The FSF presented six awards to recognize Florida communities and sports commissions for their outstanding efforts in sports tourism in the State of Florida. The awards were presented at the FSF’s annual Sports Summit, held May 25-26 in Palm Coast. The awards presented included: Venue of the Year (Metropolitan Large Market): Ice Den, Coral Springs […]
CLICK HERE for a complete wrapup of the 2015 Florida Senior Games, held December -13, 2015, in Clearwater, Florida. The 2015 Florida Senior Games Wrapup contains stories and highlights and full results from the event which hosted 2,048 athletes age 50 and above in 24 sports over nine days of competition.
Between March 9-15, Tallahassee Senior Games athlete Bob Keller was a participant in Horseshoes, Bag Toss, Powerlifting, Swimming, Basketball Shooting, Bowling, Track and Field, and Cycling events. His sports ran the gamut using strength, endurance, speed, accuracy, and strategy. Read more about Tallahassee’s Capital City Senior Games resident rock star. http://floridasports.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Elder_Update_BobKeller.pdf
Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida’s Spring Training Baseball reached a record high per game attendance this season. The average per game attendance of the 2016 Major League Baseball Spring Training Games was 7,096, marking the first time the number has topped 7,000 in over 100 years of Florida Grapefruit League games. Governor Rick Scott […]
Since the inception of Powerlifting in the Florida Senior Games in 2006, the sport has shown an increase in participation. Florida senior athletes agree the health benefits involved in powerlifting strengthens the wrists, hands, ankles and knees, all parts of the body needed to be strong as you age. READ MORE in the March edition […]
Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy summed it up best as he entertained the crowd of 300 at the 2016 Governor’s Baseball Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Lee County. “The best family vacation is Spring Training Baseball in Florida,” said Dale Murphy. He should know as the father of eight children, […]
Florida Football Central is updated after final week of the 2015-16 season, complete with final NFL and College Football Bowl Game Information. Included in the final update: ** Total Florida NFL and College Football attendance tops 4 Million. ** A week-by-week breakdown of football games and attendance. ** 2015-16 Florida College Football Bowl Games Wrapup. […]
~ A Sample of the Daily Highlights and Spotlights ~ CLICK HERE for results from all sports DAY NINE – Sunday, December 13 Iowa Sprinter becomes Florida Senior Games Fastest Man It took 24 years for a Florida Senior Games athlete to run 100 meters in less than 12 seconds and 200 meters in under […]
The Sunshine State Games community is known for bringing out the best in its athletes. While the sport of Ultimate is one of the more recent additions to Florida’s Olympic-style Sports Festival, its community assisted in launching the professional career of Winter Haven’s Larz Hanselman. At the inaugural Sunshine State Games Beach Ultimate Tournament, held […]
The smile on Ryan Oliver’s face after his first outdoor archery event with his gold medal is one his mother, Kim, still remembers. It was his first of five consecutive Sunshine State Games recurve gold medals at the 2010 Sunshine State Games in Gainesville. “He seemed to be most intrigued with the big shiny medal […]