The Chesterfield Sports Association hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to mark the grand-opening of the new Chesterfield Sports Complex in Chesterfield, Missouri, the largest indoor volleyball and basketball complex in the region.
The facility at 150 N. Eatherton Road in the Chesterfield Valley area of St. Louis County is anticipated to attract an estimated 900,000 visitors each year and generate $3.6 million in annual local spending more than 10,000 hotel room nights a year.
Nearly 20 major regional and national sporting events, including martial arts and gymnastics meets, are scheduled between March and July, which attract out-of-town guests to the area to generate economic activity for local restaurants, hotels and retail establishments.
The 97,000-square-foot facility features nine basketball courts that convert into 18 volleyball courts and are equipped with Olympic level flooring and HD/4K streaming cameras. A sophisticated LED lighting system is programmable with various lighting levels and colors to best illuminate basketball or volleyball action. Additional amenities include a fitness area, full food service operations, comfortable spectator seating courtside, second-floor mezzanine for game viewing, lounge areas and multipurpose rooms for team rooms, meetings and classes.