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I love sports, I enjoy travel and I enjoy traveling for sports. While I and other inveterate sports travelers endure this pandemic, I have been looking forward to a day when sports-related travel would again dot my calendar. However, in a serendipitous and mountain-coming-to-Muhammad moment, sports-related travel came to me. The announcement by Major League […]
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As of this writing, it has been a remarkable September for sports viewing. Somewhat sadly, it has not been the in-person variety that I and most readers of this magazine prefer, but rather the stay-at-home, make-the-most-of-it sports viewing that is consistent with our current mode of life. Nevertheless, we have been treated to, among other […]
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Sports are a vital part of the fabric of America. Family time, social events and even holidays for some are centered around it. Over the past months, on top of the health and economic concerns wrought by COVID‐19, the lack of sports has added to our yearning for normality. As cities and communities are slowly […]
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There are clauses in sponsorship agreements that normally gather dust after the contracts are signed, namely force majeure and substitution. As we’re all well aware, there is nothing normal about 2020 and the dust has been shaken off of those typically skimmed-over clauses. Force majeure and substitution, the terms as we know them, have had […]
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In March, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country, people remained hopeful that by the fall we would be able to resume enjoying the traditional college and professional sports events we love. Many predicted, however, that these events might look very different and could even be played without fans and spectators. As COVID‐19 cases […]
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This one hurts. There’s no question 2020 has been a wild ride for the sports-event industry. Since mid-March when the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest, each event cancellation and postponement has been a gut punch at worst and disorienting at best for sports organizations, the destinations that host their events and the fans who love […]
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As operators of stadiums and arenas confront the impact of COVID-19, they are facing a precarious financial situation that goes beyond box office revenues. The general economic recession will continue to reduce speculation in capital expenditures in these facilities. Widespread unemployment may also reduce the disposable income for many spectators who normally attend events. So […]
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When the plug was suddenly pulled on live sports in North America on March 12, those of us who thrive on a steady diet of real-time sports could not know that it would be until May 16 — when four PGA golfers played a socially distanced skins game and NASCAR returned to the track in […]
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To win games, the head coach creates a playbook determined by player attributes. Being increasingly cognizant of the mindset of each player is more relevant than ever for coaches to have success. As the sports landscape braces for the prospect of little or no fan attendance when events return, this makes the sensitivity to player […]
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A perfectly planned sporting event can mean years of preparation for athletes, millions of dollars invested in venues and event promotion, countless hours planning for the big day, a well-trained event crew focused on execution and thousands of spectators charged up for the thrill of victory. And it takes just one power-related problem to upend the whole show. Event organizers must assemble many […]
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