There are FOUR opportunities in September to compete and qualify for the Florida Senior Games being held in Clearwater December 1-9. The Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier events, sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation, are gearing up to take place throughout the Sunshine State starting September 7. Here is a list of the four opportunities […]
TALLAHASSEE – Sunshine State Games Sport Shooting events will be taking aim for seven consecutive weekends beginning in late-September and continuing into early-November throughout the state of Florida. Six Sunshine State locations will host 11 different pistol, rifle, and shotgun events with the first, the Bullseye Pistol competition, being contested on Sunday, September 23 at […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Sport and recreation is a major contributor to Florida’s economy with activities providing over $57.4 billion in total economic output, creating over 580,000 jobs, and attracting nearly 16 million non-resident visitors to Florida. The contributions of Florida’s county and municipal Parks & Recreation Departments to sport tourism provide the maintenance and infrastructure […]
Let the countdown begin! It’s only 146 days until the beginning of the 2019 Florida Spring Training season. The 2019 Major League Baseball Spring Training schedule was announced on Wednesday afternoon, and the first game of the 2019 season will be played on Friday, February 22 as the Tampa Bay Rays will host the Philadelphia […]
While dodging the August thunderstorms that began early in the day, nine Florida Senior Games women’s softball teams hit the diamonds at the Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex to qualify for the 2019 National Senior Games. The 50+ Kryptonite team (pictured at left), from Winter Springs, was the only team to go undefeated. Kryptonite scored 43 […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Following its first quarter Board of Directors Meeting at the International Speedway Corporation in Daytona Beach on Wednesday, the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF) announced the addition of seven board members to round out its 23-member group of leadership. The new board members will provide guidance, direction, and oversight to attract, create, and host […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Senior Games (FSG) Softball players will take the field this weekend to begin their journey to the 2019 National Senior Games in Albuquerque, N.M., at the FSG Softball Qualifier at the Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex in Leesburg. Teams ranging in ages from 50+ to 75+ will earn a trip to the 2019 […]
2018 MLB Florida Spring Training Economic Impact Study TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Sports Foundation today announced that the 2018 Florida Grapefruit League generated an economic impact of $687.1 million for the State of Florida. The Florida Grapefruit League takes place annually during the Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training season and features 15 MLB […]
Photo Gallery FORT LAUDERDALE – The 2018 Sunshine State Games Boxing Championships lived up to its hyped boxing card in South Florida on July 20 and 21 as 76 boxers from throughout the state of Florida and Puerto Rico squared off for titles in their respective divisions over the two-day tournament at the Joseph C. […]
TALLAHASSEE – Nearly 80 boxers are set to step inside the four-cornered ropes this weekend at the Joseph C. Carter Park Gymnasium in Fort Lauderdale as the bell rings for the Sunshine State Games Boxing Championships on Friday, July 20. The three-day event will feature six major divisions for both men and women scattered through […]