A Theme Park of Recreation Legacy Sports Arena will be a top-notch venue, partner says By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
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egacy Sports Arena is coming closer to fruition, as steel, concrete, block and wood are rising. When it opens in the fall, the multisport facility will feature two NHL-size rinks and four state-of-the-art courts with glass flooring and LED lighting that alternately accommodates four basketball courts, four volleyball courts, 12 pickleball courts or two
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soccer fields. “Soon, our neighborhood will become the envy of the Valley, with hockey, figure skating, basketball, volleyball, pickleball and other sports available indoors with an airconditioned environment,” says Robert Eaton Jr., managing member. The building will also house a children’s and adult wood-floor court, a mini spa, a fitness center, a dance studio and Pilates center, nine meeting rooms, an upstairs restaurant, club seating on each venue, electronic scoreboards, a jumbotron, concessions and a sport shop. Not only will the sports arena accommodate youth and adult leagues for each sport, but the facility can hold special events to include trade shows, corporate parties, concerts and meetings. With over 700 parking spots and a hotel to accommodate teams, families, and business travelers, Legacy Sports Arena becomes a one-stop destination for the sports enthusiast. To lower overall operating costs, Legacy Sports Arena has a roof covered in solar panels generating between 40% to 100% of the facility’s power needs. Recycled rainwater from the roof and melted Zamboni water are captured, stored and pumped out for irrigation of the trees and green house vegetables that are grown for the restaurant. Most third and fourth graders within 30 minutes of the facility will get to visit and ex-
perience a sports awareness day as part of the Legacy Field trip program, beginning with the Deer Valley School District in January and February of 2021. The program is free, as the subcontractors on the job contributed a portion of their construction contracts for this effort along with other business partners and corporate sponsors. Legacy Sports Arena expects to rotate up to 30,000 students through the facility in the calendar year 2021. “Our arena is on schedule to open this fall with a limited number of Charter Memberships becoming available soon,” Eaton says. The longtime Arizona resident graduated from Paradise Valley High School and ASU, and then served six years in the Army. He entered the sales field and then he and his
