Sports center owners today are transforming their business by replacing indoor soccer with 5-a-side. How do we explain this constantly evolving trend of a traditional sport such as indoor soccer with more than 3,000 fields and almost 6 million players in the USA? The answer is very simple: it’s
SPORTS TOURISM: AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE NEW REVENUE LINES AND BUILD CUSTOMER LOYALTY
Sports tourism is one of the fastest growing phenomena in recent years. Up to 15 million international arrivals are estimated every year. In percentage, sports tourism absorbs about 10% of the entire world tourism expenditure. With this premise, based on data from the European Travel Commission, it
SOCCER IN THE USA? SMALL IS BETTER
The US Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore has exceeded expectations. At the world's largest event for football coaches, WSBSPORT embarked on a growth journey that promises success in a country that is investing heavily in innovation applied to the world of soccer. WSBSPORT aims to position
WSBSPORT AT UNITED SOCCER COACHES CONVENTION 2020
We will bring our innovative concept for small soccer fields and our capability to create strategic partnerships to this year’s USC convention in Baltimore from January 15 to 19. A prestigious event with a specific focus on youth soccer, USC brings together over 200 international exhibitors and 14
WSB partners with SportBak to promote connected football
Interview with SportBak, brand new partner with which WSB aims to promote a future of indoor and outdoor connected football. 1) Why did you start SportBak? We started SportBak and this project to make performances tools accessible, since they are more often reserved for professionals. And to make
FIFA 20: EA reveals new features and release date
The new FIFA season is here. EA has officially announced the launch of its cornerstone franchise, FIFA 20, confirming the arrival of the so-called VOLTA game mode, which will allow playing street soccer and indoor soccer between teams of 3, 4 and 5 players. NEW GAME MODE: VOLTA Soccer VOLTA is the
Indoor Soccer Center Design: the importance of branding
Indoor soccer facilities need appropriate club design and an effective branding strategy to be successful. In commercial architecture design and marketing must go hand in hand. The first examples of industrial design applied to commercial and retail outlets dates back to the early 1900's when man
Open an Indoor Soccer Club for women: Le Hall Case Study
Let’s look at how a French entrepreneur created a plan to open an indoor soccer club for women. Women's football is experiencing a moment of great awareness. Not only in the United States, where for years women have elected football as their favorite sport. The emergence of new female stars and
Interview with Pascal Hoffmann, WSBSPORT’s sales expert in Mauritius.
Tell us about your experience in the hospitality and sports sector? After working for more than 25 years in the hospitality and nightlife industry (hotels, bars and clubs) and raising 4 kids, I realized it was time to change sector. During that period lots of foreigners asked me what to do to