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The Central Florida Sports Commission is excited to bring you its elite Sports Club Packages. The Sports Club is for sports enthusiasts who want value and special offers while being part of the Central Florida sports scene. The Sports Club brings the best sports events to you are a great price.
As a member, you or your staff can enjoy some of the best sports events in town. In addition, you will be "in the know" when it comes to new events that come to our area. Packages include tickets to a wide range of sporting events, networking and business development opportunities, and the opportunity to be a part of many sporting events through tick sales, pre-event functions, volunteering and more! These packages are great for individuals, as well as organizations who would like to provide prizes or incentives to their own team!
If you'd like to support the Central Florida Sports Commission and economic development in Central Florida, visit www.centralfloridasports.org for more information. |
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A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM SAM
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Football is back! NFL pre-season started last weekend, college teams are currently in camp, and high schools begin practice this week. Both Warner Christian and DeLand look to make it back to the State Championship game at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Mainland, ranked 6th in Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel, will kick off the season August 27th at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium against national powerhouse West Point (Miss.) in the inaugural Gridiron Challenge. See below for more information about the Gridiron Challenge.
 Switching gears, the paving process at the Daytona International Speedway continues this fall, expected to be complete by January 1st. Many of you may be wondering, just where does that leave the Daytona Beach Half Marathon? The popular race, in its third year, will be one of the only events held on DIS property this fall. The CFSC and Speedway have been working on several race routes that will give runners a true "race experience" while not being able to run on the actual track due to the repaving. Check out www.daytonabeachhalf.com for more information.
This past month our friendly and furry friends invaded Southwest Volusia County. More than 2,000 screaming kids and families (a near sellout) packed the Tommy Lawrence Arena at the Volusia County Fair and Expo Center on July 15th for the 18th Annual Celebrity Mascot Games. Click HERE for a quick video of our mascot halftime dance off.
As you know, our Volusia County Marketing Manager for the past six years, Jason Maderer, has resigned from the Sports Commission and started his new life and career in Atlanta this week with his fiancé. We are currently interviewing several great candidates, and by the time you receive next month's impact report, we will have our new Volusia County Manager in place.
We are also continuing our strong focus on business development for Volusia County during this time of transition. Read more about our recent success, and more, below in this month's impact report.
Have a great August! |
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Best Regards,
Sam Stark
President/CEO
Central Florida Sports Commission |
ECONOMIC IMPACT |
June 2010 Totals
Hotel Room Nights - 1,520
Tax Recovery - 11,760.87
Economic Impact - 1,117,470.00
Number of Participants - 384
Number of Spectators - 768
Number of Events - 1
Year to Date (Through June 2010)
Hotel Room Nights - 8,807
Tax Recovery - $62,330.85
Economic Impact - $4,431,135.00
Number of Participants - 4,477
Number of Spectators - 5,268
Number of Events - 12 |
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On the business development front, the Sports Commission is preparing a proposal that will hopefully attract a Mixed Martial Art State Championship to the Ocean Center next September. This event would attract approximately 300+ athletes from across the State of Florida to Daytona Beach for several days
of competition.
 In addition, the Sports Commission has been in discussions with USA Volleyball and USAV-Florida regarding the possibility of hosting two future national events in Daytona Beach. The first one would be a created event for college club teams from across the United States, and would take place in mid March of 2011. Sites being considered include the Ocean Center, Embry Riddle and Daytona State College. The other opportunity would be an existing event/national camp that would take place in late July of 2012. The proposed venue would be the Ocean Center Exhibition Hall and Arena. |
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WINS & LOSSES
(Annual Numbers Through July)
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- Bids Submitted - 9
- Wins - 5
- Losses - 2
Good news, as it appears that the Sports Commission's recent proposal to Florida Wrestling and USA Wrestling to host of the 2011 and 2012 Cadet Duals Championship as been accepted. The Daytona Beach Ocean Center would serve as the host venue for this mid June event. Approximately 2,000 youth athletes, coaches, officials and spectators are expected to be in attendance. We are simply ironing out minor details with all parties before we can officially announce the event has been awarded to our community. We expect to officially announce our "win" in next month's impact report.
In other exciting news, we have received notification from USA Sports Productions that we have been awarded the opportunity to stage the 2013 Judges Gymnastics Cup. Scheduled for the Ocean Center in January of 2013, the event is expected to attract approximately 1,600+ athletes, coaches, officials and spectators to Volusia County. More details to come in future impact reports.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
Gridiron Challenge - Florida vs. the USA
Daytona Beach Municipal StadiumAugust 27-28, 2010http://gridironchallenge1.com/
Harry Gilbert August Super Series Tennis Tournament
August 28-30, 2010
Florida Tennis Center
http://www.usatennisflorida.usta.com/
Ace Gymnastics Blackjack Invitational
September 25-26, 2010
Daytona Beach Ocean Center
http://acegymnastics.net/2010-blackjack-invitational/
Daytona Beach Half Marathon
October 31, 2010
Daytona International Speedway
http://www.daytonabeachhalf.com/ |
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The best High School football in the country will be on display at the Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium on August 27-28 at the inaugural Gridiron Challenge - Florida vs. the USA. The event will start with one Friday evening game, pairing Daytona Beach Mainland against defending Mississippi Class 5A Champion West Point High. There are three games on Saturday. Glades Central (Belle Glade, FL) takes on Dallas Skyline (TX) at noon. Then Glades Day (Belle Glade, FL) plays Jeffersonville Twiggs County (GA). The day concludes with Cocoa High facing Olive Branch High (MS). Four of the eight teams made it to their state championship game in 2009, with Florida teams Glades Day (1B) and Cocoa (2A) winning the title in their respective division. Tickets are only $15 and grant admission to all four games. Click HERE for more information.
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