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Commissioner Todd Yates first saw a similar facility in North Myrtle Beach and tells FOX8 he contacted the company that developed and manages the complex, The Sports Facility Advisory, based in Clearwater, Fla.

“The emphasis on play is less and less about your local parks and rec league … and less on high school and even more on travel ball. That’s where the competitive play is,” said Jason Clement, owner of Sports Facilities Advisory, a management and planning group for sports facilities nationwide.

Bettendorf, Iowa leaders are asking for public input to help them decide whether to keep, replace, consolidate or get rid of the city’s aquatic center, community center and life fitness center.

New Facility, Scheduled to Open in March 2015, Has Nearly Sold Out Its First Six Months.

Wauwatosa man’s dream ‘Ability Center’ could have $15 million annual impact, The Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) feasibility study finds.

Council also will decide on hiring Sports Facilities Advisory, a consulting firm with sports facility management that would ensure the proposed event center is designed in a way to maximize the use as well as developing a economic impact analysis.

A preliminary market analysis has been completed by Sports Facilities Advisory, a Clearwater, Fla.-based consulting and management firm that specializes in these types of recreation facilities.

The figure of $1.8 million was derived from an estimate given to the county commissioners by a representative from Sports Facilities Advisory, a company that presented to the group in October about installing artificial turf fields at the high schools.

According to information by Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA), lower-income athletes are finding it harder to find a way to play at well-maintained and affordable venues since less funding is going into public sports facilities.

Sports Destination Management covers sporting event production and management. It focuses on significant issues facing sports events owners and the bearing of location selection decisions.

A management plan and budget approved for Love-Hatbox Sports Complex is projected to have a cumulative economic impact totaling nearly $22 million over five years.

A feasibility study for a proposed 200,000-square-foot sports facility in Milwaukee helped move The Ability Center (TAC) closer to reality. The facility would be a boon to individuals affected by physical disability, offering a medical center-based fitness facility designed specifically for disabled individuals, with a focus on tournaments and organized athletic competition.
The feasibility study was conducted by Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA).

When appropriately sited in an area with adequate lodging, dining, shopping and entertainment, sports complexes can generate millions of dollars annually by attracting events such as tournaments and camps to a specific region. This large financial impact creates development projects for municipalities, institutions and the private sector to support.” Eric Sullivan. Since 2003, The Sports Facilities Advisory has been making a difference in communities around the world by helping leaders develop and optimize sports tourism and community recreation facilities and venues.

But are these efforts enough to meaningfully boost access to youth sports? Dev Pathik, founder of Sports Facility Advisory, a planning and management firm, is skeptical.

If your town — no matter how small and remote it is — hasn’t developed a plan for a mega-youth sports complex, it’ll do so, probably very soon.