Albany is Deeply Connected with Sports
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Two of Albany’s shareholders are top professional golfers & Joe Lewis owns Tottenham
Hotspur football club in the UK
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Tavistock communities have a history of attracting top athletes to its communities (over 50
including Shaq, Tiger, Ken Griffey Jr. amongst others)
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Albany has over 15 professional athletes as members and residents
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NFL, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, NBA, Race Car driving
Deep connections to major sports franchises
Leveraging this foundation for the development of talented juniors and combining with an
events strategy is a logical next step
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By developing a Sports Academy it creates the infrastructure that pro athletes and sports
teams desire for training which can be used when the Academy is not in session
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The soccer match featuring Tottenham & Jamaica was a successful experiment
Exhibition matches can become a part of pre-season training sessions
Albany & Tiger are committed to bringing a PGA golf event to The Bahamas
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Year 1 will be in 2015 and broadcast live on television
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