We Know Sports In Fairfield County
The Fairfield County Sports Commission is the one-stop resource for the sports community. The Commission is a county-wide organization that connects all those active in the local sports scene, and offers access to area experts in the fitness, health and sports worlds throughout the county. The Commission's vast relationships with youth sports organizations, school systems, area colleges, the media, the business community and all sports related organizations provide county residents with support services and Commission-developed programs to serve their wide-ranging needs. Learn more >
Your Resources
In this section we have timely articles and website suggestions for keeping up on all the latest going on in the worlds of youth sports and fitness. Many will be targeted specifically toward one of the three primary audiences we are trying to reach – student athletes, parents and coaches. Others will be informative for all. Click on each section to learn more about what’s happening in all parts of the sports scene.
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Support The Sports Commission
To continue to provide all our programs and services we need help from everyone in all our county communities. We have received terrific financial support from many corporations and organizations, and in-kind services and volunteers from many more. We would appreciate the opportunity to speak and meet with you about how the Sports Commission can work with your group in a mutually beneficial arrangement. Please contact us to learn more, or click here to see all that the Fairfield County Sports Commission can do for you, as well as view a list of local businesses that have already become key supporters of the Commission.
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Special News & Announcements
CHELSEA COHEN ACADEMY KICKS OFF AUG. 5
COMMISSION CREATES COUNTYWIDE EFFORT TO INCREASE FITNESS AWARENESS
THURSDAY, AUG 5
6:30-8:30 PM
NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL
Admission is free.
***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE NEW FITNESS ACADEMY CLICK ON DONATE BUTTON ABOVE
NBA HALL OF FAMER AND NORWALK NATIVE CALVIN MURPHY IS THE FEATURED SPEAKER. HE WILL BE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS ALONG WITH ANOTHER NBA HALL OF FAMER GAIL GOODRICH. ALSO ATTENDING ARE 3 NORWALK NATIVES-FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BOXER TRAVIS SIMMS, PRO FOOTBALL STANDOUT IDRIS PRICE AND EX-MLB PITCHER MIKE PORZIO.
Fun activities and fitness stations for kids and families will be on-going throughout the event.
For more information contact Tom Chiappetta at 203/984-4806 or tomc@fairfieldcountysports.com
SPORTSNIGHT ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS
The 5th Anniversary Sports Night dinner on October 19, 2009 was another great success. Nearly 600 people attended the fundraising event at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Thanks to all who made it happen.
SPORTSPERSONS OF THE YEAR 2009
The Fairfield County Sports Commission Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 15 communities the Commission serves are as follows:.
BRIDGEPORT-DON WILSON, youth lacrosse program founder
DARIEN-DARIEN GIRLS' HOCKEY TEAM, state & FCIAC champions
EASTON-CHARLIE MORTON, Major League Baseball pitcher
FAIRFIELD-POP WARNER JR. MIDGET CHEERLEADERS, national champs
GREENWICH-CONNIE JONES, Greenwich High boys' tennis coach
MONROE-MONROE LIONS YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAM, national runners-up
NEW CANAAN-LOU MARINELLI, New Canaan High football coach
NORWALK-MARY ROMAN, Senior Olympics athlete
SHELTON-SHELTON TRAILS COMMITTEE
STAMFORD-ALLI OAKES, champion high school/state amateur golfer
STRATFORD-JOHN STRATTON-manager of the Brakettes
TRUMBULL-ST JOSEPH & TRUMBULL HIGH GIRLS' SOCCER TEAMS, state champs
WESTON-KEVIN FUNK-Weston girls' softball
WESTPORT-STAPLES HIGH BOYS' VOLLEYBALL TEAM, state champions
WILTON-WAHOOS YMCA SWIM TEAM
COURAGE, SPECIAL OLYMPICS AWARD WINNERS NAMED
The Fairfield County Sports Commission announced two of its most prestigious awards, the Chelsea Cohen Courage Award and the Special Olympics Sports Person of the Year. Both will be presented at the Commission's 5th annual Sports Night awards dinner, Monday, Oct.19 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 pm.
This year's Courage Award winner is Stamford's James Hilaire, a soccer goalie at the University of New Haven who suffered a traumatic head injury during a match in September. The Cohen Award is sponsored by the Forever Young Foundation, the charitable giving entity of Greenwich native and NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young.
The Special Olympics Award recipient is Norwalk native Mark Kurimai, the founder and local coordinator for the Norwalk Special Olympics program. This award, created jointly by the Commission and its sponsor Patriot National Bank, goes to the person who consistently works to further the mission of Special Olympics in Fairfield County.
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