Sport and Recreation is a major contributor to Florida’s economy with activities providing over $57 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 to support numerous […]
The FSF held its first quarter Board of Directors Meeting at Marlins Park in Miami on August 11, 2017. Highlights of the Meeting By a unanimous vote, Jesse Biter, of Sarasota, was elected to chair the FSF for the 2017-18 fiscal year. President Angela Suggs was introduced and told the Board Members […]
The Florida Sports Foundation welcomes Angela Adams Suggs as its new President and Senior Vice President of Sports Development for Enterprise Florida beginning August 7. She brings a wealth of experience and an excitement to lead the Tallahassee-based Florida Sports Foundation as it continues working to support Florida’s $57 billion sports industry. Suggs comes to […]
May 24-25, 2017 Jupiter Beach Resort and Spa The 2017 FSF Sports Summit brings together representatives from Florida’s 27 Sports Commissions and Sports Events Rights Holders from around the country. More than 30 presenters from a variety of sports will share their information with Florida’s finest sports tourism promoters throughout the day on Thursday, May […]
The State of Florida’s $57 billion sports industry was on display at Florida Sports Day at the Capitol Courtyard, Thursday, April 20 as many of the sports entities that make Florida the top sports tourism destination in the country, hosting over 3,000 events per year, were on hand to celebrate the occasions. Talking sports in […]
The fiscal year of 2015-16 meant another bustling sports economy year to the Florida Sports economy bringing 16 million visitors, a $57.4 billion economic footprint and 580,000 jobs to the Sunshine State. These numbers were determined by an economic impact survey of the Florida Sports Industry, compiled by Hexad Analytics, of Pensacola and commissioned by […]
Episode 703- HOW TO DO THE FLORIDA SENIOR GAMES how to Do florida, a show designed to motivate viewers to venture outdoors and experience new and exciting activities, paid a visit to the 2015 Florida Senior Games in Clearwater and made some new friends. Show host Chad Crawford spent a day with a collection of […]
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.
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 […]