Emily AttwoodSafety & SecurityPreparing for a Weather-Related Stadium EvacuationRisks at sporting events such as active shooters, bomb threats and fan violence can all be lessened through proper security measures, ensuring a safer sporting event. However, another essential component of emergency action planning — severe weather — isFebruary 24, 2016ProgrammingKeeping Cardio Users EntertainedThe makers of cardio equipment are constantly looking to improve their products — with more intuitive controls, easier maintenance, and safer, more comfortable designs — but perhaps the most important area of improvement, at least to the userFebruary 9, 2016Safety & SecurityAwareness Driving Athletic Trainer Student Aide ProgramsHigh school athletics are getting safer. Despite increased reports of student-athlete injuries, awareness is upFebruary 8, 2016Safety & SecurityChicago Marathon Organizers Share Tips for Event SafetyThe keys to a successful event, Chicago organizers say, are focusing on organizational structure, information systems and communication.February 1, 2016Locker RoomKey Drivers of Campus Locker Room RenovationsThe locker room component of an athletic facility is very different than from a recreational facility. The user expectation is different, and thus the design goals are different.January 26, 2016Gym & FieldhouseHigh School’s First Black Court to Debut This WeekendBasketball court branding; high school's first black hardwood courtJanuary 14, 2016Rec CenterNew Projects: Meadowlands Y | Ames Racquet and Fitness | NJIT Events CenterAmes Racquet and Fitness has broken ground on a new 52,000-square-foot facility in Ames, Iowa, to replace its original facility. Designed by Roseland Mackey Harris Architects PC of Ames, the new facility will house a 150-meter indoor track, new strength aJanuary 12, 2016LeadershipAB’s Revamped Magazine Includes New Look, More ContentHappy New Year!January 4, 2016AquaticsFactors Affecting Air Quality in Aquatic CentersMaintaining an indoor aquatic center is no easy task, as anyone in the position of owning or operating one well knows. Every aspect must be carefully maintained to minimize the possibility of injury or illness and maximize the user's experienceDecember 3, 2015Gym & FieldhouseBasketball Court Design as Branding ToolRemember when the University of Oregon changed the look of college basketball with its evergreen-silhouetted court at Matthew Knight Arena in 2011? Or when Florida International University's beach-towel-themed court raised some eyebrows in 2013? The two are notable examples in a growling list of unique court designs. past summer, the University of Maryland unveiled its new flag-bordered design at the XFINITY Center; Northern Kentucky University unveiled a floor "watermarked" with a Norse ship at BB&T Arena; and a handful of NBA teams unveiled new court designs. "Over the past four or five years, there's been a tremendous focus for branding opportunities on basketball courts and getting your message out," says John Prater, president of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Praters Athletic Flooring, the creative spark behind some of college athletics' most iconic basketball courts.December 1, 2015Previous PagePage 7 of 60Next PageTop StoriesLegalSCOTUS Takes Up Case on Transgender Athletes Joining Female TeamsThe announcement comes just one week after the court's conservative majority upheld Tennessee’s ban on...OperationsUniversity of Kansas First to Partner With MMTH on Student-Athlete, Facilities InvestmentsMedia & TechnologyTexas Partners With Learfield on Unified Longhorns NIL AgencyOperationsHigh School Officials Fought Release of Settlement Record in Football Team Hazing LawsuitSponsored ContentA Monumental Hardwood Court Install for a Kansas Multi-Sport Complex
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