Category: Sports Planning Guide Features

Our industry has seen unprecedented growth, and with it, a great deal of change. As we look ahead, the organizations and leaders that can anticipate (or create) these market shifts will be set up for long-term success. Each year at this time our team sits down to take stock of the past 12 months and tries to predict what market changes are on the horizon. With the element of change in mind, below are our top 10 sports events industry trends to look for in 2018.

According to data recently published by the Sports & Fitness Industry Association and the Aspen Institute, sports participation by children ages 6 through 12 is down almost 8 percent over the last decade.

This sobering fact coincides with statistics showing major participation drops in the big four American youth sports of baseball, football, basketball and soccer.

With the U.S. youth sports market earning an estimated $15 billion in annual revenue, it’s clear the industry is more than just fun and games.

Just ask those tasked with organizing sports tournaments. An abundance of duties, tight budgets and strained workforces are but a few of the stressors plaguing tournament planners, causing them to seek easier and cheaper ways to do business. One aspect planners have been turning to in recent years is third-party tournament housing.

The world of esports might be the biggest competitive phenomenon you’ve never heard about. At its simplest level, esports is a multiplayer video game tournament staged in a variety of venues, some of which would be more easily associated with the NBA or A-Level concert tours. Gamers – as teams or individually – battle it out playing Call of Duty,

At Sports Planning Guide, we have provided a number of articles that emphasize the organization and conduct of grassroots events and provide the tools to assist novice organizations in doing so. Internal communications is one of these tools.

What we have here are 10 administrative items that will help an Event Manager become an awesome communicator and an efficient leader.