All posts by: Askia Jones

Sarasota-Bradenton to Host Next Three USRowing Youth National Championships

in Press Releases, Sport Tourism News

USRowing will be partnering with Visit Sarasota and the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates (SANCA) to bring the USRowing Youth National Championships back to Florida for the next three years, the organizations announced on Sunday. Nathan Benderson Park, which hosted the 2017 World Rowing Championships last September, will play host to the event from 2019-2021. […]

Rowing, paddling, and Olympic weightlifting kick off June’s Sunshine State Games this weekend

in Press Releases, Sunshine State Games News

Sunshine State Games athletes will be gliding across the water at Nathan Benderson Park in rowing and paddling events and lifting heavy amounts of weight at the Olympic weightlifting competition at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. This is the second weekend of multi-sport 2018 Sunshine State Games competitions going on through the months of May […]

FSF holds annual Summit at One Ocean Resort in Jacksonville

in Press Releases, Sport Tourism News, Sunshine State Games News

May 21-23, 2018 One Ocean Resort – Jacksonville, Fla.  Event Program The 2018 FSF Industry Partners Summit brings together representatives from Florida’s 27 sports commissions and sports events rights holders from around the country. Twenty-three presenters from a variety of sports will share their information with Florida’s finest sports tourism promoters throughout the day on […]

Jason Hendrix joins the Florida Sports Foundation as Director of Communications

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The Florida Sports Foundation (FSF), a Division of Enterprise Florida, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jason Hendrix has joined the staff as the Director of Communications. In this position, Hendrix will plan and direct all aspects of communications while managing and implementing all media strategies that foster the daily relationships with local, regional, and […]