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2013 News

• May 10, 2013 - NSGA Announces Four All-Star Award Winners and Eight College Scholarship Recipients at 2013 Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit
• March 28, 2013 - Healthcare Reform Town Hall to Highlight Important Issue for Sporting Goods Business Owners and Executives
• February 19, 2013 - NSGA Launches 2013 Team Dealer Outside Sales Compensation Survey
• February 13, 2013 - NSGA Joins Organizations From Across the Country in the Launch of a New Coalition to Level the Playing Field for All Sellers
• January 8, 2013 - NSGA Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit Offers Expert Insights from Industry Leaders; Registration Now Open

2012 News

• December 21, 2012 - Former NSGA Board Chairman, Dave Sington, Passes Away
• December 18, 2012 - NSGA Creates Strategic Partnership with Leisure Trends Group
• November 6, 2012 - NSGA Names Dustin Dobrin New Director of Research & Information
• October 24, 2012 - NSGA Teams Up with Get In The Game
• October 15, 2012 - 2013 NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit to Welcome Coach K as Keynote Speaker
• August 15, 2012 - Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame to Induct Three in 2013
• August 13, 2012 - 2nd Annual NSGA All-Star Awards to Recognize Industry's Leading Companies
• August 13, 2012 - Association Launches 2nd Annual College Scholarship Program
• July 17, 2012 - NSGA Signs Master Membership Agreement with TEAMS Buying Group
• July 5, 2012 - Association Launches RFP Process for 2013 Conference & Summit Speakers
• July 5, 2012 - NSGA Names New Board Members, Elects New Board Leadership
• June 21, 2012 - Participate in the 2013 NSGA Cost of Doing Business Survey
• June 12, 2012 - Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Famer Bill Farrell Passes Away
• June 11, 2012 - NSGA Creates New Position - Assistant to the Director, Team Dealer Division - Accepting Resumes to Fill Position
• June 11, 2012 - Research & Information Director, Dan Kasen, to Retire in November; Association Accepting Resumes to Fill Position
• May 24, 2012 - NSGA Issues Request for Proposals for Real Estate Advisory Services
• May 10, 2012 - Five Companies Recognized with Inaugural NSGA All-Star Awards at 2012 Management Conference
• April 26, 2012 - NSGA Announces Software Provider Solution for Member Team Dealers & Retailers
• April 19, 2012 - NSGA to Award First College Scholarships to 10 Deserving Students
• March 22, 2012 - Hotel Block Filling Fast for 2012 NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit
• February 24, 2012 - Former NSGA Director Ken Brown Passes Away
• February 9, 2012 - NSGA Pleased with NFHS Decision to Delay Football Glove Rule Implementation until 2013-14
• February 1, 2012 - NSGA Board Member Receives Prestigious Award from Canada's Source for Sports Buying Group
• January 27, 2012 - NSGA Creates New Relationship with Credit Card Processing Partner
• January 23, 2012 - NSGA Accepting Proposals for Website Redesign, Usability Testing, Hosting and Maintenance
• January 13 2012 - January 27 Deadlines for NSGA All-Star Awards and College Scholarship Approaching
• January 9, 2012 - NSGA Accepting Proposals Through January 23 for Members' Business Software Solution
• January 4, 2012 - Former NSGA Board Member, Tony Rosati, Passes Away
• January 2, 2012 - Registration Now Open for the 2012 NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit

2011 News

• November 21, 2011 - Recognize Industry Excellence through NSGA's New All-Star Awards
• November 17, 2011 - NSGA Launches College Scholarship Program
• September 6, 2011 - Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame to Induct Four in 2012
• August 30, 2011 - NSGA's Fitness Division, FIDA, to Present Educational Seminar at Upcoming HFB Show
• August 18, 2011 - Past NSGA Chairman, David Pfeiffer, Passes Away
• July 25, 2011 - Dale Donaldson and Jeff Brusati Elected to NSGA Board of Directors
• June 23, 2011 - Sporting Goods Market in 2011 Report Released
• June 9, 2011 - Sports Participation in 2010 Report Released
• May 31, 2011 - Speaker Presentations and Handouts from Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit Available
• May 24, 2011 - May 2011 Research Newsletter Released
• May 20, 2011 - 2011 Management Conference Photos Now Available
• May 17, 2011 - 2011 Brand Share Reports Now Available
• April 21, 2011 - New NSGA Footwear Brand Share Reports Now Available
• March 18, 2011 - Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit Hotel Room Block Filling Up Fast
• March 14, 2011 - Soles4Souls Founder and CEO, Wayne Elsey, to Close 2011 NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit
• March 3, 2011 - Erin Andrews Confirmed as 2011 Celebrity Luncheon Speaker
• February 18, 2011 - NSGA to Hire Three Summer Administrative Interns
• February 15, 2011 - 2011 Team Dealer Summit to Feature Outstanding Speakers
• February 1, 2011 - Day 2 Speakers Announced for 2011 Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit
• January 28, 2011 - NSGA to Collaborate on National Health Through Fitness Day
• January 18, 2011 - NSGA Announces Monday Speakers for 2011 Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit
• January 17, 2011 - Former NSGA Chairman John Cook, Sr. Passes Away

2010 News

• NSGA Names Bruce Hammond New Director of Marketing & Communications
• NSGA's Paul M. Prince, CEM, to Retire After 39-year Career in Sporting Goods Industry
• Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame to Induct Jim Baugh, Tom Raynor, and Ted Stahl at 2011 Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit
• Larry Weindruch Appointed to Succeed Tom Doyle as President of the National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association
• NSGA Announces Formation of New Hockey Dealers Association
• NSGA and SNEWS Announce Formation of Fitness Industry Dealers Association
• NSGA's Thomas B. Doyle to Retire After 39-year Career in Sporting Goods industry
• NSGA and SGMA Meet to Discuss Working Together
• NSGA Board of Directors Elects Jeff Rosenthal as New Chairman and Ken Meehan as Treasurer/Chairman-Elect
• 2010 Management Conference Recap
• NSGA Appoints Association Industry Veteran Richard H. Schascheck as New CFO
• NSGA Joins the Constant Contact Business Partner Program
• NSGA Launches Social Media Presences

2009 News

• New NSGA Service Provides Affordable Web site Design, Domain Registration and Hosting Services
• Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Elects Four
• Ken Meehan Elected to NSGA Board of Directors
• NSGA Establishes Scholarships to Honor Retired President & CEO Jim Faltinek

2008 News

• NSGA Board Elects Matt Carlson to Succeed Jim Faltinek as President & CEO