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A nationally-televised pickleball event expected to attract more than 1,000 players is coming to Grand Park in January 2024. A multi-year agreement between the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) and local sports tourism bodies in Hamilton County was reached and will set the stage for America’s fastest growing sport to be added to the list of marquee events in Central Indiana. 

Source: Association of Pickleball Players (APP)

PICKLEBALL FOR EVERYONE AT GRAND PARK
With new hard wood floors and pickleball courts at the Grand Park Event Center, the leaders at Grand National Racquet Center have announced a new December line-up at Grand Park while Grand National is in development.

Tournaments and events are scheduled beginning Dec. 14, 2023 and run through the end of the year. Included are the Midwest Indoor Club tournament, Pacers and Parkinson’s, Woman and Wine, Westfield Rocks Community Night, Hamilton County Civil Servant Open, Holiday Shootout, Midwest High School Tournament, and an adults-only New Year’s Eve pickleball event. For more information click here.

NATIONAL SPORTS CONFERENCES
Hamilton County Sports Authority (HCSA) recently attended two national sporting conferences, S.P.O.R.T.S. - The Relationship Conference (South Bend, IN) and TEAMS ’23 Conference + Expo (Palm Beach, FL). While at these conferences, leaders from HCSA engaged in conversations about how technology is changing sports, the shifting of economics, trends, and best practices in the sports industry. HCSA also had the opportunity to meet with multiple event managers from top sporting organizations and National Governing Bodies (NGB) to discuss details on hosting their events in Hamilton County. Per Northstar Travel Group and SportsTravel, sports-related travel generates 90 million room nights and $32 billion in direct spending every year. Sports is one of the strongest segments in the entire travel industry and HCSA is preparing to make an even larger impact with the top-notch venues that Hamilton County offers.

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CARL DANIELS
Director

GABE AMICK
Sr. Sports Development Mgr.

SARAH BILLMAN
Director of Visitor Experience

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