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Featured Article
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The SPORTYS - Central Florida Sports Awards & Hall of Fame
The PNC Bank SPORTYS @ Full Sail University will be the can't miss sports event of the year! Central Florida's version of the ESPYs, the PNC Bank SPORTYS will honor the top area high school, amateur, collegiate and professional athletes, deserving local residents and businesses throughout Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties. Sports figures and celebrities will present awards to the biggest names in Central Florida sports, while also paying tribute to local inspirational stories.
During the show, the Class of 2011 will be inducted into the Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame. The Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame is the continuation of a great regional sports tradition, where over 70 Central Floridians have been honored for their distinguished accomplishments within professional and amateur sports since 1981.
An exciting, elegant evening of awards and entertainment, the PNC Bank SPORTYS @ Full Sail University will take place on Saturday, September 24th at 7 pm. Tickets will be available soon. Keep an eye on your inbox for your invitation to attend this one-of-a-kind event!
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A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM SAM
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The last full month of summer is upon us and it has been an eventful summer. With youth conferences, the Coke Zero 400, Wrestling National Championships, and much more, Volusia County has been going full speed all summer long with no sign of slowing down.
The Central Florida Sports Commission has also been busy with two events in Volusia County in July. The Union Printers International Baseball Tournament was held at various baseball fields across the county. Games took place at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex and Embry-Riddle throughout the week and the top two teams battled it out in the Championship Game held at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Jacksonville was the only in-state team and the Champions of the tournament!
The 19th Annual Celebrity Mascot Games also took place in the month of July at Stetson University. The Edmunds Center was filled with over 1,400 children, cheering on mascots from the MLB, NFL, NHL, and NCAA. The proceeds from the show benefit New Hope for Kids, a program that helps Central Florida children in need. Since the first Mascot Games in 1992, this event has raised nearly $300,000 for New Hope and this year was one of the most successful years to date.
 The Florida Tennis Center was also very busy in the month of July, as the USTA hosted four events. The Regional League Championship (Northeast), the Regional League Championship (Central), and two sections of the Junior Team Tennis Summer Championships were all held in Daytona Beach. All together these tournaments brought in over 1,000 tennis players. For more information please visit the USTA website.
Have a great August! |
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Best Regards,
Sam Stark
President/CEO
Central Florida Sports Commission |
ECONOMIC IMPACT |
Month of June, 2011 Totals Hotel Room Nights - 4,710 Tax Recovery - $37,122.77 Economic Impact - $1,994,542.50 Number of Participants - 962 Number of Spectators - 1,215 Number of Events - 2 Year to Date (Through June, 2011) Hotel Room Nights - 8,656 Tax Recovery - $71,335.49 Economic Impact - $$3,878,191.83 Number of Participants - 2,619 Number of Spectators - 2,865 Number of Events - 10 |
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| IN THE PIPELINE |
On the business development front, is in discussions with several national organizations with respect to hosting their national events and meetings in Daytona Beach. USA Gymnastics is one of those groups and they have several national events open for bid in 2014 and beyond. The Boys and Girls Junior Olympic National Championships, along with several other grass roots events, are under consideration for the Ocean Center.
Also, the Sports Commission recently received an RFP to potentially host the 2012 US Sports Congress. The Sports Congress is an annual meeting where sports commissions and event organizers come together to network and discuss the state of the sports events industry. This annual meeting would generate approximately 300 - 400 room nights, and would be staged in early December at one of our area hotels. We hope to be able to submit a proposal by their deadline of September 1st. Stay tuned.
Lastly, the Sports Commission is in discussions with the University of Florida about hosting one of their regular season women's basketball games at the Ocean Center. The game would be staged on December 2nd at the Ocean Center, with Florida playing against Rutgers University. There would be an additional high school showcase game before Florida's game. We are still working through the details associated with this opportunity and hope to provide more information in next month's impact report.
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| WINS & LOSSES
(Through July, 2011)
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- Bids Submitted - 4
- Wins- 1
- Losses- 3
As mentioned in last month's impact report, the Sports Commission worked in partnership with the Daytona Beach Area CVB and Ocean Center to place a bid to host the USA Fencing World Cup in June of 2012. We have recently learned that USA Fencing has officially announced that the event will be going to Drew University, which is located in New Jersey. The primary reason for the decision was ease of travel for a majority of the expected participants. While disappointing, we look forward to pursuing more international and national fencing events for our venues in Volusia County.
In addition, the Sports Commission had been working closely with the Daytona Beach Area CVB and Ocean Center to potentially bring the World Rope Skipping Championship to Daytona in July of 2012. Stretched out over eight (8) days, this weeklong event would generate 1,500+ room nights. Unfortunately, due to a conflict at the Ocean Center, we were not able to forward an official proposal. While very interested in Daytona Beach, event organizers eventually ended up choosing the University of South Florida. We plan to talk with USA Jump Rope about the possibility of hosting some of their regional and/or national events, so stay tuned! |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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USTA SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Florida Tennis Center
Throughout the month of August
www.florida.usta.com
DAYTONA CUBS VS. CLEARWATER THRASHERS
Jackie Robinson Stadium
August 12, 2011, 7:05 P.M.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t450
SOFTBALL SKILLS CLINIC
Nova Fields, 440 N. Nova Road
August 15-18, 2011
http://fl-ormondbeach.civicplus.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=2784
WEST VOLUSIA ADULT KICKBALL
PFC Emory L. Bennett, Veteran's Memorial
August 5-August 26, 2011, Every Friday at 7 P.M.
http://volusiasports.com/WVAKB/index.asp
DAYTONA CUBS VS. TAMPA YANKEES
Jackie Robinson Stadium
August 31, 2011 at 7:05
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t450
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| COMMUNITY PROFILE | |
In July, the National Junior College Athletic Association named recently graduated Daytona State College Lady Falcons Golfer, Mitsuki Katahira, as the 2011 NJCAA Betty Jo Graber Female Student-Athlete of the Year. This award is given annually to the top female student-athlete in the NJCAA who best exhibits hard work, discipline, ethics and excellence in competition.
Mitsuki has proven herself to be a top female amateur player winning nine of 11 tournaments in 2011. She is currently ranked third in the World Amateur Golf Ranking system and she finished second among all collegiate women golfers in the Golfstat Cup Standings. During her time at Daytona State, Mitsuki, the two-time NJCAA First-Team All-American led the Lady Falcons to two straight NJCAA Women's Championships and holds the NJCAA record for the lowest individual three-round total and lowest individual round score in NJCAA Championship play.
Mitsuki is now working to earn her LPGA Tour membership. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments and we wish you much success in the next phase of your golf career.
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