Colorado Springs Secures Three-Year Contract With World’s Largest Amateur Outdoor Grass Volleyball Tournament; It’s Here At Memorial Park This Summer On August 15-16
Colorado Springs– April 8, 2009 – Colorado Springs has landed a portion of one of the nation’s fastest-growing and most popular amateur sports events this summer and through 2011.
The city has been named as a site for the 19th Annual Spikefest Tournament, the world’s largest 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 amateur outdoor grass volleyball event series.
This two-day event combines fast-paced volleyball action with a festival-style atmosphere that includes food, music, contests and more. The tournament will take place at Memorial Park on August 15-16.
Competition is open in men’s, women’s, co-ed and junior boys and girls divisions for athletes from recreational to elite level status, with registration open now at www.spikefest.com.
Colorado Springs is one of the event’s major stops, which include Dallas, Jacksonville, Houston, Jacksonville, Austin, and Boulder.
Spikefest attracts over 2,000 players and draws over 8,000 fans per event. It draws top amateur talent regionally and nationally in addition to everyday volleyball “joes” and “janes” and recreational and competitive juniors teams.
Experience Colorado Springs, the Convention & Visitors Bureau, and The Colorado Springs Sports Corporation combined their efforts to make Colorado Springs an annual destination for the tournament for the next three years.
“This is a CSCVB and Sports Corp partnership event – we co-hosted the site visit and worked together to meet the requirements to bring the event here,” said Cheryl McCullough, Sports and Special Events Manager at Experience Colorado Springs.
“Landing this popular event contributes another sports option for the quality of life of the residents of the city and enhances our reputation as a top sports event destination,” says Sports Corp President and CEO Tom Osborne. “The summer of 2009 will be huge for the city, with Spikefest, the 2009 State Games of America, the 87th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, Sky Sox baseball and more.”
About The Sports Corp
Created in 1978 as the United States Olympic Committee relocated from New York City to Colorado Springs and staged its inaugural National Sports Festival at the foot of Pikes Peak, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation has grown and prospered over nearly three decades to become a driving force in the agenda for amateur and Olympic sport, as well as for the state’s youth. The Sports Corp works to attract and retain sports organizations, events and businesses, and stage major events including the State Games of America, Rocky Mountain State Games, and the annual Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame. It endeavors to support the economy of Colorado Springs by promoting the region as a destination for sports business, competition and meetings. www.thesportscorp.org
Experience Colorado Springs is the leading marketing organization for group travel and tourism to Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region. We are dedicated to a strong national and international presence so that tourism is a primary contributor to a thriving local economy. We maintain a visible presence as a community leader so that our industry members grow and prosper. www.VisitCOS.com
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