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Sport Nashville is home to all the spectator sports expected in a major American city, including baseball, American football, ice hockey and speedway. The Nashville Sounds (website: www.nashvillesounds.com) baseball team is an AAA team for the Pittsburgh Pirates (website: www.toptown.com/hp/66/pirates.htm), who play from April to September at the Herschel Greer Stadium, Chestnut Street and Eighth Street (tel: (615) 242 4371). The NFL Tennessee Titans (website: www.titansonline.com) play from August to January at the new 67,000-seater Adelphia Coliseum, 1 Titans Way (tel: (615) 565 4000), by the Cumberland River. The Nashville Predators (tel: (615) 770 2300; website: www.nashvillepredators.com) play ice hockey from October to April, at the Nashville Arena, 501 Broadway (tel: (615) 770 2000). The Nashville Speedway (tel: (615) 726 1818; website: www.fairgroundsspeedway) is at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds (tel: (615) 862 8980; website: tennesseestatefair.org), Nolensville Road exit, and has weekly events from April to September. For participation in sports, most people head outside the city to the Tennessee countryside, to indulge in hiking, cycling, fishing, hunting and golf. Alternatively, for visitors looking to attend a sporting event, tickets are available from Ticketmaster (tel: (615) 255 9600; website: www.ticketmaster.com). Bowling: No American city worth its salt is without a bowling alley or three. In Nashville, there is West Bowl, 5400 Charlotte Ave (tel: (615) 298 2632), Melrose Bowling Lanes, 2600 Franklin Pike (tel: (615) 297 7142) and Tusculum Lanes, 5315 Nolensville Pike (tel: (615) 833 2881). Fitness centres: The Downtown Athletic Club, 520 Commerce Street (tel: (615) 271 2616), is open to visitors and has gym, sauna, volleyball, basketball, aerobics, weights and other facilities. Other gyms include Steps, 2207 21st Avenue South (tel: (615) 269 8844) and Arm-O’s, 1907 Division (tel: (615) 321 0714) in the Music Row district. Golf: There are numerous courses and resorts close to Nashville, including a championship course at the Springhouse Golf Club, part of the Opryland Hotel, 18 Springhouse Lane (tel: (615) 871 7759). Other championship resorts are Hermitage Golf Course, 3939 Old Hickory Boulevard (tel: (615) 847 4001) and Legends Club of Tennessee, 1500 Legends Club Lane, Franklin (tel: (615) 791 8100). Clubs include the Forrest Crossing Golf Course, 750 Riverview Drive (tel: (615) 794 9400), and The Legacy, 100 Ray Floyd Drive, Springfield (tel: (615) 384 4653). Weekday green fees for non-members start at approximately US$45 per day. Horseriding: Tennessee is natural horseriding country, with plenty of stables and ranches in the Nashville vicinity. These cater for beginners and more advanced riders alike and include Biota Ranch, 5220 Ridge Hill Drive, Joelton (tel: (615) 876 6062), Ju-Ro Stables, 7149 Cairo Bend Road, Lebanon (tel: (615) 449 6621), Music City Riding Academy, 7455 Highway 100 (tel: (615) 353 4790), Namaste Acres Country Ranch Inn, 5436 Leipers Creek Road, Franklin (tel: (615) 791 0333) and Ramblin’ Breeze Ranch, 3665 Knight Road, Whites Creek (tel: (615) 876 1029). Rates cost approximately US$20 per hour. Ice skating: There is a rink at the Thomas Frist Centennial Sportsplex, 25th Avenue, at Brandau (tel: (615) 862 8480). Swimming: Plenty of public pools help Nashvilleians to cool off in the summer heat. These include Glencliff, Antioch Pike (tel: (615) 862 8470), Pearl-Cohn, 904 26th Avenue North (tel: (615) 862 8471), Whites Creek, 7277 Old Hickory Boulevard (tel: (615) 876 4300) and the Thomas Frist Centennial Sportsplex, 25th Avenue, at Brandau (tel: (615) 862 8480). Tennis: There are several free tennis courts around the city, run by Metro Parks and Recreation. The Thomas Frist Centennial Sportsplex, 25th Avenue, at Brandau (tel: (615) 862 8480), has both indoor and outdoor courts from US$4 per hour. Pre-booked municipal indoor and outdoor courts are available at the Metro Sports and Recreation Center, East Park, 700 Woodland St (615 862 8448, 8490). Watersports: Several lakes are very close to Nashville, where fishing and boating equipment are available for hire. These include Old Hickory Lake and Percy Priest Lake, less than a half-hour drive from Downtown. To fish, a Tennessee fishing licence is necessary – these are readily available at marinas and sporting goods stores. Rod and Gun Guide Service, 3502 Amanda Avenue (tel: (615) 385 1116) provides fly-fishing guides. |
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