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The Playeasy Warmup Podcast: From Olympics to Sports Tourism: The Transformation of Davis County’s Western Sports Park

The Playeasy Team
The Playeasy Team

Organization · Massachusetts

August 13, 2025 · 1 min read

🎙️ In this episode of The Playeasy Warmup Podcast, host Kerri Shields takes you to Davis County, Utah, “Utah’s Amusement Capital”, to meet two women shaping the future of sports tourism: Jess Merrill, Tourism Director at Discover Davis, and Erin Miller, Destination Sales Manager. Discover how the brand-new Western Sports Park transformed from a horse arena built for the 2002 Olympics into a $70 million, state-of-the-art sports campus with six full-size soccer fields, 120,000 square feet of indoor space, and a vision to put Davis County on the national sports map. We dive into:

  • The history and transformation of the venue
  • How sports tourism fuels the local economy
  • Innovative branding and community buy-in strategies
  • Big events coming in 2025 and beyond
  • Why Davis County is the ultimate family-friendly sports destination

If you’re an event organizer or sports tourism pro, this episode is a must-listen.

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