Florida Soccer Referee Becomes First Woman to Call Men’s World Cup Match – Volume 1, Edition 18 By Nick Gandy It started on a field in Stuart when 14-year-old Tori Penso took the advice of her mother and began refereeing youth soccer games. After all, she spent most of her time on the soccer field […]
Passing Out Some Good On Ya’s to the Florida Sports Community – Volume 1, Edition 17 By Nick Gandy When was the last time someone recognized an achievement of yours with a “Good On Ya?” It’s a simple and quick acknowledgement of a job well done for an everyday achievement. We at the Florida Sports […]
Lakeland Runner Takes Big Strides from Florida Senior Games to Boston Marathon – Volume 1, Edition 16 By Nick Gandy Don’t you love it when you try something for the first time and the experience is a great one? That’s how Lakeland’s Janet Lamoureux got hooked on competitive track and field and the Florida Senior […]
Florida State League Baseball – Catch Future All Stars Now and Fun Promotions – Volume 1, Edition 15 By Nick Gandy Like most baseball fans, I’m locked and loaded for the Major League Baseball season from now until October. But don’t you miss the fun we had in March during the Florida Spring Training season, […]
Sports ETA, the trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, released its 2026 State of the Industry Report at its annual Symposium, in Las Vegas, April 22, marking a defining moment for the sector with the first-ever unified analysis of both participatory and spectator sports tourism. The report reveals that sports tourism has […]
Historic Dodgertown Reinvents Itself for the 21st Century in Tribute to Jackie Robinson – Volume 1, Edition 14 By Nick Gandy When considering the oceanfront communities on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, Vero Beach is not one that comes to mind immediately. It describes itself as a destination offering “Hotels with rooftops no higher than palm trees […]
Welcome to The Victory Stand, the Official Quarterly Newsletter for Florida Sports Tourism. This is the first edition, Spring 2026, of many to come featuring a variety of topics supported by the Florida Sports Foundation. CLICK HERE for the 12-page pdf document of The Victory Stand We hope you find this helpful and informative within […]
Inside the Upcoming FSF Granted Events – Volume 1, Edition 13 By Nick Gandy No wonder sports fill the calendar in Florida between April and June. The days are mild and pleasant and the heat of the summer has yet to rear its head. Think about it. We’ve got great weather and more than 30 […]
Jacksonville Jaguars join long list of Football teams at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium Volume 1, Edition 12 By Nick Gandy When the Jacksonville Jaguars took the field for the first time in 1995, Orlando had already seen a myriad of football teams come and go from the field at what is now Camping World Stadium. […]
Polk Senior Games Is a Tight Knit Family of Athletes and Organizers Volume 1, Edition 11 By Nick Gandy This week’s offering began after a visit to the Opening Ceremony of the Polk Senior Games, in 2023. While this article was not completed a few years ago, the annual event continues in the same way […]