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IN SOCIAL SPORTS, IT’S ABOUT CAMARADERIE, NOT COMPETITION

The Sport & Social Industry Association said its 65 member companies had revenue of about $66 million in 2015, the most recent data available, with 1.2 million participants in its leagues. (The number of individual players is smaller than that: If you play in a soccer league and a dodge ball league, for example, you would be…

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PAINLESS PODCAST WITH CSSC PRESIDENT, CHRIS HASTINGS

Chris planned to be NBA or NFL commissioner, and life took a different turn. He actually technically oversees dozens of leagues now and 130,000 participants, but it’s in the recreation space instead. How did this one-time Division III “possession receiver” carve this different path? What are his recommendations for others looking to break in or…

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SEARCHING FOR LOVABLE LOSERS? SIXTEEN-INCH SOFTBALL IS THE ANSWER

F​or north-siders who miss the sweet nadir of the Chicago Cubs—those glory decades when the team’s inferiority meant you could haggle a scalped ticket down to five bucks and later drape your legs over the empty seat in front of you—there’s a way to recapture some of that feeling. Now imagine this: five diamonds bustling…

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TASTYTRADE BOOTSTRAPPING EPISODE

Chicago Sport & Social Club is a sports & lifestyle marketing company specializing in producing athletic, social and corporate events for young professionals. They produce hundreds of events a year with over 100K participants in 20 different sports. Greg Hastings is the President who worked his ranked up the ladder after starting out as an…

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