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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. A.v.
For Meeting of: July 7, 2015
ITEM TITLE: Sports Commission -- update on community sporting events
SUBMITTED BY: John Cooper, President and CEO, Yakima Valley Tourism
Rich Austin, Director of Sports, Yakima Valley Sports Commission
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Our Mission and Goal
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The primary mission of the Yakima Valley Sports Commission is to foster
economic development of the Yakima Valley through sports. The goal of our staff
is to provide exceptional customer service to sports organizers who stage their
events in the Yakima Valley.
Our Services
The Yakima Valley Sports Commission is a division of Yakima Valley Tourism.
Our focus is to provide interested parties the information necessary to bring
sporting events and tournaments to the Yakima Valley. To accomplish this, we:
• Act as a liaison between sports organizers and the hospitality industry to
generate the booking of hotel room nights for outside participants who travel to
the Yakima Valley to take part in athletic events.
• Assist local sports venue managers in preparing bids and presentations to
attract state, regional and national events to the Yakima Valley.
• Establish relationships with state, regional and local sports organizers to
maintain and expand current sporting events held in our community.
• Service sporting events held in the Yakima Valley.
• Advocate the development or expansion of local sports venues.
• Act as a clearinghouse of information for local events.
2015 Signature Events
Each year, the Yakima Valley Sports Commission holds four Signature Events.
The purpose of these events is to promote physical fitness and team play, gain
exposure for the Yakima Valley, and to supplement the Sports Commission's
regular funding sources.
YAKIMA VALLEY
LUNCHEON Yakima Valley Sports Awards Luncheon — June 10
Honoring high school athletes, coaches and teams in 21 interscholastic sports, the Yakima
Valley Sports Awards Luncheon is held annually in the Yakima Convention Center. Almost 600
athletes, coaches and fans attend this event.
3 -ON -3 TOURNEY
DOWNTOWN YAKIMA Yakima Hot Shots 3 -On -3 Basketball Tourney — August 29-30
Over 460 teams participated in the 2014 Hot Shots Tourney, bringing an estimated 12,000
people to the streets of downtown Yakima. Hot Shots is one of the largest 3 -On -3 tourneys in
the Pacific Northwest.
VOLLEYBALL FESTIVAL SunDome Volleyball Festival — September 18-19
Eighty (64 varsity and 16 junior varsity) high school teams participate in one of the Pacific
Northwest's premier early -season tournaments. The varsity teams play at the Yakima Valley
SunDome while the JV teams compete at East Valley HS. Approximately 2,000 players,
coaches and fans attend the SDVF annually.
Yakima Pirate Plunder Adventure Race, October 3
The Pirate Plunder Adventure Race is a 5K obstacle course race that combines ever-changing
terrain with 16 obstacles to test a person's strength, stamina, and love of mud. Almost 1,200
runners participated in the Pirate Plunder last year.
Impact of Sports Tourism in the Yakima Valley from 2003-2014
Sporting Events Held
With the exception of 2006, the number of
sporting events held in the Yakima Valley
has increased each year from 2003-2014.
In 2014, the Valley hosted a record -462
sporting events.
Estimated Economic Impact
The estimated economic impact of sporting
events held in the Yakima Valley in 2014
was over $40 million. This number has
risen every year since 2003 except 2011
(due to the format change for WIAA
Basketball).
Future Events Confirmed
A record -480 future sporting events were
confirmed in 2014. The number of future
events confirmed has grown for the past
six years (2009-2014).
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