Transforming Communities Through Sports & Recreation.
Eastern Sports Management provides outsourced management for community-based sport and recreation complexes. ESM is hired by municipalities, tourism authorities, private developers, and parks and recreation departments to assume responsibility for the oversight of indoor and outdoor pools, fields, tournament destinations, and special events centers.
Whether it’s working on initial site plans, building an operating team for a facility, or designing programs and events that will work in your market, the ESM team brings real-world experience to your project.
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PRE-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
At Eastern Sports Management, we know that a great sports facility doesn’t start with shovels in the ground—it starts with a well-thought-out plan.
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CONSTRUCTION SERVICES STAGE
At Eastern Sports Management, we specialize in guiding clients through the critical construction phases of sports facility development.
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OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT SERVICES
In this phase, Eastern Sports Management provides comprehensive advisory and operational support tailored to your facility's unique needs.
Award Winning Portfolio
At Eastern Sports Management, we bring unmatched expertise to planning, developing, and managing some of the nation’s top sports, recreation, and entertainment venues. Our award-winning collection of facilities reflects a commitment to excellence and community impact across the United States.
OUR LATEST NEWS
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Hagerstown’s new fieldhouse draws 62,000+ visitors in first two months
The Hagerstown Fieldhouse is off to a strong start, welcoming more than 62,000 visitors since opening its doors in February. In a report to the Hagerstown Mayor and City Council, facility operators and city officials highlighted early successes, upcoming plans and a few infrastructure challenges still being addressed.
John Wack, president of Houston Sports Management, who oversees the facility, said its performance over its first 66 days has exceeded expectations across multiple categories, from league participation to drop-in traffic.“ This one is very much going how we envisioned it,” Wack said.
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Youth sports officials are proceeding with plans to design a new indoor youth sports complex in Lawton.
Members of the Lawton Youth Sports Trust Authority approved a contract with Eastern Sports Management (ESM) in late January to oversee that design process, an agreement that also would allow ESM to act as the project manager, said Trust Authority Chairman Brian Henry. ESM President John Wack has said having design plans in hand is important because it will make Lawton’s applications for grant funding more attractive, a process that will help provide funds for construction of the $35 million building.
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Hagerstown marks halfway point in field house construction with ‘topping-off’ ceremony.
City officials called it a "monumental milestone" in the construction of Hagerstown's new field house, which has been taking shape at the site of the former Municipal Stadium on Memorial Boulevard.
They gathered Friday during a "topping off" ceremony to watch the final steel beam being placed in the frame of the new facility, but not before grabbing markers to sign the beam for posterity.
