Event Management is so much more than choosing a Date, picking an Event, and hoping that Athletes or Teams will attend! Furthermore, it is RARE that an Event is a BIG HIT in the 1st year! It is, most often, a 3 year to 5 year project. Such has been the case with each of the Events that Liberty Sports Grouphas created. Liberty Sports Group currently has four (4) Annual Events, and they are as follows:
- Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series - Liberty Tour for short, it was the 1st Event for LSG, and has been the most Successful Event to date, because it began in 2005. Beginning Memorial Day Weekend, and culminating in mid-July, it is comprised of six (6) Track & Field Events beginning with the Patriot’s Invitational, and followed by the Constitution Classic, President’s Open, Adirondack Championships, Independence Invitational, and the Liberty Games Track & Field Championships. Meets are spread out across the Empire State, and are open to ALL Track & Field Teams. They can also be attended by Unattached Athletes! 😊
- Liberty Games – In 2009 the Empire State Games were SUSPENDED, only to be subsequently CANCELLED in 2010! To fill that VOID, LSG created a New State Games and Re-Branded it as the Liberty Games! The reason for doing so was the number of improvements that were being made to the previous State Games, such as the addition of ALL Age Divisions (NOT just High School, Open, and Masters). Moreover, LSG added New Events, such as Flag Football, BMX, Power Lifting, Pickleball, and More! The Liberty Games spans a two (2) week period in the middle of July, each year.
- Empire State Corporate Challenge – In an effort to provide Athletic opportunities to EVERYONE (NOT just those that are aspiring Athletes), LSG created the Empire State Corporate Challenge. It is geared to Corporate America, for sure, but each Corporate Team can have Youth Teams, too, which are the Children of the Employees, Staff, and Management. The BIGGEST Goals, here, are to offer Exercise Opportunities to EVERYONE, and to foster a Family Friendly Environment (Children interacting with their Parents… TOGETHER)! There are currently six (6) different Events; Dodgeball, 3-on-3 Basketball, Volleyball, Track & Field, 5k Race, and the Great Empire Walk!
- Stars & Stripes 5k Run – This Event is designed to appeal to the Road Racing sector of the Empire State, but with a few Twists & Turns. It begins on the Track, goes onto the Road, then finishes with 400m on the Track.
All of the LSG Events are Produced by the Empire State Sports Council. For more Information on each of those Events, just click the link. We look forward to seeing you at the Competition Arena! 😊