COMMUNITY
Convention and Visitors
Bureau/Tourism Council:
Make sure your facility is visible to visitors
of your community and find a way to
systematically welcome tourists to your
facility.
Community Festivals
and Celebrations:
•Be a part of as many of these events
as you can. Participate with a booth
that encourages interaction with
festival participants and provides an
incentive for participants to visit your
facility.
•If your community has a signature
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event (e.g., Fourth of July celebration,
holiday tree lighting), find a meaningful
way to be involved as a natural part of
the fabric of your community.
Educational Institutions:
There are many ways to work with
a school system. When children are
included, parents become engaged. When
star athletes regularly visit your facility, it
becomes the place to be for their peers
and other aspiring athletes.
elementary school classes.
•Host coaching clinics for high school
sports and cheerleading coaches.
•Provide free meeting space for
referee training/certification, local and
regional league meetings, etc.
•Home Schoolers: Work with the
school district and home schoolers
associations to meet physical
education curriculum requirements.
internship
•Create an incentive or reward system •Create an communityprogram with
your local
colleges and
for star student athletes to visit or to
join your facility.
•Create a "behind the scenes" tour for
universities.
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