Presentation - Gainesville

The Gainesville Sports Commission Our Mission is to be the leading voice of the sports tourism industry in Alachua County; to add to our community’s quality of life through sports; to recruit and create sustainable sports recreation, and entertainment events that have a positive community impact; to build an understanding in the community of the importance of sports, recreation and tourism and to skillfully do so while meeting all industry professional standards and best practices Gainesville Sports Commission  Founded in 1988  Alachua County’s official sports marketing arm  Staff of three full-time and one part time employee  Reliance on additional help from 3-5 interns quarterly  Twenty-five to 35 hosted or assisted events annually  Managed by a 25-member volunteer board  Meet monthly; third Thursday at noon  Willing partner in Alachua County Destination Management Efforts  Report to VisitGainesville monthly and quarterly  Audited annually by independent firm as part of agreement with Alachua County  Selected 2009 Member of the Year by National Association of Sports Commissions Contracts with VisitGainesville Fund Most But Not All GSC Activities  County Funding  Operations Account Rent Salaries and Benefits Office Expenses Insurance Travel Professional Fees Meals and Entertainment Advertising and Marketing   Bid and Event Pool Account Funds Rights Fees Funds Contracted Services Required in Event Contracts All Funding Based on Daily and Overnight Out-of-Town Visitation All Funding for Only Approved Costs Based on State Statutes  Grants from Florida Sports Foundation Fund Balances from Events Hosted by GSC Sponsorships Admissions Registrations   Membership In-Kind Contributions to Offset $80,000+ in Budgeted Expenses OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1997-2008 Year County Funding: GSC Operations Program Revenues: Net from Events Membership Dues Support Total Direct Support General & Administrative Expenses 1997 $103,377 $49,601 $12,027 $165,005 $131,813 1998 $114,083 $26,868 $15,510 $156,461 $160,213 1999 $107, 847 $69,814 $10,960 $188,621 $137,767 2000 $117,498 ($2,927) $16,445 $131,016 $181,193 2001 $148,979 $22,074 $25,475 $196,528 $191,994 2002 $128,017 $42,298 $35,450 $205,765 $228,203 2003 $147,538 $67,082 $23,750 $238,370 $222,499 2004 $159,981 $55,296 $30,100 $245,377 $223,231 2005 $170,847 $45,956 $30,675 $247,478 $238,918 2006 $194,317 $19,754 $27,044 $241,115 $234,890 2007 $222,361 $12,909 $26, 075 $261,345 $264,738 2008 $234,145 $23,259 $30,679 $288,083 $296,592 2009 $222,413 $34,980 $29,615 $287,008 $300,762 Unaudited 2010 $199, 186 $42,025 $38,100 $279,311 $279,311 Projected Recruiting and Creating Events  With our limited staff and competitively limiting sports facilities we must work smarter and more effectively than those with whom we compete 1. Partner with local sports volunteers to co-host 2. Partner with local sports volunteers and fund with bid pool funds 3. Accept grant requests 4. Host created and recruited events The Strategy We Use to Build Local Sports Tourism              Support and make existing events better Find county-wide and large events we can host on rotating basis Build expertise with local sport partners to host “step-up” events Bring new events to the community Create new events where it makes sense Secure events that aren’t date-limited in scheduling Remain flexible to pick up or events in the short term Work to overcome limitations in facilities: New facilities means new business Work with other destination tourism leaders. Our model of working with the VCB and other local tourism leaders is looked up to as a best practice nationwide! Help build awareness of the sport market with hotel partners Help build awareness of sport event hosting with local sport partners Bring hotels and local sport partners to the same National events: “Your not just coming to Gainesville; you are coming to Florida.” Event Bid Selection Process The Gainesville Sports Commission constantly reviews bid opportunities through our network of rights holders, sport volunteers, attendance at national meetings, on-line notifications of bid availability through the National Association of Sports Commissions, Florida Sports Foundation, Sports Event Magazine, Sports Travel Magazine, and other sources. Often bids are due this year for events that will be held in two or three years from now. When bidding on these events, we must restrict our bids to those events where NCAA or UF schedules don’t prevent submission of our bids. We can’t bid on events if we can’t guarantee facility availability. Nine out of Ten events we look at don’t even get to the bid stage—by our choice. We know our market and self-select for those that can be held here and limit our considerations of others. Step I: Availability Review and Mission Considerations   Is the facility (or are multiple facilities) available? Do facilities meet specifications? Can it be secured at a reasonable cost? Is there a chance of generating out-of-town visitation? Participants Spectators/Families  Are hotels available that can support the need?  Do we have a conflict with other events in town?  Are there sources of income from the event available to offset hosting expenses? Step II: Due Diligence  What were the results from past event host communities?  Did the event meet their expectations?  How were the rights holders to work with?  What are likely returns on our investments?  Do we have the resources to meet rights holder expectations? Step III: Bid Preparation and Submittal    If the results from Steps I and II are favorable we prepare the bid If cash requirement is significant, we negotiate providing in-kind contributions in lieu of or to reduce cash requirements Under promise and over deliver in the bid Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 1997 1998  ASA 3-D Archery  ASA 3-D Archery  Gatorade Sports Medicine Seminar  FHSAA 3A Tennis Finals  FHSAA 3A Tennis Finals FHSAA Track and Field Finals   FHSAA 6A Tennis Finals  FHSAA Track and Field Finals  US Cycling Regional Masters  Florida Law Enforcement Games*  FHSAA Football Finals   11,820 Room Nights YBOA Boys 17 and Under/19 and Under Championships Sunshine State Games Basketball Championships  Florida Junior Olympics Swimming  FAST Swimming (Holiday Reindeer Classics)  FHSAA Football Finals 8,863 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 1999 2000  Florida Special Olympics Basketball  Florida Special Olympics Basketball  NIKE Florida Classic  Buy.com Florida Classic  ASA 3-D Archery  ASA 3-D Archery  Florida Swimming Regional Championships (1&4)  2000 Regions Soccer Cup Soccer  Gainesville Crew Classic  Gainesville Crew Classic  FHSAA 3A Tennis Championships  FHSAA 1 A Tennis Finals  FHSAA Track and Field Finals  FHSAA Track and Field Finals  USA Swimming Grand Prix  USA Swimming Grand Prix  USSS Baquacil Age Group Championship  Sunshine State Games  Sunshine State Games Basketball Festival  Speedo Jr. National Championships  Florida Swimming J.O. Championships  DSP Summer Baseball Classic  SE Regional Bambino Babe Ruth Championships  National Women's Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball  Florida Special Olympics Golf Championships  Florida Special Olympics Golf Championships  FHSAA Football Finals  Timucua Conference Cheerleading Championship  FHSAA Football Finals  Cox Communication Collegetown Classic 15,846 Room Nights 9, 548 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2001 2002  Florida Special Olympics Basketball  USTA $10K Tennis Invitational  ASA 3-D Archery  Florida Special Olympics Basketball Festival  Gator Grand Prix Carting  ASA 3-D Archery  Buy.com Florida Classic  Florida Sports Club Festival Cycling  Florida J.O. Swimming Championship  Florida Scholastic Chess Tournament  Florida Scholastic Chess Tournament  National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament  Gainesville Junior Fencing Championship  Florida J.O. Swimming  GatorNationals City Fest  NHRA Summit Import Drag Racing Series  American Junior Golf Pre-Season at Gainesville  National Underwater Hockey Championship  DSP Memorial Day Classic  NBHA Florida State Finals  SE Sectional Field Archery Championship  AAU Florida Track and Field Championship  CABA Florida State Tournament  Gainesville Chess Club Invitational and Chess Camp  DSP Summer Classic  Gainesville Senior Games  Gainesville Thunder/DSP October Baseball Classic  Timucua Conference Cheerleading Championship  Speedo Holiday Classic  DSP December Classic  National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament  SKUSA Florida Regional SuperKarts  Gateway Regional Fencing Tournament  NHRA Summit Import Drag Racing Series  NSA Florida Fast pitch B Tournament  Florida Chess Camp and "America's Most Wanted"  DSP Summer Classic (2 Events)  USA Cycling Junior National Championships  Dodge Florida Shoot Out  Florida Special Olympics Golf Tournament  Gainesville Senior Games  Timucua Conference Cheerleading Championship  Gone Riding Trek Florida Mtn. Bike Championship  Gator Swim Club Winter Classic  DSP Winter Classic 20,942 Room Nights 22,265 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2003  Heat Strokes III Winter Rowing Camp  ASA 3-D Archery  Florida Cycling Grand Prix  Florida Scholastic Chess Championship  Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Regional  Collegiate Club Fencing Championships  FHSAA Track and Field Finals  Arrendondo Dressage Reg. III  NBHA Florida Championship  Gainesville Duel AutoTrader.com NHRA SE Sport Compact Nationals  Diamond Sports Park Winter Classic  Gator Swim Club Holiday Classic  FHSAA Football Finals   eSynchro Age Group Synchronized Swimming  Sunshine State Games Basketball Festival  CABA House World Series  SE Equestrian Trails Conference-Large Animal Clinic  Underwater Hockey Championships  AJGA Ashworth Post-Season Tournament  Diamond Sports Park Fall Classic  Gainesville Senior Games  Timucua Pop Warner Cheer and Dance Competition 25,191 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2004 2005  Florida Men's JUCO Shoot Out  Independence Invitational Wheelchair Basketball  Heat Strokes IV Winter Rowing Camp  Tour de Felasco  Archery Shooters Association Florida Pro-Am  Colivita Women’s Cycling Camp  AAU Gainesville Shoot-a-rama  GAR Heat-strokes Camp  FHSAA Boys Weightlifting Finals  Gator Spring Soccer Showcase  FHSAA Track and Field Finals  ASA 3-D Archery Pro-Am  CABA State Baseball Championship   Florida Sunshine State Games Basketball Festival  Firefighter Combat Challenge  4th Annual Gainesville Senior Games  Timucua Pop Warner Cheer and Dance  FHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships  FAA Marked 3-D Championship (Archery)  Gator Swim Club Holiday Winter Classic Swim Meet  Diamond Sports Park/Newberry Rec. and Parks  Gainesville Gators Baseball Invitational  FHSAA Florida Football Finals  Firefighter Combat Challenge  JUCO Women's Shootout  Heart of Florida Airshow  Timucua Conference Pop Warner Cheerleading  Gainesville Senior Games  1st Annual Turkey Fest Fast pitch Softball Tournament  FHSAA Girls Weightlifting  FHSAA Boys Weightlifting  FAA Field Championship (Archery)  AAU Track and Field State Championships  Sunshine State Games Basketball    19,142 Room Nights US Synchronized Swimming Collegiate National Championships FAA Unmarked 3-D and Southeast Sectional 3-D Championship (Archery) North Central Florida Winter Invitational Baseball Tournament Gator Swim Club Holiday Classic 22,153 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2006  Tour de Felasco   Gator Soccer Showcase  National Underwater Hockey Tournament FAA State Marked 3-D Championship NORCECA Volleyball Tournament SE Regional Firefighter Combat Challenge Gainesville Senior Games Independence Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament   ASA 3-D Florida Pro-Am   FHSAA Girls Weightlifting   Five Points of Life Marathon  Boys Gator Soccer Showcase Timucua Cheer & Dance FHSAA Boys Weightlifting  CUSA Crappie Tournament   Florida Firefighter Games (6 weeks)  Bike Florida's Beach and River Ramble         Gator Swim Classic Newberry Youth Athletics Assoc. Winter Baseball Tournament Florida Women's JUCO Shootout Triple Crown Newberry Xplosion Baseball Tournament  US Field Archery SE Sectional and Florida Championship  Gainesville December Duel Florida Men's JUCO Shootout  Bobcat Invitational Soccer Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour   Floridaprospects.com Girls HS Basketball Tournament Gainesville Women's Bowling Assn. 20-Yr Club Tournament 32,398 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2007               Tour de Felasco ASA 3-D Archery Gainesville Gaviatas Synchronized Swimming Girls Gator Soccer Showcase 5 Points of Life Marathon FYSA Region B Cup Round 1 FYSA Region B Cup Round 2 National Wheelchair Basketball Men's South Regional Katsu Karate Challenge HS Sanction for Pepsi Florida Relays Heart of Florida Airshow Canterbury May Days Qualifier Triple Crown Mother's Day Baseball Tournament Florida Scholastic Chess Tournament            Florida FAA State Championship Hershey Track and Field Qualifying Meet Florida Swimming Junior Olympics Summer Championship Firefighter Combat Challenge Gainesville Senior Games Crappie USA Lake Lochloosa/Orange Diamond Sports Park Winter Invitational Gator Swim Club Holiday Classic Women's JUCO Shootout Men's JUCO Shootout Kiwanis of Gainesville Invitational Basketball Tournament 24,517 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2008      Bobcat Soccer Invitational Tour de Felasco   State of Mind Tri-Du ASA 3-D Archery GSC Indoor Track and Field     State of Mind Tri-Du Gator Soccer Showcase  5 Points of Life Marathon  Florida Sports Foundation Flag Football Festival           Gator Head Race  Gator Swim Club Winter Invitational  Newberry Winter Invitational Women's JUCO Shootout  Men's JUCO Shootout  High School Sanction for Pepsi Florida Relays Coaches of the SEC Beach Volleyball OTC Firefighter Combat Challenge USA Renshinkan Karate Florida Babe Ruth Fast Pitch State Championship Florida Swimming JO Championship 2008 National Underwater Hockey Championships Gainesville Senior Games  State of Mind Tri-Du Japan Karate-Do Triple Crown Mother's Day Baseball Tournament FAA State Field Championship USSSA Stampede Shootout Canterbury May Days Equestrian Qualifier 25,252 Room Nights Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2009                CUSA Crappie Tournament Bobcat Invitational Tour de Felasco State of Mind Tri-du ASA 3-D Pro-Am Jimmy Carnes Indoor Independence Invitational Wheelchair Basketball State of Mind Tri-du Gainesville Soccer Alliance Five Points of Life Weekend State of Mind Tri-du Florida Soccer State Qualifier Katsu Karate High School Sanction Pepsi Florida Relays Gator National BMX 9th Annual Stampede Shootout                YBOA Boys and Girls Mustang Classic Triple Crown Baseball Mother's Day Tournament Florida State and SE Regional Archery USSSA Girls and Boys Grade 9-12 State Tournament 2009 ESynchro Age Group National Championship Region 7 AAU JO Qualifier Equestrian Trails Conference Florida State and SE Regional 3-DArchery USA Swimming Sectional Teddy Bear Gymnastics Invitational Gator Head Race Gator Swim Club Winter Invitational Newberry Winter Invitational Women's JUCO Shootout Men's JUCO Shootout 33,844 Projected Room Nights when Reports Complete Events Hosted or Assisted by GSC 2010  ASA 3-D moved to the new facilities at Easton-Newberry Sports Complex …largest contingency of archers in events history with nearly 1,400 registered participants—2,600 attendees including family and vendors. Expanding from four day event format to a six day format “Spring Training” for archers.    Signed three year agreement with Florida Sports Foundation to return Sunshine State Games as the Florida Sunshine Games Alachua County Festival here under new format that will host Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Archery, Canoe/Kayak, Rowing, Racquetball, Lacrosse, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Track & Field, and Ultimate (Frisbee). Assisting City of Alachua’s hosting of the Girls Fast Pitch 12U Babe Ruth World Series Returning support for Newberry and Diamond Sports baseball tournaments, Gator Swim Club meets (2), Gainesville Senior Games, USSSA Basketball, YBOA Basketball, Katsu Karate, Gator Soccer Alliance tournaments (3-4), Five Points of Life Race Weekend, Jimmy Carnes Indoor Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s JUCO Shootouts and other smaller events. 30,000 Projected Room nights

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