January 2022 Issue
Features
Aquatic Trends Report
Our fourth annual Aquatic Trends Report dives deep into the trends revealed by a survey of more than 500 aquatic professionals, revealing how their facilities look now, and what they have planned for the future. We look at everything from equipment and budgets to programming and challenges, including the ongoing impact of the pandemic.
The year 2020 was a turbulent time in the aquatics industry, with many facilities opening late if at all, which had a detrimental effect on everything from budgets and construction planning to lifeguard training and drowning prevention.
Providing a place for our four-legged friends to play and their humans to socialize, dog parks have been growing by leaps and bounds. Here, we'll examine some of the most successful and how they get tails wagging.
Managing & maintaining sports fields is a big job, made bigger when your fields are seeing a lot of use. Here we’ll examine how to get the most use out of fields, whether natural turf or synthetic.
After unprecedented challenges, fitness facilities are finding new ways to reach former and new exercisers with creative offerings. In this feature, we talked to the experts to find out about how fitness clubs are continuing to adapt to the new normal.
Departments
inPERSPECTIVE / RESTROOMS: Restroom Planning Made Easy
Precast concrete restroom structures can make it simple to bring this essential service to your site—providing a wide range of highly durable designs that are simple to install.
inPRACTICE / PARKS: Celebrating a Community's History
In a historic neighborhood in Fort Worth, a new art installation helps remember the past while providing a usable space for community members to get together.
inPRACTICE / PLAYGROUNDS: The Playground of the Future
When a popular park with plenty of trees needed a new playground solution, they found a futuristic-looking option that didn’t sacrifice the existing shade.
Web Exclusives
An Adventure Park's Marketing Overhaul
Your marketing strategy can completely revolutionize your facility’s success. Learn more about how Muskegon Luge Adventure Park got a marketing overhaul that improved its sales.
Enjoyed the Aquatic Trends Report? There’s more! We asked respondents about their goals for their facilities for the coming year. Find out what they had to say.
From the Editor's Desk
With this first step into the adventure of the new year, I'd like to give you a little tour of some of the new things we've got going on here at Recreation Management.
This year's report may not feature the extraordinary departures from the norms that 2020 represented, but, in addition to all the usual information we see in an ordinary year, it highlights ongoing challenges that are a direct result of the ongoing pandemic.
Digital Edition
