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MISSION STATEMENT <br />FOR MINNESOTA AMATEUR SPORTS AND <br />TRAINING CENTER <br /> <br /> The Minnesota Sports Federation (MSF) mission is to provide <br />wholesome amateur-recreational sports opportunities that promote <br />fun, fitness, personal growth, good sports, and lifetime leisure <br />skills. <br /> <br /> The explosion of high school and youth sports coupled with the <br />needs for gender equity, have made indoor and outdoor facilities <br />for MSF amateur sports events increasingly difficult to find and <br />oftentimes cost prohibitive to schedule. If additional indoor and <br />outdoor amateur sports facilities were available, the scope of MSF <br />programs could be increased significantly in the area of research, <br />coaches/players training, programs for the physically challenged, <br />and senior citizens. Such expanded programming, however, would not <br />preclude local hosts from sponsoring MSF post-season district and <br />state tournaments. <br /> <br /> With the potential for a broader menu of activities, the <br />indoor facility would also house the offices of the Minnesota <br />Sports Federation and the Minnesota Amateur Sports Hall of Fame. <br />Amenities initially planned for the indoor facility include five <br />basketball courts convertible to ten volleyball courts, viewing <br />deck, batting cages, pro shop, turf training area, walking/running <br />track, sports drink bar, restaurant, and recreational games area. <br /> <br /> The indoor facility will be suitable for basketball, <br />volleyball, touch football, softball, floor hockey, soccer, roller <br />hockey, wrestling, aerobic activity and a variety of <br />coaches/players training and low organized games. The outdoor <br />facility, a five field softball/baseball complex configured in a <br />wheel, will include, a concessions/press box and one field that <br />f~ature "stadium type" seating. The fields are also convertible <br />for soccer and touch football. <br /> <br /> The amateur sports center will provide Sports Federation <br />members with a plethora of new opportunities. It will be a state <br />of the art facility that serves as a focal point for the non-profit <br />organization's mission and ongoing goal of "Serving Minnesota <br />Through Sports"sM. <br /> <br /> <br />