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Loudoun County
Loudoun County, VA
JUST 25 MILES FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., LOUDOUN COUNTY IS THE IDEAL SPORTS DESTINATION, ATTRACTING OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS, FOODIES AND TOURNAMENT PLANNERS ALIKE
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ION International Training Center
Located just west of Washington, D.C., Loudoun County is bordered by Interstate 81 to the west, I-70 to the north, I-66 to the south and I-495 to the east, where state route 267 runs out of the city and through the county’s countryside. If you’re flying in, Washington Dulles International Airport is located in southeastern Loudoun County.
FACILITY SPOTLIGHT
ION International Training Center
Figure skating, hockey, speed skating
The 90,000-square-foot facility features two NHL ice sheets, including a 3,500-seat area in addition to a full-service gym, café, pro shop, medical room and hockey training room, among other amenities. Ion annually hosts several MYHockey Tournaments and will be the site of the 2022 US Figure Skating Championship Series presented by Toyota. The center, with nearly 1,000 parking spaces, has room to expand to four ice sheets on the 16.5-acre site.
Brambleton Sportsplex
Baseball, softball
Renovations to this facility completed in 2016 include upgrades to both the fields ad parking on property. The facility now includes four 400’ fields ad two 200’ fields with a ompletely resurfaced parking area. The Sportsplex annually hosts the PONY Nationals, USSSA “C”
National Championships, USA Softball Eastern Nationals and Senior Softball-USA Eastern Nationals.
Potomack Lakes Sportsplex
Soccer, softball
The 47-acre athletic complex has won numerous national awards including the 2019 Senior Softball USA Softball Complex of the Year Award. The Sportsplex includes four lighted softball fields with 30-foot permanent fences and 200-foot temporary fences as well as six large, irrigated, adjacent soccer fields
Segra Field
Soccer
Located within Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park is Segra Field, which is the home of Loudoun United FC, a Division II affiliae of DC United playing in the United Soccer League; Old Glory DC, a member of Major League Rugby and the Washington Spirit, a member of the National Women’s Soccer League. Segra Field has a seating capacity of 5,000 and includes eight, 24-person suites, which are available for groups.
Hanson Park
Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Cricket
Coming Spring 2022! Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park will include 17 athletic fields 10 multipurpose soccer fields, our baseball/ softball fields, a cicket field ad two artificial turf fields as ell as 75 acres of passive recreational space and infrastructure.
Evergreen Sportsplex
Multipurpose outdoor, soccer
Located on 44 acres of land just outside Leesburg, Evergreen Sportsplex houses four turf fields, CoppMetcalfe Park, a full-service pavilion and an adventure course with zip lines and a ropes course. Each Astroturf field has been FIAcertified or soccer competition. CroppMetcalfe Park includes additional seating to accompany the complex’s 1,500 bleacher seats.
LOUDOUN SPORTS TOURISM
Torye Hurst Director of Sales, Sports & Services 703-669-2005 Hurst@VisitLoudoun.org www.loudounsportstourism.com
POPULAR ACTIVITIES
▶Have a ball and compete with friends or family at Topgolf.
▶Experience the thrills of flying without having to jump out of an airplane when you visit iFly,
Loudoun County’s premier indoor skydiving venue.
▶The largest indoor ropes course in the U.S., Summit Ropes is a oneof-a-kind indoor adventure park consisting of 16,550 square feet of ropes course with integrated VIA
Ferrata climbing. Fun for all ages,
Summit Ropes is divided into a children’s course and an adult course.
▶Speed demons will thrive at the
Autobahn Indoor Speedway, where the Italian pro-style electric go-karts zip you around the track at speeds up to 50 MPH.
Hanson Park
PLANNER PERSPECTIVE
“Loudoun County, VA has hosted the USSSA Class “C” Eastern National Championships for the past five years. Proximity to the nation’s capital and reasonable hotel rates are an attraction, but the support that we receive from Visit Loudoun and Parks and Recreation really make our partnership a home run! Any event organizer would be wise to take a close look at what Loudoun County can offer!”
— Andy Wisk, Program Operations, USSSA East