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▲ Industry 8 June 2013 Youth NC Youth Soccer Org Must Pay In Boy's Death WINSTON SALEM, N.C.— According to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal, the N.C. Youth Soccer Association must pay $8.3 million for negligence in the death of a 13-year-old Charlotte boy and a teammate killed in a bus accident during a soccer trip in France. Julian Brown, a freshman at Myers Park High School, and Matthew Helms, a 13-year-old goalie from Jacksonville, died in April 2004 when the bus they were riding in overturned on a rain-soaked roadway northeast of Paris. An Onslow County jury returned the verdict in the parents' lawsuit against the youth soccer group, which was responsible for overseeing the trip. The suit, filed in 2005, accused the N.C. Youth Soccer Association of failing to look into the safety record of the bus company used on the trip and allowing a volunteer to speed while driving the team bus. Loveland Lacrosse Club Gibbons Named To NASC Board PROVIDENCE, R.I.—John Gibbons, CSEE, executive director of the Rhode Island Sports Commission, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the National John Gibbons, CSEE Association of Sports Commissions (NASC). The announcement was made at the organization's annual symposium, held recently in Louisville, Ky. This summer and next, the Rhode Island Sports Commission will welcome more than 4,000 soccer players from 15 states to the University of Rhode Island. The 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer Region I tournament will take place there June 27-July 2, while the 2014 event will be held June 26-July 1. This event is anticipated to generate more than 25,000 hotel room nights for the region over two years. The Rhode Island Sports Commission is a subsidiary of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB). PWCVB President and CEO Martha Sheridan noted that the appointment is in recognition of Gibbons' work both for the industry and for Rhode Island. "John's efforts have scored huge wins for the state and the surrounding area," Sheridan said. "His appointment to this national organization is testament to both the quality of his work and the respect he's earned amongst his colleagues in the industry. I have no doubts he will help sow similar successes for this important industry at the national level." Events Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission SPORTS Talk Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium, which features a newly resurfaced poured polyurethane track, hosted the Alabama High School Athletic Association 2013 Outdoor State Track & Field Championship in May. NAIA Track & Field Championships Headed To Gulf Coast KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the NAIA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships will be hosted by the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Sports Commission in partnership with the city of Gulf Shores, Ala., in 2014 and 2015. Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium will serve as the venue for the 2014 championships from May 22–24 and the 2015 event from May 21–23. The track at Gulf Shores Sportsplex was resurfaced with a poured polyurethane surface. Other track upgrades included the addition of a steeplechase, a high jump, and pole vault pits and standards. ■ US Lacrosse Endorses Youth Concussion Act US Lacrosse is among the national sports organizations publicly endorsing the Youth Sports Concussion Act, a new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate in May. The proposed congressional legislation is aimed at reducing youth sports concussions by empowering both the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to take stronger actions in guaranteeing equipment safety standards and claims by sporting goods manufacturers. Essentially, the new legislation hopes to extend the impact of the findings from a National Academies report on sports-related concussions, due to be released publicly no later than January 2014. That report is expected to include product safety standards that equipment manufacturers will need to consider for voluntary adoption. "US Lacrosse supports efforts, such as the Youth Sports Concussion Act, that seek to increase the accountability of sporting goods manufacturers to ➤ www.sportseventsmagazine.com