiences to grow their events, raise funds and engage attendees By Connie Jeske Crane, Spring 2015 In…
Accessibility On Ice
Arenas that adapt for sledge hockey are on accessibility’s cutting edge By Sarah B. Hood, Spring 2015 Quick: who are Greg Westlake and Brad…
On-campus hosting
By Bonnie Schiedel, Spring 2015 Choosing a college or university campus to host a multi-day summertime sport conference or event ticks some important…
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Spring 2015
Strength in Numbers: Tapping into crowdfunding
Strength in Numbers: Tapping into crowdfunding How athletes and sports teams are tapping into crowd funding By John Schofield, Spring 2015 For much of…
Sage advice from Frank Supovitz
Spring 2015 In what Supovitz likens to a parting of the seas, the city of New Orleans agr eed to alter the dates of…
Red Bull Crashed Ice
By Charlene Brooke, Fall 2014 Edmonton is renowned for embracing cold-weather sports and winter 2015 promises to be no exception as the city prepares…
SAVILLE COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE
By Angela Kryhul, Fall 2014 Over the past decade, stakeholders in Edmonton have pushed forward a collective vision to create a sophisticated and flexible…
Collectible: Rogers Cup and the Art of Tennis
Fall 2014 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank | Men’s Tournament | Toronto | August 2-10, 2014 Rogers Cup, Canada’s longest running and most prestigious professional tennis…
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
By Astrid Van Den Broek, Fall 2014 When the name Mont-Tremblant comes up, you probably think of swooshing down slopes, n’est-ce pas? But this…
Instant Icon: Meet Big Joe
He’s the larger-than-life mascot of the Ottawa Redblacks, inspired by a 19th century French Canadian folk hero. Jeff Hunt, president, Ottawa Sports and Entertainment…
Sponsorship: What’s in a Name?
ooo 00 Many communities raise money by selling the naming rights to their sports facilities. The most obvious opportunity is to put a sponsor’s…
Full STEAM Ahead
By Astrid Van Den Broek, Fall 2014 It was an acronym that kept popping up: STEAM. Short for Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Model, this…
Breakfast of Champions
Amateur athletes need to start their days with the right nutrition. Here’s what’s cooking. ‘ By Bonnie Schiedel, Fall 2014 “In sports nutrition, timing…
Is Your Hotel Sports Friendly?
By Bonnie Schiedel, Fall 2014 Pro teams are the rock stars of the sports world and, like their musician counterparts, often make unusual demands…
Risk Management: Taking Kids Out of Country
For young athletes, travel to an international competition is a mind-blowing chance of a lifetime. Behind the scenes though, it’s not all glamour and…