“If you were to look at construction of an action sports facility, I do believe that proximity to your convention center and your sports center would be something that should be considered,” he said. When asked by a council member about possible locations for any new venues, Adams made one suggestion. Some members of the Resort Advisory Commission pushed back on the proposal, saying they wanted a master plan for the area that would heed to the sports tourism study findings before considering any future development. It also highlighted potential opportunities for expansion or improvement to existing sports facilities, including the 50-meter pool at Princess Anne Family YMCA, Hampton Roads Soccer Complex and Princess Anne Athletic Complex.Īdams pointed out that the recommendations didn’t focus on where new venues could be built, as some resort area stakeholders had expected.Įarlier this spring, Capstone Development pitched an idea to the city for a mixed-use project near the convention center that would include apartments and retail. The study also recommended an outdoor baseball complex with at least eight fields and a stand-alone tournament ice hockey facility.Īn action sports venue could generate the most annual hotel room night stays - an additional 35,000 - including during slow winter months, according to the study. The firm’s top recommendation was to create an indoor/outdoor action sports event park for skateboarding, BMX, climbing and other activities. The city paid the consultant $44,860 for the update. Victus Advisors of Park City, Utah, updated its 2016 study on “what it is we are missing” in terms of sports facilities to attract overnight visitors, thereby increasing city tax revenues, Adams said. Action sports rose to the top for drawing visitors to Virginia Beach. “Surf and skate and BMX and all manner of other action sports are just sort of authentic to who Virginia Beach is,” he said.Īdams also provided details about the findings of a recent study on enhancing the city’s burgeoning sports tourism industry.
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