FLORIDA HOSPITAL CENTER ICE
PASCO AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION OFFICE (PASCO)
Pasco’s varying terrain is perfect for running,
cycling, lacrosse, cricket, golf, tennis, and
soccer events, while its indoor complexes
accommodate team matches such as
basketball, volleyball, karate, hockey, roller
hockey and figure skating. Pasco County has
hosted elite sports events such as the Dick’s
Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions
(Lacrosse), Torhs 2Hot4Ice National
Championships (Roller Hockey), PBA 50 Pasco
County Florida Open (Bowling), Savage Race
(Obstacle race) and the USA Hockey Women’s
National Team training program for the
2018 Olympics.
Pasco counts with premier sports facilities,
such as the Florida Hospital Center Ice (FHCI),
which began operations in Wesley Chapel in
February 2017. The FHCI is the largest ice rink
sports complex in the Southeast United States.
The state-of-the-art ice arena is a 150,000
sq. feet, four-rink complex with three NHL
rinks and one Olympic rink, with the option to
convert any NHL rink to dry floor. The facility
also includes a wide range of amenities and
services including a mini-rink.
Athletes who train at this facility have
the option to get a functional movement
assessment from the sports medicine staff.
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They also can be tested by the performance
coaches, and access to customized program
will be created set to the specific needs of
individual’s development. The arena counts
with a fully equipped fitness center with over
2,000 square feet of space including a gym
and yoga room, plus 90 yards of indoor turf
designed to get the best out of the athletes.
The turf provides enough space for medicine
ball work, sled pushing and dragging, long
loaded carries and short or long sprints.
If you are looking for Golf or Tennis events, you
need to look no more. Saddlebrook Resort’s 480
acres are home to two Arnold Palmer signature
golf courses and 45 tennis courts in all four
Grand Slam surfaces.
The resort, known as a Tennis Mecca,
recently hosted the Fed Cup World Group 2017
Semi-Finals between the U.S.A. and the Czech
Republic. Saddlebrook has also hosted many
WTA events through the years, and continues
to welcome tennis pros as well as enthusiasts
who come for multi-day intense instructions.
Tennis and Golf are taken seriously at
Saddlebrook, shown by the resort’s home to
Saddlebrook Preparatory School. The fullyaccredited
school was created for junior golfers
and tennis players who attend classes in the