Your Perfect Match
Planning a major sporting event?Let Polk County Sports Marketing sweat the details.
About Polk County Sports Marketing
Our home field. Your advantage.
Home to more than 220 annual sporting events and the headquarters for USA Water Ski and the Florida Youth Soccer Association, Central Florida’s Polk County is the perfect location for your next championship event. From nationally recognized golf courses to modern multi-use complexes, our facilities can accommodate any sport, at any skill level, for competitors of all ages. With a central location offering unbeatable convenience and our talented staff as your planning and promotions MVP, you’ll have no problem pulling off a winning event.
Whether it’s finding the ideal venue or ensuring your participants know where to play and stay, we’re here to help every step of the way.
Facilities
From stadiums to courts and everything in between, Polk County has a facility that will fit your needs.
Events
Whether it’s the largest collegiate spring training event in the nation or a traveling table tennis tournament, you can find it here.
Hall of Fame
From baseball to water skiing – and just about every sport in-between – Polk County has produced a superstar. Come see their legacies at the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame in Auburndale.
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