Sports Commissions and Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs)
Experienced sports event planners know that often it is better to start your event planning process by receiving the free guidance and support of the local sports commission or CVB as opposed to trying to arrange an event on your own. SportsDirectory.org publishes an annual directory of sports commissions and CVBs that accommodate sporting events to help simplify your planning process, and strives to provide the most current list here on this site.
To view a list of the sports commissions in a metro area or state, choose from the list of locations below.
Browse our Directory of Sports Commissions
If you are a Sports Commission interested in promoting your services on SportsDirectory.org, contact our Sports Sales Team.
Articles of Interest
Helpful Advice - How Sports Commissions Work and How They Benefit You
Cities have learned that hosting sports events can be good business.
Today, more than 400 communities have some level of expertise in attracting sports events. Most or all of them are listed in this directory. There are about 110 sports commissions (sometimes referred to as sports authorities, foundations, etc.) with the rest primarily convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs).
Sports destinations, facilities and host organizations have learned a great deal about what it takes to make business decisions on the best way to present events. It does little good for the event owner, the destination or the facility to make wrong decisions. How can these be avoided?
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