Meet Zach Ebarb, Visit Baton Rouge, National Sports & Convention Sales Manager. Though he’s had plenty of fun experiences working at Visit Baton Rouge, the most fun Zach Ebarb has had is hosting rights holders at Louisiana State University or Southern University home games. “The tailgates, food, venues, and hospitality of our locals make these site visits special and personalized each time,” says Ebarb. “The atmosphere in Baton Rouge each home game day is that experience you feel on Christmas morning!” Ebarb has been working in the industry for eight years marketing Baton Rouge as a sports and convention destination. As part of the job, he attends trade shows, networks with rights holders, conducts site visits, issues sales leads to venues and hotels, and compiles bids. But more than just selling the city as a destination, Ebarb collaborates with the rest of the Visit Baton Rouge team, and local community hospitality partners, to turn eve...

Episode 1: The Madness of March Madness with Ryan Vaughn, President, Indy Sports Corp, and Eric Neuburger, Stadium Director, Lucas Oil Stadium.

We have some really exciting news to share! We've partnered with Life in the Front Office to bring you monthly podcasts, April-October! Don't miss this first episode with Ryan Vaughn, President, Indy Sports Corp, and Eric Neuburger, Stadium Director, Lucas Oil Stadium highlighting The Madness of March Madness. Click here to listen 👉 https://apple.co/2QUdemj

Contact: Daniel Kraus, CEO Threshold 360 daniel.kraus@threshold360.com   Contact: Jackie Reau Game Day (513) 708-5822 jreau@gamedaypr.com   Sports ETA and Threshold 360 Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Sports Tourism Discovery Options TAMPA (April 27, 2021) - Sports ETA, the trade association for the U.S. sports events and tourism industry, and Threshold 360, the leading platform for 360° virtual tour creation and delivery in the Hospitality & Tourism industries, today announced a strategic partnership to help enhance marketing programs that increase the visibility through the usage of virtual tours in the sports events and tourism industry.   Sports tournaments are a leading driver for travel and tourism, impacting both fly- and drive-market travel. The new partnership provides immediate access for Sports ETA members to a new entry-level Threshold Platform bundle specifically designed to provide consistent, re-targetable dynamic conten...

Talking soccer and all things sports. Focusing on youth & amateur sports, and the happenings at the Maryland SoccerPlex &Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse. 

CrossFit, LLC has recently released a new RFP to find the next host city of the CrossFit Games. The CrossFit Games are currently held in Madison, Wisconsin, and they will be held there through 2022 at a minimum. CrossFit intends to award a 3-5 year contract to the next host city, beginning as soon as 2023.  To view the full details visit https://games.crossfit.com/rfp. Please reach out to rfp@CrossFitgames.com with any questions. The current timeline: July 1: Letter of Intent to Bid due to CrossFit July 26 - August 1: CrossFit Games Site Visits, Madison, WI (pending covid) September 1: Proposals due to CrossFit Contract negotiations for host cities begin November 15

The Spring 2021 edition of the Playbook is available now. Download your copy. Inside This Issue: Catching Up With Our Communities "Quarantine Re-emergers" Ready for Live Sports Evaluating Resident Sentiment to Inform the Development of Sports Tourism Legalized Sports Betting in America FIFA World Cup 2026 We encourage members to share information with their peers. Contact Meagan Grau to learn more about how you can contribute to a future edition of The Playbook.

The NCAA is looking for hosts for their DIII men’s and women’s lacrosse preliminary rounds.  If you are interested, contact Russ Yurk at russ.yurk@att.net or the championships managers listed below.  DIII Men’s Lacrosse Bid Checklist - https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/lacrosse/d3/men/2020-21D3MLA_BidChecklist.pdf Additional information - https://www.ncaa.org/championship-bid-process-information Regions needed:  Northeast, mid-Atlantic, Midwest Rounds: First/Second Round: Saturday, May 15, 2021 and Sunday, May 16, 2021 Quarterfinals/Semifinals: Saturday, May 22, 2021 and Sunday, May 23, 2021 Champ manager: Alex Mortillaro, amortillaro@ncaa.org   DIII Women’s Lacrosse Bid Checklist – https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/lacrosse/d3/women/2020-21D3WLA_PrelimRndBidChecklist.pdf Host Ops manual - https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/lacross...

In celebration of April Education Blitz, we wanted to bring together some industry experts to openly discuss the current landscape of the sports events & tourism industry, share learnings and what’s around the corner.

In case you missed it, CSEE has retired. So what does that mean? For the many Sports ETA members that achieved their CSEE designation, those individuals' designations are now referred to as Sports Tourism Strategist (STS) to more accurately reflect their role in the sports events and tourism industry. Continuing education requirements for those with their STS designation require 4 STS credits each calendar year. Check your Sports ETA profile to see if you fall within this group and if so you'll be able to download your new STS certificate and a toolkit to help guide you through the transition from CSEE to STS. For those members that were in the process of achieving their CSEE, you are now in the process of achieving your STS. Any previous credits earned, transfer over and count towards your STS designation. You are still required to complete 32 credits to become STS designated, but now you’ll have much more flexibility to complete courses on your terms with a m...