Sports Market
Overall Efforts
• Assisted with 41 definite bookings, for a combined estimated economic impact of $26.5 million and 92,500 total hotel room nights.
• Coordinated the community's bid for the 2006-2008 MEAC Basketball Tournaments.
• Had one-on-one meetings with sports event rights-holders and planners at the following national conventions: Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), National Association of Sports Commissions, TEAMS 2004, National Softball Association, National Soccer Coaches Association.
• Developed and debuted www.raleighsports.org, the official site of the sports event industry in Wake County.
Signature assisted bookings included:
• 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, First & Second Rounds
• 2005 and 2006 State Games of North Carolina
• 2005 and 2006 N.C. Junior Closed Tennis Tournament
• 2005 National Invitational Club Kickoff (The NICK)
• 2005 and 2006 USA League Mixed Doubles Sectionals
• 2005 USA Roller Sports U.S. Championships
• 2005 ACC Tennis Championships
• 2005 Raleigh Women's Bowling Association State Tournament
• 2005 USA South Softball Championship
• 2005 CASL Boys' Showcase
• 2005 AAU Boys Basketball Super Regional
• 2005 ECHO (Inline Hockey) National Championships
• 2005 N.C. Senior Games
• 2005 Great American Cross Country Festival
Partnered with various local organizations to successfully plan and host the following major sporting events:
• PONY Softball Fastpitch Nationals
• Great American Cross Country Festival
• Pop-Warner Mid-South Football & Cheerleading Championships
• ACC Men's & Women's Soccer Championships
• NCAA Women's College Cup
• CASL Girls' Showcase
• CIAA Basketball Tournament
• ACC Men's & Women's Tennis Championships
• NCAA DIII Softball National Championship
• U.S. Roller Sports U.S. Championships
• National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics
• State Games of North Carolina
• NCHSAA State Championships (13 total)
Provided financial support to the following events, through GRCVB's Sports Matching Event Promotion Fund:
• CIAA Basketball Tournament (2005)
• Great American Cross Country Festival (2004 and 2005)
• USA Baseball (2005)
• PONY Softball Fastpitch Nationals (2004)
• 2Hot4 Ice Roller Hockey (2004)
• State Games of North Carolina (2005)
• CASL Girls' Showcase (2004)
• Aggie-Eagle Classic (2004)
• National Invitational Club Kickoff (The NICK) (2005)
• NCHSAA State Championship Events (2004-05)
• USA Roller Hockey U.S. Championships (2005)
• NSA Senior Men's Slow Pitch World Series (2006)
• AAU Boys' Basketball Super Regional (2005)
• News & Observer Twilight Cycling Criterium (2005)
• NCAA Division III Softball National Championship (2005)
GRCVB also provided financial support for these events during fiscal year 2004-2005:
• National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics annual meeting
• NCAA Women's College Cup
• Jimmy V Women's Basketball Classic
• ACC Men's & Women's Soccer Championships
• ACC Tennis Championships
• NSA Men's Slowpitch Class E
• Bullfrog / STA Junior Designated (Tennis)
• Touch'em All Sports / AAU Baseball Tournaments
• WRAL-TV 5 Women's Pro Circuit Tennis Classic
• Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate Golf
• N.C. Junior Closed Tennis
• Tough Shot Challenge (Bowling)
• Cary Cup Championship (Table Tennis)
What's Ahead
• Continue to develop and expand www.raleighsports.org, the official web site of the sports event industry in Raleigh and Wake County. Create and launch www.carysports.org, which will focus exclusively on Cary events and facilities. Develop and implement marketing strategies to promote both sites.
• Focus on GRCVB's "12 Most Wanted" sporting events.
• Support community effort to successfully host the 2006 MEAC Basketball Tournament, and help the event achieve record growth in Raleigh and Wake County.
• Work with our local partners to successfully host the following major sporting events: The NICK Soccer Tournament, the Great American Cross Country Festival, the NCAA Men's Soccer College Cup, the NCAA DIII Softball National Championship, the State Games of North Carolina, and 13 NCHSAA state championships.
• Promote new sports facilities in Raleigh and Cary to help position them for sports business.
• Cultivate new markets such as wrestling, gymnastics, lacrosse, cheerleading and "extreme" sports.
• Continue to develop and strengthen our partnerships with local cities and towns, colleges and universities, venues and facilities, and other area sports organizations, in order to best position Greater Raleigh for even more sports business in the years ahead.
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