August 7, 2019
As a $17 billion industry, sports tourism is projected to hit $29 billion
As a $17 billion industry, sports tourism is projected to hit $29 billion
The Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) announced, today, that it is stepping into the center of new facility financing. With a new suite of finance support services, the 15-year youth sports facility planning company, is now poised to support hundreds of millions in developments in a wide variety of communities throughout the U.S.
In response to the increasing demand for travel sports destinations, Sports Anaheim along with several sports tourism industry leaders including the facility planning and financing consulting firm Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA), Huddle Up Group, and Event Connect announced a California Sports Tourism Workshop to be held on July 10 in Anaheim, CA.
Youth sports program leaders described a need for more regional youth facilities to accommodate local and traveling leagues Monday night before village trustees approved a feasibility study for the construction of a new youth sports complex in Gurnee.
Andre Carrier, COO of Eureka Casino and Rising Star Sports Ranch, left, was accompanied by Eric Sullivan, Sports Facility Advisory and Management, as they addressed the Mesquite City Council on the need for the city to build more softball and baseball fields and soccer fields as a way to expand the tourism economy. Photo by Barbara Ellestad.
The consultant, Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA), recommended a massive complex in a location still to be determined. It should have 16 outdoor fields—including 12 with lights and synthetic turf—and an adjoining dome big enough for five more multipurpose fields or two baseball or softball fields with year-round use, SFA reported. That would be enough to attract both regional youth-sports tournaments and serve local needs, SFA reported.
The Madison Parks Commission probed the concept of constructing a $38.3 million sports complex on the city’s Southeast Side at a meeting last week. Clearwater, Florida-based Sports Facilities Advisory created the $70,000 report, which was paid for by the city and the tribe. Dan Morton, a project manager for the company, said the biggest need in the region for sports facilities is “tournament quality” multipurpose fields.
Southampton Town Board members appear to be supportive of an ambitious plan for a $25 million aquatic center with three swimming pools in Hampton Bays—though they expressed some reservations about how the nonprofit behind the project would come up with the money. Evan Eleff, executive vice president of Sports Facilities Advisory, the company hired to manage the center, added that approximately 30 percent of the town is within a 15-minute driving distance of Red Creek Park, making it an ideal location for the center.
Dev’s company produces institutional grade financial forecasts for youth and amateur sports complexes and facilities.
While in attendance at the Project Play 2020 spring meeting, the industry leading outsourced sports tourism and community recreation management firm, the Sports Facilities Management (SFM) founder and CEO Jason Clement and Dev Pathik announced the pilot of a new initiative, the SFM Access Program. The program, co-created by Clement and Pathik is a model for improving access to sports for underserved communities.
ASHEVILLE — A proposed $26 million indoor sports complex on the one-time site of a Swannanoa blanket manufacturer could spur development and drive tens of thousands of visitors to eastern Buncombe County, a study shows.
The Sports Facilities Management (SFM) has recently announced the latest addition to their national network of successful entertainment, sports and events facilities. Opening in fall of 2019, Apex Sports & Events (APEX) will operate as a premiere sport, entertainment and tournament destination located in the city of Hillsborough, New Jersey.