Gainesville, FL
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Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center
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PLANNER PERSPECTIVE “It is our mission to continue to build leaders through teamwork, sportsmanship and citizenship, and there is no doubt in our mind that our partnership with the GSC gives us the ability to follow through with that objective. One of our biggest goals is to find quality venues for our state championship events. We believe that when our student-athletes enter the venues the GSC has to offer, including the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, they immediately think they are on the world’s biggest stage.” — Kellie Doucette, Director of Athletics, Florida High School Athletic Association
Legacy Park
Champions Park
Gainesville is accessible via a number of local roads, though Interstate 75 at its western edge connects motorists on the road from Atlanta to Tampa. If you’re flying, Gaine ville is serviced through Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), which offers flight through American Eagle, Delta and Delta Connection.
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FACILITY SPOTLIGHT Legacy Park
Baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, karate, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, volleyball Legacy Park is a major hub for sports tournaments, including the USA Gymnastics Men’s Florida State Championship, USA Gymnastics Men’s Southeast Regionals and the Sunshine State Basketball Championship. The 100-acre facility was awarded the Florida Sports Foundation Mid-Market Venue of the Year Award in 2019. The outdoor part of
the complex is joined with the Hal Brady Recreational Sports Complex. Teams will have access to fi e baseball and softball field equipped with lighting and six other multisport fields plus a b and new amphitheater. The Championship softball field ffers an air-conditioned press box and seating for up to 2,500 spectators. Planners can also host competitions indoors, where they will fin 40,000 square feet of space, 30,000 of which is open wooden floor spa e.
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