By Nick RigitanoNSGA Director of Research and Insights With the holiday season well underway, NSGA has been monitoring the holiday sales results released by multiple organizations. The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) announced that an estimated 157 million people visited a mall or shopping center over Thanksgiving Weekend (Thursday-Sunday), up from 151 million in … Continued
CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI (October 24, 2019) – Slow-pitch girls softball will be discontinued as a Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) sport, effective with the recently completed 2019 season. The MHSAA Executive Committee — made up of 15 school administrators from throughout the state — made its decision this month. Approximately 75 of the MHSAA’s 248 high … Continued
On September 18, 2019, the National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association (NAERA) updated a letter with recommendations on reconditioning and recertification of athletic helmets. Below is the copy of the letter: NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association), NOCSAE (National OperatingCommittee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) and helmet manufacturers would like to inform youof reconditioning and recertification … Continued
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (September 9, 2019) – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the national governing body of two-year college athletics, announced the creation of NJCAA Esports. This new Esports association will provide two-year colleges with governance, competition and official national championships while also providing guidance and positive development for two-year colleges to build and … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (June 3, 2019) – The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics has recommended that all three divisions of the NCAA governance structure add two sports — acrobatics and tumbling and women’s wrestling — to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. If adopted, the sports would join the program Aug. 1, 2020. The committee identifies sports to be … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Marty Maciaszek, Director Team Dealer Divisionmmaciaszek@nsga.org(847) 296-NSGA (6742), ext. 1260 MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS (May 14, 2019) – Consumer retail purchases of sporting goods equipment, athletic footwear and athletic apparel increased to $69.9 billion for the categories tracked by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) in 2018, an increase of 1% versus 2017. … Continued
WASHINGTON (February 14, 2019) – Holiday retail sales during 2018 grew a lower-than-expected 2.9 percent over the same period in 2017 to $707.5 billion, the National Retail Federation said after the Commerce Department released data that had been delayed by nearly a month because of the recent government shutdown. The numbers, which exclude automobile dealers, gasoline … Continued
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS (February 12, 2019) – As of now, nearly 60 percent of states have enacted remote transaction sales tax regulations, with more nearly completing their process. Notably, in the last month, New York and Wyoming are the latest to take effect. New York is of concern because its guidance can be interpreted to include … Continued
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS (February 18, 2019) – NSGA Director of Public Affairs Larry Weindruch went to Washington, D.C. earlier this month to participate in the Americans for Free Trade coalition’s lobbying day. The goal was to consolidate support in opposition to tariffs, many of which target sports, fitness and recreational products. The urgency of the trip … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 5, 2019) – The National Retail Federation forecasts that retail sales in 2019 will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to more than $3.8 trillion, despite threats from an ongoing trade war, the volatile stock market and the effects of the government shutdown. “We believe the underlying state of the economy is … Continued
