Athletic Business is the leading industry magazine for athletic, recreation and fitness professionals.

Athletic Business is a must-read source for the latest information on building and operating an athletic facility, liability issues, sports updates, athletic programs and special features vital to the athletic, fitness and recreation industry. Stay on top of your field and subscribe today.

Athletic Business, founded in 1977, is a monthly publication with high-quality editorial content and wide coverage of all aspects of facility planning, marketing, equipment, liability, operations and management topics.

Columns include:

• Sports Law
• College Sports
• High School Sports
• For-Profits
• Military and Recreation

In addition, each issue features a Product Focus, highlighting different types of products for the sports, recreation and fitness market.

Athletic Business magazine is distributed free to more than 42,000 subscribers including owners, operators and directors of sports, recreation and fitness facilities at:

    * colleges and universities
    * high schools, private schools and school districts
    * park and recreation departments
    * sports and health clubs
    * military bases
    * YMCAs/YWCAs/JCCs
    * private sports/recreation centers and corporate fitness centers

The magazine is also distributed free-of-charge to professional sports teams, wellness centers and hospitals, sports architects, hotels and resorts, correctional institutions and law enforcement agencies, and amateur and governmental sports organizations.

View Athletic Business Magazine, September 2008

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Cover Story:
70 Obstacle Course
BY COREY FAIRBANKS
Though most recreation facilities meet the legal requirements associated with accessibility, few address the actual needs of people with disabilities.

Features:
34 Building Equity
BY WILLIAM A. BROWNE JR., JOSEPH BRIGGS AND BRYAN STRUBE
Non-revenue sports are gaining access to sophisticated indoor practice facilities.

 45 The Next Precedent
BY NICHOLAS BROWN
Liability claims targeting athletic, recreation and fitness facilities should serve as fair warning to like venues in other jurisdictions.

78 Who Makes the Call?
BY MICHAEL POPKE
The debate over whether referees and umpires should be treated as independent contractors or employees dates back decades, with no resolution in sight.

52 The Layered Look
BY ANDREW COHEN
Rolling out synthetic turf over other sports surfaces has its tricky aspects, especially in situations in which two technologically complex products are involved.
Plus: Products for Sports Fields and Tracks

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