Ocean City, Maryland hosts some of the largest and most unique sporting events on the East Coast. From basketball and baseball tournaments, to world-class cheer competitions and beach soccer showdowns, Ocean City has it all. With multiple sporting venues and flexible space, sports coordinators find the area to be the perfect location to host their event. Plus, once you're done battling it out on the field, it's always nice to be able to cool down in the ocean. Check out some of the venues below and learn a little bit about where your next sporting event might be held.

• Northside Park

  

  200 125th St / Ocean City, MD / 21842

  Northside Park in Ocean City, Maryland is the largest and most popular park facility in the area. Featuring 58 acres of beautiful land, the complex has three lighted softball/baseball fields, a lighted soccer field, and other multipurpose fields. It also boasts a large building that houses a 14,200 sq.ft. gymnasium, community room, conference room, and a sports center annex with a 21,000 sq. ft. multi-sport sports arena. Some of the area's largest sporting events call Northside Park home, including: St. Patrick's Day Soccer Tournament, Beachbound Basketball, MD State Basketball, Brine Beach LAX, Back to School Classic Basketball, Ocean City Basketball Classic, and more.

• Stephen Decatur Sports Complex

  

  9913 Seahawk Rd / Berlin, MD / 21811

  Playing host to some of the largest baseball and softball tournaments in the area, as well as other sporting events, the sports complex at Stephen Decatur High School offers ample space for teams to compete just minutes from the beach. Home to Future Stars Baseball Tournaments, Brine Beach LAX, and more, Stephen Decatur Sports Complex has the size and amenities to handle it all.

• Roland E. Powell Convention Center

  

  4001 Coastal Highway / Ocean City, MD / 21842

  The Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland offers some of the most flexible sporting accommodations on the East Coast. Boasting 214,000 sq. ft. of space, the Convention Center can handle large indoor sporting events without breaking a sweat. Two of the biggest cheer competitions in the United States, Reach the Beach All Star Cheerleading and Reach the Beach School Nationals Cheerleading, hold their competitions at the Roland E. Powell Center because it has the space and flexibility to house the huge event and the large crowd that comes along with it. Along with Reach the Beach, the Convention Center also hosts the annual Beachfest Indoor Volleyball tournament.

• Ocean City Beaches

  

  Dorchester St. / Ocean City, MD / 21842

  One of the most unique "sports complexes" you'll ever see, the award-winning beach of Ocean City, Maryland transforms into soccer fields for annual sand soccer tournaments. A grueling test of athleticism, sand soccer is an exciting sport to participate in and even more exciting to watch; and where else to watch it then just steps from the Atlantic Ocean? The pristine beaches of Ocean City become tournament grounds for Sand Duels Beach Soccer at N. Division St., and Beach 5 Sand Soccer at Dorchester St.