Original article LEESBURG, Fla. – Leesburg’s Parks and Recreation Department received the 2020 “Excellence in Sports Tourism, Small Market” award from the Florida Recreation and Parks Association. The award, accepted by Parks and Recreation Director Travis Rima at the FRPA Awards and Installation Banquet on September 2, recognizes the city’s efforts to support sports tourism. […]
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Experience Florida’s Sports Coast (FSC), the Destination Management Organization for Pasco County, is excited to announce the new 98,000 square-foot Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County (WRSCPC) in Wesley Chapel is officially open, kicking off a new era of sports tourism for the destination. “With the destination’s recent rebrand to […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Despite having to end 12 days early, and cancel 86 games because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Florida Spring Training Season was a success. Nearly 883,000 fans attended 199 games for an average of nearly 6,000 fans per game. Highlights from the 2020 season included: The debut of the Atlanta Braves new […]
Courtesy of Greater Orlando Sports Commission ORLANDO, Fla. (June 16, 2020) – The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission (GO Sports) have announced the Arnold Palmer Invitational Junior honoring Jim Bell will extend its stay in Orlando for three years through 2022. The tournament will be hosted at Arnold Palmer’s […]
Courtesy of the WNBA NEW YORK – After significant discussions with the league’s key stakeholders, including the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA), the WNBA today announced elements of plans to return to the court to begin the WNBA 2020 season. The league is finalizing a partnership that would make IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, […]
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. and Orlando, Fla., May 27, 2020 – Cheez-It®, the official snack of bowl season, announced it is moving east to become title sponsor of the Cheez-It® Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. The move kicks off a multi-year agreement between Florida Citrus Sports (FCS) and Cheez-It, brokered by Denver-based Impression Sports […]
Courtesy of Team USA: Original Source Following a full one-year postponement, the Olympic Games Tokyo will take place July 23-Aug. 8, 2021, with the Paralympic Games to follow Aug. 24-Sept. 5, 2021. The announcement of the new dates comes six days after the International Olympic Committee took the unprecedented step on March 24 of delaying […]
Courtesy of the NCAA: Original Source The Division I Council on Monday voted to allow schools to provide spring-sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility. Members also adjusted financial aid rules to allow teams to carry more members on scholarship to account for incoming recruits and student-athletes […]
The 2020 Florida Sports Summit, previously scheduled to take place at the Hammock Beach Resort May 19-22, has been postponed. The Foundation staff is diligently working with our partners from Palm Coast & the Flagler Beaches, the Hammock Beach Resort, and stakeholders to identify a new date for the Summit. Once information regarding the new […]
During the month of March 2020, the Florida Sports Foundation, a Division of Enterprise Florida, Inc., proudly supports the following 15 events, projected to bring approximately 57,759 out of state visitors and $199 million in economic impact to the state, through its quarterly grant program. Tim Rand Invitational Dates: February 28-March 1, 2020 | Organization: […]