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Sporting Events That Venues Should Be Pursuing, And Why

Guest post written by Cameron Connelly, Content & Research Coordinator, The Sports Facilities Companies.  Hosting sports tournaments and events is a great way to maximize the use of your facility and increase the revenue and economic impact that it generates. But it seems that nearly every youth sports facility is focused primarily

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Ingredients Needed to Develop a Successful Sports-Anchored Development

Guest post written by Cameron Connelly, Content & Research Coordinator, The Sports Facilities Companies.  Mixed-use developments are everywhere these days. And for good reason. In a crowded urban landscape, land is a hot commodity and there is never enough of it to fit everything we want. By developing an apartment building with

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2023 Sports Facility Programming Trends

Guest post written by Cameron Connelly, Content & Research Coordinator, The Sports Facilities Companies.  Even Nostradamus himself couldn’t have predicted the infectious new variant that took over the world in the last couple years, called pickleball. But like the late French astrologer, we have some educated guesses about what we think the

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Design Features That Improve Safety in a Sports Facility

Guest post written by Cameron Connelly, Content & Research Coordinator, The Sports Facilities Companies.  The safety of the employees and guests of your sports facility should always be priority number one. And keeping employees and guests safe doesn’t start when the facility opens, it is something that needs to be considered before

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Building a Customized Experience with Geofencing

Guest post written by Johnny Crosskey, SEO & Content Specialist, The Sports Facilities Companies.  The guest experience no longer has to be “one-size-fits-all” as new innovations allow venues to provide spectators and athletes with the exact information they need at the precise moment that they are ready to take action. New

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Sports Facility Concessions & Payment

Guest post written by Johnny Crosskey, SEO & Content Specialist, The Sports Facilities Companies.  The world was already moving towards cashless payments in retail, restaurants, and sports venues. However, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated this movement. According to CPA Practice Advisor, digital payments totaled $6.6 trillion worldwide

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Using Venue Apps To Improve Guest Experience

Guest post written by Johnny Crosskey, SEO & Content Specialist, The Sports Facilities Companies.  Sports venue mobile apps have become a central part of providing a distinctive guest experience largely because of their versatility. Apps can enhance a variety of customer-focused initiatives including wayfinding, point of sales, fan engagement, marketing and

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The Rapid Rise of Esports

Guest post written by Johnny Crosskey, SEO & Content Specialist, The Sports Facilities Companies.  While esports is quickly becoming a part of mainstream entertainment, its origins date back to 1962 when students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed “Spacewar!”, one of the first games to feature a video display. Ten

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Livestream Your Youth Team

Guest post written by Johnny Crosskey, SEO & Content Specialist, The Sports Facilities Companies.  In recent years, live streaming has exploded into the American consciousness thanks to services like Netflix and Hulu. And more than movie and TV fans are gaining the benefit of this technology with services like Amazon Prime

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