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TAG UP for Youth and Sports in Florida. Purchase a professional sports license plate and be a supporter of sports in Florida. The Central Florida Sports Commission and each of Florida's nine professional sports teams encourage you to purchase the specialty sports tag of your choice. Show pride in your favorite Florida team while providing support to youth charities and Florida's communities. Proceeds from the additional $25 tag fee directly support each team's designated youth charity and the development of major and regional sports events throughout Florida. Each year the tag program generates over $250,000 for local youth charities and supports major and regional sports events throughout Florida's communities. For more information click HERE. | |
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A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM SAM |
The dog days of summer are coming to a close and yet things are still heating up in Seminole County for the winter and spring!
We are excited to report that hotel room bookings for the 2010 Elite Club National League soccer tournament are flowing into Seminole County hotels. Teams are filling our local hotels in a season that certainly will welcome their presence. This event is scheduled to be held from December 26-29th at Sylvan Lake Park and Seminole Soccer Complex in Sanford with approximately 100 teams expected to participate in the event. We will keep you posted with details as they continue to develop throughout the fall.
 Continuing on the business development front, the Sports Commission has submitted our bid to host 2 new events in Seminole County for 2011! As we mentioned in our last Impact Report, the CFSC was organizing a bid to host the 2011 Sunshine State Conference tennis championships at Sanlando Park in April. Additionally, the CFSC has submitted a bid, in conjunction with Lake Brantley High School, to host the 2011 FHSAA Cheerleading Regional Championships on January 8th at Lake Brantley High School. This first year event is expected to bring in more than 70 teams from in and around the region. We hope to update you in the next report as to the status of these two bids.
Senior Softball USA is gearing up to stage their regional championship in Seminole County this month. This event is planed to take place September 14-19 at the Seminole Softball Complex in Altamonte Springs. The event organizer is hoping to host between 50 and 60 teams from throughout the Southeast.
As always, please do not hesitate to call should you have any questions and we look forward to partnering with TEAM SEMINOLE to generate more great sports activity in Seminole County.
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Best Regards,
Sam Stark
President/CEO
Central Florida Sports Commission |
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| ECONOMIC IMPACT
Year to Date (through July, 2010)
Hotel Room Nights: 6,167
Tax Recovery: $ 68,997.22
Economic Impact: $4,007,278.50
Number of Participants: 5,156
Number of Spectators: 7,101
Number of Events: 9
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IN THE PIPELINE |
Quick update on the proposed Orlando Cup (soccer tournament) scheduled for next April. This created youth soccer tournament is scheduled to take place April 20 - 24, 2011 at both Sylvan Lake Park and Seminole Soccer Complex. Since our last impact report, the Sports Commission conducted several additional planning meetings with the event organizers and everything seems to be coming into place for the event next April. Grassroots marketing has already begun in recruiting international teams to participate, with additional promotional activities planned in the coming months to attract teams from across the United States. We hope to share additional details on the Orlando Cup in future impact reports.
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| WINS & LOSSES
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Formal Bids Submitted: 13
Total Bids Won: 2
Total Bids Lost: 3
 At this time, the CFSC is still reviewing the bid paperwork distributed by USA Rugby for their 2011 events, and we will be working with our community partners to determine which events will fit best in Seminole County. Sylvan Lake Park and/or the Seminole Soccer Club are the potential host venues. We will have an update as to the status of these bids in next month's impact report.
The CFSC is continuing to work with HOF Baseball to once again stage their high school baseball tournament here in Seminole County in spring of 2011. The event organizer has informed the CFSC that the high school tournament will expand from one week to two weeks in March and April 2011. Last year's event generated approximately 700 room nights in Seminole County.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS
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OBTA Sunshine Cup TournamentSeptember 18-19, 2010 Sanlando Tennis Park, Sanford Nations Baseball - Fall Wood Bat Classic
 September 24-26, 2010 Soldier's Creek http://nationsorlando.com/?p=2131
USTA State Doubles Championships
Sept. 25-27, 2010
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| COMMUNITY PROFILE | |
In the month when Oviedo native Nick May should be starting his senior year, he is gearing up for a season of professional soccer in Argentina! Nick has spent the better part of his recent soccer career traveling between Argentina and England. Following a couple successful stints in Argentina, the Queens Park Rangers, a well known team in London's Champion's league, took notice and invited May out to work with their youth academy directors, ultimately getting him the shot to start in one of their games. Due to work permit issues, May is back in Argentina playing for Estudiantes sharpening his game and working hard to impress European scouts. Please click the image for more information on this great athlete.
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| SPECIAL RECOGNITION |
SportsTravel magazine has announced that the 2010 NCAA Division II Tennis Championships has been nominated for a 2010 SportsTravel Award. This event, hosted by the Central Florida Sports Commission, Rollins College and Seminole County, was held at Sanlando Tennis Park in Altamonte Springs this past May. The event featured 16 men's and 16 women's teams from around the country competing for the NCAA DII National Championship.
 As we mentioned in earlier Impact Reports, this event was the first NCAA "green" Championship. Team Seminole implemented a plan that included using recycled paper for event programs and tickets, recycling tennis balls through the "life of a tennis ball" program, separating and recycling water bottles, and much more.
"Since the location of the event is a major part of the criteria for being nominated, the people of Seminole County should take great pride in knowing that an event held in their community is being recognized for its excellence," said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine, which organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. Winners will be announced at the TEAMS '10 Conference & Expo, October 18-22, 2010, in Charlotte. |
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