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www.sportseventsmagazine.com January 2016 47 F L O R I D A t BELLEVIEW DUNNELLON McINTOSH REDDICK Then You Might Be The Marion Kind. CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION AND MAKE A PLAY FOR BIG SAVINGS! Corry Locke | Corry.Locke@MarionCountyFL.org | 352.438.2839 | Sports.OcalaMarion.com *Rules and regulations available at Sports.OcalaMarion.com SAVE UP TO $1,500 when you host your next tournament or sports event in Ocala/Marion County! If You Love Bi Savi Diverse Facilities A W Dest atio Successful Eve t s Champio hip Fields Kissimmee Minutes from central Florida theme parks is the city of Kissimmee. Venues in the city can be used for pre- or post-event attractions and the city offers an assort- ment of indoor and outdoor facilities that accommodate year-round play. Hotel rooms: 50,000+ Hotel tax rate: 13 percent Major facilities: Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports is a 255-acre complex that accommodates football, basketball, karate, archery, baseball, softball, ten- nis, cross country and track and feld. Osceola Heritage Sports Complex hosts equestrian, rodeo, basketball, football, BMX, cheerleading, gymnastics and volleyball. Austin-Tindall Regional Park offers eight multi-purpose felds for rugby, football, soccer, lacrosse and feld hockey. ChampionsGate Sports Field Complex hosts soccer and lacrosse. Osceola County Softball Complex fea- tures fve lighted felds. Lake Toho & Lakefront Park hosts world-class fshing tournaments. Contact: Experience Kissimmee, www.ExperienceKissimmee.com. Lee County Lee County in southwest Florida includes the beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel Island. The area is a leading sports event destination thanks to its relaxed tropical location, excellent selection of facilities, international airport and miles of white sand beaches. Coming soon: Suncoast Credit Union Arena is under construction. The 75,000-square-foot facility will serve as the home of the Florida SouthWestern State College basketball and volleyball teams. Hotel rooms: 10,000 Hotel tax rate: 11 percent Major facilities: Hammond Stadium at CenturyLink Sports Complex is a 94-acre facility that includes fve baseball felds and a cloverleaf formation softball com- plex. JetBlue Park is a 105-acre facility that features a 9,900-seat stadium and a six-feld player development complex. Germain Arena is a multi-use facility that hosts boxing, fencing, Judo, tae kwon do, hockey, fgure skating, volleyball, gym- nastics and cheer and dance. Cape Coral Sports Complex includes 14 lighted ath- letic felds for baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse. Terry Park has four lighted baseball felds. Contact: Lee County Sports Development, www.leecountysports.org. Naples There's plenty to do in Naples, a city situated on the Gulf of Mexico in south- west Florida. Here, you're 20 minutes from the beach or 20 minutes from the everglades. With so many pre- or ►