Security concerns at college stadiums take center stage
PHILADELPHIA ? With security concerns at sports venues on the minds of athletic administrators in the post-9/11 world, representatives of 38 colleges from across the nation met Wednesday at Temple University for the first intercollegiate athletics sport security and safety workshop.
The workshop was presented by ADT Security Services and coordinated by the Center for Spectator Sports Security Management at the University of Southern Mississippi and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. The gathering represented a chance for a formal meeting about security concerns and an opportunity for administrators to exchange ideas.
"This is one of the things that keeps us up at night as athletic administrators," said Temple athletics director Bill Bradshaw, who pointed out there are more than 1,700 major stadiums and arenas across the nation, and the majority of athletic administrators responsible for venue security have had little or no formal training or certification.
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