Coastal Florida Sports Park is a multi-sport complex located in Cocoa, Florida, where athletes of all levels can practice and play in facilities fit for the pros and improve their ability to compete in the game and move to the next level. Coastal Florida facilities include outdoor baseball, football, soccer and lacrosse fields, an indoor multipurpose field, batting cages and a weight room. The complex was the spring training home for Major League Baseball's Houston Astros for 21 seasons.
* Including a newly renovated 5,000-seat MLB stadium with 50 ft Jumbotron scoreboard
* Eight football / soccer / lacrosse fields
A 35,000 square foot, $5 million training facility which includes:
* A 17,000 square foot indoor, multipurpose field for football, soccer, or a baseball infield
* 14 indoor batting cages
** Including seven
* A 15,000 square foot weight room with free weights and training machines
Onsite player suites in the Player Hotel
A recreations hall with two 32-foot HDTVs and six 70-inch HDTVs
Coastal Florida Sports Park will soon begin construction on a 100,000 square foot gymnasium that will have eleven NBA / NCAA / FIBA-regulation hardwood basketball courts, which can be converted into fourteen volleyball courts.
CES Academy
Coastal Florida Sports Park has also created a college sports preparatory academy, CES Academy. CES Academy is a sports academy and boarding school that will prepare its student-athletes to become successful, confident, and responsible individuals through athletics, academics, and character development.
History
Cocoa Expo Sports Center was originally built in 1964 by the city of Cocoa as the spring training home for Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. The Houston Astros called the Cocoa Expo their Spring home for 21 seasons from 1964–1984. It was purchased by private ownership in 1984 and turned into a center for amateur sports. The complex, consisting of, has the original 5,000 seat Cocoa Stadium and 6 additional baseball fields, four multi-purpose athletic fields, a arena that can accommodate three basketball courts and four volleyball courts, a 100-room air-conditioned athletes dormitory, cafeteria and meeting space. The main section of the property was valued at $3.5 million in 1984 according to the county appraiser's records. The center again hosted Major League Baseball in the spring of 1993 when the Florida Marlins played their inaugural spring training season games in Cocoa Stadium. In addition to Major League Baseball, the complex has been home to the Joe Brinkman Umpire School, Clint Hurdle's Big League Experience Camp, youth baseball, soccer, basketball and volleyball tournaments and is the home field for the Cocoa Expos professional women's soccer team. By the end of 2016, with a great deal of support from private sports investors, the Coastal Florida Sports Park received a long-overdue renovation of the entire complex. From the Major League Stadium and 11 baseball/multi purpose fields to the Player Hotel and Indoor ML Training Center, the facility has received a $40+ Million overhaul and is again known as one of the premier sports complexes in the entire country.
