St. Petersburg Clearwater Sports CommissionPresents:Sports Essentials 2013

StaffKevin Smith

Director

Since: 1999

StaffAngel Natal

Senior Sales Manager

Since: 2005

StaffKit Dunbar

Sales Manager

Since: 2012

StaffMatt Prewitt

Sales Manager

Since: 2013

StaffRobin Gwaltney-Harris

Administrative Assistant

Since: 2006

Our mission is to generate a positive direct impact to Pinellas County, its cities and businesses through sports tourism. This is accomplished through overnight room stays by hosting professional, collegiate, youth and amateur team training & tournaments on a state, regional, national and international level at our city partner sports facilities.

Mission

Sports Commission Goals

Fiscal Year 2013-2014

Generate 95,000 – 115,000 room nights from sports-tourism

business

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

NFL Europe Training Camp

Race For The Coast

2000 X Trials

US Water Polo Open Championship

PartnersMunicipalities

• City Participation• Facility Ownership

Florida Sports Foundation•Grant Program

Private

National Governing Bodies

• Restaurants• Private Facility Managers &

Operators• Chambers

• Hotels• Rays• Phillies• Blue Jays

• United States Olympic Committee

• Amateur Athletic Union• NCAA

• United States Bowling Congress

• National Softball Association• Amateur Softball Association

EVENTS

Tap ‘N’ Run 4K

Land Rover TriRock Clearwater

The Color Run

Rock n Roll St. Pete Half Marathon

USBC Tournament

ASA 18U Gold Softball Tournament

New Events for 2012-2013

Tap ‘N’ Run 4K• November 2012• St. Petersburg• Participants: 1,300

Land Rover TriRock Clearwater• November 2012 • Clearwater• Participants: 800

Sports Commission Events

Women’s Running Half Marathon• November 2012 • St. Petersburg• Participants: 4,500

The Color Run• December 2012• St. Petersburg• Participants: 10,000

Land Rover TriRock Clearwater

The Color Run

ABA BMX Gator Nationals • February 2013 • Oldsmar • Participants: 1,000

Sports Commission EventsRock n Roll St. Pete Half Marathon

• February 2013• Downtown St. Petersburg• Participants: 6,500

Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon

BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge• February 2013• St. Pete/Clearwater/Dunedin• Participants: 150

NFCA Lead Of Classic• February 2013• Eddie C. Moore Complex: Clearwater• Participants: 420 Gator Nationals

USF Softball Series • March 2013• Clearwater• Participants: 2,000

United States Bowling Congress • May - June 2013• Seminole/Largo• Participants: 8,000 USBC

Sports Commission Events25th Annual Gasparilla Classic Gymnastics Championships

• March 2013• Tropicana Field: St. Petersburg• Participants: 2,500

Gasparilla Gymnastics

St. Anthony’s Triathlon• April 2013• St. Petersburg• Participants: 3,500

BIG EAST Baseball Championship• May 2013• Bright House Field: Clearwater• Participants: 240

ASA USA GOLD Softball National Championship • July 2013• Clearwater• Participants: 1,000

BIG EAST Baseball Championship

ASA USA GOLD Nationals

Sports Commission Events

FSL All Star Game• June 2013• Dunedin• Attendance: 3,000

BrightHouse Clearwater SuperBoat National Championship• September 2012• Clearwater Beach

ISPS Handa Legends Open Championship• November 2012• Innisbrook: Palm Harbor

Clearwater Superboat

ISPS Handa Legends Open

Outback Bowl Beach Day• December 2012• Clearwater Beach

Other Signature Events

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg • December 2012 • Tropicana Field: St. Petersburg

East West Shrine Game• January 2013• Tropicana Field: St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Championship• March 2013• Innisbrook Golf Club & Resort: Palm

Harbor

Other Signature Events

MLB Spring Training• Toronto Blue Jays • Philadelphia Phillies

Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg• March 2013• Downtown St. Petersburg

Honda Grand Prix

Tampa Bay Championship

New Upcoming Events

ISA World Championship• October 2013

USA Diving Regional Championship• March 2014

USA Diving Spring Junior East Championship• April 2014

Florida State USBC Youth Open Championship• July 2014

USBC Women's Open Championship• April – June 2015

Halftime!

ENERGY

ELITE

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

STATE/REGIONAL

GRASS ROOTS

Sports Pyramid

Breakdown of Sports PyramidGrass Roots Events• Michele Smith GOLD Camp

State/Regional Events• FL State USBC Open Championship

National/International Events• National College Sailing

Elite Events• Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon

Opportunity Markets – Non Traditional• Table Tennis

• Shuffleboard

• Extreme Sports

• Archery

• Martial Arts

• Fencing

• Darts

• Boxing

Growth Sports – Non Traditional Events

Lacrosse Stand Up Paddle Board

BMX Lifestyle Events

$15,675,430

In Economic Impact from October 2011-September 2012

How Does Sports Impact The Destination?

What Makes A Successful Bid

Business Development

Sport Event Process

• Facilities

• Hotel Amenities/Attractions

• Bid Requirementso Commissionso Comp Roomso Confidentiality

Event Planning Process

• Site Inspection

• Follow Up

Opportunity For Improvement

Way of Thinking• Your Venues• Added Value• Preparedness

Social Media

httpya://www.sportsspc.com/

Sports Commission Website

https://twitter.com/Sports_SPC

Looking To The Future

Question & Answer