NFL stadiums to host collegiate sports security event training

http://www.securityinfowatch.com/online/The-Latest-for-Security-Executives/NFL-stadiums-to-host-collegiate-sports-security-event-training/19198SIW305 ^ | pdated: December 18th, 2008 04:46 PM EDT | Geoff Kohl, editor-in-chief, SecurityInfoWatch.com

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NFL stadiums to host collegiate sports security event training

Workshops from Center for Spectator Sports Security Management to help train university officials

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The training programs will be hosted by the Center for Spectator Sports Security Management and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, and will be assisted by the Stadium Managers' Association. Funding for the workshops comes from a $3.5 million DHS grant, and the workshops will also see involvement from the U.S. Secret Services, the NBA and MLB.

The training will include scenarios-based exercises and discussions for incidents at, during and around sporting events, and attendees will learn how to engage in multi-agency partnerships. Training will also focus on how to assess risks and threats and develop recovery processes, and even cover such aspects of sports venue security as bomb sweeps and spotting weapons on spectators.

Dr. Lou Marciani, the director for the Center for Spectator Sports Security Management at the University of Southern Mississippi, said the goal of the workshops is to offer "a solid sport risk management curriculum and exposure to the National Football League's best security practices."