2010 Facilities of Merit® Winners Announced
Whether applauded for boldness or for restraint, grander architectural
gestures or smaller details, the 2010 Facilities of Meritâ„¢ have in common a
level of design that earned them special accolades from among the 87
projects that appeared in the June Architectural Showcase issue of
Athletic Business.
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Announcing the Eleventh Annual Excellence in Youth Sports Award Winners (2010)
Two parks and recreation agencies and three military installations are recipients of the 2010 Excellence in
Youth Sports Awards.
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Architects Find Creative Design Solutions for Pre-Engineered Building Systems
Recreation center architects find creative design solutions to visually integrate pre-engineered building systems.
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Cable Access: Parks and Recreation Television
Agencies are turning to television as a low-cost means to market their services.
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Catastrophic Football Injury Leads to $8M Settlement
Fearing liability for improper supervision, a city hands an injured football player $8 million.
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Designing Facility Entryways
An arena's elegant entryway is visually and structurally effective.
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Equipping Facilities Through Tax-Exempt Municipal Leasing
Tax-exempt municipal leases allow government entities to acquire essential new equipment now, with the promise to pay later.
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Florida County Rethinks No-Trash-Cans-in-Parks Policy
A Florida county rethinks its no-trash-cans-in-parks policy.
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How to Respond to Complaining Customers
Sometimes you just have to tell your complaining customers to find another club.
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New Life for the Concept of Computer-Assisted Drowning Detection
The launch of one company and the re-emergence of another have breathed new life into the concept of computer-assisted drowning detection.
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New Projects: The Rose Bowl; Lake Forest College; University of Arkansas
Recent groundbreakings, grand openings and building projects in development.
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Notre Dame's Fatal Scissor Lift Accident Shakes Collegiate Sports Video Community
Notre Dame's fatal scissor lift accident has shaken the collegiate sports video community.
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Ohio High School Athletic Association Gets Involved in Youth Sports
A newspaper series prompts Ohio's State Athletic Association to offer itself as a guide in regulating youth sports.
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Political Donation Irks Bay Area Gold's Gyms
At least four Gold's Gym franchises distance themselves from the health club giant after a donation to an anti-gay political group.
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Sports Medicine Gains Unprecedented Strength in Minimizing High School Risk
As high school injury data mounts, sports medicine gains unprecedented focus in minimizing risk.
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