Logging requirements below!
Welcome to the National Sports Center!
The National Sports Center (NSC) was created in 1990 by the State of Minnesota. It is the largest amateur sports complex in North America, as well as being home to the U.S Women's Olympic Hockey Team (2026 gold medalists!) The NSC features:
- The Super Rink. The Super Rink houses 8 sheets of ice, including 4 Olympic-sized and 4 NHL-sized rinks. It has 32 large locker rooms. In addition to the Olympic team, the rinks are used for youth hockey, high school hockey, figure skating, short-track speed skating, broomball, open skating, and various tournaments.
- M Health Fairview Dome. The M Health Fairview Dome is a seasonal indoor synthetic field dome and is the largest dome in the western hemisphere. With enough room for two full-size soccer fields as well as 2 full-sized softball/baseball fields. Its ceiling is an amazing 110′ high. The dome is used for soccer, lacrosse, football, baseball, softball, and other events.
- NSC Stadium. NSC Stadium is a multipurpose outdoor athletic stadium with a grandstand, restrooms, lights, and audio. It seats 5,000 fans and is used by the Target USA CUP Opening Ceremonies and MNUFC2.
- NSC Sports Hall. NSC Sports Hall is a year-round space for indoor training and games. The space is 58,000 square feet and features FIFA-quality artificial turf.
- Outdoor Fields. There are currently 50 outdoor soccer fields, including 17 artificial turf fields. The fields are used for soccer, rugby, lacrosse, ultimate disc, and other field sports.
- NSC Sports Expo. NSC Sports Expo hosts the basketball courts.
- NSC Welcome Center. NSC Welcome Center is a sporting, meeting and convention space overlooking NSC stadium. The flexible meeting space of the Welcome Center can accommodate a wide range of group sizes, from small groups up to large gatherings of 500 people.
- Victory Links Golf Course. Victory Links Golf Course is the only 18-hole PGA-Tour designed course that is open to the public in Minnesota.
- Airport Park. Airport Park is home to four baseball/softball diamonds and hosts adult leagues and tournaments
To receive credit for this Virtual, you must:
a) post a picture of you from the posted coordinates with the Super Rink name in the background; or
b) if you do not want to appear in the photo, you must use something that shows your Geocaching name in your place.
If your photo is not included, your posted log may be deleted.
I have included a picture I took from the posted coordinates as an example.
Virtual Rewards 5.0 - 2026-2027
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between February 3, 2026 and February 3, 2027. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 5.0 on the Geocaching Blog.