Sarasota sports activities


 

Sarasota Sports
 

If you´re a sports fan, maybe no place in Florida offers you the selection of spectator sports and recreational sports that the Sarasota area does. Expand that horizon to the state of Florida, and your sporting options are almost limitless.

 

Springtime in Sarasota means one thing: baseball! Florida is the center for spring training baseball, with several teams including the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates training right in Sarasota! Nearby Fort Myers has the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins training facilities and a short drive to the Orlando area has the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros training facilities.

 

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League Baseball call the Sarasota area home, with their home park, Tropicana Field, only a few minutes from Sarasota. The 1997 and 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins play in nearby Fort Lauderdale.

 

If you´re looking for more than one month of baseball, you´re in luck! The Florida State League plays games all summer, with Sarasota being the home to the Sarasota Reds (Class-A Advanced). Several other teams in the Florida State League are sprinkled throughout the Sarasota area, with teams in Tampa, Clearwater, Lakeland, Fort Myers and Dunedin.

 

If hockey is more your speed, the 2004 Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning play only a few miles from Sarasota. The NHL´s Florida Panthers play a few hours away in Sunrise.


also... Sarasota Marathon


 

Maybe no state in the country enjoys football as much as Florida. With the 2002 Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers calling the Sarasota area home, and professional teams located in nearby Miami and Jacksonville, you´ll have a great selection of teams to watch. If you prefer the college game, there are many division 1 NCAA programs for you to follow. The University of South Florida Bulls are becoming a force in college athletics. They play their games a few miles away in Tampa. The University of Miami Hurricanes, Florida State University Seminoles, the University of Central Florida Golden Knights, the University of Florida Gators, the Florida International University Golden Panthers and the Florida Atlantic University Owls all participate in the highest level of collegiate athletics in the US, insuring that you´ll always have a big game on no matter what time of year.

 

Florida is also the birthplace of NASCAR, with exciting races happening throughout the state, including the world famous Daytona 500, which is located only a short drive from the Sarasota area.

 

If recreational sports are more your speed, you´re going to love the bay area. Sarasota features the best in deep sea fishing, tennis, swimming, jogging trails, biking and shuffleboard anywhere. The beautiful year-round weather makes participating in sports easy and fun, even while the rest of the country is buried in snow.

 

Sarasota is truly a sporting capital rivalled by few other locations. No matter what your sport, there will be something to keep you busy year round. The incredible climate allows for warm nature walks at Christmas time, and spring training baseball in shorts and tee-shirts while the rest of the country is freezing. Sarasota is a sports destination like no other!

 Siesta Key Sports Equipment Rental

 
Archery:
Sarasota County Archers
(941)351-3011/
(941)377-7005

William Clark
Lekatchaka Archers (Venice)
 
(941)497-3675
Drew and Bobbie Coctor
         
Auto Racing:        
Desoto Speedway        
         
Baseball:
Cincinnati Reds Spring Training (941)954-4101
Sarasota Red Sox (941)954-4101
Cal Ripken League (941)955-5051
Sarasota County Little League (941)473-0907
Venice Little League (941)486-8006 Debbie Steele
Englewood Area Little League (941)474-7660 Bill Stiver Sr.
Sarasota Christian League (941)379-1929 Heidi Thomas
Suncoast Sports Club, Inc (941)346-2823 Stephen Weeks
Sarasota Babe Ruth League (941)955-9301 Steve Hardee
Central Sarasota Little League (941)358-8526 Marshall Norton
Newton Little League (941)359-3010 Victor Johnson

Basketball:
Suncoast Sports Club, Inc (941)346-2823 Stephen Weeks
Suncoast Youth Basketball
(First Baptist Church)
(941)365-2846 Bill Ivey
Girls Inc Basketball League (941)366-6646 Jason  Radcliffe
Women´s Sport League of FL (941)921-2133 Lisa Meskil
Sarasota County P/R
Arlington
Newton CC
Newton Estates
(941)316-1346
(941)316-1331
(941)316-1161
Sarasota Boys and Girls Club (941)366-7940
Jewish Community Center (941)378-5568 David Wayne
Sarasota YMCA (941)955-8194
Englewood YMCA (941)475-1234 TJ
Venice YMCA (941)492-9622

Biking:
BMX (941)957-4393 Claude Lovan
Sarasota-Manatee Bike Club (941)371-0549 Bill Knutson

Cheerleading:
Sarasota All-Star Cheerleaders (941)925-0902
Also See Football (all pop warners have cheerleading too)

Cricket:
Sarasota International Cricket Club (941)365-1900 Laurence Parry

Crew:
Sarasota Scullers
SarasotaScullers@yahoo.com
(941)921-8600 Cynthia Koski

Croquet:
Sarasota Croquet Club (941)484-3206 Jackie Jones

Disc Golf:
Sarasota Sky Pilots (941)351-0779 Robert Wiebolt

Equestrian:
Fox Lea Farms (941)485-0486 Linda Aldrich

Fishing:
Bass Anglers Society of Sarasota

Football:
Suncoast Sports Club, Inc (941)346-2823 Stephen Weeks
Sarasota Sun Devils (Twin Lakes) (941)923-8733 Brad Broeder
(378-0048)
Cheyene Youth Football and Cheer (941)378-9387
Ringling Redskins (941)953-6560
Sunshine Adult Flag Football (941)355-9661
Venice Vikings
Englewood Pop Warner
North Port Pop Warner
Fl. Redbacks Australian Rules Football Club
                       
(941)809-9100

                 
Ben Hancock

Golf:
Suncoast Sports Club, Inc (941)346-2823 Stephen Weeks
Florida Adaptive Golf (941)957-0310 Paul Goodlander
Greater Sarasota Jr. Golf Assoc. (941)366-0445

Handball:
YMCA Men´s Handball (Euclid) (941)366-7070 Russ Bobbitt

Hockey:
Stardust Hockey League (Roller) (941)365-6888
JP Igloo (941)723-3663 Peggy Husmann

Lawn Bowling:
Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club

Martial Arts:
Academia of Martial Arts (941)921-9571
Global Martial Arts Academy (941)483-1801
Lee´s Trad. Taekwondo, Inc (941)923-7752
Martial Art School of Sarasota (941)351-2878
Palm Isle Martial Arts (941)496-9889
Park´s Family Tae Kwon Do Center (941)496-8787
Rick Hotton´s West Wind Karate (941)922-1782
Sarasota Aikikai Aikido (941)365-6366
Sarasota Budo Club (941)730-5649 Jeff Cook
Shuri School of Karate (941)365-3668
Suncoast Karate DoJo (941)923-6013
Sung Cho´s Tae Kwon-Do (941)922-3847/
(941)925-1168
Villari´s Studios of Self Defense (941)379-8606
West Coast Martial Arts Academy (941)922-6403

Pole Vault:
The Sky´s the Limit Pole Vault Club (941)924-4989 John Raleigh

Polo:
Sarasota Polo Club (941)907-0717

Rugby:
Sarasota Rugby Club (941)484-5941
Wheelchair Rugby (941)924-1804 Ed Hooper

Running:
Manasota Track Club (941)342-7803 Jim Julian

Sailing:
Sailing Alternatives, Inc (941)377-4986 Serge Jorgensen
Sarasota Sailing Squadron (941)388-2355
Siesta Key Sailing Club
Venice Sailing Squadron


Skating:
Stardust Event Center (Roller)  (941)365-6888
JP Igloo (941)723-3663
Florida Wheels Skating Center (941)747-8602
IMG Hockey Academy (941)755-1000
Adult Ice Skaters ? Tropical Spice (941)723-3663


Skiing:
Ski Club of Sarasota (Snow) (941)923-6786 Hank Rhawn
Ski A Rees Club (Water) (941)371-0088 Roger Bennett


Soccer:

Girls, Inc
                                          (941)366-6646     Jason Radcliffe

Sarasota United Soccer League (941)925-7679 Bob Brongel
TOPSoccer (handicapped)
(sponsored by SUSL)
(941)924-5427 Coach Gerry
Suncoast Sports Club, Inc (941)346-2823 Stephen Weeks
Women´s Sport League of FL (941)921-2133 Lisa Meskil
Englewood Youth Soccer Assoc. (941)697-9126
North Port Youth Soccer Assoc.
Venice Area Youth Soccer Assoc. (941)492-9530 Mike Lasorso
Cardinal Mooney Soccer (941)371-4917 Derek Harrington


Softball:
Miss Sarasota Softball (941)377-5335 Kathleen Maloney
Venice Little League Softball (941)486-8006
Sarasota Co-ed Softball League (941)378-9350 Bob Wiebusch
(Bee Ridge Park)
Sarasota Parks and Rec (941)316-1328 Jim Wormley
Women´s Sport League of FL (941)921-2133 Lisa Meskil


Special Olympics:
Special Olympics of Sarasota (941)412-0402 Robert Rankin


Surfing:
Venice Inlet Surf Club (941)966-0363 Tweedie


Swimming:
Swim America (Arlington) (941)371-1887 Vera McClaugherty
Swim Florida Masters Team (941)358-3122 Chris Gilligan
Swim Florida (941)360-0362 Mike Norton
YMCA ? Sadlier (941)922-9622 Sherwood Watts


Tennis:
IMG Academies (941)752-2505 Steve Shulla
Sarasota Clay Court Classic (941)928-9952 Lesley Eckert
Sarasota County P/R
Payne Park
Al Goll Rec Center
Woodmere Park
(941)954-4884
(941)423-2786
(941)486-2780
Bob Richards
Suncoast Sports Club, Inc (941)346-2823 Stephen Weeks
Women´s Sport League of FL (941)921-2133 Lisa Meskil

Volleyball:
Whitesands Volleyball Club (941)371-3795 Bobbi Dean

Girls, Inc
East End Volleyball (Beach)

 

(941)366-6646
(631)728-0397
Jason Radcliffe
Richard Heiles
         
Wiffleball:
Sarasota Wiffleball Assoc. (941)355-8602 Ken Flammia

Wrestling:
North Port Wrestling Club (941)423-8558 Doug Cunningham
Riverview Wrath Wrestling Club (941)953-2164 Paul Guillaume
Sarasota Wrestling Club (941)955-0181
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Ron Jones
McIntosh Wrestling Federation (941)361-6520 Stan Judd
Champ One Wrestling (941)925-9980 Mike Pearcy