National Sports Center NSCsports.org • 763.785.5600 • 1700 105th Ave. NE, Blaine
A Unique Resource for Residents The largest amateur sports campus in the world right in the City of Blaine, the National Sports Center (NSC) offers over 600 acres for year-round sports programs and events in sports as diverse as soccer, hockey, golf, figure skating, yoga, and ultimate disc. The NSC opened in 1990. Built by the State of Minnesota but operated by the nonprofit corporation National Sports Center Foundation (NSCF), the NSC operates on a self-supporting basis. Although state funds were used to build the facility, no operating subsidy is provided. The NSC’s flagship annual event is the Target USA CUP, the largest youth soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere. In 2019, the event hosted 16,389 players from 1,152 teams, representing 22 states and 20 countries. The nine days of USA CUP is a unique and proud time for Blaine residents, as the world truly comes to Blaine.
Super Rink Opened in October of 1998, the Super Rink expanded from the original four sheets of ice to eight sheets in the fall of 2006. Programs include hockey, figure skating, broomball, short-track speedskating, and public skating. The Super Rink features two unique facilities. The Herb Brooks Training Center is a 12,500 square-foot dry-land training facility to teach young players the latest training techniques. For the figure skating community, the 6,200 square foot training center provides
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a conditioning and dance studio, changing area, parents’ viewing area, and offices for coaches. The Super Rink is the training home for the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team, and the team visits Blaine for training camps several times each year. The rink is the home ice for the Bethel University men’s and women’s hockey teams, as well as Irondale, Mounds View, and Legacy Christian high school hockey teams.
Victory Links Golf Course
With 50 soccer fields, the NSC has been certified by the Guinness Book of Records as the “largest soccer complex” in the world. And with 4 million visitors a year, the NSC is Minnesota’s most-visited sports facility.
Established in 2003, Victory Links is the only PGA Tour-designed public golf course in Minnesota. Boasting 18 holes of links-style golf, Victory Links is designed to be inviting as a family-friendly course suitable for youth golf and challenging enough to host a PGA Tour event. In fact, the course hosted three qualifying tournaments for the 3M Open this year. Victory Links is comprised of an 18-hole championship course, oversized grass tee driving range, and a one-of-a-kind 18-hole bent grass putting course. Covering over 400 acres, players can enjoy the beauty of the Minnesota prairie grasses, tranquil native areas, and even glimpses of wildlife.
