About the Sacramento Sports Commission

The Sacramento Sports Commission is a joint city-county advisory board created in the 1980s to attract and develop major professional and amateur sporting events in the capital region. In 1998, the Sports Commission formed a non-profit organization – the Sacramento Region Sports Education Foundation – to administer SSC events.

Since its inception in 1988, the Sports Commission has been responsible for bringing a number of high profile events to Sacramento, including the 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, and 2007 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 1995 U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the 1999 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, the 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track and Field, the 2001 National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships, the 2007 NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, and the 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Amgen Tour of California.

The Sacramento Sports Education Foundation (SRSEF) is a non-profit, charitable organization, funded through private and corporate donations and formed to foster, support and develop amateur sports within the Sacramento region. SRSEF provides necessary administrative and logistical support to sporting events held in Sacramento and encourages youth interest and participation in sports by displaying educational exhibits and providing instructive clinics for community youth.

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