2020 Parks & Recreation Master Plan - Town of Huntersville

Youth Sports Growth Chart2020 PARKS & RECREATION MASTER PLANYouth Sports Growth6,0005,0004,0003,0002,0002,7123,261 3,505 3,878 5,117 5,437 5,202HuntersvilleParticipants1,00002004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010B. Special EventsThe Town hosted many special events. Over the last couple of years the Town hasmoved towards partnering with retail developments to jointly host special events. As thedowntown area redevelops, there will be more potential to host more special events in thedowntown area. In 2010, the Town offered six (6) Special Events that over 6,400 peopleattended.C. Sports TournamentsBack in 2005, the Town Board wanted to make Huntersville an amateur sportsdestination. Over the last three years, the Town has been able to make that goal a reality.This was only possible by building the type of complexes that can host these large events.The number of events and the estimated economic impact of these events have growntremendously over the last three years. In 2010 the Huntersville Parks and RecreationDepartment hosted 41 baseball, softball, soccer and basketball tournaments thataccounted for almost $14.5 million in direct economic impact. These 41 tournamentsbrought in 998 different teams from all over the United States and Canada. 2010 hasshown a record breaking number of tournaments hosted by the department. The NSAClass A World Series that was hosted at North Mecklenburg Park and Bradford Park, isthe biggest economic impact tournament hosted by the Parks Department ever. Alongwith this tournament some of the major tournaments hosted in 2010 were the NorthCarolina State Games (Soccer and Baseball), Nation’s Baseball National Championships,VisitLakeNorman.org Soccer Kickoff, FCCA Carolina Soccer Shootout, and the LakeNorman Soccer Club Fall Classic.………………………………………………………………………………………………………NOVEMBER 7, 201129