Welcome to the MASC!
The MASC was created in 1987 by the Minnesota State Legislature to promote the economic and social benefits of sports. Since then, the MASC has made enormous strides in accomplishing its goals. Since the inception of the
MASC in 1987, Minnesota has become a role model state for its proactive methods of creating benefits from amateur sports. The MASC has been at the forefront of this effort.
The MASC has become best known for two things:
- Creating amateur sports events which attract out-of-state attendance, generating economic impact for the state.
- Fostering public/private and state/local partnerships. Many MASC programs have utilized this model, including facility construction and the Mighty Ducks and Mighty Kids grant programs.
MASC goals include:
- Create economic impact development through amateur sport
- By developing annual sport events, camps and programs
- By attracting major sport events to Minnesota
- By assisting Minnesota communities in developing local sports tourism
- Create the maximum opportunity for sport participation for all Minnesotans
- By sponsoring Olympic-style State Games events
- By targeting special programs to increase opportunity for women, seniors, and disadvantaged
- By assisting local communities in the creation of annual events and local sports commissions
- By supporting Minnesotas amateur sport associations and organizations
- Establish Minnesota as a national model for the Olympic and amateur sport movement
- By developing Olympic-caliber training and event facilities for many winter and summer sports
- By establishing relationships with the National Governing Bodies and other sports organizations