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The Central Florida Sports Commission, the City of Orlando, Edgewater High School, and Orange County Public Schools will serve as co-hosts for the 2010 FHSAA Football Finals. In this event's fourth year in Orlando, we hope surpass 2007's mark of more than 55,752 spectators (the second largest crowd in FHSAA history) and break the FHSAA record.
Seminole High School plays Dr. Phillips this Friday night in the state semifinals. If they win, they would advance to the 6A championship game on December 18th.
The four-day event consists of eight state championship games to be played at the Florida Citrus Bowl on Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18. For more information, and to find out which teams will be playing, please click HERE. We hope to see you there! | |
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A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM SAM |
With Thanksgiving in our rear view mirror, the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us once again! Elite Club National League soccer tournament is just around the corner, and we are excited about hosting this great event in Seminole County for the first time! Over 100 teams from across the United States are registered to compete in this month's event. Following funding approval at this past month's Tourist Development Council meeting, the Orlando Cup Soccer Tournament, Hall of Fame Baseball and United States Adult Soccer Association's Veteran's Cup are all moving forward for next year in Seminole County. Each of these events is scheduled to take place between April and July of 2011 at various venues within Seminole County. The Orlando Cup and Veterans Cup will be staged at Seminole Soccer Club and Sylvan Lake Park, with Hall of Fame Baseball utilizing several ball fields located throughout the region. We will keep you in up to date as these great events come together in the coming months. We thank the Seminole County Tourist Development Council for their recent support for each of the above mentioned event opportunities. On the business development front, multiple events with the Florida High School Athletic Association are under consideration for 2011 and beyond for venues within Seminole County, along with a national youth soccer and football event. Read about each, and more, below in this month's impact report. 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 |
| | | ECONOMIC IMPACT
Year to Date (through October of 2010)
Hotel Room Nights: 6,565
Tax Recovery: $ 75,104.86
Economic Impact: $4,443,175.88
Number of Participants: 5,809
Number of Spectators: 7,371
Number of Events: 12
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IN THE PIPELINE |
The Sports Commission, in partnership with the Seminole County Convention & Visitors Bureau, is currently reviewing RFP's from the Florida High School Athletic Association that were recently released in November. In all, over 12 State Finals are up for bid for hosting, starting in the fall of 2011. Boys & Girls Lacrosse, Boys Volleyball, Girls Flag Football and Boys & Girls Tennis are a few of the State Finals under consideration for venues within Seminole County. Bids are due to the FHSAA by early January. In addition, the Sports Commission, in partnership with the Seminole County Convention & Visitors Bureau, is currently in the process of evaluating opportunities with Elite Soccer Tournaments and Trevian Youth Football. Both are looking at hosting a youth soccer and football event at venues within Seminole County in late 2011 or summer of 2012. Each would be created events staged annually with our community. More information on each opportunity will be provided in future impact reports.
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| WINS & LOSSES |
(As of November, 2010)
Formal Bids Submitted: 17
Total Bids Won: 6
Total Bids Lost: 4
The CFSC and Seminole County Convention & Visitors Bureau are proud to announce that we have been awarded the opportunity to stage the 2011 Metropolitan Junior Baseball League Classic and Black College World Series in late July of 2011. While facilities are still being finalized, venues under consideration include the Seminole County Softball Complex, Eastmonte Park and Sanford Memorial Stanford. Over 50 youth baseball teams from throughout the United States competed in this year's event in Greensboro, North Carolina. Stay tuned, as more detailed information such as specific event dates and venues should come available in January. |
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Holiday Cheer
The 2010 holiday season already is proving to be a joyous one for Hagerty's Junior Midget and Lake Howell's Senior Midget cheerleaders, who will get a chance to showcase their skills against the nation's best.
Hagerty's Junior Midget team, the second-oldest age-group squad in its organization, tumbled and chanted its way to a championship in the Small Intermediate Division of the Pop Warner Southeast Regional Championships over Thanksgiving weekend at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. Lake Howell's Senior Midgets, the oldest age-group team in its league, finished second in the Small Advanced Division.
The top-two finishes earned Hagerty's Junior Midgets and Lake Howell's Senior Midgets a berth in the National Pop Warner Cheer Championships, taking place this week at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
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