Apex Sand Volleyball Complex
Coming Spring 2014Partnership between non-profit organizationsHope Chapel and Southern Sand Volleyball
6175 Old Jenks Rd, Apex, NC
Hope Chapel - http://www.hopenc.org/ A Christian church with 10+ years of community-centric
outreach in and around the Apex, NC area Southern Sand Volleyball –
http://southernsandvolleyball.org A newly formed non-profit volleyball organization with
resources having 10+ years of experience in both running outdoor volleyball events and volleyball coaching/instruction in the Triangle area and around NC.
Who are the partners involved?
Complex OverviewGreat Location
Within 25 miles….•1+ million people in surrounding Triangle area•Huge volleyball player base (Facebook statistics)
• 30K+ people in area who like Beach Volleyball and/or Volleyball• Juniors - 5K+ Females, 1K+
Males• Adults – 18K+ Female, 10K+
Males• 200K+ across North Carolina
Complex OverviewProposed Layout
• 10 sand court complex supporting programming for Sand Volleyball, Sand Soccer, Sand Tennis, and more:
What does this mean to the area?
• Thousands of players, friends, and fans coming to the area for events!!!
• Junior Programs• Beach club with
instruction/training• Nightly leagues• Weekend
tournaments• Clinics• High School
matches and tournaments
• Special Events
• Adult Programs• Nightly leagues• Weekend
tournaments• College matches
and tournaments• Special Events
• One of the most watched sports at Olympics
• 2013 Sports & Fitness Industry Association Topline Report showed almost 500,000 new participants in 13-25 yr old female demographic alone took up the sport since 2007.
• Sand players Misty May and Kerri Walsh are most recognizable figures in U.S. volleyball
• NCAA emerging sport with close to 40 school fielding programs and growing fast.
Sand Volleyball 101
Collegiate Beach Championships – Gulf Shores, AL
• 2006 - vh1vball in Triangle starts a series of junior tournaments [Note: juniors branch of vh1vball is now Southern Sand Volleyball)
• 2011 - Carolina Region/USA Volleyball’s Junior Beach Tour created• Statewide series of tournaments• 21 events in 2013. 1000+ teams. (7 of which were in
Triangle)• Largest event - Carolina Grand Slam (a USA Beach
National Junior Tour event) 143 teams• 2012/2013 – NC High School Sand Volleyball
Association formed to promote sport at high schools• 9 participating schools including Apex High School with
projections of 20-30 for 2014• 2013 – Close to 7000 NC juniors that are USA
Volleyball members
Sand Volleyball in North Carolina
HUGE Growth with Juniors
2013 Carolina Region Jr Beach Championships – Emerald Isle
Hope Chapel’s Hailey Brooke McFadden
Beach Soccer – smaller field played in 5 on 5 fashion with higher scoring than traditional soccer
Other Programming
North American Sand Soccer Championships – VA Beach – From www.sandsoccer.com
Beach Tennis – played on sand volleyball court with net lowered using paddles and depressurized tennis balls
General Benefits Advertise on Southern Sand Volleyball website -
southernsandvolleyball.org All participants must use site to register for any events
Get mentioned as part of e-Newsletters Signage opportunities around complex
Decals on court poles Banners on inside of fencing
Onsite presence at select events All money goes toward funding of construction
for a facility that will be used by many in the community
Get in on the Fun through a Sponsorship
Platinum $20000
Title sponsorship of venue. Largest ad presence for entire complex
Plus Silver level benefits
Gold $5000
Get a court named for business with decals on poles Plus Silver level benefits
Silver $500-2500
General advertising at venue, website, e-Newsletters Onsite attendance at select events
Sponsorship Levels
For questions or additional info, please contact:
Mike [email protected]
Thank You for Your Consideration