Covering 'sports' in Atlanta is a huge task! Atlanta is a great place to play and watch from so many angles. Here are just a few areas that I'll look at and cover with your help!
1. Professional Sports - Atlanta is home to ALL FOUR Major Sports, baseball, football, basketball and hockey, and yes hockey is a major sport. We are also home to a professional soccer team, the Atlanta Silverbacks, http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/, and the WNBA is looking to expand here in 2009. If that's not enough, we host TWO PGA Tour Events (the Bellsouth and The Tour Championship) as well as an LPGA Event. If NASCAR is your thing we have one of the country's best tracks and host TWO events on their circuit as well. We also have hosted professional volleyball and tennis tournaments.
2. Collegiate Sports - the South and Atlanta are probably best known for their passion for college sports, especially football. Atlanta is geographically seated in the heart of both the SEC and the ACC. Whether you like the pigskin or a little hoops we have access to the best in the nation. With the University of Georgia less than TWO hours away in Athens and Georgia Tech right here in downtown you can see some of the country's best athletes all year round. Atlanta is also home to smaller schools that also have vibrant programs like Kennesaw State, Georgia State, Morehouse and Emory to name a few.
3. High School Sports - if you have kids in school or just love the pure passion of playing for the love of the game then we have plenty of action in Atlanta. Whether it's a Friday night football game in the fall or taking in a baseball game in the spring, Atlanta has some of the best talent in the nation and it's easily accessible to the public.
4. Recreational Sports - so maybe you'd rather play than watch? Then there might not be a better city in America to do just that! Thanks to fairly mild winters many of our sports are played year round and there are a vast number of organizations to help you find the right sport and league for you to join.
So, that should scratch the surface of what we'll discuss here. The purpose of the posts is two-fold, one to let folks know what's out there and two, to engage in a healthy dialogue about sports. I am passionate about my sports, and you'll find out who I root for as we go, so I look forward to discussing teams, leagues, issues and whatever that comes to mind.
Gil
