The Florida Sports Foundation announced its recently commissioned study found the total economic impact of the sports industry on Florida’s economy amounted to $146.5 billion in Fiscal Years 2019-20 and 2020-21. CLICK HERE for the direct link to the full $146.5 Billion Economic Impact Study. The report, conducted by the independent research firm Tourism Economics, […]
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Sports Foundation, the state of Florida’s sports promotion and development organization, is pleased to announce an agreement with Florida’s Sports Coast (Pasco County), to host the 2022 through 2024 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana. The Florida Senior Games is an Olympic-style Sports Festival, for athletes age 50 and over. The […]
LINK TO 2021 FLORIDA SENIOR GAMES PHOTO GALLERY The 30th Annual Florida Senior Games featured 13 days of competition, December 4-12 and 16-19, with 21 sports in Broward, Highlands, Martin and Pinellas Counties. Broward County hosted 19 sports at 13 different facilities. The 2021 Florida Senior Games presented a variety of sports contested on indoor and […]
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Sports Foundation (FSF) launched two redesigned websites on Wednesday, March 13, accompanying Florida Tourism Day. The new top-of-line, state-of-the-art websites provide a unique landing for FSF’s marquee amateur sporting events and brands: Sunshine State Games and Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana. FSF is proud to announce the redesign of its […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The 2019 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, Series Qualifier events, sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation, are gearing up to take place throughout the Sunshine State starting February 2, giving opportunities for athletes 50 and above to Bring Your Game to competitions in the state of Florida. The 21 local series […]
The last four years of the Florida Senior Games have been a homecoming for Doug Covert, a Tallahassee athlete, who has been a regular on the bowling lanes but laced up a different pair of shoes to compete on the track lanes in 2018. Covert and his family moved to Dunedin when he was in […]
2019 FSG Series Qualifiers As the 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, registration deadline counts down to Sunday, Florida’s Senior Athletes can start filling in dates for 2019 Florida Senior Games competitions statewide. The Florida Sports Foundation, in conjunction with 20 local communities around Florida, announces the 2019 Florida Senior Games schedule of local […]
Photo Gallery Results TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, came to a close on Sunday, December 9, at 7:02 p.m., at the North Greenwood Recreation Center when Bob Gill, of Weeki Wachee, and Michael Goodrich, of St. Joseph, Mich., defeated Steve Arlen, of Kissimmee, and John Trafalski, of Hernando, 11-5, […]
Photo Gallery Results CLEARWATER, Fla. — The 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, came to a close on Sunday at 7:02 p.m., at the North Greenwood Recreation Center when Bob Gill, of Weeki Wachee, and Michael Goodrich, of St. Joseph, Mich., defeated Steve Arlen, of Kissimmee, and John Trafalski, of Hernando, 11-5, 11-5, to […]
Photo Gallery Results CLEARWATER, Fla. — Day eight of the 2018 Florida Senior Games, presented by Humana, got off to a big start at Crest Lake Park in Clearwater with a milestone anniversary of a race walker and some exciting finishes on foot and on bicycles. Gary Bertelsen, of New Smyrna Beach, crossed the finish […]