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 McFaddenMcFlyLab@aol.com919-868-5215

Thank You for Your Consideration