The St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau's Sports Department enjoys its relationships with local, regional, national and international sports partners in developing our area into the single best destination for teams, tournaments and events.

Locally,  we work with Florida 2012 representing the regional bid for the XXX Olympiad, the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, United Soccer Leagues, Running USA, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and other local sports groups. Regionally, we work with the Florida Sports Foundation as it represents the state of Florida to the world for the state's sports interests. We also collaborate with other sports commissions and organizations on regional events and in the interest of making the state of Florida the number one sports destination for the world.

Nationally,  we are members of the National Association of Sports Commissions, National Fastpitch Coaches Association and the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. We also support the United States Olympic Committee and all the National Governing Bodies (NGB's), all collegiate governing associations and all professional sports organizations.

Internationally,  we support the efforts of the International Olympic Committee, Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and all sports organizations and teams that compete on the international playing field.