Desert Falls International Sports Resorts is building a 920 acre $500 million sports complex in Mesquite Nevada – Paul Morris of Desert Falls called it “the premier location for amateur sports in the United States.”  The Mesquite sports complex may also draw in professional athletes for off-season training. Like AC Green’s basketball training camps for one example.

The impact the Mesquite sports complex will bring to Mesquite Nevada’s local economy will be huge.  National athletic events will bring in enormous amounts of people. The hotels in Mesquite and in nearby St. George Utah will be filled to the maximum capacity.  The business will also overflow into Las Vegas -  some 75 miles from Mesquite.

Besides the boost to tourism and local housing, Paul Morris of Desert Falls International Sports Resorts has expressed he wants to hire locally as much as possible to eventually fill up to 500 full time positions at the sports complex thus spreading the wealth through job opportunities to Mesquite NV residents and some overflow to St. George people working in Mesquite.

Adidas athletic company has already committed to be a cornerstone.  The Mesquite complex when fully completed can draw a weekend event with 10,000 participants and spectators to Mesquite.

A brief breakdown of participating sports offered at the Mesquite Regional Sports Complex.

• Restaurants
• Training facilities
• Two Olympic-size pools and diving platforms
• Six basketball/volleyball courts
• Racquetball courts
• Indoor Track
• Therapy center (message, saunas, spas)
• Sports medicine facility
• Nutrition center
• 12 sand beach volleyball courts
• 15,000-seat softball stadium
• Softball complex with four diamonds – concession stands – rest rooms – scoring boxes and boards – announcer’s booth and daycare facilities
• 24-field soccer complex and a 400- to 500-seat soccer stadium, plus a park area with pavilions
• 16-court tennis complex plus a 300- to 400-seat tennis stadium and a pickle ball court
• Golf course with 495 residential units (condos, town homes and single-family homes)
• 3,000- to 5,000-seat outdoor football stadium with separate track and field area
• Archery range that would house archery, bow hunting, and a beginner range
• Indoor football/soccer stadium with 5,000 to 10,000 seats
• Attached to the stadium would be a water park with a “lazy river.”
• Open-air street mall with food court – sports brands and exclusive shops – moving sidewalk and mixed-use buildings (commercial and retail) with housing
• Resort hotel and athlete village

I recently attended the Golf Experience during the May 21st-23 opening ribbon cutting and it was a site to see.
It was really a blast to participate and enjoy the progress they have made so far.

Refer to my original blog for more details.

A must see for extra stars and great events. www.sunesports.com category: Mesquite Sports Center