Keeping Football Players Safe At Your Sports Complex
Keeping The Players Safe At Your Sports Complex There are few subjects in sports that are talked about more than player safety in football. As our knowledge on concussions and the dangers of related injuries and conditions has developed, the sport has scrambled to make itself safer and more enjoyable for football players. While much […]
Top 3 Mistakes That Hurt a New Sports Complex
Three Mistakes a New Complex Should Avoid Opening a new sports complex or recreational facility is a challenging, multi-faceted endeavor that requires experienced project management. All too often, investment groups make a few common mistakes that can seriously hurt their project’s viability. To avoid these mistakes, consider partnering with an industry-leading management team such as […]
What is Sports Tourism?
Let’s create something today Get Started Download a PDF The Podium Case Study Download Explaining Sports Tourism Sports tourism is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent years. If you are simply looking for a definition, sports tourism is traveling in order to observe or participate in a sporting event. Generally, […]
Facility Planning Tips For Complexes With A Small Budget
Facility Planning Tips For Small Budget Complexes Facility planning and development is a difficult venture with a lot of moving parts even when you don’t consider the financial side of things. Budgeting is one of the most important factors of facility planning, whether determining what kind of amenities and equipment you can afford or simply […]
3 Ways To Maximize Your Pro Forma Investment
Pro Forma By now, you’ve taken one of the first major step towards creating your new sports, recreation, events, or wellness center by investing in your feasibility assessment and pro forma. Your pro forma is a highly detailed, 5-year financial forecast of your prospective business. It is key to assessing the feasibility of your future […]
SFM: Annual Strategic Planning 101
Annual Strategic Planning with Sports Facility Management Annual strategic planning is an essential part of running any successful business. Businesses who are cognizant of their organizational goals are better able to set priorities, focus energy, and work together to execute their strategies. Today, Sports Facilities Management will discuss what strategic planning encompasses, how to create […]
Four Reasons Why A Multi-Purpose Center Can Be Successful In Your Community
Why A Multi-Purpose Center Can Be Successful In Your Community If your community is looking at developing and building a community center, the facility planning process will be a crucial aspect. Determining what your demographics are and what the feasibility of your project is are important factors in the process. However, arguably the most important […]
Recruitment Tactics for a Sports Complex
Staff Recruitment for a Sports Complex Staff recruitment is an underrated aspect of business success. The vast majority of sports complex startups treat recruiting as something that they’ll figure out as they go. Going into the process with a plan and practices already set in place will help to ensure you find the right candidates […]
3 Common Project Delays & How To Avoid Them
Project Delays Hundreds of factors could cause a project delay in an already lengthy development process. Here are 3 common delays and some strategies to keep your project moving forward. Financing Even after you’ve achieved the monumental task of obtaining project funding, there can be delays in the financing process. Once the project team has […]
Three Myths Of Facility Planning
Three Common Myths Of Facility Planning For anybody who is currently developing a sports complex or recreation center, you know how difficult facility planning can be. It is a long, multi-step process with a lot of moving parts. As a developer, you have to be able to identify and execute a vision while also not […]
Sports Complex Design Tips For Aquatic Facilities
Sports Complex Design For Aquatic Facilities If you are developing or have already developed a community center or recreation center, you know how important the pool is for revenue purposes. For many facilities, the aquatic center is the biggest generator of revenue, so you want to make sure it’s developed well. This is especially true […]
4 Tips to Perfect Sports Complex Procurement
Don’t Just Get What You Need If you’re a future sports complex owner or project leader in facility development, you may soon find yourself buried in catalogs and marketing emails for everything from turf to catering platters, LED lighting, and wall padding. How do you know what provides the most value or which is truly […]