Sports Planning Guide Full Page Feature

2013 EDITION

OVERLAND PARK

ocated in the Kansas City area, Overland Park, Kansas, provides visitors with some of the nation’s finest amateur athletic facilities. It has played host to a wide range of national and regional events for all types of sports, including the USSSA Fast-Pitch World Series, National Masters Racquetball International Championship, Midwest Classic Golf Tournament (PGA Tour), Winter Classic Racquetball Tournament and U.S. Youth Futsal National Championship, plus hundreds of local high school competitions, state championships and college sporting events.

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Overland Park Soccer Complex

Blue Valley Recreation Complex

The complex features 24 irrigated baseball and softball fields, which offer covered bleachers, restrooms and concessions. It hosts youth baseball and softball tournaments ranging in size from 25 to over 150 teams. There is parking for over 1,970 vehicles, as well as playgrounds, climbing rocks and multi-purpose fields for children to enjoy.

This complex features 12 world-class synthetic turf soccer fields with lighting and scoreboards. There are also basketball and tennis courts as well as a skate park. For coaches, parents and tournament organizers it offers 1,100 square feet of WiFi-enabled meeting space with in-ground cooling for tournament headquarters and event check-ins.

Recently ranked as the No.1 soccer city by livability.com, Overland Park is welcoming back the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship in 2013 to its Soccer Complex.

Deer Creek Golf Club Park Convention Center THIS ISOverland The Convention Center offers 237,000 square feet of indoor space and a 25,000-square- foot outdoor courtyard. It is YOUR used for gymnastics, dance, cheerleading, futsal and wrestling EDITcompetitions along with team banquets and more. The large

This 18-hole, 72-par course stretches over 6, 811 yards. In 2011 the course won the Kansas City Visitor’s Choice Award for favorite golf course.

Epic Indoor Sports

This multi-sport facility is 17,000 square feet and home to the largest indoor soccer field in metro Kansas City. With seating for 400 spectators, it can be used for indoor soccer, flag football, lacrosse, basketball and volleyball.

Mid-America Sports Complex Mid-America offers 10 lighted softball fields and two multipurpose fields for soccer, football, rugby or lacrosse. There is also a 10-stall batting cage, a pro shop and clubhouse.

Mid-America West Sports Complex There are 12 outdoor youth softball fields and a 56,500square-foot indoor facility that houses four basketball courts that can be converted into eight volleyball courts.

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space can be converted into a variety of other layouts, such as an exhibition hall, ballroom or seven meeting rooms.

The Athletic Club The club features 15 racquetball/handball courts, a fullsize gymnasium with basketball, volleyball and squash courts as well as an indoor track. Outdoors you’ll find sand volleyball courts and a swimming pool. Over the years the club has played host to several international tournaments.

The Fieldhouse of Kansas City The Fieldhouse features six basketball courts that can be converted into 8 volleyball courts and offers year-round fitness, agility, shooting and general basketball camps for all ages. sportsdirectory.org

‰ATTRACTIONS & ACCOMODATIONS Overland Park is a 20-minute drive from Kansas City’s metropolitan area, complete with Kansas City Zoo, Crossroads Art District, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun amusement parks and plenty of stores and restaurants. Overland Park has 39 hotels with more than 5,200 rooms.

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FACILITY SPOTLIGHT ocated in the Kansas City area, Overland Park, Kansas, provides visitors with some of the nation’s finest amateur athletic facilities. Overland Park has long been an athletic haven, and it continues to evolve as a multi-sport athletic destination, bringing in more tournaments and building its list of successful sports events.

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Overland Park is a day’s drive away for over 60 million Americans. Interstate 70, east to west, and 35, north to south, intersect in Kansas City, just a few miles north of Overland Park. From Chicago, it’s about an eight-hour-and-40-minute drive to Overland Park, an hour longer from Milwaukee.

St. Louis is a four-hour, 10-minute drive, Indianapolis another four hours. From Albuquerque it’s a 12 ½-drive.

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Overland Park is located 35 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport, which can accommodate 139 aircraft operations an hour on its three runways. From Salt Lake City International Airport, the flight time is about 2 ½ hours, from O’Hare International in Chicago 1 ½ hours, from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International 2 hours, 20 minutes.

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Overland Park offers public Metro buses and cab services for those in the city as well as shuttles from KCI.

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Accessibility and affordability is the name of our game.

Located in the Kansas City area, Overland Park, Kansas provides visitors the perfect blend of metropolitan amenities and suburban hospitality along with the nation’s finest amateur athletic facilities.

With easy access to interstate highways I-70 and I-35, Overland Park is within a day’s drive for more than 60 million people. In addition, Overland Park is located just 35 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport, which consistently ranks below the national average for airfare. With several premier facilities and 36 hotels (5200+ rooms), Overland Park has played host to hundreds of national and regional events for over 20 different sports.

Recently ranked as the #1 soccer city by livability.com, Overland Park is thrilled to welcome back the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship in 2013. A wide range of other notable events have been hosted in Overland Park including the USSSA Fast-Pitch World Series, National Masters Racquetball International Championship, Midwest Classic Golf Tournament (PGA Tour) and U.S. Youth Futsal National Championship. Our four-season, multi-sport destination awaits you!

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9001 W. 110th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66210 913-491-0123 x324 • jstine@overlandparksportsalliance.com www.overlandparksportsalliance.com

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An athletic facility for just about every sport you can think of ?

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In O.P O.P P. it’s just the way we play it.

A dozen state-of-the-art, all-weather soccer/multipurpose fields, over a hundred baseball and softball fields, 15 racquetball courts, four championship golf courses, six full-size basketball courts, eight full-size volleyball courts and a 237,000 sq. ft. convention center have made Overland Park the destination of choice for tournament organizers all over the country.

We’ve e also hosted bowling, bo boxing, cheerleading, cycling, dance, disc golf, gymnastics, handball, hockey, lacrosse, taekwondo, tennis, track and Ultimate events. Add 36 hotels, world class shopping, 250 delicious restaurants and unique attractions and you can see why no matter what your sport, you’re always a winner with Overland Park.

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To find out more, call Justin J Stine today at (7275) or visit 800-262-P PARK A www w.overlandparksportsalliance.com .overlandparkspo .

NEW FREE MOBILE APP Compatible for all Smartphone users, the free OP app provides a password-protected page just for your group and can feature tournament schedules, directions, weather updates and much more.

To view a sample app page, scan the QR code with your Smartphone’s QR reader today or visit: http://bit.ly/opappdemo

Justin Stine, Director