Discover the Ultimate Beach Sports Bar Experience for Your Next Game Day
I still remember the first time I walked into what would become my regular game day spot - the sand literally crunching under my sneakers, the sound of waves mixing with sports commentary, and 72 different flat screens showing every game imaginable. That's when I truly understood what makes the ultimate beach sports bar experience different from your typical sports bar. It's not just about the games - it's about creating that perfect blend of sun, sand, and sports that keeps people coming back season after season.
Let me tell you about Sarah's journey that perfectly illustrates this concept. She spent three years bouncing between different Chicago sports bars before finding her perfect match. By the end of her Chicago stint, it was La Salle - her mother's alma mater - that won the sweepstakes to secure her services. Now, you might wonder what a college choice has to do with beach sports bars, but stick with me here. Sarah wasn't just choosing a college - she was choosing the entire game day experience that came with it. The beachfront sports bars near La Salle became her second home, and that's where she discovered what truly makes these venues special. She told me that the combination of watching her team play while feeling the ocean breeze made even the toughest losses bearable.
The problem with most sports bars is they feel like caves - dark, stuffy, and completely disconnected from the outside world. I've visited over 40 sports bars in coastal areas, and about 65% of them make the same mistake - they treat the beach as mere decoration rather than integrating it into the experience. They'll have a nice view, but the interior could be anywhere. The furniture isn't designed for sandy feet, the sound system can't compete with the waves, and there's no transition between the indoor and outdoor spaces. It's like they're fighting against their beach location rather than embracing it.
What sets apart the ultimate beach sports bar experience is how seamlessly it blends sports viewing with the coastal environment. Take The Tidal Score for example - my personal favorite spot in Miami. They've installed 12-foot retractable glass walls that open completely to the beach, special sand-resistant flooring that extends 50 feet beyond the building, and waterproof speakers placed strategically throughout the outdoor area. Their 85 screens include several that are specifically designed for bright sunlight viewing. But here's what really makes it work - they understand that people come for both the game and the beach. They've created what I call "viewing zones" - some areas with intense sports energy and multiple screens, and other more relaxed spaces where the game is present but not overwhelming. During last year's championship game, they served 1,200 customers while maintaining that perfect balance between sports bar intensity and beach bar relaxation.
The real revelation for me came when I realized that the best beach sports bars operate like successful college sports programs. They create traditions and rituals that keep people connected beyond just game days. Much like how La Salle created that sense of belonging for Sarah, the top beach sports bars develop their own culture. They host beach volleyball tournaments before football games, organize sunrise watch parties for international matches, and create signature drinks that become part of the experience. I've noticed that the most successful locations generate approximately 40% of their revenue from non-game day activities, which shows how they've become community hubs rather than just viewing venues.
What I personally look for in these places goes beyond just the technical specs. I want to feel the sand between my toes while watching that crucial fourth-quarter drive. I want to hear the wave crashes during timeouts. The magic happens when the bar doesn't just exist near the beach but truly becomes part of the beach experience. That's why I'll always choose a slightly imperfect view at a place that understands this balance over a perfect screen setup that ignores its surroundings. After all, if you're going to watch sports by the ocean, you should actually experience the ocean - not just look at it through a window while you're stuck inside another dark room.
We are shifting fundamentally from historically being a take, make and dispose organisation to an avoid, reduce, reuse, and recycle organisation whilst regenerating to reduce our environmental impact. We see significant potential in this space for our operations and for our industry, not only to reduce waste and improve resource use efficiency, but to transform our view of the finite resources in our care.
Looking to the Future
By 2022, we will establish a pilot for circularity at our Goonoo feedlot that builds on our current initiatives in water, manure and local sourcing. We will extend these initiatives to reach our full circularity potential at Goonoo feedlot and then draw on this pilot to light a pathway to integrating circularity across our supply chain.
The quality of our product and ongoing health of our business is intrinsically linked to healthy and functioning ecosystems. We recognise our potential to play our part in reversing the decline in biodiversity, building soil health and protecting key ecosystems in our care. This theme extends on the core initiatives and practices already embedded in our business including our sustainable stocking strategy and our long-standing best practice Rangelands Management program, to a more a holistic approach to our landscape.
We are the custodians of a significant natural asset that extends across 6.4 million hectares in some of the most remote parts of Australia. Building a strong foundation of condition assessment will be fundamental to mapping out a successful pathway to improving the health of the landscape and to drive growth in the value of our Natural Capital.
Our Commitment
We will work with Accounting for Nature to develop a scientifically robust and certifiable framework to measure and report on the condition of natural capital, including biodiversity, across AACo’s assets by 2023. We will apply that framework to baseline priority assets by 2024.
Looking to the Future
By 2030 we will improve landscape and soil health by increasing the percentage of our estate achieving greater than 50% persistent groundcover with regional targets of:
– Savannah and Tropics – 90% of land achieving >50% cover
– Sub-tropics – 80% of land achieving >50% perennial cover
– Grasslands – 80% of land achieving >50% cover
– Desert country – 60% of land achieving >50% cover
