By now, many of you have seen ongoing work on the massive sports complex at Ellsworth and Pecos roads, near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
Arizona-based Legacy Cares, Inc., along with Legacy Sports USA, announced in October 2020 that Legacy Sports Park, now named Bell Bank Legacy Park, will open to the public next month, January 2022.
The privately owned 320-acre multi-use family sports and entertainment complex is being built in Mesa, at the border of Queen Creek, and will create more than 1,500 jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in direct economic impact back to the surrounding community. The park is expected to attract over three million visitors annually.
Bell Bank Legacy Park is the vision of Randy J. Miller, chairman of Legacy Sports USA; Chad J. Miller, chief executive officer of Legacy Sports USA; and Olympic Gold Medalist Dan O’Brien, director of performance training at Bell Bank Legacy Park.
“This project is the culmination of years of perseverance and planning. We have brought together a world-class team in order to bring this dream to fruition,” said Randy Miller.
Owner Legacy Cares, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) entity incorporated in Arizona, dedicated to creating life-changing opportunities for all individuals through access to family entertainment facilities centered on youth sports. Legacy Cares’ philosophy is to provide athletes and non-athletes of all ages, economic backgrounds and levels of athletic proficiency, the opportunity to participate in sports while fostering the enjoyment and camaraderie of teamwork and perseverance, key components in athletic competition and lifetime success.
“Legacy Cares, Inc., is thrilled that Randy, Chad and Dan’s dream of Bell Bank Legacy Sports Park will soon be a reality. We are proud to be working with Legacy Sports USA, the developer and manager of Bell Bank Legacy Sports Park to create a sports and entertainment complex and further the mission of Legacy Cares, Inc by providing athletes and their families in the Valley of the Sun, throughout North America and around the world with a safe, friendly, high quality environment in which to experience different sporting, artistic, educational and entertainment events and amenities," said Douglas Moss, president of Legacy Cares, Inc.
“Bell Bank Legacy Sports and Family Entertainment Park is designed to encompass a lifetime for sports enthusiasts from youth sports facilities to senior sports programming,” said Chad Miller. “This project will transform the youth sports and family entertainment industry across the United States. Bell Bank Legacy Park is not just a sports complex, but a true family entertainment center with dining options, athletic apparel shops, as well as venues for concerts and various artistic events. A facility such as this is long overdue in the Arizona market. Bell Bank Legacy Park will provide a variety of playing fields and indoor team sports facilities designed with the latest in athletic technologies. It will offer an opportunity for athletes of all ages and levels of proficiency to develop their skills in a multitude of sports. The amateur athlete will be training and competing on the same facilities used by the professionals."
In addition, Bell Bank Legacy Park will also include a multi-purpose arena and outdoor amphitheater designed for live events, family shows, exhibitions and conventions.
The area located at Ellsworth and Pecos roads, just east of Gateway Airport, offers accessibility to the freeway and other major thoroughfares. The area’s growing family population and strong participation in youth and adult sports was the attraction to Legacy Sports USA.
The project is being developed in one single phase constructing outdoor and indoor team athletic facilities geared to high energy entertainment, sports venues. The goal is to provide athletic competition, entertainment and the means to facilitate physical and mental wellness.
Details on largest privately-owned multi-sport facility in the United States:
The outdoor facilities include the development of:
• Multi-field soccer complex that includes 23 soccer fields with the ability to expand to 50.
• One 8,000-seat multi-purpose stadium.
• Soccer performance playground mirrored after Manchester United’s performance playground.
• 20 sand volleyball courts, including one stadium court.
• 40 pickleball courts, including one stadium court.
• Six sand soccer fields.
• Eight baseball/softball fields, including one baseball/softball stadium.
• 50-acre special events area for concerts, festivals and events.
The park will also feature an indoor multi-sports building that will house:
• 62 volleyball courts including one multi-purpose arena.
• 16 NBA basketball courts with one multi-purpose arena.
• Six olympic size Futsal courts.
• 75,0000-square-foot eSports Arena.
• 50,000-square-foot gymnastics, cheer and dance center.
• Youth gym/child care center.
• Yoga studios.
• 25,000-square-foot Sports Performance Center headed up by Olympic Gold Medalist Dan O’Brien.
• 25,000-square-foot general fitness center with health, fitness, wellness and nutrition coaches.
• 20,000-square-foot sports bar and restaurant.
• Food courts.
• Athletic apparel shops.
The Bell Bank Legacy Park will also include a multi-purpose outdoor amphitheater designed for concerts, family shows, exhibitions and conventions.
Bell Bank Legacy Park also announced an extensive partnership with Oak View Group, a respected global venue development, advisory and investment company that was responsible for securing the Bell Bank naming rights partner, attracting top-quality events to the indoor arena, outdoor amphitheater and festival grounds. Additionally, once opened, Oak View Group will manage and operate Bell Bank Legacy Sports Park.
“The Bell Bank Legacy Sports Park will be a one-of-a-kind destination for aspiring athletes, sports enthusiasts and more,” said Peter Luukko, chairman, OVG facilities.
Oak View Group is at the forefront of assisting arenas, stadiums and convention centers worldwide in the new protocol to reopen facilities post-COVID-19.
“Oak View Group is a worldwide leader in operating some of the biggest sports and entertainment properties around the world,” said Chad Miller. “Oak View Group will be an integral part of Bell Bank Legacy Sports Park and we look forward to working closely with them ... attracting top-notch events for the region, and properly operating our venue safely and comfortably for our guests, competitors and visitors.”
On Sept, 21, 2021, Legacy Sports USA and Oak View Group announced a 10-year naming rights partnership with Bell Bank for the multipurpose sports and entertainment complex.
With expansive first-class fields and facilities, Bell Bank Legacy Park anticipates drawing participants from all over the United States and throughout the world. The national and international competition and accompanying visitors will provide a forum for the exchange of cultural and educational philosophies through athletic competition regardless of nationality, religion or socioeconomic background.
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