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Sport Facility Supply & Demand Study Report

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EXECUTIVE!SUMMARY!...... !1!

KEY!FINDINGS!...... !2!

SPORT!FACILITY!SUPPLY!&!DEMAND!STUDY!REPORT!...... !11!

1.0! INTRODUCTION!...... !11!

1.1! STUDY!OUTCOMES!AND!OBJECTIVES!...... !11! 1.2! STUDY!SPECIFICATIONS!...... !12! 1.3! DEFINITION!OF!SPORT!...... !14! 1.4! CANADIAN!SPORT!FOR!LIFE!...... !14! 1.5! CATEGORIZATION!OF!FACILITIES!...... !16! 1.6! CHANGES!TO!SPORT!FACILITY!INVENTORY!...... !18! 1.7! KEY!TRENDS!AND!ISSUES!AFFECTING!SPORT!...... !19! 1.8! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!...... !21! 1.9! REPORT!ORGANIZATION!...... !22!

2.0! BENEFITS!OF!SPORT!PARTICIPATION!...... !23!

3.0! PERCEPTIONS!OF!SPORT!AMONG!CALGARIANS!...... !25!

3.1! ACCESSIBILITY!...... !25! 3.2! THE!SPORT!SYSTEM!...... !27!

4.0! SPORT!PARTICIPATION!...... !30!

4.1!! SPORT!REGISTRATIONS!AND!PARTICIPATION!AMONG!CALGARIANS!...... !30! 4.2! OTHER!PROGRAMS!OFFERED!BY!SPORT!ORGANIZATIONS!...... !44! 4.3! MIGRATION!IN!SPORT!PARTICIPATION!...... !52! 4.4! BARRIERS!TO!SPORT!PARTICIPATION!...... !57!

5.0! SPORT!PROGRAM!PROVISION!...... !61!

5.1! MONTHLY!PROVISION!OF!SPORT!PROGRAMS!...... !61! 5.2! VOLUME!OF!ACTIVITY!PROVIDED!IN!SPORT!PROGRAMS!...... !63! 5.3! TECHNICAL!TRAINING!SERVICES!ORGANIZATIONS!AND!PROGRAMS!...... !72! 5.3! SPORT!PROGRAM!ADMINISTRATION!...... !73!

6.0! COST!OF!SPORT!...... !75!

6.1! PERCEPTIONS!OF!AFFORDABILITY!OF!SPORT!IN!!...... !75! 6.2! HOUSEHOLD!EXPENDITURES!IN!SPORT!...... !77! 6.3! SPORT!ORGANIZATIONS’!REVENUES!AND!EXPENSES!...... !80! 6.4! FACILITY!REVENUES!FROM!SPORT!ORGANIZATIONS!...... !81!

7.0! SPORT!FACILITIES!...... !84!

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7.1! PERCEPTIONS!OF!FACILITIES!...... !84! 7.2! BOOKING!FACILITIES!...... !88! 7.3! FACILITY!USE!...... !90! 7.4! USE!OF!FACILITIES!FOR!DIFFERENT!PURPOSES!...... !95! 7.5! FACILITY!LIFE!CYCLE!...... !97!

8.0! EXPRESSIONS!OF!SPORT!FACILITY!NEEDS!...... !100!

8.1! GENERAL!PUBLIC!PERSPECTIVES!ON!FACILITY!NEEDS!...... !100! 8.2! SPORT!ORGANIZATION!PERSPECTIVES!ON!FACILITY!NEEDS!...... !105! 8.3! CAPACITY!TO!CONTRIBUTE!TO!FACILITY!DEVELOPMENT!...... !115! 8.4! PLANS!FOR!EXPANSION/ENHANCEMENT!OF!EXISTING!OR!BUILDING!NEW!FACILITIES!...... !119!

9.0! NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL!EVENTS!...... !122!

10.0! !GENERAL!ASSESSMENT!OF!ACCESS,!DEVELOPMENT,!AND!ENHANCEMENT!GAPS!...... !127!

APPENDICES!...... !131!

APPENDIX!A!–!SUPPLY!AND!DEMAND!STUDY!OBJECTIVES!...... !131! APPENDIX!B!–!BIBLIOGRAPHY!...... !133! APPENDIX!C!–!RESEARCH!INSTRUMENTS!(NOT!INCLUDED)!...... !136! APPENDIX!D!–!STAKEHOLDER!ORGANIZATIONS!PARTICIPATING!IN!RESEARCH!PROCESSES!...... !137! Sport!Organizations!...... !137! Sport!Facilities!...... !138! Technical!Services!Organizations!...... !139! Provincial/National!Sport!Organizations!...... !139! APPENDIX!E!–!PROFILE!OF!SPORT!ORGANIZATION,!FACILITY!AND!GENERAL!PUBLIC!SURVEY!RESPONDENTS!...... !140! APPENDIX!F!–!FACILITY!CATEGORIZATION!...... !142! APPENDIX!G!–!ADDITIONAL!DATA!...... !144! APPENDIX!H!–!EXPECTATIONS!FOR!FACILITY!NEEDS!–!SPORT!ORGANIZATIONS!...... !153! !...... !153! Aquatic!...... !155! Course/Track!...... !156! Fields!...... !157! Gymnasia!...... !160! Target!...... !162!

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Executive Summary

Calgarians!are!afforded!many!benefits!and!opportunities!from!Calgary’s!vibrant,!diverse,!and!dynamic! sport!system.!With!approximately!400!sport!organizations!offering!programs!and!services!in!80!to!90! different!activities,!Calgarians’!choices!for!sport!programs!are!wideBranging!and!many!take!advantage!of! the!opportunities!to!engage!in!structured!competitions!(or!games)!and!practices!(or!training).!Indeed,!in! 2013,!sport!programs!in!Calgary!attracted!approximately!360,000!registrants!who!gained!physical!fitness! and!health,!friendships!and!community,!skills!and!abilities,!and!a!sense!of!achievement,!as!well!as!other! benefits!and!qualities,!from!their!participation.!To!effectively!support!these!activities,!sport! organizations!rent!or!operate!facilities!and!amenities!located!throughout!Calgary.!To!understand!the! current!status!of!facilities!in!meeting!the!programming!needs!of!the!sport!community,!Sport!Calgary! initiated!a!Sport!Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study!in!2013.!The!findings!of!the!study!will!assist!Sport! Calgary!in!planning!initiatives!to!assess!future!sport!needs!in!Calgary!and!set!priorities!for!facilities!that! could!be!built,!renovated!or!refurbished,!etc.!over!the!next!10!years.! ! To!develop!the!Sport!Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study,!sport!organizations,!facility!operators,!the! general!public,!and!provincial!and!national!sport!organizations!were!engaged!to!understand!current!and! future!use!of!sport!programs!and!facilities!in!Calgary.!Surveys,!workshops,!and!interviews!were! conducted!with!these!stakeholders!to!gain!a!comprehensive!understanding!of!the!supply!and!demand! for!sport!facilities.!In!total,!208!sport!organizations!(representing!268!activities),!130!facilities,!21! technical!services!organizations,!67!provincial!and!national!sport!organizations,!and!1,000!members!of! the!general!public!participated!in!the!engagement!process!for!the!study.! ! The!2013!Sport!Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study! updates!research!that!was!conducted!for!the!10$Year$ Strategic$Plan$for$Sport$Facility$Development$and$ Enhancement$(Team$Spirit:$Advancing$Amateur$Sport$ for$all$Calgarians)!in!2008.!Since!then,!investment!has! occurred!in!developing!new!and!enhancing!existing! facilities!in!Calgary.!The!Sport!Facility!Supply!and! Demand!Study!explores!the!community’s!response!to! these!investments,!as!well!as!current!status!of!facilities! to!address!the!needs!of!the!sport!community.! ! The!Canadian!Sport!for!Life’s!Long!Term!Athlete! Development!(LTAD)!was!used!to!provide!context!for! understanding!the!results!of!the!study.!The!LTAD! framework!is!a!sevenBstage!training,!competition!and! recovery!pathway!that!guides!individuals’!experiences! in!sport!and!physical!activity!from!infancy!through!all! phases!of!adulthood.!Within!the!LTAD,!it!is!recognized! that!physical!literacy!is!the!basis!of!lifelong! participation,!excellence!in!sport,!and!engagement!in! health!enhancing!physical!activity.!Thus,!early!stages!of! the!LTAD!(Active!Start,!FUNdamentals,!and!Learn!to! Train),!which!generally!focuses!on!children!up!to!12! years!of!age,!emphasize!physical!literacy.!An!Excellence!

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stream!(Train!to!Train,!Train!to!Compete,!and!Train!to!Win),!which!typically!begins!at!ages!11!for!girls! and!12!for!boys,!builds!upon!physical!literacy!and!prepares!athletes!to!pursue!sport!excellence!based!on! their!ability!and!motivation.!Active!for!Life,!which!is!the!complementary!and!sometimes!final!stage!of! the!LTAD,!encourages!lifelong!participation!in!competitive!or!recreational!sport!and!physical!activity.! There!are!three!participantBbased!streams!of!Active!for!Life!including!Competitive!for!Life!(active!for!life! through!participation!in!competitive!organized!sport!with!the!exception!of!the!Excellence!stream),!Fit!for! Life!(active!for!life!through!participation!in!recreational!physical!activity!that!is!nonBorganized!sport)!and! Physical!Activity!Leaders!(individuals!who!contribute!as!coaches,!instructors,!officials,!administrators,!or! through!sport!medicine).! ! Sport!Calgary!commissioned!HarGroup!Management!Consultants!Inc.!to!conduct!the!2013!Sport!Facility! Supply!and!Demand!Study.! ! Key Findings

Sport!participation!is!increasing!in!Calgary,!but!not!quite!at!the!pace! of!population!growth.!! For!the!past!two!decades,!national!measures!of!sport!participation!have!suggested!that!involvement!in! sport!among!!has!decreased.!However,!the!findings!of!the!2013!Sport!Facility!Supply!and! Demand!Study!reveal!that!sport!participation!in!Calgary!has!been!increasing,!at!least!since!2002!(which! was!the!initial!time!period!considered!in!the!2008$10$Year$Strategic$Plan$for$Facility$Development$and$ Enhancement).!Even!so,!the!rate!of!increase!has!not!quite!kept!up!with!population!growth!within!the! city.!Between!2008!and!2013,!the!estimated!increase!in!sport!registrations!was!approximately!10%,! while!population!growth!over!the!same!period!was!12%.!Factors!that!may!contribute!to!the!discrepancy! between!participation!increases!and!population!growth!include!aging!population,!increased! immigration,!interest!and!participation!in!other!activities!and!cost!of!participation.!Nonetheless,!for! some!sport!activities,!participation!increases!have!been!observed!among!the!adult!population,!female! participants,!and!within!sport!activities!that!have!smaller!levels!of!participation!or!are!emerging.!For! sport!organizations!that!have!experienced!growth,!additional!access!to!facilities!for!programming! purposes!has!been!challenging.! ! Sport!participation!among! northeast!Calgarians!is!significantly! lower!than!other!areas!of!the!city.! In!measuring!sport!participation,!levels!were! significantly!lower!among!households!in!northeast! Calgary!as!compared!to!other!quadrants.!Detailed! analysis!of!survey!data!conducted!among!Calgary! households!did!not!reveal!specific!reasons!or!factors! that!explain!why!levels!of!participation!were!lower.! However,!possible!issues!that!might!affect! participation!include!demographic!composition!of! residents,!types!of!sport!activities!that!are!of!interest,! and!willingness!or!ability!to!pay!for!sport!programs.!

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! Calgarians!recognize!that!recent!investments!have!improved!the!sport! system!in!the!city.! Ratings!provided!by!Calgarians!for!the!quality!of!sport!facilities!and!programs!were!significantly!higher!in! 2013!as!compared!to!2008.!These!findings!may!indicate!that!Calgarians,!on!the!whole,!recognize!the! investments!that!have!occurred!in!sport!facilities!over!the!past!five!years.!New!facilities!have!been! added!to!the!sport!facility!inventory!in!Calgary!(e.g.!Arena:!Drypads,!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted! Courts,!and!Aquatic:!Pools!at!the!Saddletowne!YMCA!in!Genesis!Centre!for!Community!Wellness;!nine! Arena:!IceBBoarded!rinks!throughout!the!city,!Course/Track:!Climbing!facilities,!Field:!Rectangular! artificial!turf!and!natural!turf!fields,!etc.)!or!are! currently!under!development!(Great!Plains,!Quarry! Park,!Rocky!Ridge!and!Seton!Recreation!Centres).!As! well,!data!gathered!about!human!resources!within! sport!organizations!suggest!that!hired!staff!was!more! common!in!2013!as!compared!to!2008.!Calgarians! appreciate!these!developments,!but!they!may! perceive!that!these!improvements!come!with! additional!costs.!For!instance,!Calgarians!were!asked! to!rate!the!affordability!of!sport!opportunities!and,! when!considering!the!findings!of!these!perceptions! between!2008!and!2013,!the!results!are!not! dramatically!different;!especially!when!compared!to! rating!increases!observed!for!issues!such!as!the! variety!and!availability!of!sport!opportunities,!and!the! condition!of!facilities.!! ! Opportunities!to!be!involved!in!sport!programs!are!increasingly! meeting!the!expectations!of!participants.! There!is!evidence!in!the!research!to!suggest!that!Calgarians!are!increasingly!satisfied!with!the!number!of! opportunities!for!participation!being!offered!through!sport!programs.!For!example,!considerably!higher! proportions!of!households!with!sport!participants!indicated!that!programs!were!providing!the!right! number!of!competitions/games!and!the!right!number!of!practices/training!sessions!in!2013!(almost!twoB thirds)!as!compared!to!2008!(less!than!half).!Further,!only!slightly!more!households!with!sport! participants!indicated!they!would!be!willing!to!pay!more!in!registration!fees!to!access!more! competitions/games!and!practices/training!sessions!than!would!pay!less!to!access!fewer.!Actually,!the! majority!of!households!with!sport!participants!stated!that!they!would!not!support!changes!in! registration!fees!to!access!more!or!less!opportunities.!Through!these!data,!it!is!inferred!that!current! levels!of!participation!opportunity!being!offered!by!sport!organizations!are!meeting!the!expectations!of! most!sport!participants.!! ! Cost!and!expectations!of!commitment!may!be!affecting!participation! in!sport!programs.! When!asked!about!barriers!to!sport!participation,!households!with!children!(aged!6!to!12)!or!youth! (aged!13!to!19)!that!do!not!participate!in!sport!commonly!raised!concerns!about!affordability!and!time! constraints!(or!the!amount!of!time!required!to!participate).!Households!with!children!were!more!likely!

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to!identify!affordability,!while!households!with!youth!typically!cited!issues!about!time.!These!findings! are!further!supported!by!perceptions!among!sport!organization!representatives!about!why!programs!do! not!have!more!participation.!Some!representatives!indicated!that!Calgarians!are!already!involved!in! other!sport!or!recreation!activities,!which!suggests!there!are!limits!to!the!amount!of!time!that!is! available!to!participate!in!sport.!Other!representatives!directly!stated!that!participants!(or!their!parents)! are!concerned!about!the!time!required!to!participate!in!sport!programs.!Moreover,!many! representatives!indicated!that!most!participants!would!not!have!the!time!needed!to!participate!or!be! willing!to!pay!considerably!higher!registration!fees!for!additional!sessions,!events!or!times!during!playing! seasons,!even!if!it!was!available.!All!together!these!findings!suggest!that!costs!to!participate!and! expectations!of!commitment!may!be!affecting,!or!even!prohibiting,!some!Calgarians!from!participating! in!sport!programs.! $ About!four!in!ten!participants!engage!in!additional!technical!training,! skill!development!and!conditioning,!possibly!in!pursuit!of!Excellence! in!sport.! Some!participants!who!develop!or!achieve!physical!literacy!within!the!early!stages!(Active!Start,! FUNdamentals,!and!Learn!to!Train)!of!the!LTAD!framework!go!on!to!pursue!the!Excellence!stream!(Train! to!Train,!Train!to!Compete,!and!Train!to!Win)!to!further!maximize!their!performance!in!sport!based!on! their!ability!and!motivation.!Other!participants!use!their!learnings!of!physical!literacy!to!engage!in!Active! for!Life!pursuits.!Sport!organization!representatives!estimated!that!a!small!minority!of!sport!participants! (3%)!within!their!programs!are!over!14!years!old!and!train!at!comprehensive!performance!levels!with! the!primary!intent!of!becoming!full!time!Olympic!or!professional!athletes.!These!athletes!would!be! categorized!within!the!Excellence!stream!of!the!LTAD.!Needs!and!expectations!for!sport!programs!and! facilities!are!likely!different!for!this!group!than!for!most!other!participants.!However,!many!other! Calgarians!who!participate!in!sport!may!be!pursuing!the!Excellence!stream!as!well.!In!the!survey! conducted!of!households!with!sport!participants,!it!was!found!that!approximately!four!in!ten!have! household!members!participating!in!technical!training,!skill!development!and!conditioning!programs! that!are!offered!in!addition!to!usual!playing!seasons!or!programs.!These!households!spend!considerably! more!on!sport!activities!(more!than!double)!than!households!with!sport!participants!that!do!not!engage! in!additional!training!and!programs.!When!asked!about!the!benefits!of!participating!in!these!programs,! respondents!typically!cited!to!develop!or!improve!skills!or!abilities!in!sport!(including!becoming!a!better! athlete,!preparing!for!regular!!of!play,!etc.).!As!a!result,!it!is!expected!that!some!of!the! participants!involved!in!these!programs!are!pursuing!sport!to!maximize!their!performance!based!on! their!ability!and!motivation!rather!than!simply!being!physically! active!and!embracing!an!active!lifestyle,!or!being!involved!in!the! Competitive!for!Life!participantBbased!stream!of!the!LTAD!Active!for! Life.!! $ Some!younger!participants!engage!in! additional!technical!training,!skill! development!and!conditioning.! Survey!results!reveal!that!it!is!common!for!participants!who!engage! in!additional!technical!training,!skill!development!and!conditioning!

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to!be!aged!13!to!19!(almost!half!of!participants!who!engage!in!these!activities)!and!some!other! participants!are!adult!.!However,!about!three!in!ten!are!aged!newborn!to!12!with!the!vast!majority!of! these!being!6!to!12!years!of!age.!These!age!groups!are!typically!representative!of!the!early!stages!of!the! LTAD!(Active!Start,!FUNdamentals,!and!Learn!to!Train).!At!these!stages,!children!should!see!sport!and! physical!activity!as!fun!and!part!of!everyday!life,!formal!competition!should!only!be!minimally! introduced,!and!emphasis!should!be!on!general!sport!skills!suitable!for!a!number!of!activities.!The!LTAD! advocates!enrolling!children!in!a!variety!of!seasonal!sport!activities!at!the!FUNdamentals!stage!(girls!6!to! 8!and!boys!6!to!9!years!of!age)!and!narrow!the!focus!to!3!!or!activities!throughout!the!year!at!the! Learn!to!Train!(girls!8!to!11!and!boys!9!to!12!years!of!age)!stage.!Overall,!the!survey!results!reveal!that! the!average!number!of!sport!activities!among!children!aged!6!to!12!who!engage!in!sport!was!1.87.!This! average,!by!itself,!suggests!that!young!participants!are!engaged!in!fewer!sport!activities!than!is! advocated!by!the!LTAD!(note:!The!survey!specifically!examined!organized!sport!activities!rather!than!all! physical!activities).!However,!participants!(6!to!12!years!of!age!group)!who!participate!in!additional! technical!training,!skill!development!and!conditioning!take!part!in!slightly!fewer!activities!(1.80)!than! those!who!do!not!(1.90).!These!findings!may!suggest!a!tendency!among!young!participants!who!take!up! additional!technical!training,!skill!development!and!conditioning!to!specialize!earlier!in!their!pursuits.!It! is!recognized!within!literature!developed!by!Canadian!Sport!for!Life!(CS4L!B!LongBTerm!Athlete! Development!2.0)!that!early!specialization!contributes!to!“lack!of!ABC’s!(physical!literacy),!poor!basic! movements,!and!fundamental!sport!skills”!and!“early!retirement!from!training!and!competition.”! ! Needs!and!expectations!of!athletes!pursuing!the!Excellence!stream! may!be!affecting!the!sport!system!in!Calgary.! Interests!or!expectations!of!athletes!(or!their!parents)!who! are!pursuing!the!Excellence!stream!may!be!affecting!aspects! of!the!sport!system!in!Calgary.!Increasingly,!sport! organizations!are!offering!technical!training,!skill! development!and!conditioning!programming!in!addition!to! their!main!programs.!These!additional!programs!are!being! offered!to!various!age!groups,!including!children!(6!to!12! years)!and!youth!(13!to!19!years).!As!well,!more!technical! services!organizations,!which!mainly!offer!technical! training,!skill!development!and!conditioning,!are!developing! or!expanding!programs!within!Calgary!to!create!interest!or! respond!to!the!demand!from!these!participantss!(or!their! parents).!The!effects!of!these!trends!may!be!resulting!in! higher!expectations!for!coaching,!sport!administration,!and! facilities!to!enable!participants!to!achieve!their!desired! involvement!or!athletic!potential.!All!of!these!factors! contribute!to!extending!traditional!seasons!of!play,!higher! costs!for!participation,!greater!specialization!of!participants,! and!increased!use!of!and!expectations!for!better!quality! facilities.!Given!the!barriers!of!cost!and!expected!time! commitments!that!have!been!identified!in!the!research! among!households!without!sport!participants,!the!effects!of! these!trends!could!be!impeding!some!Calgarians!who!are! interested!in!the!Competitive!for!Life!stream!of!Active!for! Life!or!the!Excellence!streams!from!being!involved.!

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! Possible!growth!opportunities!for!providing!Competitive!for!Life! stream!of!Active!for!Life!programming.! Several!facility!operators!interviewed!for!the!study!stated!that!they!have!recently!developed!sport! programs!and!activities!that!might!be!considered!“play!for!the!sake!of!play,”!which!is!consistent!with!the! Competitive!for!Life!stream!of!the!LTAD!Active!for!Life!stage.!Some!of!these!facility!operators!also! suggested!that!this!area!of!sport!is!expected!to!increase!in!demand!in!the!future!for!children!and!youth,! as!well!as!adult!activities.!Indeed,!several!sport!activities!were!identified!in!2013!that!did!not!surface!in! the!2008!research!(e.g.!crossBfit,!climbing,!disc!,!,!dragon!boating,!underwater!,!etc.)! and,!for!some!of!these,!there!is!no!official!Provincial!or!National!Sport!Organization!associated!with!the! activity.!Further,!a!few!sport!organizations!that!have!recently!experienced!considerable!increases!in! registrants!attributed!the!growth!to!offering!programming!that!involves!less!participation!(time! commitment)!and!volunteer!commitments!from!participants!(and!their!parents),!or!emphasized!the! concept!of!“play!for!the!sake!of!play.”!Even!so,!this!growing!need!or!opportunity!seems!to!be!challenged! by!limited!access!to!or!time!available!within!sport!facilities.!Some!sport!organizations!that!have! introduced!these!types!of!programs!are!less!established!within!the!sport!system!or!represent!emerging! sport!activities!and!have!not!developed!strong!relationships!with!facility!operators.!A!few!facility! operators!interviewed!for!the!study!suggested!that!further!development!of!facilities!in!Calgary!should!be! adaptable!to!various!sport!activities!and!accommodate!all!types!of!programming!(e.g.!open!spaces,!both! indoor!and!outdoor,!that!also!address!specifications!for!sport!competition).!! $ Registration!caps!are!influenced!by!lack!of!facilities,!but!also!other! reasons.! About!three!in!ten!sport!organizations!reported!implementing!registration!caps!and!estimated!that!49! potential!participants!on!average!were!not!able!to!register!in!sport!programs!because!of!these!caps.! When!asked!why!caps!had!been!implemented,!representatives!primarily!cited!lack!of! facilities!(or!access!to!facilities).!However,!there!were!other!reasons! stated!as!well!such!as!lack!of!resources!(e.g.!coaches,! equipment,!etc.),!safety!issues!for!participants!(too! many!participants!impedes!safety),!and!to!ensure! that!the!quality!of!programming!is!maintained.!So,! although!lack!of!facilities!is!an!important! aspect!of!registration!caps!being! implemented,!there!are!also!other! issues!that!affect!sport!organizations’! capacity!to!serve!additional! participants.! ! The!sport!system!is!complex!involving!various!types!of!organizations! and!providers!that!operate!independently!to!serve!the!sport!interests! of!Calgarians.! Gone!are!the!days!when!a!sport!organization!delivers!a!standard!program!during!a!traditional!season!of! play!and!book!times!in!facilities!through!a!municipal!booking!process.!Today,!the!sport!system!in!Calgary!

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is!complex!and,!in!many!respects,!fragmented!to!the!point!that!many!sport!organizations!are!challenged! by!the!task!of!sourcing!and!gaining!access!to!facilities.!Sport!organizations!typically!provide!numerous! programs!to!Calgarians!from!introductory!or!‘learn!to’!activities,!to!preparation!and!conditioning!clinics,! to!main!programs!with!competitions/games!and!practices/training,!to!tournaments!and! national/international!events,!to!technical!and!skill!development!camps.!As!well,!many!sport! organizations!operate!twoBthirds!of!the!year,!if!not!all!year,!providing!programs!and!activities!to! participants.!Technical!services!organizations!also!provide!programs!and!activities!for!sport!participants! to!access!additional!technical!training,!skill!development!and!conditioning.!Some!of!these!organizations! operate!all!year,!while!others!concentrate!activities!in!short!periods!of!time!such!as!weekend!clinics!or! weekBlong!summer!camps.!All!of!these!programs!and!activities!(from!both!sport!and!technical!services! organizations)!are!supported!by!many!different!sport!facility!operators!that,!for!the!most!part,!operate! independently!of!each!other.!Some!facility!operators!are!not!for!profit,!while!others!are!for!profit.!Some! operators!provide!standBalone!amenities,!while!others!operate!large!multiBamenity!facilities.!Primary! and!secondary!schools!in!the!city!also!provide!facilities!that!are!used!for!sport,!as!does!The!City!of! Calgary,!which!operates!various!facilities!and!amenities.!Even!so,!there!is!no!one!point!of!access!for! sport!organizations!to!book!facilities!in!Calgary!and,!in!some!respects,!the!system!is!fragmented!in!that! many!sport!organizations!need!to!search!out!individual!facility!operators!to!find!space!to!accommodate! program!needs.!There!may!be!partnerships!or!agreements!that!have!evolved!to!help!facilitate!access! and!booking!processes!for!these!facilities,!but!these!initiatives!do!not!necessarily!mitigate!all!the! challenges!that!sport!organizations!experience!to!ensure!programs!and!activities!are!sufficiently! accommodated.!These!issues!are!particularly!challenging!for!new!sport!organizations!or!those!that! experience!considerable!growth!in!participation!over!a!short!period!of!time.!! $ Concerns!expressed!within!the!sport!community!about!equitable! access!to!facilities.! In!discussions!with!several!facility!operators!during!the!study,!it!became!apparent!that!some!sport! organizations!in!Calgary!have!long!established!relationships!with!facilities.!From!a!facility!operator’s! perspective,!these!relationships!help!to!ensure!that!spaces!and!times!within!facilities!are!fully!occupied! and!generating!revenue.!However,!some!sport!organizations!that!do!not!have!these!kinds!of! relationships,!or!access!to!historical!bookings!processes,!expressed!frustration!with!being!able!to! effectively!organize!scheduled!seasons!of!regularly! timed!competitions/games!and!practices/training.! There!was!also!concern!cited!among!some! organizations!about!only!having!access!to!one!facility! in!the!city;!thus!being!challenged!to!provide! programming!opportunities!to!all!Calgarians.!During! these!discussions,!the!term!‘equitable!access’!to! facilities!often!surfaced.!These!organizations! perceived!that!some!form!of!equitable!access!is! needed!to!ensure!that!all!organizations!within!the! sport!system!have!similar!opportunities!to!use! facilities!and!can!address!ebbs!and!flows!that!occur!in! participation!on!an!annual!basis.!None!of!these! organizations!articulated!a!definition!of!equitable! access!or!identified!processes!that!might!be!employed! to!ensure!equitable!access!could!be!achieved.!As!well,!other!stakeholders,!such!as!facility!operators,! nonBsport!related!program!providers,!etc.,!would!have!perspectives!that!would!need!to!be!considered!in!

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developing!a!concept!of!equitable!access.!Sport!activities!comprise!a!fraction!of!the!overall!revenues! generated!by!facilities!(On!average,!about!a!third!among!operators!participating!in!the!Facility!Operators! Survey)!with!the!remaining!funds!coming!from!other!sources!(It!should!be!noted!that!revenues!do!not! represent!time!used!in!facilities!for!sport!activities,!rather!rental!revenue!that!is!derived!from!sport! organizations).!With!this!in!mind,!to!define!a!concept!for!equitable!access,!the!requirements!and! interests!of!various!stakeholders!would!need!to!be!considered!including!those!of!sport!organizations! and!nonBsport!related!program!providers,!as!well!as!how!facilities!and!their!operators!can!ensure! expenses!required!to!operate!facilities!are!being!covered.!! ! Scheduling!more!practices!or!competitions!for!existing!sport!programs! may!result!in!higher!registration!fees!for!participants.! The!vast!majority!of!revenues!generated!by!sport!organizations!(97%!on!average)!come!from! participants!through!registration!fees!in!sport!programs.!The!research!conducted!for!the!study!suggests! that!Calgary!households!with!sport!participants!spend!approximately!$3,400!annually,!on!average,!on! sport!activities,!which!likely!represents!a!considerable!portion!of!household!budgets!used!for!recreation! purposes.!Many!Calgarians!who!participate!in!sport!seem! satisfied!with!the!amount!of!participation!being!offered! through!existing!sport!programs.!Indeed,!in!the!General! Public!Survey,!most!respondents!indicated!they!would!not! support!changes!in!registration!fees!to!access!either!more!or! less!participation!in!sport!programs.!However,!there!always! seems!to!be!efforts!within!sport!organizations!to!access!more! times!at!facilities.!Actually,!representatives!in!the!Sport! Organization!Survey!indicated!that!more!programming!would! be!provided!if!space!were!available!within!facilities.!Given! that!registration!fees!are!the!primary!source!of!funds!for! sport!organizations,!access!to!more!times!at!facilities!would! likely!result!in!higher!registration!fees!to!sport!participants.! Alternatively,!sport!organizations!could!consider!other!sources!of!revenue!to!pay!for!additional!access,! but!these!would!likely!be!new!sources!that!have!not!traditionally!been!used!by!sport!organizations.!! ! Sport!organizations!typically!use!facilities!located!in!Calgary.! For!the!most!part,!sport!organizations!are!able!to!deliver!programming!through!Calgary!facilities.!Some! use!occurs!at!facilities!outside!of!Calgary!(approximately!8%!of!hours!estimated!to!be!booked!at!facilities! by!sport!organizations!occur!outside!of!Calgary);!but,!by!and!large,!Calgarians!are!able!to!use!facilities!in! the!city!to!participate!in!sport.!When!considering!facility!use!outside!of!Calgary,!it!is!more!likely!to!be! used!for!practices/training!and!tournaments!rather!than!competitions/games.!It!is!worth!noting!that! technical!services!organizations!are!more!likely!than!sport!organizations!to!use!facilities!outside!of! Calgary!when!portions!of!overall!bookings!for!each!type!of!organization!are!considered.!! ! Facility!needs!involve!development!of!new!facilities,!but!also! enhancement!of!and!better!access!to!existing!facilities.! Sport!organization!representatives,!as!well!as!the!general!public,!expressed!need!for!additional!facilities! within!the!city.!Many!of!the!sport!organization!representatives!also!articulated!needs!for!enhancements!

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and!better!access!to!existing!facilities.!Some!of!the!suggestions!about!new!facilities!among! representatives!were!very!specific!in!terms!of!how!many!should!be!developed!and!in!which!areas!of!the! city!additional!facilities!should!be!located.!As!well,!data!gathered!from!sport!organizations!were! analyzed!in!detail!to!gain!a!sense!of!issues!that!may!be!affecting!specific!facility!categories.!The!data! associated!with!these!analyzes!involved!small!sample!sizes!at!times;!however,!in!quite!a!few!cases,! patterns!began!to!evolve!from!the!findings.!All!of!these!kinds!of!analyzes!were!taken!into!account!to! develop!a!general!assessment!of!access!(improve!or!address!booking!access),!development!(build!new! facilities),!and!enhancement!(upgrade!or!enhance!facilities)!issues!for!facilities!in!Calgary.!The!following! table!highlights!gaps!that!were!apparent!from!the!research!findings!for!various!facility!categories.!In! some!cases,!gaps!were!more!apparent!for!development!of!new!facilities,!while!in!others!it!was!more! prevalent!for!enhancement!to!existing!facilities!and!better!access!to!booking!facilities.!! ! General Assessment of Development, Enhancement and Access Gaps among Facility Categories (!!denotes!gap!observed!within!research!findings!–!organized!alphabetically)! Facility!Categories! Access! Development! Enhancement! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! !! !! !! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! !! !! !! Arena:!Drypad! !! !! !! Aquatic:!Pool/!Boards/Tank! !! !! !! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! !! !! !! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! !! !! !! Field:!Rectangular! !! !! !! Field:!Diamond! !! !!! !! Field:!Oval//Other! !! !! !! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! !! !! !! Gymnasia:!!Gym! !! !! !! Gymnasia:!Studio! !! !! !! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! !! !! !! Target:!Laned! !! !! !! Other!(mainly!specialty!facilities)! !! !! !! ! Sport!organizations!typically!identified!facilities!for!practice/training! and!competition/games!as!needed,!but!some!have!preference!for! tournament!facilities.! Sport!organization!representatives!were!asked!to!identify!options!for!how!facilities!might!be!developed! in!Calgary.!The!two!most!common!options!chosen!among!representatives!were!facilities!that!can!be! used!specifically!for!practices/training!and!regular!season!competitions/games,!which!were!followed!by! tournament!facilities!and!facilities!that!can!be!used!for!introductory!programming.!Facilities!that!can!be! used!for!competitions/games!that!attract!large!audiences!of!spectators!(such!as!high!performance!or! professional!sport!facilitates)!were!chosen!by!a!small!proportion!of!representatives.!It!is!worth!noting! that!sport!organizations!that!use!Arena:!Drypad,!Field:!Diamond,!and!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!

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Court!facilities!were!more!likely!to!identify!the!need!for!tournament!facilities!over!other!options.!It!is! also!worth!noting!that!throughout!the!research!process!many!sport!organization!representatives!stated! a!need!for!indoor!training!spaces!to!help!support!various!types!of!services!and!programs!that!are!offered! (e.g.!technical!training,!skill!development,!conditioning,!etc.).! $ Under!half!of!facility!operators!indicated!that!a!documented!life!cycle! plan!has!been!developed!for!their!facility,!and!many!reported!having! limited!funds!available!in!life!cycle!reserve!funds.! Based!on!data!provided!by!operators!in!the!Facility!Operators!Survey,!the!average!facility!was!built! about!30!years!ago,!and!has!about!30!years!remaining!before!being!no!longer!useful!for!its!original! purpose.!To!remain!viable!over!the!next!30!years,!many!of!these!facilities!will!require!investment!in! ongoing!life!cycle!maintenance!or!to!address!unexpected!repairs.!Based!on!the!survey!findings,!under! half!of!facility!operators!stated!that!a!documented!life!cycle!plan!has!been!developed!for!the!facility! (three!in!ten!indicated!no!plan!was!developed!and!two!in!ten!did!not!know).!This!finding!may!suggest! that!many!facility!operators!are!unprepared!for!necessary!investments!in!ongoing!life!cycle!maintenance! to!sustain!the!buildings!over!the!next!30!years.!Further,!almost!half!of!facility!operators!reported!that! facility!reserve!funds!were!less!than!$250,000,!and!some!of!these!indicated!that!no!reserve!fund!was! available!(note:!about!one!in!five!facility!operators!indicated!that!they!did!not!know!how!much!was! currently!available!in!the!reserve!fund).!With!these!results,!it’s!quite!possible!that!many!facility! operators!would!be!unprepared!to!finance!unexpected!repairs!that!require!considerable!funds.! ! Few!sport!organizations!have!financial!resources!to!contribute!to! facility!development!and!enhancement,!but!many!are!willing!to!help! out!by!providing!other!resources.! Sport!organization!representatives!were!asked!about!contributions!that!could!be!provided!to!help!build! new!or!expand!existing!facilities.!From!these!questions,!it!becomes!apparent!that!many!organizations! could!provide!resources!for!fund!raising,!and!some!would!consider!taking!on!responsibility!for!basic!or! full!operation!of!facilities!that!are!built!or!expanded.!Overall,!the!findings!from!the!2013!survey!were! slightly!more!optimistic!about!these!kinds!of!contributions!compared!to!the!2008!results.!One!possible! reason!for!this!optimism!may!be!the!additional!resources!(e.g.!paid!staff)!that!sport!organizations!seem! to!have!in!2013!as!compared!to!2008.!As!well,!the!research!found!that!about!one!in!four!sport! organizations!are!putting!a!portion!of!registration!fees!into!reserve!funds!with!the!intent!of!being!used! to!build!or!expand!facilities!in!Calgary.!Even!so,!most!sport!organizations!currently!do!not!have!any! money!or!up!to!$100,000!for!the!development!of!new!or!enhancement!of!existing!facilities.!Few! organizations!have!more!than!$1,000,000!available!for!these!purposes.!

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! Sport&Facility&Supply&&&Demand&Study&Report!

1.0 Introduction

Calgary’s!sport!system!is!vibrant,!diverse,!and!dynamic!and!Calgarians!acknowledge!the!benefits!and! opportunities!that!sport!provides!to!residents!and!the!community.!There!are!approximately!80!to!90! different!sport!activities!provided!by!approximately!400!organizations!in!which!Calgarians!register!to! learn!a!sport!or!participate!in!structured!competitions!(or!games)!and!practices!(or!training)!in!Calgary.! These!organizations!serve!approximately!360,000!registrants!in!sport!programs!and!other!structured! activities.!Through!their!participation,!Calgarians!gain!physical!fitness!and!health,!friendships!and! community,!skills!and!abilities,!a!sense!of!achievement,!as!well!as!other!benefits!and!qualities.!To! effectively!support!these!activities,!sport!organizations!use!or!operate!a!variety!of!facilities!and! amenities.!In!2008,!Sport!Calgary,!along!with!key!stakeholders!of!Calgary’s!sport!system,!developed!a!10$ Year$Strategic$Plan$for$Sport$Facility$Development$and$Enhancement$(Team$Spirit:$Advancing$Amateur$ Sport$for$all$Calgarians).!A!component!of!the!plan!involved!research!and!engagement!with!sport! organizations,!facility!operators,!the!general!public!and!provincial!and!national!sport!organizations!to! understand!needs!and!expectations!for!sport!facilities.!Since!then,!investment!has!occurred!in! developing!new!and!enhancing!existing!facilities!in!Calgary.!As!such,!Sport!Calgary!initiated!a!Sport! Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study!in!2013!to!explore!the!effects!of!these!investments!and!examine!the! current!status!of!facilities!in!meeting!the!needs!and!expectations!of!the!sport!community.! ! 1.1 Study Outcomes and Objectives

The!overall!purpose!of!the!2013!Sport!Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study!was!to!assess!the!current!status! of!demand!for!and!supply!of!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.!The!findings!of!the!study!will!assist!Sport!Calgary! in!further!planning!activities!that!will!assess!future!needs!of!sport!in!Calgary!and!set!priorities!for! facilities!that!could!be!built,!renovated!or!refurbished!over!the!next!10!years.! ! A!set!of!outcomes!and!objectives!were!developed!to!guide!the!research!and!engagement!components! of!the!study.!The!following!summaries!highlight!key!aspects!of!these!outcomes!and!objectives!(further! definitions!of!objectives!are!presented!in!Appendix!A).! ! Outcome$G$An$assessment$of$the$current$status$of$demand$for$sport$in$Calgary:! ! • To!identify!general!participation!trends!in!sport! • To!develop!a!profile!of!sport!participation!in!Calgary! • To!identify!barriers!to!sport!participation!in!Calgary! • To!assess!latent!and!future!demand!for!sport!participation!in!Calgary! • To!assess!utilization!of!sport!facilities!in!Calgary!! • To!develop!a!profile!of!sport!delivery!systems!in!Calgary! $ Outcome$G$An$assessment$of$the$current$status$of$supply$of$sport$in$Calgary:!! ! • To!refine!the!existing!inventory!of!facilities!used!for!sport!in!Calgary!

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• To!assess!how!facilities!distribute!booking!time!between!sport!and!other!activities!(e.g.!provide! block!booking!to!groups,!preference!to!book,!etc.)! • To!develop!a!high!level!assessment!of!the!quality!and!condition!of!facilities!! ! 1.2 Study Specifications

To!conduct!the!Sport!Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study,!various!research!and!engagement!processes! were!undertaken!including!desk!research,!consultation!with!key!stakeholders,!and!a!survey!of!the! general!public.!HarGroup!Management!Consultants!Inc.!was!engaged!by!Sport!Calgary!to!conduct!the! research!and!engagement!process!and!develop!this!report.! ! A!summary!of!the!methods!involved!to!conduct!the!Study!is!presented!below:! ! • Desk$Research$B!Desk!research!was!conducted!to!identify!demographic!characteristics!of!the!Calgary,! explore!trends!affecting!the!sport!sector!that!should!be!considered!in!the!research,!and!examine! issues!that!may!have!developed!or!evolved!since!the!2008$10$Year$Strategic$Plan$for$Sport$Facility$ Development$and$Enhancement$Study$was!undertaken.!In!addition,!Sport!Calgary!has!developed!a! database!of!information!about!registrations!or!participation!levels!of!various!sport!organizations!in! Calgary,!which!provided!data!that!contributed!to!estimates!of!registration!and!participation!in!sport! among!Calgarians.!As!well,!The!City!of!Calgary!provided!data!from!its!facility!booking!system!about! use!of!facilities!operated!by!The!City!and!the!Calgary!Board!of!Education!and!Calgary!Catholic!School! District!(e.g.!gymnasiums!operated!in!the!school!systems).!This!information!assisted!greatly!in! understanding!use!of!facilities!in!Calgary.!A!bibliography!of!desk!research!reviewed!for!this!study!is! presented!in!Appendix!B.! ! • Surveys$conducted$with$key$stakeholders$of$Calgary’s$sport$system$–!Surveys!were!conducted!with! sport!organizations,!facility!operators,!technical!training!services!organizations,!and!provincial!or! national!sport!organizations.!Summaries!of!processes!involved!in!the!surveys!are!presented!below.! Sport!Calgary!provided!the!sample!contact!information!for!the!organizations!that!were!invited!to! participate!in!these!surveys.!Questionnaires!were!designed!by!HarGroup!Management!Consultants! Inc.!in!conjunction!with!Sport!Calgary.!Representatives!of!The!City!of!Calgary!also!provided!input! into!the!questionnaires.!Copies!of!the!survey!instruments!are!presented!in!Appendix!C.! ! • Sport$Organization$Survey$–$An!online!survey!was!conducted!with!sport!organizations!that! operate!in!Calgary!or!are!known!to!use!Calgary!sport!facilities!for!programs!and!activities! provided!to!Calgarians.!The!online!survey!was!hosted!by!HarGroup!Management!Consultants! Inc.!Some!of!the!interviews!were!conducted!by!telephone!by!HarGroup!Management! Consultants!Inc.!and!Sport!Calgary!representatives!as!a!followBup!process!during!the!data! gathering!activities.!A!total!of!409!sport!organizations!were!invited!to!participate!in!the!survey! of!which!208!participated.!Sport!organizations!that!participated!in!the!survey!represent!268! different!sport!activities.!A!list!of!organizations!that!responded!to!the!survey!is!presented!in! Appendix!D.!A!profile!of!survey!respondents!is!presented!in!Appendix!E.!It!should!be!noted!that! the!survey!was!conducted!with!organizations!that!serve!citywide,!regional!and!local!areas!of! Calgary!(see!Profile!in!Appendix!E).!In!some!cases,!citywide!organizations!would!be!affiliated! with!regional!and!local!organizations!as!a!governing!body.!In!the!estimates!of!registrants,!this! distinction!was!taken!into!consideration!to!ensure!that!numbers!would!not!have!involved!

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double!counting.!Within!data!presented!in!other!tables!and!figures!in!this!report,!this!distinction! was!not!taken!into!account;!rather,!each!response!was!provided!the!same!weight!in!reporting! the!findings.!! ! • Facility$Operator$Organization$Survey$–$An!online!survey!was!conducted!with!facility!operators! that!operate!facilities!located!and!used!by!sport!organizations!in!Calgary.!Again,!HarGroup! Management!Consultants!Inc.!hosted!the!survey.!A!total!of!150!facility!operators!were!invited!to! respond!to!the!survey!of!which!130!participated.!Most!of!these!interviews!were!conducted! through!the!online!survey!process,!but!some!were!also!conducted!by!telephone!and!inBperson.! Facility!operators!chosen!for!inBperson!interviews!provided!supplemental!information!about! sport!use!and!the!sport!system!in!general.!Telephone!interviews!were!the!result!of!followBup! processes!for!operators!that!had!not!participated!in!the!online!survey.!A!list!of!organizations! that!participated!in!the!survey!is!presented!in!Appendix!D!and!type!of!organizations!is!presented! in!Appendix!E.! ! • Technical$Services$Organization$Survey$–$A!telephone!survey!was!conducted!with!21!technical! services!organizations!that!use!Calgary!facilities.!Technical!services!organizations!offer! Calgarians!programs!and!activities!that!mainly!focus!on!technical!training,!skill!development!or! conditioning.!Many!of!these!organizations!are!private!forBprofit!companies!that!partner!with! sport!organizations!or!operate!independently.!HarGroup!Management!Consultants!Inc.! representatives!conducted!the!interviews.!A!set!of!questions!from!the!sport!organizations! survey!was!used!to!administer!the!interviews.!! ! • Provincial$and$National$Sport$Organizations$Survey$–$A!telephone!survey!was!conducted!with!67! provincial!and!national!sport!organizations.!Interviews!were!conducted!by!Sport!Calgary! representatives.!Data!from!these!interviews!was!used!to!understand!key!trends!and!issues!and! contribute!to!the!estimates!of!sport!registrants/participants.!A!list!of!provincial!and!national! organizations!that!participated!in!the!survey!is!presented!in!Appendix!D.! ! • Telephone$Survey$with$Calgary$Residents!B!A!telephone!survey!was!conducted!with!1,000!randomly! selected!Calgary!resident!households.!Interviews!were!conducted!with!households!that!have!and!do! not!have!sport!participants!residing!in!the!household!(see!definitions!below);!500!interviews!were! conducted!with!each!segment!(when!aggregated!data!are!presented!in!this!report,!weighting! processes!have!been!applied!to!reflect!population!distribution).!Data!were!tracked!during!the! interview!process!to!identify!the!proportion!of!households!with!sport!participants,!which!was!40%.! In!comparison,!the!proportion!of!respondent!households!in!the!2008!general!public!survey!with! sport!participants!was!45%.!Demographic!characteristics!of!household!respondents!are!presented!in! Appendix!E.!! ! • Household$with$Sport$Participants$–!At!least!one!member!of!the!household!participates!in! activities!that!require!Calgarians!to!register!with!organizations!to!learn!a!sport!and!participate!in! scheduled!or!structured!competitions!(or!games)!and!practices!(or!training)!in!Calgary,!whether! team!or!individual!activities,!in!the!past!12!months.! !! • Household$without$Sport$Participants$–!Households!that!did!not!have!at!least!one!member!of! the!household!registered!with!organizations!(see!above!for!full!definition)!in!the!past!12! months.!! !

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• FollowGUp$Workshops$and$Interviews$Conducted$with$Sport$Organizations$–!Upon!preliminary!review! of!data!gathered!in!the!surveys!presented!above,!workshops!were!conducted!with!representatives! of!sport!organizations!that!use!Arena:!IceBBoarded,!Arena:!Drypad,!Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! Boards/Tank,!Field:!Diamond,!Field:!Rectangular,!and!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court!facilities! (note:!facility!categories!will!be!identified!later!in!this!section!of!the!report).!FollowBup!interviews! were!also!conducted!with!representatives!of!sport!organizations!that!use!Arena:!IceBBoarded,! Arena:!Laned,!Arena:!Drypad;!Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tanks,!Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other!facilities.! Further,!interviews!were!conducted!with!secondary!and!postsecondary!school!sport!program! representatives.!The!purpose!of!these!followBup!activities!was!to!present!preliminary!findings!of!the! study!and!discuss!possible!affects!to!the!sport!organizations!and!sport!system.!! ! 1.3 Definition of Sport

A!definition!of!sport!was!developed!to!assist!in!the!research!and!engagement!process.!The!following! information!presents!the!definition!that!was!used.!A!similar!definition!was!employed!in!the!2008!Study! with!the!main!difference!being!that!the!term!and!concept!of!“amateur!sport”!was!more!prominent.!! ! • Sport!involves!participants!who!execute!skills!that!require!practice!and!preparation;!it!involves! competition!with!other!participants,!oneself,!or!nature;!and!it!occurs!in!a!structured!environment! ! • Additional!requirements!or!specifications:! ! • Sport!is!organized!to!address!the!concepts!and!principles!established!in!the!Canadian!Sport!for! Life!Model!(see!below).!! • Introductory!activities!that!foster!physical!literacy!intended!to!prepare!participants!to!enter! structured!competitive!environments!are!recognized!as!part!of!sport!development.! • Sport!is!not!age!specific!and!involves!children,!youth,!adults!and!seniors.!! • Sport!in!which!the!performance!of!a!motorized!vehicle!is!the!primary!determinant!of!the! outcome!of!the!competition!(e.g.!racing!of!automobiles,!motorcycles,!power!boats,!aircraft,! snow!machines,!etc.)!is!not!included.! • Games!of!skill!such!as!billiards,!board!games!(chess,!bridge,!scrabble),!and!electronic!games,!(In! other!words,!sport!needs!to!have!physical!activity!that!requires!specialized!neuromuscular!skills! such!as!speed,!strength,!stamina,!flexibility,!balance,!precision!and!coordination)!are!not! included.! • The!professional!and!commercial!components!of!sport,!owned!and/or!operated!outside!the! jurisdiction!of!recognized!National!or!International!Sport!Federations!by!private!enterprises,! promoters,!major!professional!leagues,!franchises!or!other!professional!associations!are! recognized!as!a!segment!of!the!sport!community!that!use!sportBoriented!facilities!within! Calgary.! ! 1.4 Canadian Sport for Life

The!Canadian!Sport!for!Life’s!Long!Term!Athlete!Development!(LTAD)!was!used!to!provide!context!for! understanding!the!results!of!this!study.!The!LTAD!framework!is!a!sevenBstage!training,!competition!and! recovery!pathway!guiding!an!individual’s!experience!in!sport!and!physical!activity!from!infancy!through!

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all!phases!of!adulthood.1!Within!this!report,!LTAD!is!referenced!when!aspects!of!it!were!used!to!define! or!design!questions!that!were!asked!of!research!participants!or!interpret!findings.! ! The!LTAD!has!been!developed!by!Canadian!Sport!for!Life!and!is!used!by!sport!organizations,!coaches,! parents,!athletes,!educators,!health!practitioners!and!recreation!professionals!to!develop,!administer,! and!get!involved!in!quality!sport!programs.2!Children,!youth,!and!adults!need!to!do!the!right!activity!at! the!right!time!in!the!right!facility!to!develop!in!their!chosen!sport!activities.!LTAD!describes!the!things! participants!need!to!be!doing!at!specific!ages!and!stages.! ! Science,!research!and!decades!of!experience!all!point!to!the!same!thing:!kids!and!adults!will!get!active,! stay!active,!and!even!reach!the!greatest!heights!of!sport!achievement!if!they!do!the!right!things!at!the! right!times.!This!is!the!logic!behind!the!LongBTerm!Athlete!Development!model!(LTAD).! ! There!are!seven!stages!within!the!basic!LTAD!model:! ! • Physical!Literacy!B!Stages!1,!2!and!3!develop!physical!literacy!before!puberty!so!children!have!the! basic!skills!to!be!active!for!life.!Physical!literacy!also!provides!the!foundation!for!those!who!choose! to!pursue!elite!training!in!one!sport!or!activity!after!age!12.!! ! Stage#1:#Active#Start#(newborn#to#6#years)#–!Early!introduction!to!unstructured!active!play! enhances!the!development!of!brain!function,!physical!coordination,!gross!motor!skills,!and! posture!and!balance.!Children!in!the!Active!Start!stage!should!see!physical!activity!as!a!fun!and! exciting!part!of!everyday!life.! ! Stage#2:#FUNdamentals#(girls#6#to#8,#boys#6#to#9)!B!Children!participate!in!a!variety!of!wellB structured!fun!and!challenging!multiBsport!activities!and!environments!that!develop!basic! fundamental!movement!skills.!Formal!competition!should!only!be!minimally!introduced.! !! Stage#3:#Learn#to#Train#(girls#8#to#11,#boys#9#to#12)#–!Children!convert!their!fundamental! movement!skills!into!fundamental!sport!skills.!Emphasis!should!be!on!general!sport!skills! suitable!to!a!number!of!activities!and!a!greater!amount!of!time!spent!training!and!practicing! skills!than!competing.! ! • Excellence!stream!B!Stages!4,!5!and!6!provide!elite!training!for!those!who!want!to!specialize!in!one! sport!and!compete!at!the!highest!level,!maximizing!the!physical,!mental!and!emotional! development!of!each!athlete.! ! Stage#4:#Train#to#Train#(girls#11#to#15,#boys#12#to#16)!–!Athletes!consolidate!their!basic!sportB specific!skills!and!tactics!and!develop!fitness!through!aerobic!and!strength!training.!Winning! should!remain!a!secondary!emphasis!to!developing!skills!and!physical!capacity.! ! Stage#5:#Train#to#Compete#(girls#15#to#21,#boys#16#to#23)!–!If!athletes!choose!to!specialize!and! excel!in!one!sport!(aiming!to!compete!in!national!and!international!events),!they!train!and! participate!at!the!highest!level!of!competition!possible.!Athletes!commit!to!highBvolume!and!

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highBintensity!training!and!body!and!psychological!management!(e.g.!nutrition,!sport! psychology,!recovery!and!regeneration,!and!injury!prevention!and!management).!! ! Stage$6:$Train$to$Win$(girls$18+,$boys$19+)$–!Medals!and!podium!performances!are!the!primary! focus!of!this!stage.!FullBtime!athletes!with!identified!talent!pursue!highBintensity!training!to!win! international!events! ! • Active!for!Life!B!Stage!7!is!about!staying!Active!for!Life!through!lifelong!participation!in!competitive! or!recreational!sport!or!physical!activity.! ! Stage$7:$Active$for$Life$(any$age$participant)!–!Usually!the!final!destination!for!all!participations! (can!be!entered!at!any!age),!athletes!and!participants!enjoy!lifelong!participation!in!a!variety!of! competitive!and!recreational!opportunities!in!sport!and!physical!activity.! ! • Competitive!for!Life!–!embodies!all!sport!that!functions!under!a!set!of!rules,!with!the! exception!of!the!Excellence!pathway,!which!is!defined!by!Train!to!Train,!Train!to!Compete! and!Train!to!Win.! ! • Fit!for!Life!–!includes!all!physical!activity!such!as!hiking,!gardening,!yoga,!aerobics,!!and! walking,!as!well!as!nonBorganized!sport!(selfBdetermined!rules)!such!as!pickBup!games!in!the! school!yard!or!park.! ! It!should!be!noted!that!many!sport!participants!may!not!enter!the!Excellence!stream!of!Stages!4,!5!and! 6,!or!are!exposed!to!the!fundamentals!presented!in!these!stages,!but!do!not!aim!to!compete!or!win!in! national!or!international!events.!Instead,!their!involvement!in!sport!is!consistent!with!the!Competitive! for!Life!stream!of!the!Active!for!Life!concept!and!competition!and!winning!is!an!added!benefit!to! participation.!! ! 1.5 Categorization of Facilities

During!this!study,!a!set!of!facility!categories!was!developed!by!Sport!Calgary!in!conjunction!with!the! consultants!to!provide!a!frame!of!reference!to!consider!in!the!analysis!and!reporting!phases!of!the! project.!In!the!2008$10$Year$Strategic$Plan$for$Facility$Development$and$Enhancement$Study,!a!key! criterion!was!developed!to!help!establish!priorities!for!facilities.!The!criterion!emphasized!developing!or! enhancing!facilities!through!adaptable!designs!that!ensure!spaces!can!address!various!sport!and!future! opportunities!and!serve!the!functional!needs!of!numerous!sport!activities!at!one!location.!The!intent!of! establishing!facility!categories!was!to!support!the!concept!of!adaptable!design!rather!than!use!terms! that!might!include!a!reference!to!a!specific!sport!activity.!Terms!used!in!the!facility!categories!typically! do!not!refer!to!any!specific!sport!activity.! ! A!detailed!listing!of!all!aspects!of!the!facility!categories!is!presented!in!Appendix!F.!Some!facility! categories,!however,!have!been!used!in!the!analysis!that!is!presented!in!this!report.!The!purpose!of! these!presentations!acknowledge!that!behaviors!and!opinions!associated!with!sport!activities!that!take! place!in!various!facility!categories!may!be!different.!It!should!be!noted!that!these!presentations!typically! involve!small!sample!sizes,!and!in!some!cases!very!small!sample!sizes,!and!must!be!observed!with! caution.!Nonetheless,!a!few!patterns!and!themes!arise!and!have!been!highlighted!even!though!

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considered!from!a!qualitative!perspective.!Table!1.1!shows!the!main!facility!categories!that!have!been! used!in!these!presentations.! Table 1.1: Facility Categories Referenced in Report! Permanent! (!!currently!exists!! Facility!Group!! Amenity!Classification!! and!"!does!not!exist)! (related!to!playing!surface/!location/!etc.)! (amenities!commonly!built/available)! Variables!of!content! Indoor! Outdoor! Ice! BoardedBNHL! ! ! Ice! BoardedBOlympic! ! " Ice! BoardedBother! ! ! Ice! Laned! ! " Arena! Drypad! Boarded! ! ! Drypad! open!area! ! ! Drypad! other! ! ! Dirt!or!turf! open!area! " ! Dirt!or!turf! Track! " ! Pool!B!Flat!Water! 25!metre,!3,4,!6,8,10!lanes! ! " Pool!B!Flat!Water! 50!metre,!8+!lanes! ! " Pool!B!Flat!Water! Other! ! ! Aquatic! Diving!boards/tank! 3,!5,!7.5,!10!metre!platform! ! " Diving!boards/tank! 1,!3!metre!board! ! " Open!B!variable! River! " ! Open!B!flat! Reservoir/Lake! " ! Climbing! Wall!B!lead! ! ! Climbing! Wall!B!speed! ! ! Climbing! Boulder! ! ! Climbing! Freeform! ! ! Golf!! 9!or!18!!or!27!hole! " ! Golf!! Driving!range! ! ! Ice! Sliding! ! ! Ice/Synthetic! Jumping! " ! Infield! Jumping! " ! Infield! Throwing! " ! Marathon!course!(running)! track!or!road! " " mixed!terrain!!B!land! mountains! " " Course/Track/Infield! natural!setting!! !course! " " oval!B!banked! !! " ! oval!B!flat! 400!metre!track,!200+!track! ! ! Oval!B!ice! 400!m!! ! " Road!race!course!(running)! urban!or!rural!roads! " ! Skateboard! hill/road!or!park! " ! Snow! NordicBtrack! " ! Snow! Freestyle! " ! Snow! Aerial! " ! Snow!B!groomed!! Alpine! " ! Snow!set!+!target! ! " ! Street! pavement! " ! variable!elevation! manmade!or!enhanced!!setting! " ! Rectangular! Turf!B!ABC! " ! Rectangular! Turf!B!D/E!various!sizes! " ! Rectangular! Artificial!turf! ! ! Rectangular! Boarded! ! ! Diamond! Turf!B!ABC! " ! Diamond! Turf!B!D/E!!various!sizes! " ! Field! Oval/other! Turf! " ! /boule! groomed!lanes! " ! Bowling/boule! groomed!freeform! " ! Rectangular!netted!court! sand! " ! Rectangular!netted!court! variable!court!sizes!&!covering! " ! freeform!or!set! variable!to!purpose! " !

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(cont.)$ Table 1.1: Facility Categories Referenced in Report! Permanent! (!!currently!exists!! Facility!Group!! Amenity!Classification!! and!"!does!not!exist)! (related!to!playing!surface/!location/!etc.)! (amenities!commonly!built/available)! Variables!of!content! Indoor! Outdoor! Rectangular!netted!court! variable!court!size!! ! ! Gymnastics!gym! variable!to!purpose! ! " Gymnasia! Studio! variable!to!purpose! ! " Four!wall!sport! standard!or!variable!to!purpose! ! " Other! variable!to!purpose! ! " moving/stationary!target! distance!variances!by!implement! ! ! upright/!horizontal! distance!variances!by!implement! ! ! Dart! set!requirements! ! " Target! Pit! set!requirements! " ! Aerial! set!by!event! " ! Laned! 5!pin/!10!pin! ! ! Other! All!other!facilities! ! ! 1.6 Changes to Sport Facility Inventory

Since!the!2008$10$Year$Strategic$Plan$for$Facility$Development$and$Enhancement$Study!was!developed,! additional!amenities!and!playing!surfaces!have!been!added!to!the!inventory!of!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.! Some!changes!have!also!resulted!in!reductions!to!the!inventory.!! ! The!following!represents!a!list!of!additions!and!reductions!of!amenities!and!playing!surfaces!that!have! occurred!within!Calgary’s!sport!facilities!inventory!since!2008.! ! • Arena:!Drypad!! • 2!indoor!boarded!fields!at!Genesis!Centre!for!Community!Wellness/Saddletowne! YMCA! • 1!at!Victory!Sports!Centre! ! • Arena:!IceBBoarded!! • South!Fish!Creek!Recreation!Centre!(2)! • Trico!Centre!for!Family!Wellness!(1)!! • Flames!Community!!(1)!! • WinSport!Centre!(4)! • Max!Bell!Centre!(1)! • Airdrie!(2)! • Cochrane!(2)! • Springbank!(Edge!School)!(2)! • Okotoks!(1)! ! • Arena:!Laned!–!8!sheets!have!closed! ! • Aquatic:!Pool!B!25!metre!pool!at!Genesis!Centre!for!Community!Wellness/Saddletowne!YMCA! ! • Aquatic:!Open!–!Harvey!Passage!closed!

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! • Course/Track:!Climbing!B!3!new!facilities!with!8!walls! ! • Course/Track:!Golf!CoursesB!closure!of!3!golf!courses!and!an!addition!of!2!through!annexation!of! land!by!The!City!of!Calgary! ! • Field:!Rectangular!! • Artificial!turf!! • Indoor!(3)!new!(3)!being!rebuilt! • Indoor!Practice!field!(1)! • Outdoor!(1!new,!6!converted)!! • Turf!–!1!field!for!!at!Shriner!facility! ! • Field:!Rectangular/Diamond!–!1,415!listed!in!2008,!1,527!listed!in!2012! ! • Gymnasia:!Rectangular!netted!court! • Westside!Recreation!Centre!added!a!gymnasium!! • !facilities!–!2!warehouses!have!been!added! • Three!high!school!gymnasiums!were!closed! • Three!high!schools!were!opened! ! • Gymnasia:!Studio!–!29!new!martial!arts!studios! ! In!addition,!four!new!recreation!centres!are!being!planned!and!developed!in!northwest!(Rocky!Ridge! Recreation!Centre)!and!southeast!(Great!Plains,!Quarry!Park,!and!Seton!Recreation!Centres)!Calgary!with! estimated!opening!dates!between!2015!and!2018.!The!following!amenities!or!playing!surfaces!are! proposed:! • Gymnasia:!Rectangular!netted!courts!(Rocky!Ridge,!Quarry!Park!and!Seton)! • Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded!(Rocky!Ridge!B1,!Seton!B!2,!and!Great!Plains!B!2)! • Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Board/Tank!facilities!(Rocky!Ridge!B!25!metre!pool,!Quarry!Park! B!25!metre!pool,!and!Seton!B!50!metre!pool,!diving!components)! ! Planning!is!also!underway!or!been!proposed!for!the!following!athletic!parks:! • New!Brighton! • Foothills!and!Glenmore!Athletic!Parks! ! It!is!also!worth!noting!that!Stoney!Trail!has!opened!in!northwest,!north!and!east!Calgary,!which!has! reduced!travel!times!for!residents!to!many!sport!facilities!located!in!proximity!to!this!roadway.!! ! 1.7 Key Trends and Issues Affecting Sport

At!the!commencement!of!the!Sport!Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study,!desk!research!was!conducted!to! identify!key!trends!and!issues!that!may!have!recently!been!affecting!sport.!These!trends!and!issues! influenced!the!data!gathering!processes!and!analysis!that!was!conducted!for!this!study.!The!following! summaries!present!topics!and!concepts!that!arose!through!the!research!and!were!given!consideration!in! the!2013!Sport!Facility!Supply!and!Demand!Study.! !

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• Measures!and!estimates!of!national!participation!rates!reveal!declines!being!experienced!in! sport!over!the!past!two!decades!(from!45%!in!1992!to!26%!in!2010!based!on!Statistics!,! General!Social!Survey).3!Primary!reasons!postulated!for!the!decline!include!changes!in!the! composition!of!Canadian!population!such!as!aging!and!increased!immigration,!interest!and! participation!in!other!activities,!and!cost!of!participation.!Gradual!declines!in!adult!participation! are!mainly!explained!by!the!aging!population!as!older!Canadians!typically!have!lower! participation!rates.!In!terms!of!children!and!youth,!the!population!has!been!changing!due!to! higher!immigration!of!new!Canadians!who!typically!have!younger!families,!and!sport! participation!among!the!children!of!new!immigrants!tends!to!be!lower!than!national!averages.! However,!data!are!also!available!to!suggest!that!there!has!been!a!substantial!increase!in! participation!in!less!traditional!sport!and!game!activities!and!other!recreational!alternatives.!As! well,!while!participation!has!been!decreasing,!the!average!expenditures!by!Canadians!on!sport! have!been!increasing.4! !! • Participation!is!highly!concentrated!in!a!few!sports.!Canadians!are!active!in!many!different! sports!but!most!sport!participants!engage!in!only!a!select!few!on!a!regular!basis!including!golf,! ice!hockey,!and!soccer.!Gender!seems!to!influence!the!choice!of!sport!with!men!preferring!the! three!aforementioned!sports!and!women!participate!more!in!golf,!soccer,!and!.5! ! • Soccer!is!the!most!played!sport!by!Canadian!children.!Participation!in!soccer!has!increased! significantly!over!the!past!two!decades.!Participation!in!!has!also!experienced! increases.!Participation!in!other!sports!have!tended!to!remain!stable!as!a!percentage!of!the! population!or!gone!through!slight!declines.6! ! • Leisure!time!has!been!decreasing!for!Canadians!over!the!past!20!years,!which!may!help!explain! why!lack!of!time!is!the!most!common!reason!for!not!participating!in!sport!on!a!regular!basis.! Lack!of!interest!is!another!common!reason!for!nonBparticipation.7! ! • The!demand!for!higher!quality!and!higher!use!(more!people!using)!recreation!and!leisure! facilities!has!contributed!to!increased!costs!for!community!sport!participation.!Over!the!past! half!century,!there!was!public!investment!in!pools,!arenas,!courts,!diamonds!and!grass!playing! fields.!Municipalities!continue!to!invest!in!these!facilities,!and!in!some!cases!subsidize!the!cost!of! their!operations,!but!also!invest!in!newer!‘higher!end’!and!‘value!added’!facilities!such!as!leisure! pools!(wave!pools,!water!slides,!lazy!rivers,!etc.),!fitness!centres,!field/racquet!facilities,!artificial! turf,!etc.!Financing!all!of!these!demands!is!challenging!for!government!agencies!and,!as!such,! there!is!a!growing!trend!toward!increased!‘user!pay’!approaches!to!facility!construction!and! partnerships!between!municipal!governments,!voluntary!sport!organizations!and,!sometimes,! communityBbased!or!private!sector!providers.!The!result!is!a!trend!toward!increasing!the!quality!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 Source: Sport Participation 2010, Research Paper, Canadian Heritage, , February 2013. 4 Source: Municipal Opportunities for Physical Activity, 2009 Survey of Physical Activity in Canadian Municipalities: Facts and Figures. 5 Sources: Sport Participation 2010, Research Paper, Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada, February 2013 and Environmental Scan 2010: Trends and Issues in Canada and in Sport, Policy Research Group, Department of Canadian Heritage. 6 Source: Sport Participation 2010, Research Paper, Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada, February 2013. 7 Source: Sport Participation 2010, Research Paper, Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada, February 2013.

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of!sport!facilities;!but!also!increasing!costs!for!individual!participation,!which!may!ultimately! affect!participation!rates!especially!among!lower!income!households.8! ! • The!predictability!of!‘seasonal’!sport!is!changing!toward!year!round!activities.!In!some!sports,! there!is!growing!involvement!in!yearlong!development!sessions,!skill!camps,!and!‘travel’!teams.! As!these!sports!extend!their!programs!beyond!traditional!seasons,!there!is!greater!demand!for! scarce!resources!and!increasing!potential!for!conflicts!over!scheduling.!These!pressures!are!also! impacted!by!the!emergence!of!new!sport!activities,!which!need!facility!access.9!! ! • While!tournament!participation!is!highest!among!young!sport!participants,!involvement!is! increasing!among!older!sport!participants!compared!to!previous!years.10! ! • Higher!expectations!for!programming!among!participants!are!affecting!sport!systems!and! structures.!Sports!organizations!and!associations!in!Canada!have!a!long!history!of!underfunding.! However,!in!recent!years,!expectations!for!additional!activities!such!as!tournaments,! development!camps!and!offBseason!programs!have!required!these!associations!to!hire! additional!administrators!and!generally!adopt!increased!costs!to!organize!programming! activities.!Additional!costs!are!resulting!in!higher!registration!fees!and!supplemental!fees!being! charged!to!sport!participants.!As!well,!expectations!for!increased!professionalism!in!coaching! and!training!create!other!challenges!for!sport!organizations.!While!more!Canadians!have! become!involved!in!amateur!sport!as!coaches,!referees,!and!administrators!over!the!past!20! years,!there!is!an!increasing!trend!toward!wanting!quality!and,!in!some!cases,!professional! coaching!and!training.!As!well,!higher!level!teams!increasingly!want!to!play!on!more!specialized! ‘sport!specific’!surfaces,!and!lobby!to!have!these!surfaces!developed.!Ultimately,!these!issues! may!suggest!that!increasing!demands!on!sport!organizations,!coaches!and!trainers!and!sport! facilities!are!likely!to!be!driven!as!much!by!intraBorganizational!trends!than!by!increasing! numbers!of!sports!participants.!However,!the!increasing!emphasis!on!developing!athlete! competencies,!skills!and!specialization,!which!is!affecting!cost!of!participation,!might!also!be! turning!away!some!Canadians!who!are!more!interested!in!the!simple!fun,!enjoyment,!and! exercise!that!is!associated!with!sport!participation.!11!!! ! 1.8 Acknowledgements

Many!organizations!and!individuals!contributed!to!the!development!of!this!Sport!Facility!Demand!and! Supply!Study.!Sport!organization!representatives,!facility!operators,!technical!services!organization! representatives,!provincial!and!national!organization!representatives!and!City!of!Calgary!staff!invested! time!and!effort!to!ensure!that!the!findings!of!this!Study!effectively!represent!the!needs!and!expectations! of!Calgarians!and!the!sport!community.!As!well,!1,000!individual!Calgarians!provided!input!through! participation!in!the!General!Public!Survey.!Appreciation!is!extended!to!all!citizens!who!showed! commitment!to!their!community!through!their!participation.!The!contributions!of!all!Calgarians!who! participated!in!the!process!are!greatly!appreciated.! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 Source: Trends in Community Sport Participation and Community Sport Organizations since the 1990s: Implications for West , Richard Gruneau, Simon Fraser , 2010. 9 Source: Trends in Community Sport Participation and Community Sport Organizations since the 1990s: Implications for West Vancouver, Richard Gruneau, Simon Fraser University, 2010. 10 Source: Sport Participation 2010, Research Paper, Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada, February 2013. 11 Source: Trends in Community Sport Participation and Community Sport Organizations since the 1990s: Implications for West Vancouver, Richard Gruneau, Simon Fraser University, 2010.

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! Special!thanks!goes!out!to!Board!and!staff!of!Sport!Calgary,!which!helped!guide!the!study!process!and! assisted!in!many!aspects!of!the!public!engagement!process.!! ! 1.9 Report Organization

Various!themes!evolved!through!the!work!that!was!conducted!in!the!study!and!this!report!is!organized! to!reflect!these!themes.!The!initial!section!examines!benefits!associated!with!sport,!followed!by!a!profile! and!estimates!of!sport!participation!in!Calgary.!Subsequent!components!of!the!report!explore!sport! provision!by!sport!organizations,!technical!services!organizations!and!facility!operators,!perceptions!of! sport!facilities,!costs!associated!with!sport,!and!expressions!of!facility!needs!by!the!general!public!and! sport!organizations.!The!final!section!summarizes!salient!issues!that!arose!in!the!research,!which!may! influence!potential!gaps!considered!for!facility!development,!enhancement!and!access.!! ! In!tables!and!figures!within!this!report,!data!from!various!surveys!conducted!in!the!study!are!presented.! It!should!be!kept!in!mind!that!the!totals!presented!in!these!tables!and!figures!may!not!add!to!100%!due! to!rounding!of!frequencies.!

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2.0 Benefits of Sport Participation

The!benefits!of!sport!participation!such!as!physical!health!and!fitness,!sense!of!community,!family!fun! and!relaxation,!sense!of!achievement,!and!teamwork!and!leadership!qualities!are!well!documented.! Through!the!survey!conducted!with!Calgarians!for!this!study,!queries!were!posed!to!determine!if!they! recognize!these!benefits!and!to!understand!differences!that!might!exist!among!the!perspectives!of! households!that!have!members!who!are!sport!participants!and!those!that!do!not.! ! In!the!2013!General!Public!Survey,!respondents!were!asked!to!identify!benefits,!if!any,!from! participating!in!sport!activities.!Without!any!prompting,!respondents!cited!various!benefits,!which!are! presented!in!Table!2.1.!The!most!common!benefits!identified!by!respondents!were!physical!fitness!and! activity!and!socializing!with!and!meeting!people.!Actually,!over!a!third!of!all!responses!provided!by! respondents!were!about!being!physically!fit!and!active!and!almost!a!quarter!related!to!socializing!with! and!meeting!people.!In!some!regards,!these!topBofBmind!answers,!physical!fitness!and!health!and! friendship!and!community,!may!represent!the!conventional!opinion!among!the!public!about!the! advantages!of!sport!participation.!Nonetheless,!other!benefits!also!surfaced!in!the!survey!such!as! developing!and!improving!skills!and!abilities,!learning!teamwork,!keeping!busy,!gaining!a!sense!of! accomplishment!and!reducing!stress!to!identify!a!few.!! ! Table 2.1: Benefits of Sport Participation (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Household!participates!in!sport! Household!does!not!participate!in!sport! ! Benefits! (n=500)! (n=500)! Total!(n=1000)! To!be!physically!fit/active! 35! 39! 37! To!socialize!with!other!people/meet!people! 25! 23! 24! To!develop/improve!skills!or!abilities! 8! 6! 7! To!learn!team!work/be!a!team!player! 6! 4! 5! To!keep!busy! 3! 5! 4! To!gain!a!sense!of!accomplishment! 4! 3! 4! To!reduce!stress! 4! 3! 4! To!have!fun! 3! 3! 3! To!be!involved!in!positive!things! 3! 3! 3! To!acquire!knowledge/be!informed! 3! 2! 2! To!become!refreshed/feel!good! 2! 2! 2! To!improve!mental!health!(generally)! 2! 1! 2! To!compete/be!competitive! 1! <1! 1! To!become!a!better!person!(generally)! <1! 1! 1! To!learn!discipline! <1! <1! <1! To!learn!sportsmanship! <1! <1! <1! To!learn!leadership! 1! 0! <1! To!obtain!scholarships! <1! 0! <1! To!be!creative! <1! 0! <1! Don’t!know! <1! 4! 2! Total! 100! 100! 100! Multiple!Responses! 1156! 1002! 2158! !

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Interestingly,!responses!provided!by!households!comprised!of!sport!participants!were!similar!to!those! that!did!not.!Indeed,!based!on!the!proportions!of!responses!distributed!for!each!of!these!cohorts,!it! would!appear!that!living!in!a!household!that!has!sport!participants!does!not!influence!opinion!about!the! benefits!of!sport!participation.!Physical!fitness!and!health!and!friendship!or!community!are!most! commonly!cited!for!each!cohort,!regardless!of!actual!participation,!followed!by!an!assortment!of!other! benefits.!! ! It!is!worth!noting!that!sport!organization!representatives!participating!in!this!study!estimated!that! approximately!3%!of!sport!participants!are!over!14!years!old!and!train!at!comprehensive!high! performance!levels!with!the!primary!intent!of!becoming!a!full!time!Olympic!or!professional!athlete! (Note:!Athletes!engaged!in!the!Excellence!stream!of!Stage!4!B!Train!to!Train,!5!BTrain!to!Compete,!and!6!B Train!to!Win!Stages!of!the!Canadian!Sport!for!Life).!Taking!this!estimate!into!account,!and!considering! many!of!the!responses!offered!by!survey!respondents!about!the!benefits!of!sport!participation,!it!seems! that!the!vast!majority!of!participants!in!Calgary!are!likely!engaged!in!sport!for!the!purposes!of!being! Active!for!Life!(Stage!7!of!the!LTAD)!rather!than!intending!to!pursue!highBintensity!training!with!the! intent!of!competing!and!winning!national!or!international!events,!or!the!Excellence!stream!of!the!LTAD.! Several!facility!operators!who!were!interviewed!for!this!study!concurred!that!many!of!the!participants! they!serve!through!their!facilities!or!that!participate!in!their!programs!are!involved!in!sport!activities!for! the!purposes!of!“play!for!the!sake!of!play,”!which!is!likely!consistent!with!aspects!associated!with! Competitive!for!Life!stream!of!the!LTAD!Active!for!Life!Stage.!Some!of!these!facility!operators!also! suggested!that!this!area!of!sport!has!been!growing!and!is!expected!to!increase!in!demand!in!the!future.! As!will!be!shown!in!the!next!section!of!this!report,!several!sport!activities!were!identified!in!2013!that! did!not!surface!in!the!2008!Study!(e.g.!crossBfit,!climbing,!disc!golf,!dodgeball,!dragon!boating,! underwater!hockey,!etc.)!and,!for!some!of!these,!there!is!no!official!Provincial!or!National!Sport! Organization!associated!with!the!activity.!It!is!assumed!that!many!of!these!participants!are!engaging!in! the!sport!for!some!of!the!primary!benefits!identified!early!such!as!being!physically!healthy!and! socializing!with!other!people!or,!in!other!words,!“play!for!the!sake!of!play.”!! ! In!other!cases!though,!participants!are!investing!in!their!involvement!to!the!extent!that!they!are! purchasing!technical!training!services!to!enhance!their!skills!or!improve!capabilities!(e.g.!stamina,! strength,!speed,!flexibility,!etc.).!Although!these!participants!may!never!compete!at!high!performance! levels,!such!as!national!or!international!events!or!in!professional!sport!(e.g.!Stage!6:!Train!to!Win!of! LTAD),!they!are!trying!to!compete!at!the!highest!level!of!competition!they!can!achieve.!These! participants!may!take!their!involvement!in!sport!more!seriously!than!those!who!merely!“play!for!the! sake!of!play”!and,!based!on!the!findings!in!subsequent!sections!of!this!report,!could!represent!a! considerable!proportion!of!participants!in!the!Calgary!sport!system.! ! These!kinds!of!issues!all!contribute!to!the!supply!of!and!demand!for!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.!As! demonstrated!from!the!data!presented!above,!the!benefits!of!participating!in!sport!are!numerous.! However,!to!achieve!these!benefits,!there!are!many!different!factors!to!consider.!While!one!participant! may!want!to!be!involved!occasionally!in!sport!to!be!active!and!facilitate!friendships,!others!will!want! frequent!involvement!so!as!to!be!more!competitive!in!their!chosen!activity.!Understanding!the!diversity! associated!with!Calgarians’!needs!and!expectations!for!sport!and!other!issues!that!affect!how!sport! facilities!are!used!by!sport!participants!and!organizations!will!be!explored!throughout!this!report.

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3.0 Perceptions of Sport among Calgarians

Calgarians!have!many!opportunities!to!access!different!types!of!sport!activities.!In!this!study,!between! 80!and!90!different!sport!activities!were!identified!as!being!available!to!Calgarians.!Further,!Calgarians! can!access!various!levels!of!programs!from!introductory!to!high!performance.!For!the!most!part,! Calgarians!appreciate!these!opportunities!and!recognize!the!resources!required!to!deliver!sport! opportunities!to!them.!As!presented!earlier!in!this!report,!there!has!been!and!continues!to!be! investment!in!the!development!and!enhancement!in!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.!Based!on!data!gathered! in!this!study,!it!appears!that!Calgarians,!on!the!whole,!acknowledge!these!contributions!to!the!sport! system!and!increasingly!appreciate!the!efforts!that!sport!organizations!have!put!into!developing! programs!and!resources!to!provide!sport!opportunities!to!them.! ! 3.1 Accessibility

In!the!General!Public!Survey,!several!questions!were!posed!to!respondents!to!gauge!accessibility!to! sport.!Figure!3.1!shows!that!Calgarians,!on!the!whole,!consider!sport!to!be!accessible!based!on!the!2013! survey!results.!For!example,!the!vast!majority!of!respondents!indicated!that!they!were!satisfied!with!the! variety!of!sport!opportunities!in!Calgary!and!a!significant!majority!with!the!availability!of!sport! opportunities!and!conditions!of!facilities!that!accommodate!sport.!To!a!lesser!extent,!although!still!a! majority,!respondents!were!satisfied!with!the!affordability!of!sport!opportunities.!In!general,!these! findings!suggest!that!most!Calgarians!are!satisfied!with!these!factors!of!accessibility!to!sport!within! Calgary.!Even!so,!the!findings!suggest!there!is!room!for!improvement,!particularly!for!availability,! condition!of!facilities!and!affordability.!For!each!of!these!factors,!respondents!were!more!likely!to!state! that!they!were!somewhat!rather!than!very!satisfied,!which!may!imply!that!Calgarians!have!higher! expectations!than!what!is!being!provided.!! ! Figure 3.1: Perceptions of Sport Accessibility (General!Public!Survey)! 100%! 13%! 90%! 22%! 20%! 17%! 33%! 32%! 80%! 37%! 47%! 70%! 60%! 51%! Very!saqsfied! 55%! Somewhat!Saqsfied! 50%! 59%! 60%! Somewhat!Dissaqsfied! 40%! 57%! 51%! 55%! Very!Dissaqsfied! 30%! 48%! 20%! 28%! 22%! 17%! 16%! 10%! 10%! 10%! 7%! 4%! 7%! 0%! 3%! 1%! 3%! 3%! 4%! 3%! 6%! 2008!(n=1182)! 2013!(n=915)! 2008!(n=1189)! 2013!(n=901)! 2008!(n=1158)! 2013!(n=881)! 2008!(n=1132)! 2013!(n=877)! The!variety!of!sport! The!availability!of!sport! The!condiqon!of!faciliqes!that! The!affordability!of!sport! opportuniqes!in!Calgary!for! opportuniqes!in!Calgary!for! accommodate!sport!acqviqes! opportuniqes!in!Calgary!for! Calgarians!to!parqcipate!in! Calgarians!to!parqcipate!in! in!Calgary!for!Calgarians!to! Calgarians!to!parqcipate!in! parqcipate!in! ! It!should!be!noted!that!the!findings!from!the!2013!survey!suggest!that!Calgarians!recognize!that! accessibility!to!sport!is!better!than!it!was!in!2008.!For!each!of!the!factors!that!were!measured,!

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respondents!in!2013!gave!higher!rates!of!satisfaction!than!was!obtained!in!2008.!These!changes!in! perceptions!may!represent!an!acknowledgement!among!Calgarians!that!there!has!been!investment!in! facilities!and!sport!organizations!have!taken!steps!to!improve!the!programs!that!are!being!offered.!! ! It!is!also!worth!noting!that!the!ratings!presented!for!2013!are!similar!among!Calgarians!who!live!in!the! different!quadrants!of!the!city!(see!Appendix!G!for!data).!The!relevancy!of!this!observation!will!become! apparent!when!participation!in!sport!is!examined!(next!Section).!However,!for!now,!it!would!appear!that! Calgarians!throughout!the!city!have!similar!perspectives!on!the!different!factors!of!sport!accessibility.!! ! The!data!presented!in!Figure!3.2!suggest!that!both!the!majority!of!households!with!and!without! members!who!participate!in!sport!expressed!satisfaction!with!the!factors!of!sport!accessibility!that!were! measured!in!the!2013!survey.!However,!households!with!members!who!participate!in!sport!were! significantly!more!likely!to!be!satisfied!with!the!variety!and!affordability!of!sport!opportunities.!In! contrast,!households!without!sport!participants!were!more!likely!to!be!satisfied!with!the!condition!of! facilities.!There!may!be!various!factors!that!contribute!to!these!differences!in!ratings,!but!lack!of! familiarity!or!exposure!to!sport!may!be!an!important!aspect!to!consider.!For!example,!almost!a!quarter! of!households!without!members!participating!in!sport!stated!that!they!were!not!informed!enough!to! provide!a!response!to!these!questions.!This!finding!may!imply!that!this!group,!as!a!whole,!is!less!aware! of!the!opportunities!and!facilities!than!households!with!sport!participants.!Nonetheless,!most! Calgarians,!regardless!of!sport!participation,!expressed!satisfaction!with!sport!accessibility!in!the!city.!!

Figure 3.2: Perceptions of Sport Accessibility Dependent on Households with/without Sport Participants (General!Public!Survey)! 100%! 14%! 90%! 20%! 32%! 34%! 30%! 80%! 39%! 40%!

70%! 55%!

60%! 55%! Very!Saqsfied!

50%! 56%! Somewhat!Saqsfied!

40%! 54%! 51%! 60%! Somewhat!Dissaqsfied! 48%! 57%! Very!Dissaqsfied! 30%! 40%! 20%! 24%! 20%! 10%! 12%! 9%! 11%! 4%! 4%! 8%! 8%! 0%! 1%! 1%! 2%! 3%! 4%! 2%! 5%! Parqcipant! NonBParqcipant! Parqcipant! NonBParqcipant! Parqcipant! NonBParqcipant! Parqcipant! NonBParqcipant! (n=495)! (n=420)! (n=492)! (n=409)! (n=494)! (n=387)! (n=486)! (n=391)!

The!variety!of!sport! The!availability!of!sport! The!condiqon!of!faciliqes!that! The!affordability!of!sport! opportuniqes!in!Calgary!for! opportuniqes!in!Calgary!for! accommodate!sport!acqviqes!in! opportuniqes!in!Calgary!for! Calgarians!to!parqcipate!in*! Calgarians!to!parqcipate!in! Calgary!for!Calgarians!to! Calgarians!to!parqcipate!in*! parqcipate!in*! !

*Differences!are!statistically!significant!(p.<05).!

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3.2 The Sport System

Various!aspects!of!the!sport!system!were!also!examined!in!the!General!Public!Survey.!Figure!3.3!shows! that!the!vast!majority!of!respondents!approved!of!the!quality!of!sport!programs,!facilities!and!coaching! by!stating!very!good!or!good.!However,!similar!to!the!findings!above,!respondents!were!much!more! likely!to!state!that!these!aspects!of!the!sport!system!were!good!rather!than!very!good,!again!suggesting! that!there!may!be!issues!that!need!to!be!addressed.!Even!so,!when!considering!the!findings!of!the!2013! compared!to!the!2008!surveys!among!households!with!sport!participants,12!respondents!gave!higher! ratings!for!performance,!especially!those!who!stated!‘very!good’,!in!the!most!recent!survey.!Again,!these! findings!likely!suggest!that!Calgarians!are!recognizing!improvements!in!the!sport!system.!

Figure 3.3: Perceptions of Sport System (General!Public!Survey)! 100%! 19%! 26%! 24%! 26%! 32%! 29%! 80%! 38%! Very!good!

60%! Good!

68%! 40%! 68%! 68%! 67%! 63%! Poor! 63%! 58%! Very!poor! 20%!

10%! 4%! 5%! 7%! 7%! 4%! 7%! 0%! 0%! 0%! 1%! 1%! 0%! 2%! 1%! Quality!of! Quality!of! Coaching!in! 2008!(n=658)! 2013!(n=495)! 2008!(n=657)! 2013!(n=496)! sport! sport!faciliqes! sport! programs! (n=915)! programs! (n=923)! (n=729)!

2013! Quality!of!sport!programs*! Quality!of!sport!faciliqes!

Households!with!Sport!Parqcipants! ! As!well,!from!a!statistical!perspective,!there!are!no!significant!differences!observed!in!ratings!provided! by!respondents!from!each!quadrant!of!the!city!(see!Appendix!G!for!data).!! ! Differences!are!observed!between!households!with!or!without!sport!participants!for!perceptions!of!the! sport!system.!In!particular,!households!with!members!who!participate!in!sport!were!more!likely!to!state! that!sport!programs!were!very!good!(Figure!3.4).!These!respondents!were!also!more!likely!to!state!very! good!for!facility!condition,!although!households!with!no!sport!participants!were!more!likely!to!state! good!for!this!aspect!of!the!sport!system.!Nonetheless,!when!taken!as!a!whole,!the!ratings!of!very!good! and!good!from!both!households!with!or!without!sport!participants!are!high!for!all!the!aspects!examined! in!the!survey!about!Calgary’s!sport!system.! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 12 Note: Households without sport participants were not asked these questions in 2008. As well, respondents were not asked about the quality of coaching in 2008.

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Figure 3.4: Perceptions of Sport System Dependent on Households with/without!Sport!Participants! (General!Public!Survey)! 100%!

90%! 24%! 21%! 28%! 29%! 26%! 80%! 38%!

70%! Very! 60%! Good! 50%! Good!

64%! 72%! Poor! 40%! 67%! 63%! 72%! 58%! 30%! Very! Poor! 20%!

10%! 8%! 4%! 4%! 7%! 4%! 6%! 0%! 0%! 0%! 1%! 0%! 2%! 1%! Parqcipant!(n=495)! NonBParqcipant! Parqcipant!(n=496)! NonBParqcipant! Parqcipant!(n=437)! NonBParqcipant! (n=440)! (n=432)! (n=317)! Sport!programs*! Sport!faciliqes*! Coaching! !

*Differences!are!statistically!significant!(p.<05).!

! There!may!be!differences!in!perspectives!among!households!with!sport!participants!depending!on!the! types!of!facilities!that!are!used!to!support!sport!activities.!Table!3.1!presents!detailed!analysis!of! responses!to!the!questions!asked!about!the!performance!of!the!sport!system!(these!data!only!involve! households!with!members!who!participate!in!sport).!Caution!should!be!observed!when!considering! these!data!due!to!the!small!numbers!of!sample!comprising!the!analysis.!Still,!it!is!worth!presenting!this! information!to!help!explore!issues!related!to!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.!For!instance,!when!considering! the!data!presented!about!the!quality!of!sport!facilities,!respondents!who!are!involved!in!sport!activities! that!use!Arena:!Drypad,!Course/Track:!Golf!Course,!and!Field:!Diamond!tend!to!offer!lower!performance! ratings,!on!average.!However,!again,!caution!should!be!observed!with!this!type!of!analysis.!! ! !

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Table 3.1: Perceptions of Sport System Dependent on Involvement in Sport Activities that Use Different Facilities! (General!Public!Survey)! Aspect!of!Sport! %!of!Responses!–!Households!with!Sport!Participants! System! Facility!Category!! (n=)! Very!good! Good! Poor! Very!Poor! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 172! 42! 54! 4! 0! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 18! 50! 50! 0! 0! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 33! 27! 61! 12! 0! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 46! 33! 61! 4! 2! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 10! 40! 60! 0! 0! 100! ! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 29! 24! 76! 0! 0! 100! Field:!Rectangular! 219! 32! 64! 4! 0! 100! Field:!Diamond! 68! 31! 68! 2! 0! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! 25! 75! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 119! 43! 53! 4! 0! 100!

Sport!programs Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 27! 44! 52! 4! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 25! 44! 48! 4! 4! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 17! 29! 65! 6! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! 9! 67! 33! 0! 0! 100! Other! 38! 53! 45! 3! 0! 100! Total! 495! 38! 58! 4! 0! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 172! 27! 64! 8! 1! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 19! 32! 68! 0! 0! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 33! 15! 64! 21! 0! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 46! 24! 74! 2! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 10! 30! 70! 0! 0! 100! ! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 30! 17! 77! 7! 0! 100! Field:!Rectangular! 221! 32! 64! 4! 0! 100! Field:!Diamond! 69! 25! 65! 9! 1! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! 25! 75! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 121! 31! 63! 7! 0! 100!

Sport!Facilities Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 27! 30! 63! 7! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 26! 39! 50! 8! 4! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 17! 47! 47! 6! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! 9! 49! 49! 3! 0! 100! Other! 37! 49! 49! 3! 0! 100! Total! 496! 29! 63! 7! 1! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 156! 26! 65! 7! 2! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 13! 8! 92! 0! 0! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 30! 20! 63! 13! 3! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 41! 32! 59! 7! 2! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 10! 20! 80! 0! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 22! 18! 77! 5! 0! 100! ! Field:!Rectangular! 202! 23! 64! 10! 3! 100! Field:!Diamond! 65! 25! 65! 9! 1! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 2! 50! 50! 0! 0! 100!

Coaching Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 108! 26! 63! 10! 1! 100! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 25! 24! 68! 4! 4! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 23! 30! 57! 13! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 14! 29! 64! 7! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! 8! 50! 50! 0! 0! 100! Other! 33! 46! 52! 3! 0! 100! Total! 437! 26! 64! 8! 2! 100!

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4.0 Sport Participation

Many!Calgarians!engage!in!sport!activities!each!year.!Some!participants!are!avid!and!dedicated!athletes! who!endeavor!to!compete!and!win!in!high!performance!competitions!at!the!national!or!international! levels!(e.g.!Train!to!Compete!and!Train!to!Win!stages!of!LTAD);!however,!as!presented!earlier,!these! athletes!represent!a!small!portion!of!Calgarians!who!participate!in!sport.!Other!participants!engage!in! ongoing!structured!programs!that!occur!regularly!and!offer!many!of!the!benefits!that!can!be!derived! from!sport!participation!(e.g.!Learn!to!Train!or!Train!to!Train!stages!of!LTAD).!Calgarians!of!all!ages! register!and!participate!in!these!kinds!of!programs.!Still,!others!are!less!engaged!in!sport,!but!register! and!participate!in!less!formally!structured!activities!or!events!(e.g.!dropBin!programs)!that!occur!over!a! short!period!of!time!(e.g.!Active!Start!or!Active!for!Life!stages!of!LTAD).!Notwithstanding!the!level!of! involvement!of!the!athlete!!or!level!of!formality!of!the!sport!program,!participants!require!facilities!to! engage!in!the!sport!of!their!choice.!! ! 4.1 Sport Registrations and Participation among Calgarians

In!2013,!approximately!360,000!sport!registrants!were!estimated!to!participate!in!main!sport!programs! in!Calgary.!This!estimate!was!developed!using!data!gathered!from!all!sources!for!this!study.13!The! process!employed!in!the!2008!–!10!Year!Strategic!Plan!for!Sport!Facility!Development!and!Enhancement! Study!was!used!as!a!framework!for!developing!the!estimate!of!sport!registrants!in!Calgary!for!2013.!A! fundamental!component!of!the!estimate!was!derived!from!data!provided!by!the!sport!organizations!in! the!2013!survey.! ! Table!4.1!presents!estimates!for!different!sport!activities!that!emerged!in!the!2013!study.!Within!these! estimates,!it!becomes!apparent!that!some!activities!have!increased!in!participation,!while!others!have! remained!similar!and!some!have!decreased,!compared!to!the!2008!study.!Some!of!the!sport!activities! that!surfaced!in!2013!were!not!revealed!in!the!2008!study!such!as!climbing,!cheer,!crossBfit,!disc!golf,! dodgeball,!,!and!sledge!hockey!to!name!a!few.! ! In!2008,!the!estimate!for!sport!registrants!was!approximately!320,000.!On!the!surface,!the!growth!in! sport!registrants!would!appear!to!be!approximately!12%.!However,!it!is!recognized!that!the!sport! activities!that!emerged!in!2013!study!likely!existed!in!2008,!but!for!whatever!reason!were!not!identified! for!the!2008!estimate.!Therefore,!in!compensating!for!these!sport!activities,!the!estimated!increase!in! sport!registrants!between!2008!and!2013!is!anticipated!to!be!approximately!10%.! ! Key!issues!that!develop!from!observing!the!data!presented!in!Table!4.1,!include:!! • Sport$registrations$(participation)$are$highly$concentrated$in$a$few$sport$activities!B!Approximately!80! to!90!sport!activities!arose!in!the!research!conducted!in!2013.!However,!almost!nine!in!ten! registrations!(89%)!are!concentrated!in!21!activities.!Each!of!these!sport!activities!(see!summary! below)!is!estimated!to!have!at!least!4,000!registrants.!These!data!suggest!that!registrations!are!highly! concentrated!in!a!small!proportion!of!sport!activities.!Further!evidence!of!concentration!can!be! observed!from!the!registrations!that!exist!among!the!top!five!sport!activities!(soccer,!ice!hockey,! basketball,!golf!and!),!which!represent!over!half!of!sport!registrations!(51%).!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 13 For example, sport organizations, provincial sport organizations, facility operators, the general public, Sport Calgary membership information, and desk research.

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Table 4.1: Estimated Registrations (Participation) in Sport Activities (Main Programs) among Calgarians! Estimated!Range!of!Participants! Range!of! Participation! Sport!Activity! 2008! 2013! Anticipated!Change!(comment)! Overall! All!Sport!Activities! 320,000! 360,000! #!! Participation! 60,000!–!64,999! Soccer! (including!both! General!decline!observed!(particularly!among! >50,000! 60,000!–!64,999! $! outdoor!and!indoor! children/youth)! soccer)! 55,000!–!59,999! Ice!Hockey! >50,000! 55,000!–!59,999! #!Increase!in!adult!and!female!hockey! !Sledge!Hockey! Not!estimated! <250! 50,000!–!54,999! 45,000!–!49,999! 40,000!–!44,999! ! ! ! ! ! 35,000!–!39,999! 30,000!–!34,999! 25,000!–!29,999! 20,000!–!24,999! Basketball! 20,000!–!49,999! 20,000!–!24,999! !Wheelchair! —!! <500! <250! Basketball! Golf! 20,000!–!49,999! 20,000!–!24,999! —!! Softball! 10,000!–!19,999! 20,000!–!24,999! !SloBpitch! 10,000!–!19,999! 15,000!–!19,999! General!increase!observed!(particularly! #! !Fastpitch! 2,000!–!4,999! 2,000!–!3,999! among!adults)! !Modified!Fastpitch! 500!B!999! 1,000!–!1,999! 15,000!–!19,999! ! 10,000!–!19,999! 15,000!–!19,999! —!! 10,000!–!14,999! Introduction!of!warehoused!facilities! Badminton! 10,000!–!19,999! 10,000!–!14,999! #! (particularly!among!adults)! ! 10,000!–!19,999! 10,000!–!14,999! #!Increased!participation!among!children/youth! ! 10,000!–!19,999! 10,000!–!14,999! $!General!decline!observed! Gymnastics! 5,000!–!9,999! 10,000!–!14,999! General!increase!observed!(particularly! #! !Rhythmic!Gymnastics! <500! <250! among!children/youth)! 8,000!–!9,999! Football! 5,000!–!9,999! 8,000!–!9,999! !Flag/!Football! Not!estimated! 2,000!–!3,000! —!! !Tackle!Football! Not!estimated! 5,000!–!7,499! ! General!increase!observed!(particularly! Ball!Hockey! 2,000!–!4,999! 8,000!–!9,999! #! among!children/youth)! General!increase!observed!(particularly! Running/Marathons! 2,000!–!4,999! 8,000!–!9,999! #! among!adults)! 6,000!–!7,999! ! ! ! ! ! 4,000!–!5,999! Athletics! 5,000!–!9,999! 4,000!–!5,999! —!! Bowling! 5,000!–!9,999! 4,000!–!5,999! !5!Pin! 2,000!–!4,999! 2,000!–!3,999! —!! !10!Pin! 1,000!–!1,999! 1,000!–!1,999! General!increase!observed!(possibly! Martial!Arts! 2,000!–!4,999! 4,000!–!5,999! #! influenced!by!advent!of!mixed!martial!arts)! !B!Box! 5,000!–!9,999! 4,000!–!5,999! $!General!decline!observed! Rugby! 2,000!–!4,999! 4,000!–!5,999! #!General!increase!observed! ! 2,000!–!4,999! 4,000!–!5,999! #!General!increase!observed! ! 2,000!–!4,999! 4,000!–!5,999! #!General!increase!observed! Dodgeball! Not!estimated! 4,000!–!5,999! #!Assumed!increase!as!did!not!surface!in!2008!

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(cont.)$ Table 4.1: Estimated Registrations (Participation) in Sport Activities (Main Programs) among Calgarians! Estimated!Range!of!Participants! Range!of! Participation! Sport!Activity! 2008! 2013! Anticipated!Change!(comment)! 2,000!–!3,999! ! 1,000!–!1,999! 2,000!–!3,999! #!General!increase!observed! Figure!skating! 2,000!–!4,999! 2,000!–!3,999! —!! General!decline!observed!(particularly!among! ! 2,000!–!4,999! 2,000!–!3,999! $! children/youth)! ! 2,000!–!4,999! 2,000!–!3,999! —!! Beach!Volleyball! 2,000!–!4,999! 2,000!–!39,999! —!! 1,000!–!1999! Cross!Country! 750!B!999! 1,000!–!1,999! —!Estimates!between!2008!and!2013!are!similar! Running! !–!Mountain! 1,000!–!1,999! 1,000!–!1,999! —!! Biking! Netball! Not!estimated! 1,000!–!1,999! ! ! General!increase!observed!(particularly! Roller!(Inline)!Hockey! <500! 1,000!–!1,999! #! among!children/youth)! Swimming! 1,000!–!1,999! 1,000!–!1,999! —!! ! <500! 1,000!–!1,999! #!Increased!participation!among!children/youth! ! 1,000!–!1,999! 1,000!–!1,999! —!! 750!–!999! ! 500!B!999! 750!–!999! #!Possible!entertainment!influence!(e.g.!movies)! ! ! 500!B!999! 750!–!999! —!! 500!–!749! Darts! 500!B!999! 500!–!749! —!! ! 500!B!999! 500!B!749! —!! Lawn!Bowling! 500!B!999! 500!B!749! —!! Orienteering! <500! 500!B!749! #!General!increase!observed! Weightlifting! 500!B!999! 500!B!749! —!! 250!–!499! Baton!Twirling!! 500!B!999! 250!–!499! —!! Biathlon! <500! 250!–!499! —!! Boxing! <500! 250!–!499! —!! Climbing! Not!estimated! 250!–!499! ! Possible!increases!among!children/youth! Cycling!–!Track! Not!estimated! 250!B!499! ! ! Equestrian! <500! 250!B!499! ! ! Field!Hockey! 500!B!999! 250!B!499! —!Estimates!between!2008!and!2013!are!similar! General!increase!observed!among! Field!lacrosse! <500! 250!B!499! #! children/youth! Sailing/Yachting! <500! 250!B!499! —!! Skiing!–!Alpine! <500! 250!B!499! —!! Skiing!–!Nordic!! <500! 250!B!499! —!! Snowboarding! <500! 250!B!499! —!! Speedskating!! <500! 250!B!499! —!! (long!and!short!track)! Table!Tennis! <500! 250!B!499! —!! Water!Polo! <500! 250!B!499! —!! <250! BMX!Racing! <500! <250! —!! Bobsleigh! <500! <250! —!! Broomball! Not!estimated! <250! ! !

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(cont.)$ Table 4.1: Estimated Registrations (Participation) in Sport Activities (Main Programs) among Calgarians! Estimated!Range!of!Participants! Range!of! Participation! Sport!Activity! 2008! 2013! Anticipated!Change!(comment)! <250! Canoe/Kayak! <500! <250! !Canoe! <500! <250! —!! !Kayak! <500! <250! Cheer! Not!estimated! <250! ! Possible!increases!among!children/youth! CrossBfit! Not!estimated! <250! ! ! <250! Cycling!–!Road!Racing! <500! <250! —!! Disc!Golf! Not!estimated! <250! ! ! Diving! <500! <250! —!! Dragon!Boat!Racing! Not!estimated! <250! ! ! Synchronized!Skating! <500! <250! —!! Rhythmic!Gymnastics! <500! <250! —!! Team!Handball! <500! <250! —!! Horseshoes! Not!estimated! <250! ! ! Luge! <500! <250! —!! Padel! <500! <250! —!! Racquetball! <500! <250! —!! Rugby!Quad! <500! <250! —!! Rowing! <500! <250! —!! Shooting! <500! <250! —!! Skeleton! <500! <250! —!! Skiing!B!Freestyle! <500! <250! —!! Skiing!–!Nordic! ! <500! <250! —! Combined! Underwater!Hockey! Not!estimated! <250! ! ! Walleyball! Not!estimated! <250! ! ! Estimates!developed!from!analysis!of!data!generated!from!sport!organizations,!facility!operators,!general!public,!provincial! organizations,!and!secondary!research.! ! Anticipated!Change:! Noticeable!increase!! #! No!noticeable!change! —! Noticeable!decrease! $! ! Top!21!Activities!(89%!of!registrations)! Top!5!Activities!(51%!of!registrations)! • Soccer! • Ball!hockey! • Soccer! • Ice!hockey! • Running/Marathons! • Ice!hockey! • Basketball! • Athletics! • Basketball! • Golf! • Bowling! • Golf! • Softball! • Dodgeball! • Softball! • Volleyball! • Martial!arts! • Badminton! • Box!lacrosse! • Baseball! • Rugby! • Curling! • Squash! • Gymnastics! • Ultimate! • Football! !

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• Growth$in$sport$registrations$is$apparent$among$activities$that$are$less$commonly$participated$in$or$ among$adult$involvement$–!Sport!activities!that!show!noticeable!increases!between!2008!and!2013! tend!to!be!those!that!were!less!commonly!participated!in!(e.g.!ball!hockey,!climbing,!cheer,!field! lacrosse,!martial!arts,!roller!hockey,!triathlon,!dodgeball,!orienteering,!archery,!rugby!and!squash)!in! 2008,!or!among!adult!participation!(e.g.!badminton,!ice!hockey,!and!softball).!In!contrast,!those!sport! activities!that!show!lack!of!growth!or!decreases!in!registrations!typically!involve!more!common! activities!such!as!soccer,!ice!hockey!(in!terms!of!children!and!youth!participation),!athletics,!basketball,! curling,!football,!golf!and!volleyball).!These!findings!may!have!implications!for!access!to!sport!facilities.! Anecdotally,!it!was!common!for!representatives!of!the!sport!activities!that!have!fewer!participants,! especially!those!that!have!experienced!growth!in!registrants!over!the!past!five!years,!to!express! frustration!with!their!ability!to!access!sport!facilities!(e.g.!discussions!in!workshops!and!interviews).! This!kind!of!frustration!was!not!as!prominent!among!representatives!of!sport!activities!that!have! higher!levels!of!participation.! ! ! Noticeable!Lack!of!Growth!or!Slight!Decreases! Noticeable!Increases! (particularly!among!commonly!participated!sport!activities)! Children/Youth$ Adults$ Children/Youth! General! • Ball!hockey! • Badminton! • Ice!hockey! • Athletics!! • Baseball! • Dodgeball! • Soccer! • Bowling! • Climbing! • Ice!hockey! • Box!lacrosse! • Basketball! • Cheer! • Orienteering! • Ringette! • Curling! • Field!lacrosse! • Running/Marathons! ! • Football! • Gymnastics! • Softball! • Golf! • Martial!arts! General$ • Volleyball! • Roller!hockey! • Archery! ! • Triathlon! • Rugby! • Ultimate! • Squash! ! Another!approach!to!observing!registration!data!is!to!consider!the!number!of!sport!registrants!that!use! various!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.!Table!4.2!reveals!estimates!of!registrations!among!Calgarians!for!the! facility!categories!that!have!been!developed!for!this!study.!In!some!cases,!registrations!are!fairly!high! such!as!Arena:!Drypad!–!Open!area,!Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded,!Field:!Diamond,!Field:!Rectangular,!and! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!netted!court,!while!in!other!cases,!registrations!are!relatively!low.! ! Table 4.2: Estimated Registrations (Participation) in Sport Activities Among Calgarians!

Facility!Group!(related!to! Estimated!Registrations! playing!surface/location/etc.)! Amenity!Classification! Variables!of!Content! (Participation)! Arena! Drypad! Boarded! 15,000!B!19,999! Arena! Drypad! Open!area! 45,000!B!49,999! Arena! Ice! Boarded! 60,000!B!64,999! Arena! Ice! Laned! 10,000!B!14,999! Separate!tank!or!combined! Aquatic! Diving!boards/tank! 250!–!499! tank! Aquatic! Open!B!flat! Reservoir/Lake! 500!–!749! Aquatic! Open!B!Variable!terrain/speed! River! <250! Aquatic! Pool! Flat!water! 2,000!B!3,999! Course/Track! Climbing! !! 250!–!499!

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(cont.)$ Table 4.2: Estimated Registrations (Participation) in Sport Activities Among Calgarians!

Facility!Group!(related!to! Estimated!Registrations! playing!surface/location/etc.)! Amenity!Classification! Variables!of!Content! (Participation)! Course/Track! Golf!! !! 20,000!B!24,999! Course/Track! Ice!track! Elevation/orientation!variables! 500!–!749! Course/Track! Ice/!jumping! Set!heights/distances! 250!–!499! Marathon!course!B!Road!Race!Course! Set!per!event;!urban!or!rural! Course/Track! 6,000!B!7,999! (running)! roads! Course/Track! Mixed!terrain!B!land! Mountains! 1,000!B!1,999! Course/Track! Orienteering!course! Natural!setting! 1,000!B!1,999! Course/Track! Oval!B!flat;!infield!B!jumping,!target! Athletics! 4,000!B!5,999! Course/Track! Oval!B!ice! !! <250! Course/Track! Oval!B!land! !! 250!–!499! Course/Track! Snow! Nordic!Course! 250!–!499! Course/Track! Snow! Freestyle!courses! <250! Course/Track! Snow! Aerial!courses! <250! Course/Track! Snow!B!groomed!course! Alpine!ski!course! 500!–!749! Course/Track! Snow!set!+!target! !! 250!–!499! Course/Track! Variable!! Pavement! <250! Course/Track! Variable!elevation! Manmade!or!enhanced!setting! <250! Field! Bowling/boule! Groomed!lanes! 500!–!749! Field! Diamond! !! 30,000!B!34,999! Field! Freeform!or!set! !! 250!–!499! Field! Oval/pitch/other! !! 8,000!B!9,999! Field! Rectangular! !! 65,000!B!69,999! Field! Sand! Rectangular!netted!court! 2,000!–!3,999! Gymnasia! Four!wall! !! 4,000!B!5,999! Gymnasia! Gymnastics!gym! !! 10,000!B!14,999! Gymnasia! MultiB!sport!alignment! !! 8,000!B!9,999! Gymnasia! Rectangular!netted!court! !! 55,000!B!59,999! Gymnasia! Studio! !! 6,000!B!7,999! Target! Dart! Set!requirements! 500!B!749! Target! Laned! 5!pin/!10!pin! 4,000!B!5,999! Target! Moving/stationary!target! Distance!variances! <250! Target! Pit! Set!requirements! <250! Target! Upright/!horizontal! Distance!variances! 750!–!999! ! Taking!into!account!possible!ebbs!and!flows!in!registration!data!over!the!past!five!years,!some!facility! categories!are!likely!to!be!affected,!while!others!are!not.!Table!4.2!identifies!those!facility!categories! that!may!be!affected!by!noticeable!increases/decreases!among!sport!activities.!These!data!do!not! quantify!the!increases!or!decreases,!but!simply!demonstrate!that!change!seems!to!have!occurred!for! some!of!the!facility!categories!and!for!many!there!have!been!no!changes!observed.! ! !

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Table 4.2: Notable Increases/Decreases among Registrants (Participation) in Sport Activities Among Calgarians! (If!increases!or!decreases!are!noticeable!among!sport!activities,!a!#$!is!identified.!!

Facility!Group!! Estimated! Noticeable!Increases/! (related!to!playing! Registrations! Decreases!in!Sport! surface/location!/etc.)! Amenity!Classification! Variables!of!Content! (Participation)! Activities!Registrants! Arena! Drypad! Boarded! 15,000!B!19,999! #$! Arena! Drypad! Open!area! 45,000!B!49,999! $! Arena! Ice! Boarded! 60,000!B!64,999! #$! Arena! Ice! Laned! 10,000!B!14,999! $! Aquatic! Diving!boards/tank! Separate!tank!or!combined!tank! 250!–!499! ! Aquatic! Open!B!flat! Reservoir/Lake! 500!–!749! ! Aquatic! Open!B!Variable!terrain/speed! River! <250! ! Aquatic! Pool! Flat!water! 2,000!B!3,999! ! Course/Track! Climbing! !! 250!–!499! #! Course/Track! Golf!! !! 20,000!B!24,999! $! Course/Track! Ice!track! Elevation/orientation!variables! 500!–!749! ! Course/Track! Ice/!jumping! Set!heights/distances! 250!–!499! ! Marathon!course!B!Road!Race!Course! Set!per!event;!urban!or!rural! Course/Track! 6,000!B!7,999! #! (running)! roads! Course/Track! Mixed!terrain!B!land! Mountains! 1,000!B!1,999! ! Course/Track! Orienteering!course! Natural!setting! 1,000!B!1,999! #! Course/Track! Oval!B!flat;!infield!B!jumping,!target! Athletics! 4,000!B!5,999! $! Course/Track! Oval!B!ice! !! <250! ! Course/Track! Oval!B!land! !! 250!–!499! ! Course/Track! Snow! Nordic!Course! 250!–!499! ! Course/Track! Snow! Freestyle!courses! <250! ! Course/Track! Snow! Aerial!courses! <250! ! Course/Track! Snow!B!groomed!course! Alpine!ski!course! 500!–!749! ! Course/Track! Snow!set!+!target! !! 250!–!499! ! Course/Track! Variable!! Pavement! <250! ! Course/Track! Variable!elevation! Manmade!or!enhanced!setting! <250! ! Field! Bowling/boule! Groomed!lanes! 500!–!749! ! Field! Diamond! !! 30,000!B!34,999! #! Field! Freeform!or!set! !! 250!–!499! ! Field! Oval/pitch/other! !! 8,000!B!9,999! ! Field! Rectangular! !! 65,000!B!69,999! #$! Field! Sand! Rectangular!netted!court! 2,000!–!3,999! ! Gymnasia! Four!wall! !! 4,000!B!5,999! #! Gymnasia! Gymnastics!gym! !! 10,000!B!14,999! #! Gymnasia! MultiB!sport!alignment! !! 8,000!B!9,999! #! Gymnasia! Rectangular!netted!court! !! 55,000!B!59,999! #! Gymnasia! Studio! !! 6,000!B!7,999! #! Target! Dart! Set!requirements! 500!B!749! ! Target! Laned! 5!pin/!10!pin! 4,000!B!5,999! $! Target! Moving/stationary!target! Distance!variances! <250! #! Target! Pit! Set!requirements! <250! ! Target! Upright/!horizontal! Distance!variances! 750!B!999! ! ! ! !

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The!data!presented!to!this!point!about!sport!registrants!emphasizes!information!provided!by!sport! organizations.!The!estimates!allow!for!general!comparisons!to!be!conducted!between!the!2008!and! 2013!studies.!However,!changes!to!the!2013!General!Public!Survey!allowed!for!increased!precision! compared!to!the!2008!Survey.!In!particular,!in!2013,!respondents!were!asked!to!give!detailed! information!about!sport!participation!for!each!member!of!the!household.!When!these!data!are! considered,!the!estimate!of!sport!registrants!and!participation!is!much!higher!than!has!been! presented!above.!For!instance,!basic!extrapolation!of!the!General!Public!Survey!results!suggests!that! sport!registrants!could!be!as!high!as!450,000!(Table!4.3)!and!the!number!of!participants!would!be! almost!270,000!Calgarians.! ! Table 4.3: Estimates Based on Results of General Public Survey! Number!of! Estimated!Registrations!and!Participation! Activities! Newborn!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Totals! 0! !!71,800!! !40,226!! !38,352!! !618,120!! !!113,034!! !!!881,532!! 1! !!12,302!! !!!26,320!! !!!26,609!! !81,807!! !!!2,850!! !!!149,888!! 2! !!!2,839!! !!!16,450!! !!!18,367!! !33,960!! !!!!950!! !!!!72,567!! 3! !!!1,577!! !!!7,403!! !!!7,064!! !13,388!! !!!1,267!! !!!!30,699!! 4! !!!1,262!! !!!2,742!! !!!2,826!! !3,592!! !!!!!B!! !!!!10,421!! 5!or!more! !!!!B!! !!!1,919!! !!!!942!! !1,633!! !!!!!B!! !!!!4,494!! Total!Population! !!89,780!! !!!95,060!! !!!94,160!! !752,500!! !!118,100!! !!1,149,600!! Sport!Registrants! !!27,758!! !!101,992!! !!100,549!! !212,423!! !!!8,549!! !!!451,271!! Sport!Participants! !!17,980!! !!!54,834!! !!!55,808!! 134,380!! !!!5,066!! !!!268,068!! ! There!are!likely!several!reasons!for!the!differences!between!the!360,000!and!450,000!estimates!for! sport!registrants.!The!following!summaries!highlight!some!of!the!potential!reasons!for!the!differences:! ! • The$General$Public$Survey$captures$sport$activities$not$provided$by$Sport$Organizations!B!One! possible!explanation!may!involve!those!participants!who!register!and!engage!in!sport!activities! that!are!not!provided!by!sport!organizations.!For!example,!some!companies!or!organizations!offer! employees!opportunities!to!engage!in!competitions/games,!leagues,!or!ladders.!Another!example! might!be!sport!facilities!that!provide!dropBin!sessions!that!allow!participants!to!participate!in! competitions!or!games.!Each!of!these!examples!would!fit!within!the!definition!of!sport! participation!that!was!provided!to!respondents!of!the!General!Public!Survey.!! ! Definition!Provided!to!Respondents!of!General!Public!Survey:! ! “In!this!survey,!I!will!be!asking!you!questions!about!sport!in!Calgary.!When!I!say!sport,!I!mean! activities!that!require!Calgarians!to!register!with!organizations!to!learn!a!sport!and!participate!in! scheduled!or!structured!competitions!(or!games)!and!practices!(or!training)!in!Calgary,!whether! team!or!individual!activities.!! ! • Survey$respondents$may$have$included$introductory$programs$or$lessons$in$their$responses,$which$ were$not$captured$in$the$Sport$Organization$Survey$–!Some!respondents!to!the!General!Public! Survey!indicated!activities!that!involve!introductory!programs!or!lessons.!These!kinds!of!activities! can!be!accessed!by!Calgarians!through!various!providers!including!sport!organizations,!sport!or! recreation!facilities,!private!companies!and!technical!training!services!organizations!(these!latter! organizations!will!be!examined!in!greater!detail!later!in!this!report).!The!intent!of!these!activities!

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among!participants!might!be!to!eventually!enroll!in!sport!organization!programs.!However,!there! is!a!chance!that!these!individuals!do!not,!in!the!end,!register!in!sport!organization!programs.! Again,!based!on!the!definition!provided!to!respondents,!these!types!of!activities!could!have!been! identified!as!sport!participation.! ! • The$lower$estimate$uses$primarily$main$program$data$provided$by$sport$organizations$–!In!both! 2008!and!2013,!it!was!recognized!that!some!sport!organizations!offer!more!than!one!program!to! Calgarians.!For!instance,!a!sport!organization!may!offer!a!main!program!that!occurs!during!a! season!in!which!the!sport!activity!has!traditionally!occurred,!but!has!developed!another!program! that!is!offered!during!months!that!would!typically!be!considered!‘offBseason.’!Participants!who! register!in!the!‘additional!program’!but!not!in!the!main!program!would!be!captured!in!the!General! Public!Survey!and!not!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey.! ! There!may!be!other!reasons!that!would!help!explain!the!differences!between!the!two!estimates;! however!it!is!expected!that!the!above!explanations!present!the!salient!issues.!It!is!also!worth!noting! that!the!results!of!the!General!Public!Survey!were!taken!into!account!in!the!estimate!of!360,000! registrants,!primarily!for!those!sport!activities!that!have!higher!levels!of!participation.!This!is!due!to! the!levels!of!confidence!that!could!be!attributed!to!these!data!compared!to!those!of!sport!activities! involving!lower!participation.! ! Additional!data!gathered!from!the!General!Public!Survey!helps!to!further!inform!participation! characteristics!among!Calgarians!in!sport.!! ! Table!4.4!reveals!that!there!are!different!levels!of!participation!in!sport!depending!on!the!age!cohort! of!Calgarians.!Children!and!youth!aged!6!to!19!have!higher!levels!of!participation!than!younger!or! older!Calgarians.!Even!so,!about!half!of!Calgarians!participating!in!sport!are!newborn!to!19!years!of! age!and!the!other!half!are!adults!20!years!and!older!(as!demonstrated!by!the!data!presented!in!Table! 4.3).!The!findings!also!reveal!that!Calgarians!who!participate!in!sport!typically!engage!in!more!than! one!activity!on!average.!Actually,!children!(age!6!to!12)!and!youth!(age!13!to!19)!who!participate!in! sport!are!more!likely!to!engage!in!two!activities!rather!than!one.!While!on!the!surface,!these!averages! suggest!that!children!and!youth!who!engage!in!sport!are!involved!in!various!sport!activities.!However,! the!LTAD!advocates!enrolling!children!in!a!variety!of!seasonal!sport!activities!at!the!FUNdamentals! stage!(girls!6!to!8!and!boys!6!to!9!years!of!age)!and!narrowing!the!focus!to!3!sports!or!activities! throughout!the!year!at!the!Learn!to!Train!(girls!8!to!11!and!boys!9!to!12!years!of!age)!stage.14!With!this! in!mind,!the!data!would!suggest!that!children!at!these!ages!are!involved!in!fewer!sport!activities!than! is!proposed!in!the!LTAD!(note:!Children!may!participate!in!physical!activities!that!are!not!necessarily! organized!sport!activities.!The!survey!conducted!for!this!study!specifically!examined!organized!sport! activities.).!! ! !

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14 Source: Long-Term Athlete Development, Canadian Sport for Life, A Sport Parent’s Guide, 2009.

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Table 4.4: Participation among Age Groups! (General!Public!Survey;!n=1,000)! %!of!Population!within!Age!Groups! Sport!Involvement! Newborn!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Participants! 20! 58! 59! 18! 4! NonBParticipants! 80! 42! 41! 82! 96! Total! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! Average!Number!of!Sport! 1.5! 1.9! 1.8! 1.6! 1.7! Activities!among!Participants! ! Sport!participation!is!more!likely!to!occur!among!Calgarians!living!in!northwest,!southeast,!and! southwest!Calgary!than!northeast!as!presented!in!Table!4.5.!Earlier!in!this!report,!analysis!that!took!into! account!the!quadrant!of!residence!among!respondents!was!presented!based!on!perceptions!of!sport! accessibility!and!the!sport!system!in!general.!These!analyzes!did!not!reveal!differences!in!perspectives! among!respondents!about!these!issues!based!on!quadrant!residences.!However,!the!findings!presented! in!Table!4.5!suggest!that!there!is!a!distinctive!lack!of!involvement!among!northeast!Calgarians.!This! finding!may!warrant!further!investigation!to!more!fully!understand!why!northeast!Calgarians!are!less! involved!in!sport.!! ! Table 4.5: Household Involvement in Sport Activities among Calgary Quadrants! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Households! Northeast! Northwest! Southeast! Southwest! Household!Involvement!in!Sport! (n=285)! (n=298)! (n=190)! (n=227)! Yes,!sport!participant!in!household! 28! 41! 45! 41! No,!not!a!sport!participant!in! 72! 59! 55! 59! household! Total! 100! 100! 100! 100! ! One!possible!explanation!for!the!lower!participation!rate!in!sport!among!northeast!Calgarians!might!be! the!types!of!activities!that!are!of!interest!to!residents.!Table!4.5!shows!the!types!of!facility!categories! used!among!households!with!sport!participants.!As!noted!earlier!with!a!similar!analysis,!caution!should! be!used!in!reviewing!these!data!due!to!small!samples.!However,!taken!as!a!whole,!there!appear!to!some! differences!in!use!of!facility!categories!among!northeast!Calgarians!compared!to!others.!Even!so,!there! may!be!other!factors,!such!as!demographic!characteristics!among!residents!that!might!contribute!or! provide!further!or!more!comprehensive!explanations.!! ! Table 4.5: Use of Facility Categories! (General!Public!Survey)! %!Using!Facility!Categories!among!Households!with!Sport!Participants! Northeast! Northwest! Southeast! Southwest! Facility!Categories! (n=67)! (n=148)! (n=130)! (n=155)! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 31! 30! 39! 37! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 5! 3! 5! 3! Arena:!Drypad! 10! 4! 9! 5! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 12! 12! 5! 9! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 5! 3! 1! 1!

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(cont.)$ Table 4.5: Use of Facility Categories! (General!Public!Survey)! %!Using!Facility!Categories!among!Households!with!Sport!Participants! Northeast! Northwest! Southeast! Southwest! Facility!Categories! (n=67)! (n=148)! (n=130)! (n=155)! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 3! 6! 9! 5! Field:!Rectangular! 54! 40! 50! 39! Field:!Diamond! 10! 12! 16! 15! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 0! 1! 1! 1! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted! 27! 27! 20! 25! Court! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 8! 5! 5! 5! Gymnasia:!Studio! 6! 7! 4! 5! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 6! 4! 2! 3! Target:!Laned! 2! 1! 2! 3! Other! 2! 10! 6! 10! ! In!the!2008!study,!data!were!gathered!from!sport!organizations!to!evaluate!historical!and!anticipated! registrations!among!sport!organizations.!A!key!finding!from!this!research!was!that!there!had!been!an! increase!in!sport!registrations,!but!the!growth!reflected!increases!in!population!for!Calgary!(at!least! between!2002!and!2007).!When!asked!about!anticipated!registrations!in!the!future,!sport!organizations! were!enthusiastic!in!their!projections!and!exponential!growth!was!expected!(see!Appendix!G!for!2008! findings).!Similar!data!were!gathered!in!the!2013!Sport!Organization!Survey!and!the!results!are! presented!in!Figure!4.1.!These!data!suggest!that!between!2007!and!2013,!growth!in!sport!registrations! almost!mirrored!population!growth!in!Calgary.!As!indicated!earlier,!growth!in!registrations!was! estimated!to!be!10%,!which!is!slightly!lower!than!the!population!increases!of!12%!for!Calgary!over!the! same!period.!Over!the!next!3!years,!sport!organizations!anticipate!growth!to!continue!to!emulate! population!growth.!After!that,!sport!organizations!are,!possibly,!enthusiastic!in!their!predictions.! ! Figure 4.1: Historical and Future (Estimated) Sport Registrations – Main Programs (Sport!Organizations!Survey)! 130%! 110%! 90%! 70%! 50%! 30%! 10%! B10%! 1997! 2002! 2004! 2007! 2013! 2016! 2018! 2023!

Main!Program!Sport!Growth! Populaqon!Growth! Esqmated! Esqmated! ! Note:!Data!for!1997!to!2007!were!gathered!for!the!2008!10!Year!Strategic!Plan!for!Facility!Development!and!Enhancement.! !

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It!should!be!noted!that!the!data!in!Figure!4.1!represent!historical!and!anticipated!registrations!for!main! programs!of!sport!organizations.!Many!sport!organizations!offer!other!programs!to!Calgarians,!which! will!be!examined!shortly.!! ! Figure!4.2!shows!that!anticipated!growth!is!expected!for!both!male!and!female!participation;!however! growth!is!slightly!more!likely!to!be!expected!for!male!participants.!In!contrast,!those!sport!organizations! that!expect!declines!in!their!main!programs!in!the!future!are!more!likely!to!see!less!participation!among! male!participants!(although!caution!should!be!used!with!these!data!due!to!small!samples).! ! Figure 4.2: Growth and Decline of Main Program Participation (Sport!Organization!Survey)! 80%! 57% 60%! 35% 40%! 30% 13% 14% 14% 14% 20%! 9% 12% 0% 0%! Primarily!male!! Primarily!male!but!also! About!the!same!for! Primarily!female!but! Primarily!female! female! male!and!female! also!male!

Growth!in!Parqcipaqon!(n=97)! Decline!in!Parqcipaqon!(n=7)! ! Sport!organization!representatives!were!asked!to!identify!possible!reasons!for!why!participation!had! increased!or!decreased!in!the!past!five!years!and!changes!might!occur!in!the!next!ten!years.!In!terms!of! increases,!representatives!commonly!cited!improvements!or!expansion!to!programs,!their!organizations! (or!administration),!or!coaching,!and!general!interest!or!increased!popularity!in!their!sport!activity! (Table!4.6).!They!also!mentioned!growth!in!population!or!new!communities!and!promotion!or!marketing! that!their!organization!is!doing!to!increase!registrations.!There!are!many!similarities!in!terms!of!reasons! offered!for!historical!and!anticipated!increases,!but!population!growth!seems!to!be!more!common!for! anticipated!increases!compared!to!historical.!Some!of!the!reasons!offered!for!why!participation!has! decreased!in!the!past!five!years!or!in!the!next!ten!years!include!competition!from!other!sport!activities,! declining!population!in!areas!served,!lack!of!access!to!historical!booking,!participants!having!other! priorities,!and!boundary!reviews.!! ! Table 4.6: Reasons for Increases or Decreases in Participation! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Increase! Decrease! Last!5! Next!10! Last!5! Next!10! Years! Years! Years! Years! Reasons! (n=85)! (n=88)! (n=15)! (n=3)! Better/Expand!programming/organization/! 30! 22! ! ! administration/coaching! General!interest/popularity!in!sport!activity! 23! 21! ! ! Growth!in!population/new!communities! 12! 18! ! ! Promotion/Marketing!by!association/club/league! 12! 9! ! ! Awareness!from!international/national!/professional! 8! 8! ! ! levels!of!activity! Word!of!mouth! 6! 5! ! ! Boundary!changes/discontinue!other! 4! 1! ! !

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(cont.)$ Table 4.6: Reasons for Increases or Decreases in Participation! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Increase! Decrease! Last!5! Next!10! Last!5! Next!10! Years! Years! Years! Years! Reasons! (n=85)! (n=88)! (n=15)! (n=3)! programs/associations/clubs/leagues! Low!cost!to!participate! 2! 6! ! ! Population!interested!in!physical!health! 2! 5! ! ! Using/Use!better!facilities/location! 1! 2! ! ! Growing!recreation!program!feeds!competitive! 0! 5! ! ! program/vice!versa! Total! 100! 100! ! ! Competition!from!other!sport!activities! ! ! 20! 0! Declining!population!in!areas!served! ! ! 13! 66! No!specific!facility!available!(no!historical!booking)! ! ! 13! 0! Participants!have!other!priorities! ! ! 13! 0! Result!of!boundary!review! ! ! 13! 0! Lack!of!interest!from!younger!participants! ! ! 7! 0! Lack!of!promotion/marketing! ! ! 7! 0! Dropped!body!checking! ! ! 7! 0! Lack!of!facilities! ! ! 7! 0! Lack!of!volunteers!support! ! ! 0! 33! Total! ! ! 100! 100! ! Sport!organization!representatives!were!asked!generally!about!why!there!were!not!more!registrants!in! their!programs!(Table!4.7).!The!main!reasons!offered!by!representatives!were!lack!of!awareness!for!their! sport,!Calgarians!being!involved!in!many!other!activities,!lack!of!facilities,!and!registration!fees!being!too! expensive.!Another!group!of!reasons!offered!by!respondents!were!participants!(or!parents)!concern! about!level!of!commitment!required!to!participate!and!time!slots!for!the!sport!activity!being! inconvenient!for!participants.!Some!of!these!findings!are!intriguing,!particularly!the!reason!of!lack!of! facilities.!Representatives!were!asked!to!identify!two!reasons!for!why!their!organization!does!not!have! more!participants!registered!in!main!programs!and!a!list!was!offered!to!representatives!to!consider!in! their!responses.!The!response!‘lack!of!facilities’!was!not!part!of!the!list!that!was!provided!in!the!Sport! Organization!Survey.!As!such,!representatives!who!identified!this!particular!response!would!have!had!to! provide!the!answer!themselves!rather!than!simply!select!one!of!the!responses!that!had!been!offered.! Further,!this!response!was!more!common!among!Sport!Organizations!that!use!Arena:!Drypad,!Aquatic:! Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank,!Course/Track:!Oval!–!Flat/Infield,!Field:!Diamond,!Field:!Rectangular,! Gymnasia:!Regular!Netted!Court,!and!Other!facility!categories.!Other!responses!provided!by!sport! organization!representatives!seem!to!recognize!that!Calgarians!have!certain!limits!to!engaging!in!sport! such!as!the!availability!of!sport!opportunities!(Calgarians!involved!in!many!other!sport/recreation! opportunities!and!competition!from!new!organizations/developing!leagues),!affordability!(registration! fees!and!cost!of!equipment!too!expensive),!and!time!availability!(concerns!about!time!commitment! required!to!participate).!All!together,!these!limits!tend!to!be!more!prevalent!than!issues!associated!with! lack!of!facilities.!! !

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Table 4.7: Reasons for Not Having More Registrants in Programs! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of! Respondents! Facility!Categories! Response! (n=155)! (Common!responses!among!each!type)! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! !!Gymnasia:!Regular!Netted!Court! Arena:!Drypad! !!Gymnasia:!Gymnastics! Lack!of!awareness!among! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank!Gymnasia:!Studio! 38! Calgarians!for!your!sport! Course/Track:!Oval!–!Flat/Infield! !!Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! Field:!Rectangular! !!Other! Field:!Diamond! Calgarians!are!involved!in!many! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! !!Field:!Rectangular! other!sport/recreation! Arena:!IceB!Laned! !!Field:!Diamond! 29! Arena:!Drypad! !!Gymnasia:!Regular!Netted!Court! opportunities!that!are!available!to! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank!Gymnasia:!Studio! them! Arena:!Drypad! !!Field:!Diamond! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank!Gymnasia:!Regular!Netted!Court! Lack!of!facilities! 23! Course/Track:!Oval!–!Flat/Infield! !!Other! Field:!Rectangular! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! !!Course/Track:!Oval!–!Flat/Infield! Registration!fees!are!too!expensive! 17! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! !!Gymnasia:!Regular!Netted!Court! Participants!(their!parents)!are! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! !!Other! concerned!about!the!time! Field:!Diamond! 14! commitment!required!to! participate! Time!slots!available!for!programs! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! !Field:!Rectangular! 14! Arena:!Drypad! !Gymnasia:!Regular!Netted!Court! are!inconvenient!for!participants! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! There!is!a!registration!cap!for!our! Gymnasia:!Studio! program(s)!that!limits!the!number! 12! of!registrants!that!can!participate! The!competition!from!new! !! organizations/developing!leagues!is! 12! attracting!participants! There!is!too!much!travel!involved! Course/Track:!Oval!–!Flat/Infield! 8! to!get!to!activities/facilities! Gymnasia:!Studio! There!are!not!enough!potential! !! participants!in!the!area!of!Calgary! 4! that!your!organization!serves!! Cost!of!equipment!is!too!expensive! 3! !! Safety!concerns/potential!for!injury! 2! !! Cost!of!facilities! 2! Course/Track:!Oval!–!Flat/Infield! Lack!of! !! 2! volunteers/coaches/officials! Population!perceives!participants! !! 2! need!to!be!elite!athletes! Participants!prefer!casual! !! competitive!play!(e.g.!Competitive! 2! for!Life!stream)! Multiple!Responses! 282! !! ! ! ! !

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4.2 Other Programs Offered by Sport Organizations

In!the!2013!Study,!it!was!recognized!that!some!sport!organizations!may!offer!more!than!one!program!to! Calgarians!to!participate!in!sport!activities.!In!the!Sport!Organization!Survey,!approximately!four!in!ten! representatives!(42%)!indicated!that!their!organization!offers!other!programs!in!addition!to!a!main! program.!Examination!of!the!data!reveals!that!sport!organizations!considered!the!following!to!comprise! other!types!of!programs!provided!to!participants:!! ! • Introductory!or!‘learn!to’!programs! • Programs!that!offer!similar!programming!as!the!main!program,!but!at!different!periods!to!extend! the!availability!of!the!sport!activity!into!typical!‘offBseasons’! • Technical!or!skill!development!programs! • Preparation!or!conditioning!clinics!leading!up!to!main!programs!! ! In!comparing!the!numbers!of!registrants!that!enroll!in!main!and!other!programs,!some!sport! organizations!have!fewer!registrations!in!other!programs,!while!others!have!the!same!or!higher! numbers!of!registrations.!Those!sport!organizations!that!have!the!same!number!of!registrations!may! have!the!same!participants!registered!in!main!and!other!programs.!Sport!organizations!that!have!more! registrations!in!other!programs!often!offer!several!opportunities!for!individuals!to!participate!in!(e.g.! one!program!offered!in!a!season!such!as!January!to!March!and!another!program!offered!in!a!different! season!like!April!to!June)!or!the!other!programs!are!intended!for!nonBcompetitive!activities!(e.g.! introductory!programs).!Nonetheless,!taken!as!a!whole,!registrations!in!other!programs!represent! approximately!59%!of!all!registrations!in!main!programs!among!sport!organizations!that!provided!both! types!to!participants.!Interestingly,!sport!organizations!offering!both!types!of!programs!were!asked!to! estimate!the!proportion!of!registrants!who!enroll!in!other!programs!that!also!register!in!main!programs.! Based!on!the!responses!that!were!provided,!representatives!estimated!that!approximately!half!of! participants!(48%)!who!register!in!other!programs!are!expected!to!also!be!registered!in!main!programs.! ! Fundamentally,!these!data!suggest!that!participation!in!sport!activities!among!Calgarians!is!much!more! complex!than!simply!considering!the!main!programs!that!sport!organizations!offer.!As!well,!the! calculation!of!360,000!sport!registrants,!which!used!similar!methods!to!those!employed!to!estimate! 320,000!registrants!in!2008,!may!need!to!be!expanded!to!consider!a!broader!perspective!of!sport! participation.!Indeed,!registrations!generally!may!be!closer!to!450,000!when!considering!factors!such!as! participation!in!other!programs!and,!as!suggested!earlier,!other!issues!such!as!introductory! opportunities,!programs!offered!by!sport!facilities,!technical!training!services!organizations,!etc.! ! Sport!organizations!that!offered!other!programs!were!asked!to!forecast!future!registrations.!As!can!be! seen!in!Figure!4.3,!representatives!had!optimistic!views!of!short!and!long!term!growth!of!other! programs.!! ! !

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Figure 4.3: Future (Estimated) Sport Registrations – Other Programs (Sport!Organization!Survey)! 70%!

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Other!Program!Sport!Growth! Populaqon!Growth! ! ! In!considering!future!growth!in!registrations!among!other!programs,!representatives!foresaw!higher! increases!among!male!than!female!participants!(Figure!4.4).! ! Figure 4.4: Growth and Decline of Other Program Participation (Sport!Organization!Survey)! 80%! 67%

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Growth!in!Parqcipaqon!(n=59)! Decline!in!Parqcipaqon!(n=3)! ! ! There!are!implications!to!the!use!of!facilities!from!involvement!in!these!other!programs!among! Calgarians.!The!extent!of!these!other!programs!appears!to!be!considerable!based!on!the!proportions!of! sport!organizations!that!offer!them,!as!well!as!the!numbers!of!registrants!that!are!involved!in!these! programs.!In!some!cases,!these!other!programs!may!only!require!a!few!hours!of!facility!use;!but!in!other! cases!the!number!of!hours!may!be!significant.!! ! In!workshop!discussions!with!sport!organizations,!it!became!apparent!that!some!representatives!were! frustrated!with!lack!of!access!to!facilities!for!their!sport!activities!and!programs.!It!was!suggested!that! these!other!programs,!particularly!those!that!are!extending!seasons!or!programs!offered!at!times!that! have!been!traditionally!considered!‘offBseason’!are!affecting!the!ability!for!some!sport!organizations!to! operate!effectively.!Evidence!for!these!concerns!is!apparent!in!Table!4.6!presented!earlier!where!sport! organization!representatives!indicated!that!their!programs!do!not!have!more!registrants!because!

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‘Calgarians!are!involved!in!many!other!sport/recreation!opportunities!that!are!available!to!them,’! ‘competition!from!new!organizations/developing!leagues!is!attracting!participants,’!or!there!is!simply!a! ‘lack!of!facilities’!available.!! ! The!issue!of!technical!skills!training!and!programs!was!further!examined!in!the!General!Public!Survey! among!households!with!sport!participants.!Respondents!were!asked!about!participation!in!technical! training,!skill!development!or!conditioning!programs!that!are!offered!in!addition!to!usual!playing! seasons!or!programs!and!programs!that!offer!competitions!or!games,!as!well!as!training!or!practices!that! are!provided!during!off!seasons.!It!should!be!noted!that!these!kinds!of!offerings!might!have!been! provided!by!sport!organizations,!but!also!technical!training!services!organizations!that!exist!primarily!to! offer!opportunities!for!participants!to!enhance!technical!skills!and!abilities!(note:!these!organizations! will!be!examined!in!greater!detail!in!subsequent!sections!of!this!report).!! ! Based!on!the!data!presented!in!Figure!4.5,!participation!among!individuals!in!additional!technical! training!and!programs!is!quite!common.!Almost!four!in!ten!households!with!sport!participants!indicated! that!their!!participants!took!part!in!additional!technical!training!and!programs!in!the!year!leading!up!to! the!survey!year.!Considering!the!amount!of!participation!that!has!been!estimated!in!sport,!it!would! appear!that!many!Calgary!sport!participants!engage!in!these!types!of!activities.! ! Figure 4.5: Involvement in Additional Technical Training and Programs in Past Year (General!Public!Survey,!n=500)!

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0%! 1%! 1%! Technical!training,!skill! Programs!that!offer! Parqcipate!in!at!least!one! development!or!condiqoning! compeqqons!or!games,!as!well! addiqonal!technical!training! programs!that!are!offered!in! as!training!or!pracqces!that! and!programs! addiqon!to!usual!playing! are!provided!during!off! seasons!or!programs! seasons! ! ! When!asked!about!the!types!of!sport!activities!that!household!members!engage!in,!ice!hockey!and! soccer!were!the!most!commonly!identified!(Table!4.8).!Indeed,!almost!half!of!the!responses!provided!by! respondents!were!ice!hockey!and!soccer.!Basketball,!baseball!and!volleyball!were!the!next!set!of! commonly!identified!sport!activities,!but!these!pale!in!comparison!to!ice!hockey!and!soccer.! Nonetheless,!many!different!sport!activities!were!identified!among!households!with!sport!participants!

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suggesting!that!additional!training!and!program!involvement!is!wideBspread!in!sport!and!not!just! concentrated!on!a!few!activities.!! ! Table 4.8: Types of Sport Activities with Additional Programs and Training! %!of!all!Responses*! Estimated!%!of!Sport!Participants! Sport!Activity! (n=193;!General!Public!Survey)! (based!on!data!presented!in!Table!4.1)! Hockey!B!Ice! 26! 16! Soccer!B!(indoor!and!outdoor)! 23! 19! Basketball! 8! 6! Baseball! 5! 3! Volleyball! 5! 5! Football! 3! 2! Lacrosse!B!Box! 2! 2! Martial!arts!B!Other! 2! 1! Marathons/Running! 2! 1! Skiing!B!Freestyle! 2! <1! Softball/fastpitch! 2! 5! Lacrosse!B!Field! 1! <1! Skating!B!Figure! 1! 1! Skiing!B!Nordic! 1! <1! Triathlon! 1! <1! Snowboarding! 1! <1! Softball/sloBpitch! 1! 1! Squash! 1! 1! Athletics!(Track!and!Field)! 1! 1! Fencing! 1! <1! Golf! 1! 6! Rugby! 1! 1! Swimming!B!Competitive! 1! <1! Tennis! 1! 1! Basketball!B!Wheelchair! <1! <1! Bowling!B!5!pin! <1! 1! Curling! <1! 3! Cycling!B!Mountain!biking! <1! <1! Cycling!B!road!racing! <1! <1! Gymnastics! <1! 3! Martial!arts!B!Karate! <1! <1! Parachuting! <1! n/a! Ringette! <1! 1! Rugby!B!Quad! <1! <1! Sailing/yachting! <1! <1! Shooting! <1! <1! Skating!B!Long!Track!Speed! <1! <1! Skating!B!Synchronized! <1! <1! Skeleton! <1! <1! Ski!jumping!B!Nordic!combined! <1! <1! Skiing!B!Alpine! <1! <1! Soccer!B!Futsal! <1! <1! Ultimate!B!Disc!sports! <1! 2! Weightlifting! <1! <1! Trampoline! <1! <1! Sport!Climbing! <1! <1! CrossBfit! <1! <1! Dodgeball! <1! 1! Total! 100! n/a! *Households!with!sport!participants.!

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! Participants!engaged!in!additional!technical!training!and!programs!are!typically!children!and!youth.! Figure!4.6!reveals!that!responses!to!the!General!Public!Survey!suggest!that!approximately!threeB quarters!of!these!participants!are!between!the!ages!of!6!and!19!with!most!being!between!13!and!19.!!

Figure 4.6: Age Groups of Additional Technical Training and Programs (General!Public!Survey,!n=193)!

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Sport!Parqcipants!in!Addiqonal!Training!and!Programs! Sport!Parqcipants! ! ! It!would!appear!that!participation!in!additional!training!and!programs!is!more!common!among!younger! participants!for!some!sport!activities!compared!to!others.!Data!presented!in!Table!4.9!suggest!that! younger!participants!are!more!likely!to!engage!in!these!activities!for!ice!hockey,!baseball,!and!possibly! other!activities.!However,!caution!should!be!used!observed!when!considering!these!data!due!to!small! sample!sizes.!

Table 4.9: Age Groups of Participants in Different Sport Activities! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Respondents! Sport!Activity! (n=)! 0!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Hockey!B!Ice! 75! 0! 45! 37! 17! 0! Soccer!(Indoor!and!Outdoor)! 72! 3! 26! 54! 17! 0! Basketball! 23! 4! 30! 52! 13! 0! Volleyball! 16! 0! 0! 81! 19! 0! Baseball! 15! 0! 60! 40! 0! 0! Football! 8! 0! 0! 88! 13! 0! Lacrosse!B!Box! 7! 0! 14! 71! 14! 0! Martial!arts!B!Other! 6! 0! 50! 33! 17! 0!

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(cont.)$ Table 4.9: Age Groups of Participants in Different Sport Activities! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Respondents! Sport!Activity! (n=)! 0!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Marathons/Running! 6! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Skiing!B!Freestyle! 5! 0! 0! 80! 20! 0! Softball/fastpitch! 5! 0! 20! 40! 40! 0! Lacrosse!B!Field! 4! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Skating!B!Figure! 4! 0! 50! 0! 50! 0! Skiing!B!Nordic! 4! 0! 50! 25! 25! 0! Triathlon! 4! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Snowboarding! 3! 0! 33! 67! 0! 0! Softball/sloBpitch! 3! 0! 0! 33! 67! 0! Squash! 3! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Athletics!(Track!and!Field)! 2! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Fencing! 2! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Golf! 2! 0! 0! 0! 50! 50! Rugby! 2! 0! 50! 50! 0! 0! Swimming!B!Competitive! 2! 0! 50! 50! 0! 0! Tennis! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 0! Basketball!B!Wheelchair! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! Bowling!B!5!pin! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Curling! 1! 0! 0! 0! 0! 100! Cycling!B!Mountain!biking! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Cycling!B!road!racing! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Dodgeball! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Gymnastics! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Martial!arts!B!! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! ! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! Ringette! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! Rugby!B!Quad! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Sailing/yachting! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Shooting! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Skating!B!Long!Track!Speed! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Skating!B!Synchronized! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Skeleton! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Ski!jumping!B!Nordic!combined! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Skiing!B!Alpine! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Soccer!B!Futsal! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Ultimate!B!Disc!sports! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! Weightlifting! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! Total! 193! 1! 28! 47! 23! 1! !

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When!asked!about!the!benefits!of!participating!in!these!additional!technical!training!and!programs,! respondents!primarily!indicated!to!develop!or!improve!skills!and!abilities!and!to!be!physically!fit!or! active!(Table!4.10).!These!responses!may!suggest!that!the!purposes!for!participation!in!these!activities! are!slightly!different!from!participating!in!sport!activities!in!general.!Developing!and!improving!skills!or! abilities!was!identified!as!a!benefit!for!overall!participation!in!sport,!but!not!to!the!same!extent!as!for! participants!in!additional!training!and!programs.!These!findings!may!indicate!that!participants!believe! that!additional!technical!training!and!programs!help!participants!become!better!at!their!chosen! activities.!Some!of!these!participants,!may!engage!in!these!additional!technical!training!and!programs!to! maximize!their!performance!based!on!their!ability!and!motivation!rather!than!simply!being!physically! active!and!embracing!an!active!lifestyle.!In!other!words,!participation!in!additional!technical!training! may!demonstrate!an!interest!in!pursuing!the!Excellence!stream!of!the!LTAD!(Stages!4!–!Train!to!Train,!5! –!Train!to!Compete,!and!6!–!Train!to!Win).!!

Table 4.10: Perceived Benefits of Participating in Additional Technical Training and Programs! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses!(from$households$with$sport$participants)! Household!participates!in!additional! Household!participates!in!sport! training!and!programs! (n=500)!! Benefits! !(n=193)! To!develop/improve!skills!or!abilities! 37! 8! To!be!physically!fit/active! 25! 35! To!socialize!with!other!people/meet!people! 6! 25! To!prepare!for!the!regular!season! 6! 0! To!acquire!knowledge/be!informed! 5! 3! To!make!them!a!better!player!(generally)! 4! 0! To!keep!busy! 4! 3! To!have!fun! 3! 3! To!gain!a!sense!of!accomplishment! 2! 4! To!become!refreshed/feel!good! 2! 2! To!be!involved!in!positive!things! 2! 3! To!increase!confidence/self!esteem! 2! 0! To!learn!team!work/team!building! 1! 6! To!reduce!stress! 1! 4! To!prevent!injury/getting!hurt! 1! 0! To!learn!leadership! 1! <1! To!learn!commitment/responsibility! <1! 0! To!improve!mental!health!(generally)! 0! 1! To!compete/be!competitive! 0! 1! To!become!a!better!person!(generally)! 0! <1! To!learn!discipline! 0! <1! To!learn!sportsmanship! 0! <1! To!obtain!scholarships! 0! <1! To!be!creative! 0! <1! Don’t!know! 0! <1! Total! 100! 100! Multiple!Responses.!Note:!Respondents!provided! benefits!for!each!sport!activity!(299)!that!involves! 527! 1,156! additional!training!and!programs.!

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! Earlier,!data!presented!in!this!report!showed!that!many!of!the!participants!who!engage!in!additional! technical!training,!skill!development,!and!conditioning!are!aged!13!to!19!(Figure!4.6!shows!that!almost! half!of!participants!who!engage!in!these!activities!are!within!this!age!range).!Participants!in!this!age! group!have!been!identified!as!having!the!physical,!mental,!cognitive!and!emotional!development!to! begin!and!pursue!the!Excellence!stream!of!the!LTAD!and,!thus,!developing!or!improving!skills!and! abilities!contributes!to!their!pursuit!of!sport!excellence.!However,!quite!a!few!participants!(about!three! in!ten)!participating!in!additional!technical!training,!skill!development,!and!conditioning!are!aged!6!to! 12.!This!age!group!is!representative!of!the!early!stages!of!the!LTAD!(Active!Start,!FUNdamentals,!and! Learn!to!Train).!At!these!stages,!children!should!see!sport!and!physical!activity!as!fun!and!part!of! everyday!life,!formal!competition!should!only!be!minimally!introduced,!and!emphasis!should!be!on! general!sport!skills!suitable!for!a!number!of!activities.!The!LTAD!advocates!enrolling!children!in!a!variety! of!seasonal!sport!activities!at!the!FUNdamentals!stage!(girls!6!to!8!and!boys!6!to!9!years!of!age)!and! narrow!the!focus!to!3!sports!or!activities!throughout!the!year!at!the!Learn!to!Train!(girls!8!to!11!and!boys! 9!to!12!years!of!age)!stage.!Overall,!the!survey!results!reveal!that!the!average!number!of!sport!activities! among!children!aged!6!to!12!who!engage!in!sport!was!1.87.!This!average,!by!itself,!suggests!that!young! participants!are!engaged!in!fewer!sport!activities!than!is!advocated!by!the!LTAD!(note:!The!survey! specifically!examined!organized!sport!activities!rather!than!all!physical!activities.).!Even!so,!participants! (6!to!12!years!of!age!group)!who!participate!in!additional!technical!training,!skill!development!and! conditioning!take!part!in!slightly!fewer!activities!(1.80)!than!those!who!do!not!(1.90).!These!findings!may! suggest!a!tendency!among!these!young!participants,!who!are!likely!engaging!in!additional!technical! training,!skill!development!and!conditioning!to!develop!or!improve!skills!and!abilities,!to!specialize! earlier!in!their!development!as!athletes!than!might!be!considered!appropriate!within!the!LTAD! framework.!

Data!presented!in!Table!4.11!suggest!that!the!perceived!benefits!of!developing!and!improving!skills!and! abilities!is!common!and,!possibly,!expected!for!all!types!of!sport!activities.!Being!physically!fit!or!active!is! also!commonly!perceived.! ! Table 4.11: Perceived Benefits of Participating in Additional Technical Training and Programs! (General!Public!Survey)! Soccer!B! Hockey!–! (Indoor! Lacrosse! Martial!arts! Marathon/! Ice! &!Outdoor)! Basketball! Volleyball! Baseball! Football! !–!Box!! –!Other!! Running! Other! Total! Benefits! (n=75)! (n=72)! (n=23)! (n=16)! (n=15)! (n=8)! (n=7)! (n=6)! (n=6)! (n=71)! (n=299)! To!develop/improve! 38! 34! 38! 52! 18! 14! 43! 40! 70! 39! 37! skills!or!abilities! To!be!physically! 19! 29! 17! 22! 30! 36! 14! 40! 20! 31! 25! fit/active! To!socialize!with!other! 5! 7! 10! 4! 9! 7! 0! 0! 0! 7! 6! people/meet!people! To!prepare!for!the! 8! 3! 4! 0! 6! 14! 0! 0! 0! 7! 6! regular!season! To!acquire! 3! 4! 8! 0! 12! 0! 7! 10! 0! 7! 5! knowledge/be!informed! To!make!them!a!better! 7! 3! 6! 4! 6! 0! 7! 0! 0! 2! 4! player!(generally)!

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(cont.)$ Table 4.11: Perceived Benefits of Participating in Additional Technical Training and Programs! (General!Public!Survey)! Soccer!B! Hockey!–! (Indoor! Lacrosse! Martial!arts! Marathon/! Ice! &!Outdoor)! Basketball! Volleyball! Baseball! Football! !–!Box!! –!Other!! Running! Other! Total! Benefits! (n=75)! (n=72)! (n=23)! (n=16)! (n=15)! (n=8)! (n=7)! (n=6)! (n=6)! (n=71)! (n=299)! To!keep!busy! 5! 2! 10! 4! 9! 0! 0! 0! 0! 1! 4! To!have!fun! 2! 5! 4! 9! 3! 7! 7! 0! 0! 2! 3! To!gain!a!sense!of! 3! 2! 0! 0! 0! 0! 7! 0! 0! 3! 2! accomplishment! To!become! 2! 2! 0! 0! 3! 7! 0! 0! 0! 2! 2! refreshed/feel!good! To!be!involved!in! 2! 3! 0! 0! 3! 0! 7! 0! 0! 0! 2! positive!things! To!increase! 3! 0! 2! 4! 0! 0! 7! 0! 0! 1! 2! confidence/self!esteem! To!learn!team! 1! 3! 0! 0! 0! 7! 0! 10! 0! 0! 1! work/team!building! To!reduce!stress! 2! 1! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 1! To!prevent!injury/get! 1! 1! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 1! 1! hurt! To!learn!leadership! 1! 1! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 10! 0! 1! To!learn!commitment/! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 7! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! responsibility! Total! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! Multiple!Responses! 132! 124! 48! 33! 23! 14! 14! 10! 10! 119! 527!

4.3 Migration in Sport Participation

In!the!General!Public!Survey,!respondents!were!asked!questions!to!assess!migration!of!Calgarians!for! sport!participation.!One!set!of!questions!examined!likelihood!of!starting!sport!activities!and!another!set! asked!about!discontinuation!of!participation.!The!data!derived!from!these!questions!may!suggest!that! there!are!as!many!members!of!Calgarian!households!starting!sport!activities!as!are!discontinuing! participation.!! ! Figure!4.7!shows!interest!among!Calgarian!households!for!members!to!start!sport!activities.!Based!on! the!results!of!the!2013!General!Public!Survey,!about!one!in!seven!respondents!indicated!that!at!least! one!member!of!the!household!was!interested!in!starting!a!sport!activity.!This!finding!is!quite!similar!to! the!results!of!the!2008!telephone!survey.!Interestingly,!households!with!members!already!participating! in!sport!were!more!likely!than!those!without!to!be!interested!in!starting!new!sport!activities.! ! Figure 4.7: Interest in Starting Sport Activities (General!Public!Survey)!

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40%!

18%! 20%! 15%! 20%! 11%!

0%! 2008!(n=1500)!2013!(n=1000)! Involved!in! Not!Involved!in! Sport!(n=500)! Sport!(n=500)!

2013!Households! ! ! Those!respondents!who!indicated!interest!were!also!asked!about!the!likelihood!of!starting!a!new!sport! activity!in!the!next!year.!Figure!4.8!shows!that!just!over!half!of!these!respondents!indicated!that!starting! an!activity!was!very!or!somewhat!likely.!These!findings!are!slightly!lower!than!the!results!of!the!2008! telephone!survey.!Nonetheless,!when!taken!with!the!proportion!of!respondents!who!stated!that! interest!in!starting!a!sport!activity,!the!data!would!suggest!that!approximately!3%!to!9%!of!Calgarians! are!very!or!somewhat!likely!to!begin!participation!in!their!activity!of!interest!in!the!next!year.15! ! Figure 4.8: Likelihood of Starting in Next 12 Months (General!Public!Survey)! 60%!

41%! 40%! 35%! 28%! 25%! 22%! 20%! 20%! 14%! 15%!

0%! Very!likely! Somewhat!likely! Not!very!likely! Not!at!all!likely!

2008!(n=255)! 2013!(n=202)! ! ! Interestingly,!a!similar!proportion!of!respondents!indicated!that!at!least!one!member!of!the!household! had!discontinued!sport!participation!in!the!past!year.!Figure!4.9!shows!that!7%!of!respondents!to!the! General!Public!Survey!indicated!someone!had!stopped!participation.!This!proportion!is!similar!to!the! findings!in!2008.!The!data!also!show!that!households!with!sport!participants!are!more!likely!to!have! discontinued!sport!activities!than!those!without.! ! Figure 4.9: Discontinued Sport Participation in Past 12 Months (General!Public!Survey)!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 15 Note: 22% x 15% translates to 3% and (22%+35%) x 15% to 9% of the population as a whole.

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20%!

13%!

10%! 7%! 7%!

1%! 0%! 2008!(n=1500)! 2013!(n=988)! Involved!in! Not!Involved!in! Sport!9n=497)! Sport!(n=491)! 2013!Households! ! These!findings!reveal!several!noteworthy!issues!about!migration!in!sport!participation.!It!appears!that!a! similar!proportion!of!respondents!have!members!of!the!household!thinking!of!starting!sport!activities!as! had!stopped!activities!in!the!past!year.!When!considered!with!the!findings!presented!earlier!about! participation!growth!over!the!past!five!years,!it!would!seem!that!increases!mainly!arise!from!population! growth!rather!than!nonBparticipants!beginning!new!activities.!This!interpretation!of!the!data!does!not! ignore!the!ebbs!and!flows!that!occur!in!sport!participation!among!activities!that!was!referred!to!earlier! in!this!report,!or!that!some!activities!may!experience!growth!that!is!higher!than!other!sport!activities.! Rather,!the!general!effects!of!variability!do!not!necessarily!result!in!major!shifts!in!sport!participation! among!the!population!as!a!whole.!Now,!some!sport!activities!may!encounter!increases!in!demand!from! additional!exposure,!such!as!the!year!or!two!after!a!major!event!(e.g.!the!Olympics).!However,!these! increases!may!be!to!the!detriment!of!other!sport!activities!such!as!participants!discontinuing!a!sport! activity!to!start!another!one,!which!is!supported!by!the!propensity!for!households!with!members! participating!in!sport!being!more!likely!to!start!a!new!or!discontinue!a!previous!activity,!as!well!as! participants!on!average!participating!in!one!or!two!sport!activities.!! ! Respondents!were!asked!about!the!types!of!sport!activities!that!they!might!be!interested!in!starting!and! those!in!which!members!of!their!household!had!withdrawn!from!in!the!past!year.! ! Table!4.12!shows!a!list!of!sport!activities!that!respondents!identified!as!having!at!least!one!member!of! the!household!being!interested!in!starting.!At!the!top!of!the!list!is!indoor!soccer,!followed!by!ice!hockey,! basketball,!and!volleyball.!It!is!interesting!to!note!that!indoor!soccer!ranked!higher!than!outdoor!soccer.! Nonetheless,!adults!aged!20!to!64!were!identified!as!household!members!most!likely!to!be!interested!in! starting!new!activities,!followed!by!children!aged!6!to!12.!When!considering!these!data,!it!should!be! remembered!that!almost!threeBquarters!of!the!population!is!at!least!20!years!of!age.!Therefore,!the! higher!proportion!of!respondents!being!20!to!64!among!all!the!age!categories!does!not!necessarily!mean! adults!are!more!likely!than!children!and!youth!to!be!interested!in!starting!sport!activities.!Actually,! comparing!interest!in!starting!sport!activities!among!age!groups!to!that!of!the!distribution!of!population,! the!highest!propensity!to!start!activities!is!among!the!6!to!12!age!group!(30%!interested!in!new!activities! for!8%!of!the!population).!This!finding!is!consistent!with!the!early!stages!of!the!LTAD!that!advocates! multiple!sport!involvement!for!this!particular!age!group.! ! !!

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(cont.)$ Table 4.12: Sport Activities Interested in Starting! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Sport!Activities! n=! newborn!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Total! Soccer!–!Indoor! 32! 13! 28! 6! 53! 0! 100! Hockey!–!Ice! 15! 13! 53! 7! 27! 0! 100! Basketball! 13! 8! 15! 38! 38! 0! 100! Volleyball! 10! 0! 20! 20! 60! 0! 100! Gymnastics! 8! 13! 75! 13! 0! 0! 100! Soccer!B!Outdoor! 8! 13! 25! 38! 25! 0! 100! Softball/sloBpitch! 8! 0! 13! 0! 88! 0! 100! Tennis! 8! 0! 38! 0! 63! 0! 100! Badminton! 5! 0! 0! 20! 80! 0! 100! Rugby! 5! 0! 60! 40! 0! 0! 100! Swimming!B!Lessons! 5! 0! 80! 0! 20! 0! 100! Curling! 4! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Football! 4! 0! 0! 75! 25! 0! 100! Golf! 4! 0! 25! 25! 50! 0! 100! Baseball! 3! 0! 0! 33! 67! 0! 100! Martial!arts!B!Karate! 3! 33! 33! 33! 0! 0! 100! Swimming!B!Competitive! 3! 0! 67! 0! 33! 0! 100! ! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Hockey!B!Ball! 2! 0! 50! 0! 50! 0! 100! Lacrosse!B!Box! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Lacrosse!B!Field! 2! 0! 50! 50! 0! 0! 100! Skiing!B!Alpine! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Skiing!B!Nordic! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Softball/fastpitch! 2! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Archery! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Cycling!B!Mountain!biking! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Cycling!B!Other! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Diving! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Fencing! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! ! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Marital!arts!B!! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Ringette! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Skating!B!Figure! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Skating!B!lessons! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Skating!B!Long!Track!Speed! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Skiing!B!Other! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Snowboarding! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Swimming!B!Synchronized! 1! 100! 0! 0! 0! 0! 100! Table!tennis! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100!

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(cont.)$ Table 4.12: Sport Activities Interested in Starting! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Sport!Activities! n=! newborn!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Total! Ultimate!B!Disc!sports! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Total! 168! 7! 30! 19! 44! 0! 100! Population!(2013)! 1,149,600! 8! 8! 8! 65! 10! 100! ! Various!activities!were!discontinued!among!sport!participants!(Table!4.13)!over!the!year!preceding!the! survey;!the!most!common,!however,!were!soccer!(indoor!and!outdoor),!baseball,!basketball!and!ice! hockey.!Ages!in!which!participants!were!most!likely!to!discontinue!their!activities!were!13!to!19,! followed!by!20!to!64.!Indeed,!almost!four!in!ten!participants!that!withdrew!from!a!sport!activity!were!13! to!19!years!old.!In!this!age!group,!it!is!expected!that!athletes!who!pursue!the!Excellence!stream!would! narrow!the!focus!to!3!sports!or!activities!throughout!the!year!and,!thus,!discontinue!some!sport! activities.!However,!many!participants!in!this!age!group!engage!in!sport!to!be!Competitive!for!Life!and! would!not!necessarily!discontinue!activities!to!specialize!in!another!sport!activity.!Therefore,!other! reasons!must!be!influencing!these!participants!to!discontinue!their!sport!activities.! ! Table 4.13: Sport Activities Discontinued in Past Year! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Sport!Activity!! n=! newborn!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Total! Soccer!B!Indoor! 11! 9! 9! 45! 36! 0! 100! Soccer!B!Outdoor! 9! 0! 11! 67! 22! 0! 100! Baseball! 8! 0! 38! 50! 13! 0! 100! Basketball! 6! 0! 17! 17! 67! 0! 100! Hockey!B!Ice! 6! 0! 17! 50! 33! 0! 100! Football! 2! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Gymnastics! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Hockey!B!Ball! 2! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Softball/sloBpitch! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Swimming!B!Lessons! 2! 0! 50! 0! 0! 50! 100! Volleyball! 2! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Curling! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Disc!sports!B!Ultimate! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Field!hockey! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Martial!arts!B!Other! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Martial!arts!B!Tae!Kwon!Do! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Netball! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Ringette! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Skating!B!Long!Track!Speed! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Skiing!B!Alpine! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Softball/fastpitch! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100!

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Table 4.13: Sport Activities Discontinued in Past Year! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Sport!Activity!! n=! newborn!to!5! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 20!to!64! 65+! Total! Squash! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! Swimming!B!Competitive! 1! 0! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Total! 64! 2! 19! 41! 38! 2! 100! Population!(2013)! 1,149,600! 8! 8! 8! 65! 10! 100! ! 4.4 Barriers to Sport Participation

Barriers!to!sport!participation!were!examined!in!several!ways!in!the!2013!study.!Earlier!in!this!report,! reasons!were!presented!for!why!sport!organization!representatives!perceive!that!their!programs!do!not! have!more!registrants.!These!data!have!been!arranged!differently!in!Table!4.14!to!allow!for!comparisons! with!barriers!identified!among!the!general!public!for!why!children!and!youth!do!not!participate!in!sport.! As!can!be!seen!in!Table!4.14,!the!main!issues!for!not!having!more!participants!in!main!programs!include! challenges!with!the!accessibility!of!sport!programs!and!facilities,!followed!by!lack!of!awareness!among! Calgarians,!issues!around!personal!interests!and!situations!and!concerns!about!sport.!! ! ! Table 4.14: Reasons for Not Having More Participants in Main Program! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of! %!of! Categories!of! Responses! Responses! Reasons! (n=155)! Detailed!Reasons! (n=155)! Program/Facility! Lack!of!facilities/spaces!available!! 13! Accessibility!(direct)! Registration!fees!are!too!expensive! 9! Time!slots!available!for!programs!are!inconvenient!for! 7! participants! There!is!a!registration!cap!for!our!program(s)!that!limits! 44! 6! the!number!of!registrants!that!can!participate! There!is!too!much!travel!involved!to!get!to! 5! activities/facilities! Cost!of!equipment!is!too!expensive! 2! Lack!of!coaches!available! 1! Lack!of!Awareness! Lack!of!awareness!among!Calgarians!for!your!sport! 21! 21! of!Sport! Personal! Calgarians!are!involved!in!many!other!sport/recreation! 16! 16! Interest/Situation! opportunities!that!are!available!to!them! Concerns!about! Participants!(their!parents)!are!concerned!about!the! 8! Sport! time!commitment!required!to!participate! 10! Misconceptions!about!our!sport!(stigma)! 1! Safety!concerns!regarding!participation!in!sport! 1! Competition! The!competition!from!new!organizations/developing! 6! 6! leagues!is!attracting!participants! Lack!of!Demand! There!are!not!enough!potential!participants!in!the!area! 2! 2! of!Calgary!that!your!organization!serves! Other! 1! Other! 1!

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Table 4.14: Reasons for Not Having More Participants in Main Program! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of! %!of! Categories!of! Responses! Responses! Reasons! (n=155)! Detailed!Reasons! (n=155)! Total! 100! Total! 100! Number!of!Responses! 282! Number!of!Responses! 282! Note:!Data!presented!in!Table!3.6!represent!percentage!of!respondents,!while!data!in!this!table!are!percentage!of!responses.! ! In!the!General!Public!Survey,!households!with!children!(aged!6!to!12)!and!youth!(aged!13!to!19)!that!do! not!participate!in!sport!were!asked!about!reasons!for!lack!of!participation.!As!can!be!seen!in!Table!4.15,! many!of!these!households!agreed!with!sport!organizations!that!accessibility!to!sport!programs!and! facilities!is!a!key!barrier!to!sport!participation,!particularly!among!households!with!children!as!compared! to!youth.!Most!of!these!concerns!are!related!to!the!cost!of!participating!in!sport.!However,!there!are! other!barriers!that!become!apparent!for!why!children!and!youth!in!Calgary!do!not!participate!in!sport.! For!example,!there!are!personal!interests!or!situations!that!affect!participation.!For!households!with! children,!age!becomes!a!factor,!mainly!in!terms!of!the!children!being!too!young,!but!so!does!interest!in! sport,!whether!preferring!other!opportunities!or,!simply,!not!being!interested!in!sport!activities.!In!terms! of!youth,!these!personal!interest!or!situation!issues!become!more!prevalent;!particularly!lack!of!interest! in!sport.!Other!priorities!or!time!commitments!also!surface!among!these!households!for!why!children! and!youth!are!not!involved!in!sport.!Actually,!this!particular!issue!is!quite!relevant!to!households!with! youth!in!that!almost!a!third!of!responses!from!this!cohort!stated!that!this!reason!influenced!nonB participation.!Concerns!about!sport!were!also!identified!as!a!barrier!to!participation!with!the!time! required!being!a!notable!aspect!of!these!concerns.!! ! Table 4.15: Barriers to Participation for Children/Youth Not Involved in Sport! %!of!Responses! %!of!Responses! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! Response!Categories! (n=87)! (n=98)! Detailed!Responses! (n=89)! (n=100)! Too!costly!generally! 9! 6! Registration!fees!too!high! 7! 3! Could!not!register!for!the!sport! 4! 2! Program/Facility! Equipment!costs!too!high! 3! 2! 31! 19! Accessibility!(direct)! Have!to!travel!too!far!to!participate! 3! 3! Competitions/practices!occur!too!late!in!the! 3! 1! day! There!are!not!enough!facilities! 2! 2! Too!young/old! 14! 1! Prefers!recreation!activities!that!are!for! 7! 7! unstructured!only! Personal!Interest/Situation! 30! 26! Not!interested!in!sport! 7! 14! Engaged!in!activities!to!learn!life!skills! 2! 2! Poor!health! 0! 2! Other!Priorities/Time! 22! 32! Too!many!other!commitments!(work/family)! 22! 32! Constraints! It!takes!too!much!time!to!participate!in! 7! 10! Concerns!about!Sport! 10! 18! sport! Do!not!feel!good!enough!(skill)!to!play! 2! 4!

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Table 4.15: Barriers to Participation for Children/Youth Not Involved in Sport! %!of!Responses! %!of!Responses! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! 6!to!12! 13!to!19! Response!Categories! (n=87)! (n=98)! Detailed!Responses! (n=89)! (n=100)! Sport!is!too!competitive! 1! 2! Concerns!about!possible!injury!from! 0! 2! participating!in!sport! Other! 3! 4! Other! 3! 4! Don’t!know! 5! 4! Don’t!know! 5! 4! Total! 100! 100! Total! 100! 100! Number!of!Responses! 109! 111! Number!of!Responses! 109! 111! ! In!the!General!Public!Survey,!respondents!were!asked!for!suggestions!to!how!sport!participation!might! increase!among!Calgarians.!Interestingly,!many!of!the!suggestions!imply!improved!accessibility!to! programs!and!facilities,!mainly!in!terms!of!affordability!(e.g.!registration!fees,!equipment,!cost!of!using! facilities,!etc.)!and!need!for!more!facilities!(Table!4.16).!Yet,!when!considering!the!perceptions!offered! about!barriers!among!sport!organizations!and!households!with!children!and!youth,!increasing! participation!among!Calgarians!is!much!more!complicated.!While!affordability!might!be!a!primary! influence!for!lack!of!participation!among!households!with!children,!it!seems!to!become!less!important! among!households!with!youth.!Indeed!other!factors!are!more!apparent!such!as!other!priorities!or! interests!or!concerns!about!the!amount!of!involvement!to!participate!in!sport.!! ! !

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Table 4.16: Suggestions to Increase Sport Participation! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Household! Household!does! participates!in! not!participate! sport! in!sport! Total! Response! (n=500)! (n=500)! (n=1,000)! Make!registration!fees!for!sport!more!affordable! 17! 16! 17! More!promotion/advertising!of!sport!opportunities!in!the!city! 11! 10! 11! Build!more!sport!facilities!in!Calgary! 12! 9! 11! Make!sport!equipment!more!affordable! 10! 8! 9! Make!the!cost!of!using!facilities!more!affordable!to! 8! 8! 8! participants! Make!the!cost!of!using!facilities!more!affordable!to!sport! 6! 5! 5! organizations! Make!subsidies!available!for!low!income!families! 5! 5! 5! Ensure!easier!access!to!facilities!(transportation!available,! 3! 3! 3! closer!to!home)! Introduce!children!to!sport!activities!in!school! 2! 3! 3! Develop!more!sport!programs!for!children/youth! 3! 2! 2! Make!sport!more!affordable!(generally)! 2! 3! 2! Nothing!can!be!done! 1! 3! 2! Have!activities!scheduled!at!better!times! 2! 2! 2! More!government!funding!for!sport! 1! 1! 1! Develop!more!sport!programs!for!adults! 1! 1! 1! Ensure!more!coaches/volunteers!available! 1! <1! 1! Develop!more!sport!programs!for!seniors! 1! 1! 1! Reduce!the!amount!of!competitiveness!in!sport/provide!sport! 1! 1! 1! that!is!less!competitive! More!private!sector/sponsorship!funding!for!sport! 1! <1! <1! Get!parents/family!members!more!involved! <1! 1! <1! Develop!more!sport!programs/events!that!are!free! 1! <1! <1! Provide!better!training!for!coaches/volunteers! <1! <1! <1! Reduce!usage!of!electronic!devices!(cell!phones,!video!games)! <1! <1! <1! Develop!more!sport!programs!(generally)! <1! <1! <1! Make!sport!participation!mandatory! <1! 0! <1! Create!partnerships!between!school!and!sport!organizations! <1! <1! <1! Develop!more!programs!for!nonBmainstream!sports! <1! <1! <1! Develop!more!drop!in!programs! <1! <1! <1! Bring!more!professional!sport!teams!to!Calgary! <1! 0! <1! Don’t!know! 9! 18! 13! Total! 100! 100! 100! Multiple!Responses! 863! 753! 1616!

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5.0 Sport Program Provision

Previous!sections!of!this!report!have!revealed!that!there!are!various!sport!programs!available!to! Calgarians!throughout!the!year!that!offer!combinations!of!competitions/games!and!practices/training!to! participants.!Many!sport!organizations!have!adopted!long!term!athlete!development!models!based!on! Canadian!Sport!for!Life!to!guide!how!sport!programs!are!offered!to!participants.!!We!speak!of!a!10,000! hour!rule!to!allude!to!the!idea!that!it!takes!a!very!long!time!to!develop!into!a!competitive!athlete.!This! would!be!broken!down!to!1!to!2!hours!a!week!at!first,!in!the!younger!ages!and!stages,!leading!up!to! several!hours!a!day!(or!more)!at!the!highest!competitive!levels.!However,!as!presented!earlier!in!this! report,!sport!organizations!estimate!that!approximately!3%!of!participation!involves!athletes!who!may! be!involved!at!high!performance!levels.!As!well,!Canadian!Sport!for!Life!acknowledges!that!it!is!not! desirable!for!children!to!be!formally!involved!in!‘training’!in!one!sport!for!three!hours!a!day!and!the! majority!of!participants!(aged!12+)!who!take!part!in!sport!will!be!involved!in!Competitive!for!Life!stream! of!the!Active!for!Life!stage!of!LTAD.!At!this!stage,!athletes!enjoy!participation!in!a!variety!of!competitive! and!recreation!opportunities!to!be!physically!active!for!fitness!and!health,!and!for!personal!satisfaction.!! ! Research!reveals!that!the!average!amount!of!physical!activity!that!Canadians!over!14!years!of!age!have! engaged!in!between!1992!and!2010!has!not!changed!(Table!5.1).!On!average,!these!data!suggest!that! Canadians!over!14!years!of!age!engage!in!physical!activity!30!minutes!a!day,!or!3.5!hours!a!week.! Obviously,!this!amount!is!much!lower!than!the!the!time!that!is!suggested!in!each!sport’s!LTAD!to! compete!at!competitive!levels!of!performance!such!as!Train!to!Win!stage!of!the!LTAD.!However,!it! provides!context!to!examine!sport!program!provision!that!Calgary!sport!organizations!offer!to!athletes.! ! Table 5.1: Average Active Leisure Time among Canadians 15 Years of Age and Older! Minutes!Per!Day! Activity! 1992! 1998! 2005! 2010! Physical! 30! 30! 30! 30! Social! 108! 114! 102! 97! Cognitive! 66! 66! 72! 71! Source:!Human!Resources!and!Skills!Development!Canada!based!on!Statistics!Canada!data!from!General!Social!Survey,!Time!Use!of!Canadians! ! 5.1 Monthly Provision of Sport Programs

When!considering!both!main!and!other!programs!provided!by!sport!organizations,!there!appear!to!be! many!different!opportunities!available!to!Calgarians!throughout!the!year.!Based!on!responses!to!the! Sport!Organization!Survey!(Figure!5.1),!sport!organizations!are!more!likely!to!provide!main!programs! between!January!and!June!and!September!to!December,!but!there!are!also!opportunities!available!in! July!and!August.!Actually,!sport!organizations!indicated!that,!on!average,!their!programs!are!offered!8! months!during!the!year.!Sport!activities!that!use!indoor!facilities,!as!compared!to!outdoor!facilities,! provide!programs!for!longer!periods!(9!months!compared!to!5!months).!Anecdotally,!this!is!likely!due!to! weather!and!playing!surface!recovery!periods!that!affect!outdoor!sport!activities.!The!survey!results!also! suggest!that!other!programs!provided!by!sport!organizations!are!offered!for!shorter!time!periods,!such! as!6!months!a!year!on!average.!On!the!whole,!however,!there!appear!to!be!program!opportunities! available!to!Calgarians!throughout!the!year,!whether!through!main!or!other!programs!provided!by!sport! organizations.!!

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Figure 5.1: Monthly Provision of Programs by Sport Organizations (Sport!Organization!Survey)! ! Main!Programs! Average!#! 100%! Program! of!Months! 80%! All!Main!Programs! (n=168)! All! 8.2! Indoor! 8.8 60%! Indoor!Only!(n=91)! Facilities! ! Outdoor! 40%! 5.3! Outdoor!Only!(n=46)! Facilities! Both! ! 20%! Indoor! ! Both!Indoor!and! and! 10.6 Outdoor!(n=31)! ! 0%! Outdoor! Jul! Jan! Jun!

Oct! Facilities! Feb! Sep! Apr! Dec! Aug! Nov! Mar! May! ! ! Other!Programs!(sport!organizations!that!offer!these!programs)! Average!#! 100%! Program! of!Months! 80%! All!Other!Programs! (n=72)! All! 6.2! Indoor! 5.7 60%! Indoor!Only!(n=39)! Facilities! ! Outdoor! 40%! 4.4! Outdoor!Only!(n=15)! Facilities! Both! ! 20%! Indoor! ! Both!Indoor!and! and! 8.8 Outdoor!(n=18)! ! 0%! Outdoor! Jul! Jan! Jun! Oct!

Feb! Sep! Facilities! Apr! Dec! Aug! Nov! Mar! May! ! ! In!a!lot!of!cases,!participants!who!register!for!main!programs!are!required!to!commit!to!the!sport! activity!for!about!8!months!during!the!year.!It!should!be!noted,!however,!that!some!sport!organizations! offer!a!series!of!main!programs!that!do!not!necessarily!require!participants!to!commit!to!all!the!months! that!programs!are!provided.!For!example,!a!sport!organization!may!offer!a!main!program!that!requires! participants!to!register!between!September!and!December,!and!then!another!main!program!that! requires!registration!for!January!and!March,!and,!finally,!another!main!program!requiring!registering!for! April!and!June.!The!accumulated!number!of!months!for!all!these!main!programs!is!10;!however!a! participant!does!not!have!to!register!for!all!months!and!can!choose!among!the!main!programs!that!are! offered.!Nonetheless,!sport!organizations!use!facilities!in!Calgary!to!offer!their!programs!and!the! responses!provided!about!monthly!offerings!suggests!that!many!organizations!are!using!facilities!for! main!programs!in!some!capacity!for!twoBthirds!of!the!year.!Indoor!facilities,!on!average,!are!being!used! for!main!programs!for!threeBquarters!and!outdoor!facilities!for!six!months!of!the!year.!

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! 5.2 Volume of Activity Provided in Sport Programs

The!research!conducted!for!this!study!also!examined!how!much!commitment!is!expected!from! participants!to!take!part!in!sport!programs.!As!well,!participants!were!queried!about!the!level!of! involvement!they!expect!or!want!from!their!sport!activities.!These!are!salient!issues!to!consider!when! examining!the!supply!and!demand!for!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.! ! In!the!2008!study,!sport!organizations!were!asked!about!optimal!ratios!for!practices/training!sessions!to! competitions!and!games.!Research!conducted!for!the!Canadian!Sport!for!Life!LTAD!suggested!that!there! are!optimal!training!to!competition!ratios!that!benefit!participant!skill!development!among!different! sport!activities.16!To!explore!the!application!of!this!concept,!sport!organizations!were!asked!about! preferred!and!actual!ratios!in!programming.!At!the!time!(2008),!the!data!seemed!to!suggest!that!sport! organizations!were!not!able!to!fulfill!the!preferred!ratios,!as!can!be!seen!in!Table!5.2,!and,!thus,! additional!access!to!facilities!was!needed.!In!the!2013!survey,!a!similar!finding!was!obtained!from!the! Sport!Organization!Survey;!however!the!preferred!number!of!practices/training!sessions!to!every! competition/game!was!higher!in!2013!(2.5!in!2013!compared!to!2.0!in!2008),!as!was!the!actual!ratio!(1.7! in!2013!compared!to!1.1!in!2008)!being!delivered.17! ! Table 5.2: Ratio for Practices/Training Sessions to Every Competition/Game! (General!Public!Survey)! Preferred! Actual! 2013! 2013! 2008! (n=60)! 2008! (n=102)! 2.0! 2.5! 1.1! 1.7! ! While!these!data!might!imply!deficiencies!in!the!volumes!of!activities!being!delivered,!it!has!been!shown! earlier!in!this!report!that!some!sport!organization!representatives!perceive!that!registrants!are!deterred! by!the!amount!of!commitment!required!to!participate!in!sport.!As!well,!some!representatives!believe! that!their!programs!lack!participants!because!Calgarians!are!involved!in!other!sport/recreation! opportunities!that!are!available!in!the!city;!in!other!words,!there!may!be!too!much!competition!among! sport!organizations!for!the!number!of!available!participants.!Further,!households!with!children!and! youth!stated!in!the!General!Public!Survey!that!other!priorities!and!time!commitments,!as!well!as!the! perceived!amount!of!time!required!to!be!involved!in!sport!activities,!were!barriers!that!have!influenced! them!not!to!register!in!sport!activities.!These!kinds!of!issues!were!examined!further!in!2013!to!consider! the!extent!to!which!existing!sport!participants!have!sufficient!access!to!sport!opportunities!in!Calgary.!! ! Table!5.3!presents!data!about!perceptions!among!sport!organization!representatives!and!households! that!have!sport!participants!for!numbers!of!sessions,!events!or!activities!that!might!be!provided!through! sport!programs.!Essentially,!respondents!to!the!Sport!Organization!and!General!Public!(households!with! sport!participants)!Surveys!were!asked!to!estimate!appropriate!numbers!of!sessions,!including! competitions,!games,!training,!practices!and!other!activities,!that!should!be!provided,!as!well!as!what!is!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 http://canadiansportforlife.ca/ten-key-factors/more-about-competition 17 It is worth noting that 61% of 145 sport organizations responding to the question indicated that practices/training sessions to every competition/game ratio had been adopted in programming in the 2013 survey.

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actually!provided,!in!sport!programs!during!an!average!week.!Sport!organization!representatives! indicated!that!the!number!of!sessions,!events!or!activities!appropriate!per!week!is!3.3,!on!average.!They! also!estimated!that!the!actual!perceived!amount!provided!was!2.9,!on!average.!These!data!suggest!that! a!slight!deficit!exists!between!what!is!appropriate!and!provided.!Members!of!the!general!public! suggested!that!the!appropriate!number!for!children/youth!programs!is!3.2!and!for!adults!2.5!per!week! on!average.!These!averages!are!compared!to!the!perceived!actual!numbers!provided!in!sport!programs! of!3.1!and!2.3,!respectively.!The!differences!between!what!is!perceived!to!be!appropriate!and!actual!are! smaller!for!households!with!sport!participants!(0.1!sessions,!events!or!activities!per!week!for! children/youth!programs!and!0.2!for!adult!programs)!than!for!sport!organization!representatives!(0.4).! Overall,!it!could!be!inferred!from!these!data!that!households!with!sport!participants!perceive!the! amount!of!sessions,!events!and!activities!that!are!being!delivered!in!sport!programs!are!similar!to!what! they!expect!should!be!provided.! ! Table 5.3: Number of Sessions/Events/Activities Provided Per Week! (Sport!Organization!and!General!Public!Surveys*)! Average!Number! Type!of!Group/Respondent! Appropriate! Perceived!Actual! Sport!Organizations!–!all!types!of!programs! 3.3! 2.9! (n=114)! !General!Public!B!Children/Youth!programs! 3.2! 3.1! (n=274)! General!Public!B!Adult!programs!(n=295)! 2.5! 2.3! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! Detailed!analysis!of!the!data!reveals!distinctions!among!households!with!sport!participants!that!engage! in!activities!that!use!various!types!of!facility!categories.!For!instance,!Table!5.4!shows!that!there!are! surpluses!and!deficits!observed!among!the!different!types!of!facility!categories!for!appropriate!and! actual!number!of!sessions,!events!and!activities!provided!per!week!for!sport!activities.!As!well,!in!some! cases,!there!are!differences!in!findings!between!general!public!and!sport!organization!responses,!while! in!other!cases!there!are!consistencies.!Nonetheless,!when!taken!as!a!whole,!facility!categories!that!show! deficits!(fewer!hours!per!week!provided!compared!to!what!is!appropriate)!consistently!perceived!by! sport!organizations!and!the!general!public!include!Arena:!Drypad,!Field:!Rectangular,!and!Gymnasia:! Rectangular!Netted!Court.!However,!as!stated!about!similar!analysis!earlier!in!this!report,!caution!should! be!observed!with!data!presented!in!Table!5.4!as!the!results!are!based!on!small!sample!sizes.! ! !

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Table 5.4: Number of Sessions/Events/Activities Provided Per Week! (General!Public!Survey!and!Sport!Organization!Survey)! Average!Number! (App.!represents!Appropriate)! General!Public*! Sports!Organizations! (Includes!both!Adult/Children!and! Children!and!Youth! Adults! Youth!organizations)! Facility!Categories! (n=)! App.!! (n=)! Actual!! (n=)! App.! (n=)! Actual!! (n=)! App.! Actual! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 106! 3.0! 108! 3.2! 112! 2.4! 110! 2.1! 15! 2.6! 2.6! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 2! 3.0! 2! 2.0! 14! 2.0! 18! 1.7! 0! N/A! N/A! Arena:!Drypad! 21! 3.0! 21! 2.7! 27! 2.2! 25! 2.0! 5! 2.6! 2.0! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 27! 3.0! 30! 3.1! 21! 2.9! 15! 2.3! 16! 4.8! 3.8! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 10! 3.4! 10! 3.2! 4! 3.0! 3! 3.3! 1! 3.0! 3.0! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 7! 2.7! 9! 2.8! 25! 2.2! 27! 1.9! 0! N/A! N/A! Field:!Rectangular! 151! 3.2! 150! 3.1! 123! 2.5! 113! 2.2! 27! 3.3! 2.9! Field:!Diamond! 37! 3.0! 28! 2.9! 48! 2.2! 47! 1.9! 11! 2.6! 2.8! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 3.0! 1! 2.0! 4! 2.0! 4! 2.5! 1! 1.0! 1.0! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 74! 3.0! 76! 2.9! 69! 2.3! 68! 2.1! 10! 4.0! 2.9! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 20! 2.8! 21! 3.0! 10! 2.7! 9! 2.8! 3! 2.3! 2.7! Gymnasia:!Studio! 20! 3.1! 20! 3.0! 13! 3.0! 10! 3.5! 9! 3.8! 3.2! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 4! 3.0! 4! 3.5! 15! 2.1! 16! 2.3! 2! 1.5! 1.0! Target:!Laned! 2! 1.5! 2! 1.5! 9! 2.3! 9! 2.3! 0! N/A! N/A! Other! 9! 3.1! 11! 3.5! 27! 3.2! 25! 3.0! 12! 2.8! 2.3! Total! 274! 3.2! 277! 3.1! 295! 2.5! 283! 2.3! 114! 3.3! 2.9! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! In!the!General!Public!Survey,!respondents!were!asked!about!current!participation!meeting!expectations.! Among!all!respondents,!about!eight!in!ten!indicated!that!they!strongly!or!somewhat!agree!that! members!of!their!household!participate!in!sport!as!often!as!they!would!like!(Figure!5.2).!Further,!nine!in! ten!households!with!sport!participants!concurred!with!this!assertion,!while!somewhat!fewer!households! without!sport!participants!agreed.!This!latter!finding!might!suggest!that!opportunities!are!greater! among!households!without!sport!participants!to!get!involved!in!sport!than!households!with!sport! participants.!In!any!case,!when!the!2013!findings!are!compared!to!the!2008!survey!among!households! with!sport!participants,!it!appears!that!there!has!been!a!significant!increase!in!agreement,!particularly! among!those!who!stated!that!they!strongly!agree.!Taken!with!the!findings!above,!it!could!be!suggested! that!most!Calgarians!are!satisfied!with!their!participation!in!sport.!Some!Calgarians!are!not,!but!these! represent!about!one!in!five!households!in!the!city!or,!in!the!case!of!households!with!sport!participants,! one!in!ten!households.!! ! !

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Figure 5.2: Calgarians Participating in Sport as Often as They Like (General!Public!Survey)! 100%! 90%! 35%! Strongly!agree! 80%! 42%! 38%! 49%! 70%! Somewhat! 60%! agree! 50%! Somewhat! disagree! 38%! 50%! 40%! 39%! Strongly! 30%! 39%! disagree! 20%! 14%! 12%! 10%! 9%! 12%! 7%! 10%! 0%! 2%! 4%! 2013!(n=945)! Households!with! Households!without! 2008!Households! Sport!Parqcipants! Sport!Parqcipants! with!Sport! (n=495)! (n=461)! Parqcipants!(n=662)! ! Table!5.5!presents!distinctions!of!perceptions!among!households!that!are!involved!in!sport!programs! that!use!various!facility!categories.!Although!a!significant!majority!of!respondents!concurred!that! members!of!their!household!participate!in!sport!as!often!as!they!like!for!all!facility!categories,!some! differences!appear!in!the!extent!of!agreement!among!categories.!Again,!caution!should!be!observed! with!these!data!due!to!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table 5.5: Members of Households Participating in Sport as Often as They Like! (General!Public!Survey)! !%!of!Responses*! Strongly! Somewhat! Somewhat! Strongly! Facility!Category! (n=)! agree! agree! disagree! disagree! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 173! 51! 39! 9! 1! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 20! 60! 30! 5! 5! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 33! 58! 30! 12! 0! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 45! 51! 27! 16! 7! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 10! 50! 40! 10! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 28! 43! 46! 7! 4! 100! Field:!Rectangular! 220! 51! 36! 10! 3! 100! Field:!Diamond! 69! 61! 25! 9! 6! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! 25! 75! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 120! 49! 33! 15! 3! 100! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 27! 48! 33! 19! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 26! 54! 27! 19! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 16! 63! 31! 6! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! 9! 67! 33! 0! 0! 100! Other! 37! 49! 41! 8! 3! 100! Total! 495! 49! 39! 9! 2! 100! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! Another!set!of!questions!asked!households!with!sport!participants!to!specify!if!there!are!too!many,!the! right!number!or!too!few!competitions/games!and!practices/training!scheduled!in!playing!seasons.!Table!

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5.6!shows!that!almost!two!thirds!of!households!with!sport!participants!(63%)!indicated!in!2013!that! there!are!the!right!number!of!competitions/games!and!practices/trainings!in!playing!seasons.!This! proportion!is!significantly!higher!than!those!respondents!who!stated!too!many!or!too!few! competitions/games!and!practices/trainings.!There!is!an!indication!in!the!findings!that!some! respondents!would!prefer!to!have!more!practices/training,!but!this!amount!is!much!less!than!the! proportion!who!perceive!that!current!amounts!are!acceptable.!Actually,!when!compared!to!the!findings! of!the!2008!study,!the!proportion!who!believes!existing!levels!are!acceptable!becomes!more! noteworthy.!In!2008,!less!than!half!of!respondents!(47%)!perceived!that!there!were!the!right!number!of! competitions/games!and!practices/trainings!in!playing!seasons,!which!is!quite!a!bit!less!than!the!2013! results.!It!seems!that!the!shift!comes!from!respondents!who!had!stated!don’t!know!(or!too!few! practices/training)!in!2008.! ! Table 5.6: Volumes of Competitions/Games to Practices/Training in programs! (General!Public!Survey*)! 2013! 2008! (n=500)! (n=665)! #!of!practices/training! #!of!practices/training! Too! The!right! Too! Don't! Too! The!right! Too! Don't! ! many! number! few! know! Total! many! number! few! know! Total! ! Too!many! 1! 2! 1! 1! 4! 0! 2! 1! 0! 4!

! The!right!number! 2! 63! 10! 4! 79! 1! 47! 10! 3! 50! Too!few! 0! 5! 6! 1! 12! 0! 6! 10! 1! 18! games Don't!know! 1! 2! 0! 3! 6! 0! 2! 0! 16! 18! 4! 72! 17! 8! 100! 2 56 21 20 100 #!of!competitions/ Total! ! ! ! ! ! *Households!with!sport!participant! ! Table!5.7!reveals!perceptions!among!respondents!that!have!members!of!the!household!involved!in!sport! activities!that!use!different!facility!categories.!Some!of!the!findings!are!notable,!such!as!Arena:!Drypad! for!practices/training!(too!few),!Arena:!Drypad!for!competitions/games!(too!many),!and!Aquatic:! Pool/Diving/Boards/Tank!for!practices/training!(too!many).!These!data!should!be!observed!with!caution,! however,!as!some!represent!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table 5.7: Volumes of Number of Competitions/Games to Practices/Training for Facility Categories! (General!Public!Survey,!2013*)! Existing!Amount!of!Competitions/Games! Existing!Amount!of!Practices/Training! (%!of!Respondents)! (%!of!Respondents)! Too! The!right! Too! Don't! Too! The!right! Too! Don't! Facility!Categories!! (n=)! many! number! few! know! Total! many! number! few! know! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 173! 5! 84! 8! 3! 100! 5! 70! 18! 7! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 20! 0! 80! 15! 5! 100! 0! 65! 15! 20! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 33! 15! 73! 12! 0! 100! 3! 64! 30! 3! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! 46! 0! 80! 9! 11! 100! 11! 72! 13! 4! 100! Boards/Tank! Course/Track:!Oval!B! 10! 0! 90! 0! 10! 100! 0! 80! 10! 10! 100! Flat/Infield! Course/Track:!Golf! 30! 0! 70! 20! 10! 100! 0! 60! 20! 20! 100! Course! Field:!Rectangular! 221! 5! 81! 12! 2! 100! 4! 76! 17! 3! 100!

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(cont.)$ Table 5.7: Volumes of Number of Competitions/Games to Practices/Training for Facility Categories! (General!Public!Survey,!2013*)! Existing!Amount!of!Competitions/Games! Existing!Amount!of!Practices/Training! (%!of!Respondents)! (%!of!Respondents)! Too! The!right! Too! Don't! Too! The!right! Too! Don't! Facility!Categories!! (n=)! many! number! few! know! Total! many! number! few! know! Total! Field:!Diamond! 69! 6! 81! 13! 0! 100! 4! 71! 22! 3! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! 0! 75! 25! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular! 122! 6! 78! 11! 6! 100! 2! 69! 21! 8! 100! Netted!Court! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics! 27! 0! 81! 11! 7! 100! 0! 74! 15! 11! 100! Gym! Gymnasia:!Studio! 26! 0! 92! 8! 0! 100! 4! 88! 8! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 17! 6! 88! 6! 0! 100! 6! 76! 6! 12! 100! Target:!Laned! 9! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Other! 38! 0! 66! 18! 16! 100! 0! 74! 11! 16! 100! Total! 500! 4! 79! 12! 6! 100! 4! 72! 17! 8! 100! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! If!time!slots!were!available!at!facilities,!many!sport!organization!representatives!expect!that!their!main! programs!would!have!considerably!more!sessions,!events!or!times!during!seasons!(Figure!5.3).!However,! when!other!factors!are!taken!into!account,!such!as!interest!among!participants!(and!their!parents),!time! availability!of!both!participants!and!coaches,!and!costs!to!participants,!the!eagerness!for!additional!time! slots!at!facilities!becomes!less!apparent.!For!instance,!only!about!three!in!ten!sport!organization! representative!concurred!that!most!participants!(or!their!parents)!would!pay!considerably!higher! registration!fees!to!have!additional!sessions,!events,!or!times!during!the!season,!which!is!substantially! lower!than!the!seven!in!ten!that!agreed!their!main!programs!would!have!more!if!time!slots!were! available.!! ! Figure 5.3: Sport Organizations’ Interest in More Seasons/Events/Times (Sport!Organization!Survey)!

If!there!were!more!qme!slots!were!available!at!faciliqes,!!your!main! program(s)!would!have!considerably!more!sessions/events/qmes!during! 36%! 34%! 17%! 13%! the!season!(n=135)!

Most!parqcipants!(their!parents)!want!considerably!more!sessions/events/ qmes!than!is!currently!available!during!the!season!(n=130)! 12%! 41%! 25%! 22%!

Most!parqcipants!(their!parents)!would!have!the!qme!needed!to! parqcipant!in!considerably!more!sessions/events/qmes!during!the!season! 9%! 40%! 31%! 19%! (n=124)!

Most!coaches!would!be!available!if!!considerably!more!sessions/events/ qmes!occurred!during!the!season!(n=123)! 11%! 32%! 33%! 24%!

Most!parqcipants!(their!parents)!would!pay!considerably!higher! registraqon!fees!to!have!addiqonal!sessions/events/qmes!during!the! 4%! 25%! 38%! 33%! season!(n=126)!

0%! 20%! 40%! 60%! 80%! 100%!

Strongly!agree! Somewhat!agree! Somewhat!disgree! Strongly!disagree! ! No$significant$differences$among$facility$categories.$

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! When!detailed!analysis!was!conducted!of!responses!among!various!sport!organizations!that!use!facility! categories,!there!were!no!significant!differences!observed.! ! Potential!effects!or!influences!of!costs!(or!registration!fees)!to!availability!of!sessions,!events!and!times! were!examined!specifically!with!households!with!sport!participants.!Various!scenarios!were!presented! to!households!with!sport!participants!about!increasing!or!decreasing!competitions/games!and! practices/training!if!registration!fees!were!adjusted.!The!data!presented!in!Figure!5.4!shows!that!about!a! third!of!these!respondents!would!support!having!more!competitions/games!and!practices/training!if! registration!fees!for!sport!programs!were!higher.!In!contrast,!about!one!in!four!respondents!stated!that! they!support!having!fewer!competitions/games!and!practices/training!if!registration!fees!were!lower.! These!findings!present!a!quandary!about!the!necessity!for!sport!organizations!to!gain!additional!access! to!times!slots!for!competitions/games!or!practices/training.!These!data!appear!to!suggest!that!there!are! slightly!more!households!with!sport!participants!willing!to!pay!for!more!program!involvement!than! would!support!less.!Actually,!the!majority!of!households!with!sport!participants!indicated!that!they! would!not!support!either!increases!or!decreases!in!registration!fees!for!more!or!less!programming!being! available.!It!is!inferred!that!these!households!perceive!existing!levels!to!be!appropriate!and!not!needing! to!change.! ! Figure 5.4: Response to Adjustments to Program Involvement and Registration Fees (Sport!Organization!Survey)! 100%!

25%! 23%! 29%! 33%! 80%! Yes!

60%! No!

Don't!know! 68%! 69%! 40%! 64%! 59%!

20%!

7%! 7%! 8%! 7%! 0%! More!in!a!playing!season,!Fewer!in!a!playing!season,!More!in!a!playing!season,!Fewer!in!a!playing!season,! if!you!had!to!pay!higher! if!you!could!pay!lower! if!you!had!to!pay!higher! if!you!could!pay!lower! registraqon!fees!(n=472)! registraqon!fees!(n=472)! registraqon!fees!(n=463)! registraqon!fees!(n=463)! Compeqqons/Games! Pracqces/Training! ! !! There!appear!to!be!some!differences!among!respondents!involved!in!sport!activities!that!use!different! facility!categories.!Some!of!the!notable!differences!are!observed!for!Arena:!Drypad,!Gymnasia:! Rectangular!Netted!Courts,!and!Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym,!which!show!higher!responses!to!supporting! increased!fees!for!more!competitions/games!and!practices/training!(Table!5.8).!However,!once!again,! caution!should!be!observed!with!these!findings!due!to!small!sample!sizes.!! ! !

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Table 5.8: Response to Adjustments to Program Involvement and Registration Fees ! Among Facility Categories (General!Public!Survey)! In!a!playing!season,!would!you!support!having:! %!of!Responses*! Fewer!competitions! More!competitions! More!practices!or! Fewer!practices!or! or!games,!if!pay! or!games,!if!pay! training,!if!pay!higher! training,!if!pay!lower! lower!registration! higher!fees! registration!fees! registration!fees! Facility!Categories! (n=)! fees! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 167! 26! 22! 30! 20! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 19! 21! 11! 31! 6! Arena:!Drypad! 33! 36! 15! 50! 13! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! 44! 22! 29! 25! 30! Boards/Tank! Course/Track:!Oval!B! 9! 22! 33! 0! 22! Flat/Infield! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 27! 30! 22! 29! 17! Field:!Rectangular! 216! 31! 27! 36! 27! Field:!Diamond! 69! 25! 16! 30! 15! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! 50! 0! 50! 0! Gymnasia:!Rectangular! 115! 37! 21! 41! 22! Netted!Court! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 25! 44! 32! 38! 29! Gymnasia:!Studio! 26! 19! 31! 27! 31! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 17! 12! 35! 7! 40! Target:!Laned! 9! 0! 11! 11! 11! Other! 32! 34! 25! 25! 22! Total! 472! 29! 23! 32! 22! *Households!with!sport!participants! ! It!should!be!noted!that!the!responses!provided!by!households!with!sport!participants!would!likely!have! included!all!types!of!competitions/games!and!practices/training!provided!in!playing!seasons!including! sessions!that!have!been!organized!by!sport!organizations,!as!well!as!by!coaches,!managers,!participants,! etc.!This!is!an!important!distinction!to!consider!when!comparing!the!responses!from!households!with! sport!participants!to!that!of!sport!organizations!(for!example,!data!presented!in!Table!5.3).!It!is!quite! possible!that!responses!by!sport!organization!representatives!only!included!sessions!that!the! organization!itself!was!responsible!for!scheduling.!Additional!sessions,!such!as!those!scheduled!by! coaches,!managers,!or!participants,!may!not!have!been!included!in!the!responses.!Many!sport! organization!representatives!reported!that!in!addition!to!activities!that!are!provided!by!the!organization! for!programming,!coaches,!managers,!or!participants!also!organize!competitions/games!and/or! practices/training!(Figure!5.5).!The!extent!to!which!these!activities!occur!is!unclear!as!none!of!the!sport! organization!representatives!were!able!to!estimate!the!hours!that!might!be!involved.!! ! !

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Figure 5.5: Coaches/Managers/Teams/Participants Organize Competitions/Games or Practices/Training (Sport!Organization!Survey;!n=129)! 60%

44% 40% 40%

20% 16%

0% Yes No Don't know ! ! The!following!list!shows!activities!for!which!sport!organization!representatives!reported!additional! competitions/games!and!practices/training!being!organized!by!coaches,!managers,!participants,!etc.:! ! Athletics! Ice!Hockey! Roller!Hockey! Softball!! Badminton!! Inline!Hockey! Rugby!! Swimming! Baseball! !! Rhythmic!Gymnastics!! Table!Tennis! ! Basketball! Lacrosse! Sailing! Water! Diving! Lawn!Bowling! Skiing!–!Alpine! Field!Hockey! Martial!Arts! Speedskating! Football! Ringette!! Soccer! ! All!of!the!information!presented!above!should!be!considered!in!the!context!that!some!sport! organizations!implement!registration!caps!of!one!form!or!another!that!limit!the!number!of!participants! that!can!participate!in!sport!programs.!Figure!5.6!shows!that!approximately!three!in!ten!sport! organizations!indicated!that!a!registration!cap!had!been!implemented!in!the!preceding!12!months,! which!is!similar!to!the!findings!of!the!2008!study.! ! Figure 5.6: Implementation of a Registration Cap (Sport!Organization!Survey)!

80%! 69%! 71%!

60%!

40%! 31%! 29%!

20%!

0%! Yes! No!

2008!(n=197)! 2013!(n=148)! !

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It!is!worth!noting!that,!on!average,!49!potential!participants!were!estimated!as!not!being!able!to!register! in!the!organizations!that!had!implemented!registration!caps.!Higher!than!average!estimated!numbers! were!observed!for!sport!organizations!that!use!Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tanks!(93),!Field:!Diamond! (62),!and!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Courts!(70).! ! When!asked!why!registration!caps!had!been!implemented,!sport!organizations!primarily!cited!lack!of! facilities!(or!access!to!facilities).!Table!5.9!shows!that!about!four!in!ten!responses!were!related!to!lack!of! facilities.!However,!there!were!other!reasons!stated!such!as!lack!of!equipment!or!coaches,!safety!issues! for!participants!(too!many!participants!impedes!safety),!and!to!ensure!that!the!quality!of!programming! is!maintained.!So,!although!lack!of!facilities!is!an!important!component!of!registration!caps!being! implemented,!there!are!also!other!issues!that!affect!sport!organization’s!capacity!to!serve!additional! participants.! Table 5.9: Reasons for Implementing Registration Caps! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Reponses! Facility!Type!! Reasons!for!Cap! (n=40)! (Common!responses!among!each!type)! Lack!of!facilities!(or!access!to!facilities)! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! Field:!Diamond! 42! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! Field:!Rectangular! Gymnasia:!Regular!Netted!Court! Lack!of!equipment!available*! 16! Field:!Rectangular!!!!!!!!!!Other! Not!enough!coaches! 13! Other! Safety!issues!for!participants! 11! !! To!maintain!the!quality!of!the!program! 9! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! ! Imposed!to!ensure!fair!competition!in!sport**! 7! !! Scheduling!of!registration! 2! !! Total! 100! !! Multiple!Responses! 55! !! *Note:!Tackle!football!clubs!that!provide!equipment!to!participants.! **Note:!Hockey!associations!have!imposed!limits!to!ensure!fair!competition!among!all!associations.! ! 5.3 Technical Training Services Organizations and Programs

In!the!previous!section!of!this!report,!participation!in!additional!technical!training!and!programs!was! examined!among!households!with!sport!participants.!In!this!analysis,!it!was!suggested!that!sport! organizations!provided!these!kinds!of!activities!for!participants,!but!also!technical!training!services! organizations.!For!the!most!part,!the!intent!of!these!organizations!is!to!provide!technical!training!that! enhances!skills!and!abilities!of!participants!in!their!chosen!sport!activities;!however!the!activities!or! programs!can!also!include!competitions/games.!In!some!cases,!these!organizations!provide!services!to! participants!of!all!skill!and!ability!levels,!while!others!promote!opportunities!for!competitive!or!high! performance!level!athletes.!It!is!also!worth!noting!that!some!of!these!organizations!offer!their!services! in!combination!or!partnership!with!other!sport!organizations!that!provide!programs!to!Calgary! participants.!For!instance,!a!minor!sport!organization!(children!and!youth!programming)!may!promote! or!include!activities!and!programs!that!can!be!purchased!from!a!technical!training!services!organization! for!participants!to!engage!in.!In!the!2013!study,!a!group!of!21!organizations!were!consulted!through! interviews!to!understand!composition!and!characteristics!of!technical!training!services!organizations.!! !

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The!kinds!of!services!and!programs!offered!by!these!organizations!and!levels!of!involvement!among! participants!vary!greatly.!In!interviews!with!these!organizations,!it!was!determined!that!programs!can! involve!events!ranging!from!hourly!sessions,!to!full!day!clinics,!to!week!long!camps,!to!weekly!activities! over!a!longer!term.!Accumulated!participation!in!activities!and!programs!offered!by!the!organizations! that!were!interviewed!for!this!study!ranged!from!approximately!50!to!3,500!with!averages!of!about!480! (mean!and!200!median!average).! ! Based!on!the!research!conducted!for!this!study,!it!is!expected!that!at!least!100!technical!training! services!organizations!exist!within!Calgary.!Therefore,!the!involvement!of!these!organizations!within!the! sport!system!is!expected!to!be!fairly!extensive.!Based!on!the!responses!from!these!organizations,! growth!in!registrations!has!been!and!is!expected!to!increase!(Figure!5.7).!! !

Figure 5.7: Past and Expected Participation with Technical Training Services Organizations (Technical!Skills!Training!Services!Organizations!Survey,!n=21)!! 76%! 80%! 71%!

60%!

40%! Over!past!5!years!

In!next!10!years! 20%! 14%! 10%! 10%! 10%! 5%! 0%! 0%! Increasing! Remaining! Decreasing! Don't!know! the!same! ! ! Technical!training!services!organizations!use!sport!facilities!in!Calgary!and,!based!on!the!volumes!of! participants!being!served,!likely!purchase!considerable!amounts!of!time.!As!well,!it!is!expected!that! demand!from!this!organizations!will!grow!as!participation!increases.!! ! 5.3 Sport Program Administration

Sport!organizations!in!Calgary!are!primarily!resourced!through!volunteers.!Whether!board!of!directors,! administrators,!managers,!technical!staff,!or!other!staff,!volunteers!comprise!the!majority!of!positions! involved!in!providing!sport!programs!(Table!5.10).!“Officials”!is!the!only!position!that!tends!to!have!paid! resources!over!volunteers.!However,!when!considering!the!data!that!was!gathered!in!the!2008!study! compared!to!2013,!there!are!indications!that!sport!organizations!are!increasingly!hiring!staff!or!paying! individuals!to!fulfill!tasks!necessary!to!deliver!sport!programs.!For!instance,!the!average!number!of!paid! full!time!and!part!time!administrators!in!2008!was!0.4!and!0.5!respectively,!which!increased!to!1.3!and! 1.3!in!2013.! ! !

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! ! Table 5.10: Positions in Sport Organizations (Sport!Organization!Survey;!2008,!n=178;!2013,!n=152)! Averages! Ranges! Positions! Median! Mean! Low! High! ‘08! ‘13! ‘08! ‘13! ‘08! ‘13! ‘08! ‘13! Paid!full!time! 0! 0! 0.1! 0.1! 0! 0! 5! 2! Paid!part!time! 0! 0! 0.0! 0.1! 0! 0! 1! 1! Board!of! Contractors!Honorariums/Pay!per! Directors/Governors! n/a! 0! n/a! 1.5! n/a! 0! n/a! 12! contact! Volunteer!! 8! 8! 8.7! 12.3! 0! 0! 30! 420! Paid!full!time!! 0! 1! 0.4! 1.3! 0! 0! 13! 8! Paid!part!time! 0! 1! 0.5! 1.3! 0! 0! 20! 10! Administrators! Contractors!Honorariums/Pay!per! n/a! 1! n/a! 0.8! n/a! 0! n/a! 4! contact!! Volunteer! 0! 2! 1.9! 3.6! 0! 0! 26! 20! Paid!full!time! 0! 1! 0.7! 1.4! 0! 0! 56! 7! Technical*! Paid!part!time! 0! 3! 7.1! 7.4! 0! 0! 892! 41! (including!head!and! Contractors!Honorariums/Pay!per! n/a! 3! n/a! 6.9! n/a! 0! n/a! 50! assistant!coaches)! contact! Volunteer! 15! 21! 98.6! 114.3! 0! 0! 3,429! 3,960! Paid!full!time! n/a! 0! n/a! 0.3! n/a! 0! n/a! 3! Paid!part!time! n/a! 0! n/a! 0.1! n/a! 0! n/a! 1! Team!managers! Contractors!Honorariums/Pay!per! n/a! 0! n/a! 7.3! n/a! 0! n/a! 96! contact!! Volunteer! n/a! 11! n/a! 48.0! n/a! 0! n/a! 799! Paid!full!time! 0! 0! 0.5! 0.0! 0! 0! 40! 0! Officials!(e.g.! Paid!part!time! 0! 0! 17.7! 3.8! 0! 0! 725! 41! referee/umpire/! Contractors!Honorariums/Pay!per! n/a! 6! n/a! 89.6! n/a! 0! n/a! 650! timekeepers)! contact! Volunteer! 0! 15! 31.2! 69.5! 0! 0! 1,380! 600! Paid!full!time! 0! 0! 0.2! 0.3! 0! 0! 24! 3! Paid!part!time! 0! 0! 0.3! 1.3! 0! 0! 20! 11! Other! Contractors!Honorariums/Pay!per! n/a! 0! n/a! 0.0! n/a! 0! n/a! 0! contact! Volunteer! 0! 3! 18.3! 21.1! 0! 0! 2,000! 140! *Referred!to!as!Coaches!in!2008! In!2008,!a!general!category!of!Contract!Administrators!was!examined:!Paid!Full!Time!MedianB0,!MeanB0.4;!Paid!PartBtime!MedianB0,!MeanB0.2;! Volunteer!MedianB0,!MedianB0.2.!

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6.0 Cost of Sport

Throughout!this!report,!the!affordability!of!sport!has!been!highlighted!and!considered.!When!asked! generally!about!the!affordability,!most!respondents!to!the!General!Public!Survey!indicated!satisfaction! (Figure!3.2),!albeit!tempered!in!that!most!of!these!respondents!stated!that!they!were!somewhat!rather! than!very!satisfied.!Other!analysis!that!has!been!presented!suggests!most!households!with!sport! participants!would!prefer!participation!requirements!and!registration!fees!to!remain!at!current!levels;! while!some!would!like!to!pay!more!for!additional!participation!and!others!less!for!not!as!much!(Figure! 5.4).!Most!sport!organization!representatives!also!recognized!that!there!are!limits!to!the!amounts!that! sport!participants!(or!their!parents)!are!willing!to!pay!to!access!sport!activities!and!programs!(Figure! 5.3).!This!section!examines!the!cost!associated!with!sport!participation!for!both!Calgary!households!with! sport!participants!and!sport!organizations.! ! 6.1 Perceptions of Affordability of

When!asked!specifically!about!the!affordability!of!registration!fees,!equipment!and!other!costs,!most! respondents!to!the!General!Public!Survey!and!sport!organization!representatives!agreed!that!sport!is! affordable!(Figure!6.1).!Even!so,!respondents!to!the!General!Public!Survey!were!much!less!likely!than! sport!organization!representatives!to!perceive!sport!as!affordable.!Indeed,!many!respondents!to!the! General!Public!Survey!disagreed!that!sport!registration!fees,!equipment,!and!other!costs!were! affordable,!while!most!sport!organization!representatives!agreed.!There!may!be!many!reasons!for!why! these!perceptions!exist!between!the!general!public!and!sport!organization!representatives;!however,! sport!organization!representatives!are!much!more!likely!to!be!aware!of!the!costs!associated!with! providing!sport!programs!such!as!the!facility!costs.!This!kind!of!knowledge!may!influence!perceptions! about!the!affordability!of!sport.! ! Figure 6.1: Perceptions about the Affordability of Sport (General!Public!and!Sport!Organization!Survey)! 100%! 13%! 12%! 9%! 90%! 80%! 38%! 51%! Strongly! 70%! 62%! 44%! 45%! 45%! disagree! 60%! Somewhat! 50%! disagree! 39%! Somewhat! 40%! agree! 30%! 33%! 27%! 30%! Strongly!agree! 31%! 26%! 20%! 14%! 10%! 11%! 16%! 10%! 17%! 11%! 9%! 0%! 5%! 3%! General! Sport! General! Sport! General! Sport! Public! organizaqons! Public! organizaqons! Public! organizaqons! (n=883)! (n=149)! (n=847)! (n=146)! (n=847)! (n=145)! Registraqon!and! The!cost!of!equipment! Other!costs! membership!fees! !

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In!the!General!Public!Survey,!respondents!of!households!with!sport!participants!were!more!likely!to! perceive!sport!as!being!affordable!than!those!who!do!not,!particularly!the!cost!of!equipment!and!other! costs!(Figure!6.2).!One!possible!reason!for!these!differences!may!be!familiarity!with!costs;!households! with!sport!participants!being!more!familiar!than!those!without!(at!least!in!the!past!year),!especially!since! many!of!the!households!without!sport!participants!responded!with!‘don’t!know’!to!these!questions.! Nonetheless,!there!are!considerable!proportions!of!respondents!(at!least!a!third)!who!have!members!of! their!households!involved!in!sport!stating!that!they!disagreed!that!registration!and!membership!fees,! equipment!and!other!costs!are!affordable.! !! Figure 6.2: Perceptions about the Affordability of Sport (General!Public!Survey)! 100%! 7%! 15%! 10%! 13%! 11%! 11%!

80%! Strongly! 40%! 43%! 44%! 46%! agree! 60%! 47%! 52%! Somewhat! agree! Somewhat! 40%! disagree! 30%! 30%! 33%! 30%! Strongly! 28%! 23%! 20%! disagree! 20%! 20%! 10%! 12%! 12%! 13%! 0%! Households! Households! Households! Households! Households! Households! with!Sport! without!Sport! with!Sport! without!Sport! with!Sport! without!Sport! Parqcipants! Parqcipants! Parqcipants! Parqcipants! Parqcipants! Parqcipants! (n=489)! (n=410)! (n=483)! (n=429)! (n=469)! (n=394)!

Registraqon!and!membership! The!cost!of!equipment*! Other!costs*! fees! ! *!Significant!differences!observed.! ! Some!differences!exist!among!households!with!sport!participants!involved!in!activities!that!use!various! facility!categories!as!can!be!seen!in!Table!6.1.!Caution!should!be!observed!with!these!data!as!sample! sizes!are!small.! ! Table 6.1: Perceptions of Affordability of Sport among Facility Categories ! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses!Combining!‘Strongly!agree’!and!‘Somewhat!agree’*! Registration!and!! The!cost!of!equipment! Other!costs! Facility!Categories! (n=)! membership!fees! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 172! 63! 63! 54! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 19! 63! 50! 47! Arena:!Drypad! 33! 73! 67! 64! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 46! 59! 64! 59! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 10! 50! 50! 50!

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(cont.)$ Table 6.1: Perceptions of Affordability of Sport among Facility Categories ! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses!Combining!‘Strongly!agree’!and!‘Somewhat!agree’*! Registration!and!! The!cost!of!equipment! Other!costs! Facility!Categories! (n=)! membership!fees! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 30! 63! 62! 50! Field:!Rectangular! 219! 66! 69! 61! Field:!Diamond! 69! 70! 68! 60! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! 75! 75! 75! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 118! 58! 70! 65! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 27! 67! 77! 50! Gymnasia:!Studio! 26! 62! 65! 57! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 17! 65! 75! 63! Target:!Laned! 9! 67! 89! 75! Other! 35! 53! 63! 47! Total! 489! 63! 65! 56! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! Figure!6.3!shows!that!households!with!sport!participants!in!2013!were!less!likely!than!2008!respondents! to!agree!that!registration!and!membership!fee!were!affordability.!In!terms!of!sport!organization! representatives,!the!2008!and!2013!findings!are!similar!for!registration!and!membership!fees,!however! 2013!representatives!were!much!more!likely!to!agree!that!cost!of!equipment!is!affordable.! ! Figure 6.3: Perceptions about the Affordability of Sport in 2008 and 2013 (General!Public!Survey)! 100%! 16%! 15%!

80%! 49%! 51%! 48%! 62%! Strongly! 60%! 47%! 54%! agree! Somewhat! agree! 40%! Somewhat! 37%! 33%! 37%! disgree! 26%! Strongly! 28%! disagree! 20%! 22%! 11%! 12%! 10%! 10%! 10%! 8%! 5%! 5%! 0%! 3%! 3%! 2008!(n=655)! 2013!(n=489)! 2008!(n=200)! 2013!(n=149)! 2008!(n=198)! 2013!(n=146)! Registraqon!and!membership!fees! Registraqon!and!membership!fees! Cost!of!equipment! Households!with!Sport!Parqcipants! Sport!Organizaqons! ! ! 6.2 Household Expenditures in Sport

To!gain!further!understanding!of!costs,!households!with!sport!participants!in!the!General!Public!Survey! were!asked!to!identify,!or!estimate,!expenditures!for!the!household!as!a!whole!of!amounts!spent!on!

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registration!fees,!equipment!and!other!expenses!associated!with!sport!participation.!Other!expenses! might!include!technical!training,!conditioning,!travel,!cash!calls,!etc.!Data!presented!in!Table!6.2!suggest! that!the!average!expenditure!among!households!with!sport!participants!was!$3,406!(mean!or!$1,450! median).!Registration!or!membership!fees!represent!the!highest!amount!spent!among!the!three! categories,!followed!by!other!expenses!and!equipment.!To!provide!a!bit!of!context!for!these!amounts,! average!expenditures!among!metropolitan!Calgary!households!for!recreation!in!2009!was!$4,980.18!It!is! expected!that!this!amount!would!be!higher!in!2013!as!expenditures!for!!households!for! recreation!in!2009!was!$4,976,!which!had!increased!to!$5,226!by!2012.19!Nonetheless,!the!amounts! reported!as!being!spent!on!sport!participation!per!household!through!the!General!Public!Survey!likely! represent!considerable!proportions!of!total!household!expenditures!for!recreation!for!households!with! sport!participants.!Based!on!these!data,!it!is!conceivable!that!many!households!in!Calgary!would! perceive!costs!associated!with!sport!to!be!affordable,!as!revealed!by!the!data!in!Figure!6.2.!However,! many!households!may!be!attributing!much!of!their!household!recreation!expenditures!to!sport!rather! than!other!recreation!activities,!so!it!is!also!understandable!that!quite!a!few!survey!respondents! disagreed!that!sport!participation!is!affordable.!! ! Table 6.2: Household Expenditures on Sport! (General!Public!Survey,!n=473*)! Expense!Item! Average!B!Mean! Average!B!Median! Registration!or!membership!fees! $!!1,556! $!!!950! Equipment! 684! 300! Other!expenses! 1,165! 200! Total! $!!3,406! $!!1,450! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! Amounts!spent!on!sport!among!households!with!participants!who!are!involved!in!sport!activities!using! different!facility!categories!vary!considerably.!As!shown!in!Table!6.3,!total!household!expenditures! can!vary!from!$1,196!to!$5,712!(or!$610!to!$3,200!median).!! ! Table 6.3: Household Expenditures on Sport among Facility Categories! (General!Public!Survey)! Average!Estimated!Expenses*! ! Registration!fees! Equipment! Other!expenses! Total! Facility!Categories! (n=)! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 166! $2,368! $1,550! $927! $600! $1,548! $500! $4,844! $2,650! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! 19! $908! $400! $594! $300! $578! $5! $2,411! $705! Arena:!Drypad! 33! $2,503! $2,000! $704! $500! $2,101! $700! $5,712! $3,200! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! 45! $1,659! $1,000! $701! $300! $994! $100! Boards/Tank! $4,021! $1,400! Course/Track:!Oval!B! 10! $1,796! $1,350! $1,240! $500! $543! $400! Flat/Infield! $3,579! $2,250! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 29! $1,944! $1,500! $729! $500! $1,716! $375! $4,390! $2,375! Field:!Rectangular! 206! $1,632! $1,000! $541! $300! $974! $200! $3,149! $1,500! Field:!Diamond! 69! $2,044! $1,500! $979! $400! $1,334! $300! $4,358! $2,200! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 18 Source: Spending Patterns in Canada, 2009, , Cat. no. 62-202-X. 19 Source: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/famil130j-eng.htm.

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(cont.)$ Table 6.3: Household Expenditures on Sport among Facility Categories! (General!Public!Survey)! Average!Estimated!Expenses*! ! Registration!fees! Equipment! Other!expenses! Total! Facility!Categories! (n=)! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! $561! $562! $297! $320! $337! $75! $1,196! $957! Gymnasia:!Rectangular! 117! $1,798! $925! $756! $300! $1,472! $250! Netted!Court! $4,027! $1,475! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics! 26! $1,805! $1,000! $581! $400! $868! $100! Gym! $3,255! $1,500! Gymnasia:!Studio! 25! $2,678! $2,000! $843! $325! $1,498! $400! $5,019! $2,725! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 17! $945! $600! $668! $300! $2,698! $200! $4,312! $1,100! Target:!Laned! 9! $1,418! $400! $166! $200! $125! $10! $1,710! $610! Other! 37! $1,642! $700! $1,581! $500! $1,755! $500! $4,979! $1,700! Total! 812! $1,556! $950! $684! $300! $1,165! $200! $3,406! $1,450! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! Further!analysis!of!the!data!based!on!involvement!in!additional!training!and!programs!reveals!that! households!whose!sport!participants!engage!in!these!activities!spend!higher!amounts!on!sport,!on! average,!than!those!that!do!not!(Table!6.4).!This!finding!might!be!expected!as!these!sport!participants! are!likely!to!be!involved!in!more!activities!of!which!there!would!be!fees!attached.!However,!the!average! amounts!spent!on!sport!are!much!greater,!actually!more!than!double,!for!those!involved!in!additional! training!and!programs.!In!addition,!considering!the!average!expenditure!reported!earlier!among!Calgary! households!as!a!whole,!it!is!expected!that!these!households!are!spending!a!considerable!amount!of!their! recreation!budgets!on!sport!participation.!Earlier,!it!was!suggested!that!some!households!with!sport! participants!may!take!involvement!in!sport!more!seriously!than!other!households!and!invest!in!their! sport!involvement!to!enhance!their!skills!or!improve!capabilities.!If!amounts!spent!on!participation!are! any!indication,!some!households!are!investing!considerable!amounts!in!sport!participation!compared!to! others!to!compete!at!the!highest!level!of!competition!they!can!achieve!even!though!these!participants! may!never!compete!at!high!performance!levels,!such!as!national!or!international!events!or!in! professional!sport.!! ! Table 6.4: Household Expenditures on Sport by Involvement in Additional Training and Programs! (General!Public!Survey*)! Average!Expenditures! Involved!in!Additional!Training!and! Not!Involved!in!Additional!Training!and! Programs! Programs! (n=193)! (n=307)! Expense!Item! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Registration!fees! !$!2,247!! !$!1,500! !$!1,109!! !$!!600!! Equipment! 975! 500! 498! 200! Other!expenses! !!!2,169!! 1,000! !!!516!! 0! Total! !$!5,391!! $!3,000!! !$!2,123!! !$!850!! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! Following!up!on!the!analysis!presented!earlier!in!this!report!about!sport!participation!among!quadrants! in!Calgary!(Table!4.5),!data!were!compared!for!household!expenditures!on!sport.!Table!6.5!reveals!that! household!expenditures!on!sport!are!lower!on!average!in!northeast!Calgary!compared!to!other!Calgary! quadrants.!

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! Table 6.5: Household Expenditures on Sport by Quadrant of Residence! (General!Public!Survey)! Expenditures*! Northeast!(n=66)! Northwest!(n=140)! Southeast!(n=126)! Southwest!(n=143)! Costs! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Registration!and! $!1,068! $!600! $!1,614! $!900! $!1,787! $!1,000! $!1,521! $!1,000! membership!fees! Equipment! 482! 200! 816! 400! 681! 400! 649! 300! Other!costs! 459! 50! 1,526! 300! 1,201! 250! 1,108! 200! Total! $!2,009! $!850! $3,956! $!1,600! $!3,669! $!1,650! $!3,278! $!1,500! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! 6.3 Sport Organizations’ Revenues and Expenses

Sport!organization!representatives!provided!financial!information!for!revenues!and!expenses!from! operations.!Table!6.6!presents!averages!for!total!revenues,!revenues!obtained!from!participant! registrations,!total!expenses!and!costs!for!facility!rentals.!When!comparing!averages!for!total!revenues! and!expenses,!it!appears!that!sport!organizations!typically!operate!on!a!break!even!basis!(93%!of!total! revenues!are!expended!for!operations,!mean;!88%!median).! ! Table 6.6: Financial Information from Last Fiscal Year of Operation! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! $!Dollar!Amounts! Range!of!Responses! Financial!Aspect! n=! Mean! Median! Low! High! Total!revenues!from!operations! 75! $!322,272! $!107,000! $2,000! $4,000,000! Revenues!from!participant!registrations! 87! 311,672! 65,000! 1,500! 3,000,000! Total!expenses!from!operations! 84! 298,354! 94,362! 500! 4,000,000! Costs!to!use!facilities!(e.g.!facility!rentals)! 89! 118,187! 30,000! 500! 2,000,000! ! The!data!also!reveal!that!revenues!obtained!for!operations!are!primarily!derived!from!registration!fees! (97%!mean!and!61%!median)!charged!to!participants.!When!considering!the!averages!(mean)!presented! in!Table!6.7,!almost!all!revenues!used!for!operations!come!from!participant!registration!fees.!As!well,!a! considerable!proportion!of!revenues!are!spent!on!costs!to!use!facilities.!Indeed,!approximately!a!third!of! revenues!are!spent!to!use!facilities!(37%!mean!or!28%!median).! ! !

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! Table 6.7: Analysis of Revenues, Registration Fees and Facility Expenses! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %! Issue! Mean! Median! %!of!Registration!Fees!representing!Overall!Revenue! 97! 61! (Registration!Fees!÷!Overall!Revenues)! %!of!Facility!Expenses!representing!Overall!Revenue! 37! 28! (Facility!Expenses!÷!Overall!Revenues)! %!of!Facility!Expenses!representing!Registration!Fees! 38! 46! (Facility!Expenses!÷!Registration!Fees)! ! Data!presented!in!Table!6.8!suggest!that!facility!costs!as!representative!of!overall!revenues!can!vary! considerably!based!on!facility!categories.!These!data!reveal!facility!costs!to!range!from!14%!to!65%,! which!is!wide!ranging,!possibly!meaning!that!the!effects!of!facility!costs!might!be!dependent!on!the! types!of!activities!that!sport!organizations!program.!! ! Table 6.8: Analysis of Revenues, Registration Fees and Facility Expenses ! by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!(percentage)! Reg.!Fees!representing! Fac.!Exp.!representing! Fac.!Fees!representing! Overall!Revenues! Overall!Revenues! Reg.!Fees! ! n=! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Mean! Median! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! 14! 94! 86! 65! 56! 69! 65! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Arena:!Drypad! 5! 90! 80! 37! 26! 41! 33! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 12! 58! 33! 28! 28! 48! 85! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 18! 77! 61! 31! 29! 40! 47! Field:!Diamond! 11! 48! 40! 24! 17! 51! 43! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 10! 97! 82! 42! 40! 44! 49! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 2! 66! 66! 36! 36! 55! 55! Gymnasia:!Studio! 5! 44! 55! 29! 27! 65! 50! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 34! 34! 14! 14! 41! 41! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 12! 51! 34! 8! 11! 15! 34! Total! 75! 97! 61! 37! 28! 38! 46! ! 6.4 Facility Revenues from Sport Organizations

Facilities!that!serve!sport!organizations!generate!revenues!from!various!sources!including!rentals!to! sport!organizations!for!programming.!Other!revenues!for!these!facilities!might!be!derived!from! programming!(both!sport!and!other!types!of!programming),!admission!or!drop!in!fees,!memberships,! sponsorships!and!advertising,!etc.! !

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Some!facilities!derive!all!revenue!from!sport!organizations;!however,!on!the!whole,!the!average! proportion!of!revenues!generated!from!rentals!to!sport!organizations!represents!approximate!a!third!of! all!revenues!(34%!mean,!15%!median,!Table!6.9).!As!such,!rentals!to!sport!organizations!represent!an! important!revenue!source!for!many!facilities!that!participated!in!the!Facility!Operator!Survey,!but!some! facilities!may!consider!sport!organizations!to!be!less!important!than!other!revenue!opportunities.!This! may!be!an!important!distinction!to!consider!in!understanding!supply!and!demand!for!sport!facilities.! Although!facilities!might!have!amenities!that!support!sport!activities,!these!amenities!may!not!always!be! used!for!the!purposes!of!providing!sport!activities!to!Calgarians.!For!example,!a!swimming!pool!might!be! used!for!various!activities!such!as!public!swimming,!swimming!lessons,!etc.,!which!do!not!necessarily! represent!use!of!the!facility!for!sport!purposes.! ! Table 6.9: Proportion of Total Revenue Received from Rentals to Sport Organizations! (Facility!Operator!Survey,!n=75)! Revenue!Aspect! Statistic!(%)! Mean! 34! Median! 15! Range! Low! 0! High! 100! ! Through!review!of!data!provided!in!the!Facility!Operator!Survey,!it!appears!that!some!facilities!are!more! likely!to!be!used!by!sport!organizations!than!others.!The!following!summaries!highlight!facilities!that! demonstrate!lower!and!higher!levels!of!revenues!being!derived!from!rentals!to!sport!organizations.!! ! ! Proportions!of!revenues!derived!from!sport!organizations:! ! Typical!Examples!of!less!than!50%:! Typical!Examples!of!more!than!50%:! • Recreation!centres!(facilities!that!have!high! • Community!centres!(arenas)! volumes!of!memberships)! • Arenas! • Golf!courses! • Curling!clubs! • Martial!arts!studios! • Diamond!facilities! • Climbing!clubs! ! • Gymnastic!clubs! • Community!centres!(gymnasiums)! • Specialty!facilities!(boating!clubs,!tennis!clubs,! equestrian!facilities,!shooting!clubs,!bowling! alleys,!volleyball!centres,!etc.)! • Schools!(e.g.!private!or!charter!schools)! ! Access!by!sport!organizations!can!be!affected!by!the!need!for!revenue!generation!by!facilities.!In!some! cases,!sport!organizations!might!lose!access!due!to!decisions!by!facility!operators!that!are!influenced! primarily!by!revenue!generation.!During!the!study,!comments!provided!by!sport!organizations!that!use! Arena:!Drypad!facilities!suggested!that!Arena:!IceBBoarded!facility!operators!were!extending!the!time! that!ice!remained!on!drypads!and,!in!some!cases,!keeping!ice!in!the!facilities!all!year.!In!discussions!with! Arena:!IceBBoarded!facility!operators,!it!became!apparent!that!this!practice!was!becoming!more!

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common.!One!operator!stated!that!the!reason!for!keeping!ice!in!the!Arena:!IceBBoarded!facilities!was! that!rates!charged!for!ice!are!much!higher!than!for!drypads!(Table!6.10)!and,!as!such,!from!a!revenue! perspective!it!made!sense!to!keep!the!ice!in!the!facility!as!long!as!there!was!demand.!With!the!growth!of! demand!for!programs!offered!by!technical!services!organizations!in!ice!hockey,!much!of!which!occurs! during!March!through!to!August,!and!ice!hockey!sport!organizations!developing!spring!programs,20! Arena:!IceBBoarded!operators!are!responding!by!keeping!ice!in!the!facilities.!However,!as!a!result,!sport! organizations!that!have!typically!used!Arena:!Drypad!facilities!during!April!to!August!have!had!to!find! alternative!facilities!to!deliver!programs.!! ! Table 6.10: Rates to Book City of Calgary Arenas between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014! 1!Hour!Booking21! Rates!of!Ice!Time! Booking!Type! Prime!Time! NonBPrime!Time! Rates!for!NonBIce!Time! Minors! $171.25! $61.25! $36.15! Adults! $229.90! $105.55! $72.75!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20 Note: Both of these situations were observed in data provided by these organizations about types of and months when programs offered in the Sport Organization Survey. 21 Source: http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Recreation/Pages/Rentals-and-bookings/Arena-rental-rates.aspx

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7.0 Sport Facilities

Facilities!that!serve!sport!organizations!also!provide!Calgarians!with!other!opportunities!as!well.!Based! on!the!findings!of!the!previous!section,!sport!rentals!represent!only!a!portion!of!the!revenues!that!are! generated!by!many!facilities.!Even!so,!Calgarians!and!sport!organizations!perceive!that!these!facilities! are!addressing!the!needs!of!sport!in!terms!of!being!safe,!clean,!and!suitable!for!the!programming!needs! of!sport!and!many!other!aspects!associated!with!providing!amenities.!As!well,!within!this!section!of!the! report,!it!will!be!revealed!that!facilities!located!in!Calgary!provide!the!vast!majority!of!time!that!is! booked!at!facilities!by!sport!organizations.!! ! 7.1 Perceptions of Facilities

In!the!General!Public!Survey,!respondents!were!asked!about!proximity!of!facilities!to!residences!and! safety!of!facilities!used!for!sport.!Figure!7.1!shows!that!most!respondents!perceived!that!facilities!are! close!to!their!homes!and!almost!all!believe!facilities!used!for!sport!activities!are!safe.!More!revealing,! however,!are!differences!observed!among!households!with!sport!participants!for!perceptions!between! the!2008!and!2013!studies.!When!considering!the!overall!agreement!(both!strongly!and!somewhat)!with! these!aspects!of!facilities,!the!levels!between!2008!and!2013!are!similar.!But,!when!observing!the! proportion!of!respondents!who!strongly!agreed,!the!2013!results!are!significantly!higher!than!2008.! ! Figure 7.1: Calgarians’ Perceptions of Facilities (General!Public!Survey)! 100%

24% 80% 38% 36% 39% Strongly agree 54% 60% 60% Somewhat agree 48% 33% Somewhat 37% 40% disagree 58% Strongly disagree 43% 20% 17% 36% 16% 17%

11% 14% 9% 2% 4% 0% 0%3% 1% 1% Facilities used Facilities used 2008 (n=665) 2013 (n=487) 2008 (n=665) 2013 (n=491) for sport for sport activities are activities are close to your safe (n=909) home (n=968)

Facilities used for sport Facilities used for sport activities are close to your activities are safe home 2013! Households!with!Sport!Parqcipants! ! !

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Differences!exist!in!respondents’!perceptions!when!considering!various!facility!categories,!particularly! for!facilities!being!close!to!home.!For!instance,!Table!7.1!shows!lower!levels!of!agreement!among! respondents!whose!sport!participants!engage!in!activities!that!use!Arena:!Drypad,!Field:!Rectangular,! Field:!Diamond,!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court,!and!Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym.!In!terms!of! facilities!being!safe,!respondents!were!less!likely!to!agree!with!Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym.!Caution! should!be!observed!with!these!data!due!to!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table 7.1: Calgarians’ Perceptions of Facilities by Facility Categories! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses!Combining!‘Strongly!agree’!and!‘Somewhat!agree’*! Facilities!are!close!! Facilities!are!safe! Facility!Categories! (n=)! to!your!home! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 172! 72! 97! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 20! 80! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 33! 58! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 46! 72! 98! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 10! 90! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! 30! 77! 100! Field:!Rectangular! 220! 63! 95! Field:!Diamond! 69! 64! 97! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 4! 75! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 122! 63! 96! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 27! 59! 89! Gymnasia:!Studio! 26! 77! 92! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 17! 82! 94! Target:!Laned! 9! 100! 100! Other! 37! 73! 100! Total! 968! 75! 97! *Households!with!sport!participants.! ! Interestingly,!analysis!involving!quadrant!of!residence!reveals!that!respondents!living!in!northeast! Calgary!were!more!likely!to!agree!that!facilities!were!close!to!home!compared!to!respondents!in!other! quadrants!(Figure!7.2).! ! Figure 7.2: Perceptions about Proximity to Residences by Quadrant of Residence (General!Public!Survey)! 100%! 80%! 44%! 36%! 37%! 37%! 60%! 33%! 31%! Strongly!agree! 40%! 39%! 42%! 20%! 17%! 20%! 14%! Somewhat!agree! 13%! 15%! 0%! 5%! 11%! 8%!

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Sport!organization!representatives!and!facilities!operators!were!asked!about!a!variety!of!aspects!of! facilities.!Figure!7.3!reveals!perceptions!among!representatives!and!operators!about!these!aspects.!On! the!surface,!it!would!appear!that!facility!operators!were!more!likely!to!commend!their!facilities! compared!to!sport!organization!representatives.!However,!for!all!of!the!aspects!that!were!examined!in! the!surveys,!the!majority!of!sport!organizations!provided!ratings!of!very!good!and!good.!Highest!among! the!performance!ratings!among!sport!organization!representatives!were!customer!service!provided!by! staff,!safety!of!facilities!for!participants,!cleanliness!of!facilities,!location!of!facilities,!physical!condition! of!facilities,!and!amenities!in!the!facilities!being!suitable!for!programming!needs.!Indeed,!for!all!of!these! aspects,!at!least!seven!in!ten!representatives!provided!very!good!or!good!ratings.!Aspects!that!received! lower!ratings,!although!still!the!majority!provided!very!good!or!good!ratings,!included!cost!to!use! facilities,!appropriate!times!suitable!for!age!groups,!and!being!able!to!accommodate!tournaments.! ! Comparisons!of!perceptions!among!sport!organizations!that!use!various!facility!categories!are!presented! in!Appendix!G.!The!following!summaries!present!facility!categories!that!result!in!lower!performance! ratings.!While!caution!should!be!used!in!observing!this!analysis!due!to!small!sample!sizes,!several! patterns!become!apparent.!In!particular,!sport!organizations!that!use!Field:!Rectangular,!Course/Track:! Oval!–!Flat/Infield,!Gymnasia:!Gym,!Arena:!Drypad,!Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Board/Tank,!and!Other!facilities! were!more!likely!to!give!lower!ratings!for!the!various!aspects.! ! Lower!performance!ratings!for!facility!aspects:! ! Customer!service!provided!by!staff!at!facilities! • Course/Track:!OvalBFlat/Infield! • Field:!Rectangular! • Field:!Rectangular! ! • Other! Safety!of!facilities!for!participants! The!costs!to!use!the!facilities!for! • Field:!Diamond! programming! • Other! • Arena:!Drypad! ! • Course/Track:!OvalBFlat/Infield! Cleanliness!of!the!facilities! • Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted! • Field:!Rectangular! Court! • Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! • Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! ! ! Location!of!the!facilities! Appropriateness!of!times!that!are!available! • Arena:!Drypad! at!facilities!for!the!age!groups!that!your! • Course/Track:!OvalBFlat/Infield! sport!organization!serves! • Field:!Rectangular! • Arena:!IceBBoarded! ! • Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tanks! Physical!condition!of!the!facilities! • Course/Track:!OvalBFlat/Infield! • Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! • Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! • Field:!Rectangular! ! • Field:!Diamond! Facilities!being!able!to!accommodate! • Other! tournaments!that!are!not!typically!part!of! ! your!regular!scheduled!programming! Amenities!in!the!facilities!being!suitable!for! • Arena:!Drypad! programming!needs!of!your!sport!organization! • Course/Track:!OvalBFlat/Infield! • Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! • Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym!

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! Figure 7.3: Perceptions of Sport Facilities in Calgary – Sport Organizations (SO) and Facilities (F) (Sport!Organization!and!Facility!Operator!Survey)

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The!faciliqes! The! The!costs!to!use! The!ameniqes!in! The!physical! The!locaqon!of! The!cleanliness!of! The!safety!of!the! Customer!service! being!able!to! appropriateness! the!faciliqes!for! the!faciliqes!being! condiqon!of!the! the!faciliqes! the!faciliqes! faciliqes!for! provided!by!staff! accommodate! of!qmes!that!are! your! suitable!for!the! faciliqes! parqcipants! at!faciliqes! tournaments!that! available!at! programming! programming! are!not!typically! faciliqes!for!the! needs!of!your! part!of!your! age!groups!that! sport! regular!scheduled! your!sport! organizaqon! programming! organizaqon! serves!

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7.2 Booking Facilities

Figure!7.4!reveals!that!about!threeBquarters!of!sport!organization!representatives!reported!that!facilities! being!used!could!be!booked!on!historical!use!and!about!twoBthirds!of!facility!operators!indicated!their! facilities!offered!historical!bookings.! ! Figure 7.4: Booking Facilities based on Historical Use (Sport!Organization!and!Facility!Operator!Survey)! 100%!

80%! Yes!(Can/provide! 68%! 60%! 74%! historical!booking)! No!(Do!not/provide! 40%! historical!booking)! 19%! 20%! 17%! Don't!know! 13%! 0%! 9%! Sport!Organizaqons! Faciliqes!(n=90)! (n=152)! !

Table!7.2!shows!access!to!historical!bookings!based!on!facility!categories!for!sport!organizations.!It! appears!that!organizations!using!Arena:!Drypad,!Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other,!Gymnasia:!Four!Wall,!and! Other!facility!categories!are!less!likely!to!have!access!to!these!booking!processes.!However,!caution! should!be!observed!with!these!data!dues!to!small!sample!sizes.!! ! Table 7.2: Sport Organizations Access to Historical Booking by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Don’t! Facility!Categories! (n=)! Yes! No! know! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 24! 71! 17! 12! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 100! 0! 0! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 7! 57! 43! 0! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 17! 71! 23! 6! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 100! 0! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 33! 85! 6! 9! 100! Field:!Diamond! 20! 85! 5! 10! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 0! 100! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 14! 71! 29! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 4! 100! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 8! 75! 13! 12! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 50! 50! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 18! 56! 28! 17! 100! Total! 152! 74! 17! 9! 100!

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! About!threeBquarters!of!sport!organization!representatives!indicated!that!the!process!involved!to!book! facilities!among!sport!organizations!is!very!good!or!good!(Figure!7.5).!Interestingly,!ratings!between! those!organizations!that!have!access!to!historical!bookings!are!not!significantly!higher!than!those!that! do!not.! ! Figure 7.5: Process Involved to Book Facilities among Sport Organizations (Sport!Organization!Survey)! 100%! 21%! 21%! 21%! 80%! Very!good!

60%! Good! 61%! 56%! 55%! Poor! 40%! Very!Poor!

20%! 14%! 18%! 20%! 0%! 4%! 5%! 4%! Able!to!Book!on! Not!Able!to!Book! Total!(n=131)! Historical!Use! on!Historical!Use! (n=106)! (n=25)! !

Sport!organizations!that!use!various!facility!categories!rated!the!booking!processes!lower!than!others! (Table!7.3);!in!particular!Arena:!IceBBoarded,!Gymnasia:!Four!Wall,!and!Other,!although!caution!should! be!observed!with!this!analysis!due!to!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table 7.3: Sport Organizations’ Ratings of Booking Processes by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Facility!Categories! (n=)! Very!good! Good! Poor! Very!poor! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 21! 19! 43! 33! 5! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 7! 0! 71! 29! 0! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 17! 6! 71! 18! 6! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 29! 24! 52! 14! 10! 100! Field:!Diamond! 18! 11! 72! 17! 0! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 100! 0! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 14! 29! 57! 14! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 2! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 9! 67! 22! 11! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 16! 25! 38! 31! 6! 100! Total! 131! 21! 55! 20! 4! 100! !

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! 7.3 Facility Use

On!average,!sport!organization!representatives!reported!that!approximately!2,104!hours!were!booked! (in!the!year!preceding!the!survey)!in!and!outside!of!Calgary!at!facilities!to!deliver!main!programs!to! Calgarians!(Table!7.4).!Most!of!these!hours!are!booked!for!practices/training,!followed!by! games/competitions!and!tournaments.!As!well,!the!vast!majority!of!hours!are!booked!at!facilities!that! are!located!in!Calgary.!! ! Table 7.4: Hours Booked for Main Programs at Sport Facilities in Year Preceding Survey! (Sport!Organization!Survey,!n=136)! Hours!Booked! In!Calgary! Outside!Calgary! Range! Range! Type!of!Activity! Mean! Median! Minimum! Maximum! Mean! Median! Minimum! Maximum! Games/Competitions! 848! 100! 0! 40,000! 56! 0! 0! 2,000! Practices/Training! 1,028! 200! 0! 50,000! 91! 0! 0! 5,000! Tournaments! 62! 0! 0! 3,000! 16! 0! 0! 1,500! Other! 3! 0! 0! 200! 0! 0! 0! 10! Total! 1,941! 300! n/a! n/a! 163! 0! n/a! n/a! ! ! Table!7.5!presents!detailed!analysis!of!hours!booked!for!main!programs!by!sport!organizations!at! facilities!based!on!facility!categories.!While!caution!should!be!observed!with!this!analysis!due!to!small! sample!sizes,!there!are!issues!that!surface!that!are!worth!noting.!For!example,!some!sport!organization! representatives!reported!higher!than!average!hours!booked!such!as!Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded.!As!well,!some! facility!categories!are!much!more!likely!to!be!used!for!practices/training!as!compared!to! competitions/games!such!as!Arena:!IceBBoarded,!Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Board/Tank,!Gymnasia:! Gymnastics!Gym,!and!Gymnasia:!Studio.!In!contrast,!other!facility!categories!are!used!more!for! competitions/games!such!as!Arena:!Drypad,!Field:!Rectangular,!Field!Diamond,!Gymnasia:!Four!Wall!and! Other.!Further,!some!facility!categories!are!more!likely!to!be!used!outside!Calgary!compared!to!others! such!as!Arena:!Drypad!(15%),!Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym!(16%),!and!Other!(44%).22! ! Table 7.5: Hours Booked at Sport Facilities for Main Programs by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Hours!Booked! Comp/! Comp/! Prac/! Prac/! Games! Games! Train! Train! Tourn! Tourn! Other! Other! Facility!Categories! n=! Statistic! in! out! in! out! in! out! in! out! Total! Mean! 2,512! 71! 3,356! 159! 77! 76! 2! 1! 6,254! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 20! Median! 590! 0! 526! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 1,116! Mean! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! n/a! Median! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 22 Average for all facility categories is 8%.

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(cont.)$ Table 7.5: Hours Booked at Sport Facilities for Main Programs by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Hours!Booked! Comp/! Comp/! Prac/! Prac/! Games! Games! Train! Train! Tourn! Tourn! Other! Other! Facility!Categories! n=! Statistic! in! out! in! out! in! out! in! out! Total! Mean! 601! 82! 293! 75! 100! 17! 0! 0! 1,168! Arena:!Drypad! 6! Median! 468! 12! 29! 0! 50! 0! 0! 0! 559! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! Mean! 47! 71! 1,071! 38! 4! 0! 0! 0! 1,231! 15! Boards/Tank! Median! 15! 0! 200! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 215! Course/Track:!Oval!B! Mean! 600! 0! 660! 15! 0! 0! 0! 0! 1,275! 2! Flat/Infield! Median! 600! 0! 660! 15! 0! 0! 0! 0! 1,275! Course/Track:!Golf! Mean! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Course! Median! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Mean! 1,292! 95! 751! 53! 160! 2! 0! 0! 2,353! Field:!Rectangular! 29! Median! 160! 0! 120! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 280! Mean! 641! 31! 466! 0! 49! 21! 0! 0! 1,208! Field:!Diamond! 16! Median! 550! 0! 275! 0! 17! 0! 0! 0! 842! Field:! Mean! 48! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 48! 1! Oval/Pitch/Other! Median! 48! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 48! Gymnasia:!Rectangular! Mean! 539! 1! 586! 2! 33! 3! 15! 0! 1,179! 14! Netted!Court! Median! 102! 0! 233! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 335! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics! Mean! 8! 75! 430! 9! 9! 0! 0! 0! 531! 4! Gym! Median! 0! 0! 360! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 360! Mean! 19! 2! 675! 3! 0! 1! 17! 0! 717! Gymnasia:!Studio! 9! Median! 24! 0! 300! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 324! Mean! 1,440! 0! 54! 0! 26! 18! 0! 0! 1,538! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! Median! 1,440! 0! 54! 0! 26! 18! 0! 0! 1,538! Mean! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Target:!Laned! n/a! Median! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Mean! 74! 57! 454! 364! 13! 3! 0! 0! 965! Other! 18! Median! 15! 0! 150! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 165! Mean! 848! 56! 1,028! 91! 62! 16! 3! 0! 2,104! Total! 136! Median! 100! 0! 200! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 300! ! In!discussions!with!a!few!sport!facility!operators,!it!was!suggested!that!indoor!facilities!such!as!Arena:! IceBboarded!and!Arena:!Drypad!may!have!the!capacity!to!provide!playing!surfaces!for!400!to!500!hours! per!month.!This!level!of!operation!would!require!all!prime!time!and!much!of!nonBprime!time!to!be! available!for!use!(including!early!morning!beginning!at!6:00!AM!to!7:00!AM!and!ending!in!the!late! evening!around!12:00!AM!to!1:00!AM)!at!a!facility.!As!well,!in!the!survey!conducted!with!facility! operators,!several!facilities!reported!rentals!to!sport!organizations!involving!425!to!475!hours!per!month! on!average.!Using!this!as!a!base,!it!would!appear!that!each!sport!organization!uses!about!four!and!a!half! to!five!months!of!time!available!at!facilities!(e.g.!2104!÷!425!to!475).!Some!sport!organizations!are!more! likely!to!use!more!than!the!average!number!of!months!(e.g.!for!Arena:!IceBBoarded!and!Field:! Rectangular),!while!others!use!less!(e.g.!Arena:!Drypad,!Field:!Diamond,!and!Gymnasia:!Rectangular! Netted!Court).!However,!on!the!whole,!the!data!presented!in!Table!7.5!suggest!that!facilities!need!to! source!various!sport!organizations!and,!possibly,!other!users!to!achieve!the!capacity!of!hours!that!could! be!available!for!use!in!any!given!year.!Even!when!considering!that!sport!organizations!provide!programs! other!than!their!main!programs,!facilities!would!need!to!serve!numerous!organizations!(or!deliver!their! own!programming,!etc.)!to!ensure!that!available!time!is!used!to!capacity.!!

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! Earlier,!technical!training!services!organizations!were!examined!in!terms!of!participation!among! Calgarians.!These!groups!also!use!facilities!inside!and!outside!Calgary!to!provide!their!programs.!Some!of! these!technical!training!services!organizations!operate!all!year,!while!others!concentrate!most!of!their! activities!in!a!short!period!of!time!(e.g.!weekend!clinics!or!week!long!summer!camps).!Hours!booked!on! an!annual!basis!in!Calgary!by!these!organizations!range!from!75!to!2,400!with!an!average!of!781!(mean,! 450!median)!based!on!the!interviews!conducted!for!this!study!with!the!21!organizations.!Hours!booked! on!an!annual!basis!at!facilities!outside!of!Calgary!range!from!15!to!800!with!an!average!of!163!(mean,! 100!median).!Interestingly,!as!a!proportion!of!all!hours!booked,!these!organizations!have!a!greater! tendency!to!use!facilities!outside!of!Calgary!than!the!data!suggests!for!sport!organizations!that! participated!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey!(Table!6.4).!Even!so,!considering!the!average!number!of! hours!booked!at!facilities,!each!technical!training!services!organization!uses!Calgary!facilities!for!at!least! one!month,!possibly!more!(781!hours!÷!425!to!475!or!mean,!450!hours!÷!425!to!475!for!median).! Anecdotally,!times!booked!by!technical!training!services!organizations!are!typically!nonBprime!(e.g.!early! in!the!morning!or!early!afternoon)!or!offBseason!(e.g.!camps!delivered!during!typical!‘offBseason’! periods).!! ! Data!provided!by!facility!operators,!as!well!as!The!City!of!Calgary,!were!examined!to!consider!use!of! facilities!for!sport!activities.!Table!7.6!shows!that!average!hours!of!use!for!sport!activities!ranges!greatly! depending!on!the!facility!categories!being!considered.!For!instance,!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! are!used,!on!average,!9!hours!per!month,!while!Arena:!IceBBoarded!are!used!257!hours.!However,!there! are!many!different!issues!that!need!to!be!considered!when!observing!these!data.!Playing!surfaces!are! not!always!available!for!sport!activities.!Facility!operators!may!use!the!playing!surfaces!for!their!own! purposes!(e.g.!schools!using!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Courts),!provide!nonBsport!programming!on! the!surfaces,!or!rent!the!amenities!to!nonBsport!organizations.!As!well,!outdoor!facilities!may!be! affected!by!weather,!recovery!times,!or!other!factors!that!do!not!allow!for!sport!use.!Nonetheless,!the! data!from!the!analysis!suggests!that!facility!operators!of!Arena:!IceBBoarded!and!Gymnasia:!Rectangular! Netted!Courts!estimate!that!the!amenities!are!almost!entirely!in!use!during!prime!time!periods.!During! nonBprime!time!periods,!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Courts!are!also!used!almost!entirely,!while! Arena:!IceBBoarded!are!not.!! ! When!it!comes!to!prime!time!periods,!Arena:!IceBBoarded,!Field:!Diamond,!and!Field:!Rectangular! amenities!are!principally!booked!by!sport!organizations.!In!terms!of!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted! Courts,!sport!organizations!are!able!to!book!a!fraction!of!the!time!that!could!be!available!during!prime! time!periods.!! ! !

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Table 7.6: Use of Facility Categories! Facility!Categories! Gymnasia:!! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! Aquatic:!Flatwater! Field:!Diamond! Field:!Rectangular! Rectangular!Netted! Measures! Courts! Average!hours!per!month! 257!! 45! 103!! 108! 9!! (Range!of!hours)! (165B475)! (30B113)! (103B217)! (54B195)! (8B217)!! !per!sheet! per!facility! per!field! per!field! per!playing!surface! Top!End!Availability!Per! 400!to!500! NA! NA! NA! 400!to!500! Month! %!of!Facilities!that!Program! 55! 75! 50! 33! 83! %!of!Prime!Time!Used! 95! ! ! ! 93! %!of!NonBPrime!Time!Used! 56! ! ! ! 98! Average!hours!not!booked! 108!! ! ! ! 5!! per!month! per!sheet! per!playing!surface! Prime!time!hours!not! 13! ! ! ! 5!! booked!per!month! per!sheet! per!playing!surface! %!Prime!time!booked!to! 99! 95! 100! 80! 24! Sport!Organizations! %!NonBPrime!Time!booked! 72! 95! 100! 92! 10! by!Sport!Organizations! • 12!Months! • 12!months! • Averaged!for!5!months! • Averaged!for!5!months! • 12!Months! • 63%!suggest!increase!over!• All!suggest!increase!over!past! • 50%!suggest!increase!over! • 33%!suggest!increase! • All!suggest!increase!over!past!3! past!3!years!! 3!years!(does!not!include! past!3!years!! over!past!3!years!! years!! • 38%!suggest!remains!the! Talisman!Centre)! • 50%!suggest!remains!the! • 33%!suggest!remains! • Does!not!include!schools!! same!over!past!3!years!! • Pressure!to!be!available!for! same!over!past!3!years!! the!same!over!past!3! • Vast!majority!is!programmed!or! • Involves!(n=20)! sport!while!fulfilling!a!life!skill! • Available!time!is!affected! years!! used!by!the!facilities!themselves! respondents!from!Facilities! (sport!vs.!lessons)! by! • 33%!suggest!decrease! • Involves!(n=6)!respondents! Survey!and!data!from!City! • Difficult!to!assess!space! o Lighting/Daylight! over!past!3!years!! from!Facilities!Survey!and!data! of!Calgary! accessed!by!sport! changes! • Available!time!is! from!City!of!Calgary! organizations!due!to!rentals! o Climate/Weather! affected!by! ! by!lane(s)/pool.! o Recovery!of!playing! o Lighting/Daylight! • Available!time!is!often! surface!(due!to! changes! use/weather)! Comments repurposed!as!open/public! o Climate/Weather! ! swim! • 8!hrs!a!month,!inclement! o Recovery!of!playing! • Involves!(n=4)!respondents! weather! surface!(due!to! from!Facilities!Survey!and! • 0.4!hrs!a!month!is!no!show! use/weather)! data!from!City!of!Calgary! • Involves!(n=2)!respondents! • 3!hrs!a!month,! from!Facilities!Survey!and! inclement!weather! data!from!City!of!Calgary! • 0.5!hrs!a!month!is!no! show! • Artificial!turf!average!–! 154! • Involves!(n=6)! respondents!from! Facilities!Survey!and! data!from!City!of!Calgary! !!Note:!Data!include!actual!data!and!estimates.!These!data!do!not!include!hours!used!for!nonBsport!related!programs!and!activities.! !

It!is!also!worth!noting!that!some!facility!operators!indicated!that!they!develop!and!deliver!their!own! sport!programs!to!Calgarians.!Actually,!among!the!responses!received!from!facility!operators,!51! provided!information!about!sport!programs!that!are!provided!directly!to!Calgarians.!Some!of!the!facility! categories!that!were!more!likely!to!offer!sport!programs!to!Calgarians!included!Arena:!IceBBoarded,! Arena:!Laned,!Course/Track:!Golf!Course,!Field:!Diamond,!Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Courts,! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym,!Gymnasia:!Four!Walls,!Gymnasia:!Studio,!Target:!Laned,!and!Other.! Participation!among!these!programs!ranged!from!6!to!10,000!with!an!average!of!1,182!participants! (mean,!256!median).!Generally,!these!programs!involve!leagues,!ladders!and!introductory!courses.! !

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When!considering!the!data!presented!in!this!section!of!the!report,!it!becomes!apparent!that!Calgarians! and!sport!organizations!are!able!to!access!facilities!in!Calgary!to!engage!in!and!deliver!sport!activities.! Calgarians!are!able!to!access!sport!activities!from!sport!organizations!or,!in!a!lot!of!cases,!from!programs! and!opportunities!offered!by!facilities.!Sport!organizations!are!important!sources!of!revenues!to! facilities!that!accommodate!sport.!As!noted!in!the!previous!section,!about!a!third!of!revenues!derived!by! facilities!come!from!rentals!to!sport!organizations.!However,!it!seems!evident!that!facilities! accommodate!a!variety!of!needs!in!the!community.!Many!facilities!offer!their!own!sport!programs,!but! they!also!address!needs!of!nonBsport!activities!and!programs.!The!findings!reveal!that!for!some! amenities,!such!as!Gymnasium:!Rectangular!Netted!Courts,!rentals!to!sport!organizations!and!sport! activities!in!general!represent!a!fraction!of!the!time!in!which!these!facilities!are!used.!! ! In!discussions!with!several!facility!operators!during!the!study,!it!became!apparent!that!some!sport! organizations!have!established!relationships!with!facilities.!If!time!becomes!available!because!of! cancelled!bookings!or!some!other!reason,!facility!operators!can!contact!these!sport!organizations!to! ensure!that!time!is!used,!even!when!the!time!is!available!on!short!notice.!This!practice!ensures!that! facilities!are!used!to!their!maximum!occupancy;!however!it!does!not!help!sport!organizations!organize! regular!season!scheduling!based!on!set!parameters!such!as!number!of!registrants!and!desired!or!optimal! competitions/games!and!practices/training!during!a!season.!Some!sport!organizations!that!do!not!have! these!kinds!of!relationships,!or!access!to!historical!bookings,!expressed!frustration!with!the!frequency!of! cancellations,!getting!access!to!facilities!generally!or!simply!being!able!to!effectively!organize!scheduled! seasons!of!regularly!timed!competitions/games!and!practices/training.!As!well,!if!a!sport!organization! experiences!growth!in!participation,!it!can!be!difficult!to!access!additional!time!at!facilities,!even!if!that! organization!has!an!established!relationship!with!facilities!or!books!times!using!historical!booking! processes.!Anecdotally,!organizations!expressing!these!concerns!tended!to!represent!sport!activities! that!have!smaller!levels!of!participation!or!are!emerging!sport!activities!or!organizations.!During!these! discussions,!the!term!‘equitable!access’!to!facilities!often!surfaced.!These!organizations!perceived!that! some!form!of!equitable!access!is!needed!to!ensure!that!all!organizations!within!the!sport!system!have! similar!opportunities!to!use!facilities!and!address!ebbs!and!flows!that!occur!in!levels!of!participation.! None!of!these!organizations!articulated!a!definition!of!equitable!access!or!processes!that!might!be! employed!to!ensure!equitable!access!is!achieved.!! ! However,!equitable!access!goes!much!further!than!simply!designing!systems!and!processes!that!enable! sport!organizations!to!have!access!to!facilities.!Organizations!responsible!for!sport!facilities!are!charged! with!having!to!ensure!that!operations!achieve!financial!selfBsufficiency.!As!such,!it!is!important!that! these!organizations!ensure!that!times!available!at!facilities!are!being!used!and!generating!revenue,! whether!for!sport!or!other!types!of!activities!and!programming.!As!observed!from!the!information! provided!by!facility!operators!for!this!study,!sport!activities!comprise!a!fraction!of!the!overall!revenues! generated!at!these!facilities.!Operators!develop!and!deliver!programs!within!their!facilities!and!space!is! rented!to!organizations!that!are!not!sportBrelated.!These!initiatives!are!undertaken!to!ensure!that! adequate!revenues!are!achieved!to!cover!operating!and!lifecycle!expenses.!As!shown!in!this!study,!some! facility!categories!are!likely!to!offer!more!time!to!sport!activities!and!organizations!than!other!facility! categories.!It!is!also!worth!noting!that!several!facility!operators!interviewed!for!this!study!suggested!that! adaptable!and!flexible!spaces!are!increasingly!becoming!considered!for!new!facilities!or!repurposing!of! existing!amenities!due!to!revenue!potential!from!diverse!interests!and!activities!(e.g.!spaces!used!for! renting!to!sport!organizations,!delivering!programs,!offering!space!to!nonBsport!interests,!etc.).!Being! able!to!effectively!define!equitable!access!will!need!to!consider!these!issues!as!well!as!the!interests!of!

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sport!organizations,!which!includes!being!able!to!use!facilities,!but!also!ensuring!that!needs!of!sport!(e.g.! playing!surface!specifications!and!standards)!are!developed!and!maintained!in!facilities.! ! 7.4 Use of Facilities for Different Purposes

Sport!organizations!were!asked!about!use!of!facilities!for!different!purposes!such!as!times!or!facilities!for! younger!and!older!participants,!facilities!being!used!for!competitions/games!and!practices/training!and! facilities!used!by!more!and!less!skilled!participants.!When!considering!the!results!from!these!queries,! the!context!from!which!respondents!were!providing!their!responses!should!be!considered.!For!example,! some!sport!organizations!may!only!provide!programs!to!adults!and,!thus,!questions!posed!about! younger!participants!may!not!be!as!relevant!as!it!would!be!for!other!organizations.!Further,!some!sport! organizations!may!not!offer!practices/training!to!participants,!especially!those!that!are!providing! programs!geared!to!Competitive!for!Life!stream!of!the!Active!for!Life!stage!participant;!therefore! questions!about!practices!and!training!may!not!necessarily!apply!to!their!circumstances.!Further,!some! sport!organizations!may!have!similar!levels!of!skill!among!all!participants!and,!as!such,!would!not! schedule!participants!of!varying!skill!levels!at!different!facilities.!! ! Figure!7.6!shows!that!most!sport!organization!representatives!indicated!that!sessions!for!younger! participants!are!scheduled!at!earlier!times!than!for!older!participants!and!competitions/games!are! organized!at!certain!facilities!and!practices/training!at!other!facilities.!Fewer!representatives!stated!that! younger!participants!are!scheduled!at!certain!facilities!and!older!participants!at!other!facilities.!About!a! quarter!of!representatives!indicated!that!less!skilled!participants!are!scheduled!at!certain!facilities!and! more!skilled!at!other!facilities.!In!some!respects,!all!of!these!data!reveal!that!sport!organizations!have! choices!available,!or!are!able!to!address!specific!needs,!for!the!types!of!facilities!that!are!used!or!booked! for!programs.!If!choices!were!not!available,!some!of!these!queries!might!not!have!received!the!same! levels!of!agreement!among!sport!organizations.!For!example,!over!half!of!sport!organization! representatives!indicated!that!competitions/games!are!scheduled!at!certain!facilities!and! practices/training!at!other!facilities.!If!there!was!a!large!deficit!of!facilities,!these!choices!may!not!be! available!to!sport!organizations.! ! Figure 7.6: Use of Facility for Different Purposes (Sport!Organization!Survey)!

Sessions!for!younger!parqcipants!at!earlier!qmes! than!older!parqcipants!(n=141)! 61%! 39%!

Compeqqons!(games)!at!certain!faciliqes!and! pracqces!(training)!at!different!faciliqes!(n=145)! 52%! 48%!

Younger!parqcipants!use!certain!faciliqes!and! older!parqcipants!use!other!faciliqes!(n=141)! 40%! 60%!

Less!skilled!parqcipants!at!certain!faciliqes!and! more!skilled!parqcipants!at!other!faciliqes! 26%! 74%! (n=143)!

0%! 20%! 40%! 60%! 80%! 100%!

Yes! No! !

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! Table!7.7!provides!examples!of!reasons!sport!organization!representatives!offered!for!why!they!agreed! with!scheduling!participants!at!different!times!or!facilities.! ! Table 7.7: Examples of Reasons Stated for Scheduling Different Times or Facilities! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Younger!participants!at! Competitions/games!at! Younger!participants! Less!skilled!facilities!at! earlier!times!than!older! certain!facilities! use!certain!facilities! certain!facilities! • Because$younger$kids$or$ • Shouldice$park$is$used$for$ • Because$the$needs$of$younger$ • Beginner$athletes$are$better$ participants$need$to$be$home$ games$and$city$fields$are$ players$are$often$shorter$ suited$to$shallow,$smaller$ at$a$time$that$parents$would$ rented$for$practices! distance! pools! approve$of! • Certain$facilities$don’t$have$ • Some$fields$are$too$small$for$ • Different$divers$have$different$ • Any$later$and$they$can’t$get$ the$capacity$to$run$swim$ older$competition! area$to$train,$some$need$to$ up$the$next$day$for$school! meets! • Older$teams$need$larger$ focus$on$core,$some$need$to$ • Younger$kids$need$to$get$to$ • Larger$ice$surface$and$more$ diamonds! focus$on$advanced$skills! bed$earlier! seating$available! • Older$athletes$are$at$a$higher$ • To$keep$high$performance$at$ • So$that$older$participants$can$ • Quality$of$fields,$some$fields$ $level$and$require$full$ the$higher$performance$ come$early$and$help/mentor$ just$can’t$be$used$for$games! gymnastics$facilities! facility! the$younger$participants$(and$ • Due$to$the$size$of$training$ • Older,$faster$and$stronger$ • Higher$skill$level$means$a$ then$stay$for$their$own$ area$needed$for$larger$ athletes$train$or$play$games$in$ participant$has$trained$for$a$ training$session$after)! numbers$of$attendees! the$larger$gyms,$younger$kids$ longer$period$of$time.$This$ • They$are$usually$off$school$ • PreGseason$practices$are$in$the$ go$to$the$smaller$gyms! means$a$higher$level$of$ earlier$enabling$them$to$make$ gyms$due$to$weather! • The$size$of$dressing$rooms$is$a$ commitment$and$therefore$ a$4:45$ice$slot! • The$higher$quality$facilities$are$ consideration! the$parents$of$these$ • The$kids$typically$are$available$ generally$reserved$for$ • For$safety$reasons,$younger$ participants$will$travel$farther! during$the$day,$while$the$ competition! athletes$may$need$different$ • Less$skilled$would$flip$a$boat$ adults$attend$in$the$afternoon$ • To$reduce$costs$for$athletes! facilities,$smaller$facilities! unless$they$had$facilities$to$ after$work! • Some$fields$are$used$for$ • Younger$age$groups$do$not$ train$and$teach$them! practices$because$they$are$not$ need$deep$water$pools! fenced! ! In!the!next!section!of!this!report,!preferences!for!types!of!facilities!developed!in!Calgary!will!be! examined.!Some!of!the!issues!presented!above!can!be!used!to!help!inform!the!choices!of!sport! organizations!for!future!development!of!facilities.!! ! Table!7.8!shows!differences!in!responses!from!sport!organization!representatives!based!on!facilities! categories!used!for!sport!activities.!Caution!should!be!observed!when!considering!these!data!as!samples! sizes!are!small.! ! Table 7.8: Sport Organizations Access to Historical Booking by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses!Indicating!Yes! Younger!participants! Competitions/gam Younger! Less!skilled! at!earlier!times!than! es!at!certain! participants!use! facilities!at!certain! Facility!Categories! (n=)! older! facilities! certain!facilities! facilities! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 24! 83! 52! 32! 13! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 0! 0! 0! 0! Arena:!Drypad! 7! 86! 0! 57! 14! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! 17! 59! 53! 65! 53! Boards/Tank! Course/Track:!Oval!B! 3! 33! 67! 67! 0! Flat/Infield! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a!

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(cont.)$ Table 7.8: Sport Organizations Access to Historical Booking by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses!Indicating!Yes! Younger!participants! Competitions/gam Younger! Less!skilled! at!earlier!times!than! es!at!certain! participants!use! facilities!at!certain! Facility!Categories! (n=)! older! facilities! certain!facilities! facilities! Field:!Rectangular! 33! 59! 70! 35! 24! Field:!Diamond! 20! 41! 50! 67! 39! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 0! 0! 0! 0! Gymnasia:!Rectangular! 14! 67! 58! 33! 33! Netted!Court! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics! 4! 75! 25! 25! 25! Gym! Gymnasia:!Studio! 8! 83! 67! 17! 17! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 50! 50! 0! 0! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 18! 41! 41! 24! 24! Total! 145! 61! 52! 40! 26! ! 7.5 Facility Life Cycle

Operators!participating!in!the!Facility!Operators!Survey!were!asked!about!the!length!of!existence!and! expected!life!if!their!facilities.!Based!on!responses!provided!in!the!survey,!the!facilities!that!were! reported!on!had!been!in!existence!for!31!years!on!average!(Table!7.9).!In!addition,!respondents! indicated!that!the!facilities!had!30!years!remaining,!on!average,!before!being!no!longer!useful!for!their! original!purpose.!! ! Table 7.9: Life Cycle Aspects of Existing Facilities! (Facility!Operator!Survey,!not!including!City!of!Calgary!operated!facilities)! Years! Range!in!Years! Life!Cycle!Aspect! Mean! Median! Oldest/Shortest! Newest/Longest! Length!in!Existence!(n=86)! 31! 30! 84! 2! Expected!Future!Life!of!Facility!(n=55)! 30! 20! 5! 100! ! When!asked!about!life!cycle!plans,!just!under!half!of!facility!operators!concurred!that!a!documented! plan!had!been!developed!for!their!facilities!(Figure!7.7).! ! !

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Figure 7.7: Organization has Documented Life Cycle Plan for Facility (Facility!Operator!Survey,!n=89)! 60%

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0% Yes No Don't know ! ! ! Of!those!facility!operators!that!indicated!a!life!cycle!plan!was!available,!most!indicated!it!had!been! developed!or!updated!in!the!past!five!years!(Figure!7.8)! ! Figure 7.8: Facility Life Cycle Plans Last Developed or Updated (Facility!Operators!Survey,!n=48)!

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19% 20% 15% 8% 6% 2% 0% In the past 12 More than 12 More than 3 years More than 5 years More than 10 years Don't know months months to 3 years ago to 5 years ago ago to 10 years ago ago ago ! ! In!terms!of!implementation,!Figure!7.9!reveals!that!just!over!half!of!facility!operators!indicated!that!the! life!cycle!plan!had!been!fully!or!mostly!implemented!based!on!specified!schedules.!In!some!respects!it! would!appear!the!many!facility!operators!rely!on!the!condition!of!the!facility!or!equipment!for! upgrading!or!replacing!rather!than!following!specific!schedules!that!are!proposed!within!life!cycle!plans.! ! ! !

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! Figure 7.9: Facility Life Cycle Plan Implementation (Facility!Operators!Survey,!n=48)! 40% 32%

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0% Fully implemented based Mostly implemented Somewhat implemented Not implemented, rather Don't know on schedules presented based on schedules, but based on schedules, but repairs are made when in the plan(s) somewhat depends on mostly depends on facilities/equipment need condition of facilities/ condition of facilities/ them equipment equipment ! ! When!asked!about!amounts!currently!available!in!facility!reserve!funds,!almost!half!of!operators!stated! that!there!wasn’t!a!reserve!fund!or,!if!there!was,!it!was!less!than!$250,001!(Figure!7.10).!It!is!also!worth! noting!that!about!one!in!five!operators!indicated!that!they!did!not!know!if!a!reserve!fund!existed!for!the! facility.! ! Figure 7.10: Amount Currently in Reserve Fund (Facility!Operators!Survey,!n=77)! 40%

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0% Does not have Under $100,001 to $250,001 to $500,001 to $1,000,001 or Don't know a reserve fund $100,001 $250,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 more !

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8.0 Expressions of Sport Facility Needs

Earlier!in!this!report,!analysis!was!presented!that!suggested!most!sport!organizations!would!use! additional!time!slots!for!their!programming!if!available!during!seasons.!However,!further!queries! resulted!in!tempered!opinions!about!whether!or!not!participants!would!want!more!sessions,!events!or! times,!coaches!would!be!available!or!participants!(their!parents)!would!pay!higher!registration!fees.! Indeed,!households!with!sport!participants!estimated!that!the!number!of!sessions,!events!or!times! currently!available!from!programs!offered!by!sport!organizations!were!close!to!being!what!they!felt!was! appropriate.!Still,!many!sport!organizations,!and!Calgarians!as!well,!perceive!a!need!for!additional! facilities!to!be!developed!or!enhanced!in!Calgary.!In!the!research,!respondents!and!study!participants! were!given!opportunities!to!identify!the!types!of!facilities!they!thought!should!be!developed!or! enhanced.!! ! 8.1 General Public Perspectives on Facility Needs

Through!the!General!Public!Survey,!respondents!were!asked!about!the!types!of!sport!facilities!that!they! thought!were!needed!in!Calgary.!Table!8.1!shows!that!respondents!identified!many!different!facilities! were!needed!to!address!the!needs!of!the!Calgary!sport!system.!Nonetheless,!the!most!commonly!cited! facilities!were!ice!rinks/arenas,!multipurpose/recreation!centres!and!indoor!rectangular!fields.! Interestingly,!the!top!three!facilities!identified!by!households!with!sport!participants!were!the!same!as! those!without.!In!other!words,!participation!in!sport!(at!least!one!household!member)!did!not!seem!to! significantly!influence!the!opinions!of!respondents.!As!well,!the!findings!of!2013!were!similar!to!that!of! the!2008!study!results.! ! Table 8.1: General Public Response to Facility Need in Calgary! (General!Public!Survey)! 2013! 2013!All! 2008!All!Respondents! Households! Households! Respondents! Not!Including!Don't! Involved!in! Not!Involved!in! Facility!! (n=1,000)! Know!(n=1,184)! Sport!(n=500)! Sport!(n=500)! Ice!rinks/arenas! 19! 22! 21! 18! Multipurpose/recreation! 15! 27! 18! 14! centre! Indoor!rectangular!fields! 13! 9! 17! 11! Swimming!pools! 6! 8! 4! 7! Outdoor!rectangular!fields! 5! 5! 5! 5! Gymnasiums! 3! 4! 4! 3! Baseball!diamonds! 2! 2! 2! 2! Golf!courses! 1! B! 1! 2! Indoor!tennis!courts! 1! 1! 1! 1! Outdoor!tennis!courts! 1! B! 1! 1! Outdoor!ice!rinks! 1! 1! 1! 1! Indoor!!for! 1! B! 1! 1! professional!sports!

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(cont.)$ Table 8.1: General Public Response to Facility Need in Calgary! (General!Public!Survey)! 2013! 2013!All! 2008!All!Respondents! Households! Households! Respondents! Not!Including!Don't! Involved!in! Not!Involved!in! Facility!! (n=1,000)! Know!(n=1,184)! Sport!(n=500)! Sport!(n=500)! Running!track/track!and! 1! <1! 1! 1! field!facilities! Volleyball!facilities! 1! B! 1! 1! Curling!rinks! 1! <1! 0! 1! Pathways! 1! B! 0! 1! Badminton!facilities! 1! B! 0! 1! Fitness!centres! 1! B! 0! 1! Multiuse!sportsplex! 1! B! 0! 1! Motor!raceway/race! <1! B! 0! 1! facility! Lacrosse!facility/dry!! <1! B! 1! 0! Racquetball!courts! <1! B! 1! 0! Squash!courts! <1! B! 1! 0! Outdoor!pools! <1! 1! <1! <1! Velodrome! <1! B! <1! <1! Cricket!grounds! <1! B! <1! <1! 50!metre!pool! <1! B! <1! <1! Indoor!skateboard!park! <1! B! <1! <1! Shooting!range! <1! B! <1! <1! Field!houses! <1! B! <1! <1! Indoor!archery!range! <1! B! <1! <1! More/better!cross!country! <1! B! <1! <1! ski!trails! Make!existing!facilities! <1! B! <1! 0! accessible! Martial!arts!studios! <1! B! <1! 0! Table!tennis!facilities! <1! B! <1! 0! Outdoor!basketball!court! <1! B! <1! <1! Boxing!gyms! <1! B! <1! <1! Climbing!walls! <1! B! <1! <1! Indoor!pickleball!courts! <1! B! <1! <1! Skiing!facilities! <1! <1! <1! <1! Yachting!facilities! <1! B! <1! <1! Outdoor!skateboard!parks! <1! B! <1! <1! Facilities!for!disabled! <1! <1! <1! 0! people! Maintain!existing!facilities! <1! B! <1! 0!

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(cont.)$ Table 8.1: General Public Response to Facility Need in Calgary! (General!Public!Survey)! 2013! 2013!All! 2008!All!Respondents! Households! Households! Respondents! Not!Including!Don't! Involved!in! Not!Involved!in! Facility!! (n=1,000)! Know!(n=1,184)! Sport!(n=500)! Sport!(n=500)! Small!scale!facilities! <1! B! <1! 0! Snowboarding!facilities! <1! B! <1! 0! Roller!skating!facility! <1! B! <1! 0! Horse!racing!tracks! <1! B! <1! 0! New!arena!for!the!Flames! <1! B! <1! <1! More!artificial!turf!outdoor! <1! B! <1! <1! fields! Better!baseball!fields! <1! B! <1! <1! Better!maintained!outdoor! <1! B! <1! <1! fields! Bowling!alleys! <1! B! <1! <1! Adaptable!fields! <1! B! <1! <1! Softball!diamonds! <1! B! <1! <1! Gymnastics!facilities! <1! <1! <1! <1! Skating!ovals! <1! B! <1! <1! Competitive!dance!studios! <1! B! <1! <1! None! <1! B! <1! <1! Other! B! 20! B! B! Don't!know! 20! B! 14! 24! Total! 100! 100! 100! 100! Multiple!response! 1393! 709! 688! ! ! It!is!worth!noting!that!even!though!respondents!were!asked!to!elaborate!on!what!sport!facilities!might! comprise!a!multipurpose/recreation!centre,!few!could!articulate!specific!amenities.!As!such,!this! particular!type!of!facility!resulted!in!one!of!the!top!three!identified!by!respondents.!! ! The!most!common!response!as!to!why!these!facilities!might!be!needed!was!that!members!of!the! household!could!not!participate!in!sport!activities!due!to!lack!of!facilities!(Table!8.2).!However,!based!on! the!second!most!common!response!offered!by!respondents,!it!appears!that!some!respondents!were! influenced!by!the!opinions!of!other!people,!media,!etc.!rather!than!relying!on!direct!experience!with! using!facilities.!Other!reasons!such!as!increasing!demand!for!sport!and!preferences!to!have!facilities! closer!to!home!were!also!commonly!cited.! ! ! ! !

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Table 8.2: Reasons Why More Facilities Should be Developed! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Household! Household!does!not! Total! participates!in!sport! participate!in!sport! Reasons! (n=741)! (n=407)! (n=334)! Members!of!my!household!cannot!participate! 26! 30! 22! in!sports!due!to!lack!of!facilities! Word!of!mouth/Other!people!have!said!so! 11! 10! 12! High/Increasing!demand!for!the!sport! 9! 9! 9! Would!like!facility!closer!to!where!I!live/!less! 8! 9! 7! travel!time! There!is!not!enough!of!these!facilities/shortage! 7! 6! 7! of!facilities!(not!able!to!specify!why)! To!encourage!participation!in!the!sport! 7! 5! 9! To!provide!more!recreational!opportunities!for! 6! 4! 7! children/youth! To!accommodate!participation!at!more! 5! 6! 4! reasonable!hours;!e.g.!not!too!early/late! To!encourage!healthier!lifestyle/being!active! 5! 3! 6! To!accommodate!more!people!at!once;!current! 3! 4! 3! facility!overcrowded! Population!of!Calgary!is!growing! 3! 3! 3! Existing!facilities!need!to!be!upgraded/!in!poor! 3! 4! 2! condition! More!economical;!lower!costs! 3! 2! 3! Everything!in!one!place;!multiple!activities! 2! 2! 2! It!has!been!in!the!media! 2! 2! 2! Other!facilities!have!closed!down! <1! <1! 0! Don’t!know! 2! 1! 3! Total! 100! 100! 100! Multiple!Responses! 1664! 867! 797! ! Closer!inspection!of!the!data!presented!above!reveals!that!respondents!who!stated!facilities!are!needed! due!to!members!of!the!household!not!being!able!to!participate!in!sport!were!most!likely!to!have! identified!ice!rinks/arenas,!indoor!rectangular!fields!and!multipurpose/recreation!centres!for! development!in!Calgary!(Table!8.3)!! ! Table 8.3: Facilities Needed Due to Members of Household Not Able to Participate in Sport! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Facility! (n=738)! Ice!rinks/arenas! 27! Indoor!rectangular!fields! 18! Multipurpose/recreation!centre! 15! Swimming!pools! 6! Outdoor!rectangular!fields! 5! Baseball!diamonds! 3! Gymnasiums! 3!

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(cont.)$ Table 8.3: Facilities Needed Due to Members of Household Not Able to Participate in Sport! (General!Public!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Facility! (n=738)! Golf!courses! 2! Running!track/track!and!field!facilities! 2! Curling!rinks! 2! Indoor!tennis!courts! 1! Lacrosse!facility/dry!pads! 1! Outdoor!ice!rinks! 1! Indoor!stadium!for!professional!sports! 1! Volleyball!facilities! 1! Badminton!facilities! 1! Outdoor!tennis!courts! 1! Outdoor!pools! 1! Indoor!archery!range! 1! Indoor!skateboard!park! 1! Pathways! 1! Racquetball!courts! 1! 50!metre!pool! 1! Velodrome! 1! Fitness!centres! <1! Martial!arts!studios! <1! Multiuse!sportsplex! <1! Squash!courts! <1! Climbing!walls! <1! Cricket!grounds! <1! Motor!raceway/race!facility! <1! Outdoor!basketball!court! <1! Skiing!facilities! <1! Snowboarding!facilities! <1! Better!baseball!fields! <1! Field!houses! <1! Indoor!pickleball!courts! <1! Maintain!existing!facilities! <1! Make!existing!facilities!accessible! <1! More/better!cross!country!ski!trails! <1! Shooting!range! <1! Skating!ovals! <1! Softball!diamonds! <1! Table!tennis!facilities! <1! Total! 100! !

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! 8.2 Sport Organization Perspectives on Facility Needs

Sport!organization!representatives!were!also!given!opportunities!to!identify!facility!needs!for!their!sport! activities.!Almost!all!representatives!(91%,!n=145)!offered!examples!of!facilities!that!they!perceive!are! needed!for!their!sport!activities.!A!detailed!listing!of!facility!needs!identified!in!the!Sport!Organization! Survey!is!presented!in!Appendix!H.!However,!in!the!study!process,!the!needs!were!organized!and! presented!to!sport!organization!representatives!for!consideration!and!input!in!workshops!and!meetings.! The!following!information!summarizes!the!results!of!discussions!with!sport!organizations!(or!the!needs! identified!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey!for!which!workshops!and!meetings!were!not!held).!! ! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded:! In!the!workshop!discussion,!participants!were!presented!with!suggestions!that!had!been!offered! by!representatives!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey,!which!ranged!from!no!additional!rinks! needed!to!10!ice!boarded!rinks.!Upon!review!of!the!new!ice!boarded!rinks!that!have!been! developed!in!since!2005!(9!ice!rinks)!in!Calgary,!as!well!as!outside!Calgary!(7!sheets),!and!the!five! ice!rinks!proposed!in!the!new!recreation!centres!(1!at!Rocky!Ridge!Recreation!Centre,!2!at!Seton! Recreation!Centre,!and!2!at!Great!Plains!Recreation!Centre)!and!other!opportunities!being! considered!(1!NHL!sized!ice!rink!in!Airdrie,!1!to!2!ice!rinks!at!Chestermere!and!1!NHL!sized!rink!at! the!Glenmore!Athletic!Park),!participants!at!the!workshop!did!not!articulate!any!additional! needs,!at!least!in!the!short!term,!for!Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded!facilities.! ! Rather,!discussion!focused!around!access!to!existing!facilities!among!sport!organizations.!There! was!concern!expressed!about!the!lack!of!equitable!access!to!facilities!among!all!sport! organizations!that!use!Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded.!There!were!also!concerns!expressed!about!policies! for!returning!ice!through!the!booking!process!at!The!City!of!Calgary!(e.g.!ice!bookings!can!be! returned!without!penalty!with!one!week!notice).!Some!sport!organizations!indicated!that!they! are!not!able!to!fully!develop!their!programs!with!regularly!scheduled!activities!throughout!the! year!and!yet!other!organizations!that!have!bookings!could!return!ice!with!only!one!week!notice! without!penalty.!It!was!suggested!by!some!of!the!workshop!participants!that!this!practice!may! allow!for!‘hording’!of!bookings!by!organizations.!Participants!acknowledged!that!these! perceptions!were!based!on!anecdotal!information!and!they!did!not!know!the!full!effect!on!the! availability!of!time!at!facilities.!Nonetheless,!it!was!felt!that!these!kinds!of!issues!should!be! considered!in!exploring!equitable!access!among!sport!organizations!for!Arena:!IceB!Boarded! facilities!in!Calgary.! ! Arena:!Drypad:! The!following!needs!were!identified!in!the!workshop!discussions!and!meetings!held!with!Sport! organization!representatives:! ! • 10!dry!pads!being!available!throughout!the!city,!mainly!during!specific!times!of!year! such!as!March!to!June.!Concerns!were!expressed!about!reductions!in!available!drypads! due!to!ice!increasingly!being!left!in!Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded!facilities!during!spring!(March! to!June)!or!year!round.!! ! • Approximately!2!to!4!permanent!drypads!being!available!year!round!(e.g.!north!and/or! south!Calgary)!and!to!serve!tournaments.!It!was!suggested!that!the!development!of!

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permanent!facilities!would!allow!some!organizations!to!discontinue!using!Gymnasia:! Rectangular!Netted!Courts!for!sport!activities!and!programs.! It!was!recognized!that!a!drypad!facility!with!2!to!4!playing!surfaces!is!being!proposed!in!the!east! regions!of!Calgary.! ! Arena:!Laned:! It!was!suggested!by!sport!organization!representatives!that!existing!Arena:!Laned!facilities! address!current!demand!in!Calgary.!However,!it!was!also!suggested!that!upgrades!or! enhancements!may!be!needed!to!existing!facilities!including!considerations!for!facilities!to!be! used!for!other!sport!activities!(e.g.!not!curling)!during!offBseason!periods!such!as!April!to! September.!! ! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank:!! The!following!needs!were!expressed!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey!and!confirmed!in!a! workshop!with!representatives:! ! • 3!to!5!flatwater!pools!throughout!the!city! ! • 1!(minimum)!50!metre!pool! • 3!to!4!training!pools!with!length!(25!to!30!metres)!and!depth!(for!water!polo)! considerations!! • Training!space!on!deck!at!each!pool! ! • 2!to!3!dive!tanks! ! • Proposed!for!north!Calgary! • Training!space!on!deck!at!each!pool! ! The!above!needs!were!identified!in!addition!to!planned!facilities!such!as!Rocky!Ridge!Recreation! Centre!(25!metre!pool),!Quarry!Park!Recreation!Centre!(25!metre!pool),!and!Seton!Recreation! Centre!(50!metre!pool!in!which!a!dive!tank!is!expected!to!be!part!of).! ! Aquatic:!Open! Responses!to!the!Sport!Organization!Survey!suggested!upgrades!and!enhancements!to!club! houses,!change!rooms,!boat!and!equipment!storage,!boat!ramps,!etc.!were!needed.! ! Course/Track:!Cycle! In!the!Sport!Organization!Survey,!one!response!suggested!that!1!outdoor!and!1!indoor!track!is! needed!in!Calgary.! ! Course/Track:!Disc!Golf! One!sport!organization!suggested!that!6!open!spaces!with!trees!and!possibly!hills!is!needed.! ! Course/Track:!OvaljFlat/Infield! 1!or!2!indoor!track,!possibly!associated!with!a!field!house,!and!4!outdoor!tracks!were!suggested! as!needed!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey.!

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! Course/Track:!Snow! A!sport!organization!suggested!snowmaking!and!groomed!trackset!trails!and!heated!washrooms! were!needed.! ! Course/Track:!Skateboard!Park! Indoor!and!outdoor!skateboard!parks!were!suggested!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey.! ! Field:!Diamond:! Through!the!discussion!in!a!workshop!organized!with!sport!organization!representatives,! participants!agreed!upon!the!following!facility:! ! • A!joint!facility!or!complex!for!baseball,!fastpitch!and!softball!that!has!5!quads:! ! • 2!quads!(8!lighted!diamonds)!available!for!baseball! • 3!quads!(12!lighted!diamonds)!available!for!fastpitch!and!sloBpitch! • Offices!for!organizations!! • Change!rooms! • Retail!spaces!(concession)! ! • Additional!upgrades!to!diamonds!in!four!quadrants!of!city! ! • 2!to!4!diamonds!in!each!quadrant!for!baseball! • 5!to!10!diamonds!in!each!quadrant!for!fastpitch/softball!! ! In!this!discussion,!it!was!recognized!that!a!baseball!diamond(s)!would!be!developed!at!the!New! Brighton!Regional!Athletic!Park.! ! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other:! In!meetings!held!with!sport!organization!representatives,!it!was!suggested!that!1!to!2!fields!are! needed!in!southeast!and,!possibly,!southwest!Calgary.!! ! It!was!suggested!that!in!planning!Field:!Rectangular!facilities!consideration!should!be!given!to! having!pitches!developed!between!fields!to!allow!for!adaptable!multiBuse!opportunities!with! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other!sport!activity!needs.! ! Field:!Rectangular:! Through!workshop!discussions,!participants!agreed!to!the!following!needs!for!Fields:! Rectangular:! ! • Indoor!turf!B!consider!facility!in!southwest!Calgary!(facilities!currently!exist!in!northeast!B! Genesis!Centre,!northwest!B!Calgary!Soccer!Centre,!and!southeast!–!Calgary!Subway!Centre)! ! • Outdoor!turf:! !

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• Natural!Turf:!8!to!10!fields!upgraded!throughout!the!city!(in!northwest,!southeast! and!southwest!Calgary).! • Artificial!Turf:!20!additional!artificial!turf!fields!in!the!city!(primarily!northwest!and! southwest!Calgary.!Facilities!should!be!developed!with!4!to!10!fields!in!one!location,! along!with!supporting!services!(e.g.!change!rooms,!washrooms,!etc.)! ! The!above!needs!were!identified!with!recognition!that!2!to!4!rectangular!natural!turf!fields!(with! change!rooms!and!washroom!facilities)!are!planned!for!development!at!New!Brighton!Regional! Athletic!Park!and!conversions!are!proposed!at!Foothills!Athletic!park!(converting!fields!to!2! outdoor!rectangular!fields!and!1!indoor!field)!and!Glenmore!Athletic!park!(converting!fields!to!7! outdoor!rectangular!fields).!! ! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym:! 2!gymnastics!gyms!were!suggested!representatives!participating!in!the!Sport!Organization! Survey.!! ! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Courts:! In!the!workshop!and!meetings!held!with!sport!organization!representatives!and!facility! operators,!the!following!needs!were!identified:! ! • 2!to!4!courts!in!each!quadrant!of!the!city!–!full!sized!courts!(e.g.!secondary!school!sized! rather!than!primary!school!sized)! • A!lot!of!discussion!occurred!about!a!tournament!style!facility!that!would!have!numerous! courts!in!one!location.!These!discussions!were!possibly!influenced!from!use!among!sport! organizations!of!the!Go/Saville!Centre!that!has!developed!in!!(a!multiBsurface! facility).! ! The!above!needs!were!expressed!with!recognition!that!the!following!new!facilities!are!planned! or!proposed:! ! • Rocky!Ridge!Recreation!Centre!(expected!opening!in!2016)!–!3!full!courts!with!multiB purpose!flooring! • Quarry!Park!Recreation!Centre!(expected!opening!in!2015)!–!1!court!with!multiBpurpose! flooring! • Seton!Recreation!Centre!(expected!opening!in!2017)!–!3!full!courts!with!multiBpurpose! flooring! • Genesis!Centre!for!Community!Wellness!proposing!to!develop!new!open!multiBpurpose! areas! • Foothills!Athletic!Park!Redevelopment!–!9!volleyball!courts,!which!can!be!converted!to!8! basketball!and!18!badminton!courts! • Glenmore!Athletic!Park!Redevelopment!–!8!volleyball!courts!that!can!be!converted!to!6! basketball!and!12!badminton!courts! ! Gymnasia:!Studio!–!Four!Wall:! 4!doubles!and!10!singles!squash!courts!were!suggested!for!Calgary!in!the!Sport!Organization! Survey.!

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! Gymnasia:!Studio!–!Martial!Arts!Studio/Combat!Sport!Gym:! Multifunctional!rooms!and!studios!(3!to!5)!were!suggested!by!sport!organization!representatives! in!the!survey.!Also,!a!venue!for!combat!sport!events!was!recommended!by!representatives.! ! Gymnasia:!Studio!–!Fencing!Studio:! Additional!studios!or!bigger!studios!(possibly!for!competition)!were!suggested!by! representatives!in!the!Sport!Organization!Survey.! ! Gymnasia:!Other:! One!indoor!facility!that!could!be!used!for!table!tennis!was!suggested!in!the!Sport!Organization! Survey.! ! Target:!Dart:! One!community!centre!available!with!large!area!for!competitions!was!suggested!in!the!Sport! Organization!Survey.! ! Sport!organization!representatives!were!provided!five!options!to!consider!for!how!facilities!might!be! developed!in!Calgary.!Table!8.4!reveals!that!the!two!most!popular!facilities!chosen!among!sport! organization!representatives!were!facilities!that!can!be!used!specifically!for!practices/training!and! regular!season!competitions/games,!which!were!followed!by!tournament!facilities!and!facilities!that!can! be!used!for!introductory!programming.!The!final!preference!was!facilities!that!can!be!used!for! competitions/games!that!attract!large!audiences!of!spectators!(such!as!high!performance!or! professional!sport!facilitates).! ! Table 8.4: Preferences for Facility Options Over Next Ten Years! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Response!Options! %!of!Respondents! (n=152)! Facilities!that!can!be!used!specifically!for!practices/training!(e.g.!minimal!amenities!in!the! 52! facility!such!as!few!seats!for!spectators!and!no!time!clock,!concession,!congregating!area/lobby,!etc.)! Facilities!that!can!be!used!for!regular!season!competitions/games!(e.g.!seating!for!up!to!250! 50! spectators,!some!amenities!such!as!clock!and!time!keeper!booth,!small!concession,!congregating!areas/lobby,!etc.)! Tournament!facilities!that!can!host!multiple!competitions/games!at!the!same! 32! location!(e.g.!up!to!250!spectators!at!each!competition/game,!concessions,!congregating!areas/lobby,!etc.)! Facilities!that!can!be!used!for!introductory!programming!involving!new!or!younger! participants!(e.g.!FUNdamentals!stage!of!Sport!for!Life,!smaller!facilities!and!dressing!rooms,!few!seats!for! 28! spectators,!few!amenities!such!as!no!concession!or!congregating!area/lobby,!etc.)! Facilities!that!can!be!used!for!competitions/games!that!attract!large!audiences!of! spectators!(e.g.!more!than!250!spectators,!all!types!of!amenities!including!cafeteria/lounge,!large!congregating! 14! areas/lobby,!high!performance!levels!of!competition,!etc.)! Number!of!Responses! 268! ! Earlier!in!this!report,!comments!were!provided!about!why!some!facilities!are!used!for!certain!purposes! and!other!facilities!for!different!purposes!(Table!7.7).!In!some!respects,!the!concepts!presented!in!the! comments!help!to!inform!the!data!presented!above.!For!example,!some!sport!organizations! acknowledge!that!younger!participants!should!use!different!facilities!than!older!participants!due!to! safety,!level!of!skill!or!ability,!etc.!The!data!in!the!above!table!(e.g.!facilities!that!can!be!used!for! introductory!programming!involving!new!or!younger!participants)!suggest!that!these!practices!or!

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perspectives!are!not!common!among!sport!organizations,!but!may!be!distinct!to!certain!types!of!sport! activities.!Some!of!these!perspectives!may!be!gleaned!from!analysis!of!responses!by!sport!organizations! that!use!various!facility!categories.!! ! Detailed!analysis!of!the!data!presented!in!Table!8.4!reveal!sport!activities!that!use!various!facility! categories!commonly!had!different!preferences!for!types!of!facilities.!For!instance,!the!Gymnasia:!Studio! category!users!were!more!likely!to!prefer!facilities!that!serve!introductory!or!younger!participants;! possibly!reflecting!the!number!of!martial!arts/combat!sport/fencing!organizations!that!typically!have! large!groups!of!younger!or!introductory!participants!(Table!8.5).!Another!notable!example!is!Field:! Diamond!users,!which!were!more!likely!to!identify!tournament!facilities!than!many!other!category!users! (Table!8.5).!This!particular!finding!is!interesting!in!that!the!workshop!discussions!among!representatives! concentrated!around!developing!a!major!tournament!facility!in!Calgary!(see!summary!above!for!Field:! Diamond).!A!further!example!worth!noting!is!the!responses!from!Arena:!Drypad!representatives!for! tournament!and!competitions/games!facilities,!which!has!relevance!to!the!workshop!discussions!for! more!drypad!access!around!the!city,!but!also!permanent!drypad!facilities!that!could!accommodate!year! round!activities!and!serve!tournaments.!A!final!example!is!the!Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tanks! category!that!had!high!response!for!practices/training!facilities,!which!is!consistent!with!many!of!the! competitive!swim/dive!programs!that!organize!in!a!lot!of!training!sessions!and!few!competitions! throughout!the!year.!Even!so,!caution!should!be!observed!when!considering!these!findings!as!the!data! involve!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table 8.5: Preferences for Facility Options Over Next Ten Years by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Respondents! Practices/! Competitions/! Large! Facility!Categories! (n=)! Training! Games! Tournament! Introductory! Audiences! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 24! 50! 58! 38! 29! 8! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 0! 100! 0! 100! 0! Arena:!Drypad! 7! 0! 86! 86! 14! 14! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! 17! 77! 59! 12! 24! 24! Boards/Tank! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 100! 33! 0! 33! 33! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 33! 64! 61! 9! 24! 21! Field:!Diamond! 19! 37! 47! 74! 5! 16! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 100! 0! 0! 0! 0! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted! 14! 50! 36! 50! 21! 0! Court! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 2! 75! 25! 25! 50! 25! Gymnasia:!Studio! 8! 50! 0! 25! 75! 0! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 100! 50! 50! 0! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 19! 42! 37! 21! 42! 11! Total! 152! 52! 50! 32! 28! 14! ! Sport!organizations!were!asked!about!the!quadrants!within!Calgary!where!new!facilities!are!needed.! Representatives!were!required!to!identify!one!quadrant!in!order!to!understand!where!the!greatest!need!

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may!be!within!the!city.!Figure!8.1!shows!that!most!representatives!identified!southwest!and!northwest! Calgary!as!locations!for!additional!facilities,!followed!by!southeast!and!northeast!Calgary.!It!is!worth! noting!that!the!proportion!of!responses!for!northeast!Calgary!is!lower!than!the!population!that!resides! in!the!area!of!the!city!(20%!in!northeast,!28%!in!northwest,!22%!in!southeast,!and!30%!in!southwest! Calgary!based!on!2011!Federal!Census).!The!proportion!of!responses!that!identified!southwest!Calgary!is! higher!than!the!population!in!that!area.!Further!information!about!quadrant!suggestions!can!be!found!in! Appendix!H!of!this!report.!! ! Figure 8.1: Quadrant Locations of Additional Needed Facilities (Sport!Organization!Survey;!n=115)! 60%

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20% 11%

0% Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest ! ! Detailed!examination!of!the!quadrant!selections!identified!by!sport!organization!representatives!reveals! that!some!quadrants!were!notable!for!different!facility!categories.!In!other!words,!some!quadrants!were! identified!by!representatives!more!often!for!some!facility!categories!than!others.!Table!8.6!shows!the! quadrants!that!were!commonly!identified!for!various!facility!categories.!However,!caution!should!be! observed!with!this!analysis!due!to!small!sample!sizes.!It!is!interesting!to!note!that!northeast!Calgary!did! not!surface!as!being!a!notable!quadrant!for!any!of!the!facility!categories.!! ! Table 8.6: Notable Quadrants Identified for Facility Categories! Facility!Categories! Notable!Quadrant(s)!Identified! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded!(n=19)! Southwest!! Arena:!Drypad!(n=6)! Southeast! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tanks!(n=16)! Northwest! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield!(n=3)! Northwest! Field:!Rectangular!(n=25)! Southwest! Field:!Diamond!(n=15)! Northwest,!Southeast,!Southwest! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court!(n=8)! Southwest! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym!(n=2)! Northwest,!Southwest! Gymnasia:!Studio!(n=8)! Southwest! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall!(n=1)! Northeast! Other!(n=12)! Southwest! !

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Sport!organizations!were!asked!about!purposes!for!which!facilities!would!be!needed.!Figure!8.2!shows! that!most!representatives!suggested!that!facilities!were!needed!for!practices/training!compared!to! competitions/games.! ! Figure 8.2: Purpose for New Facilities in Next 10 Years (Sport!Organization!Survey,!n=122)!

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20% 17% 11% 9% 7%

0% Specifically for Predominantly for Somewhat for Somewhat for Predominantly for Specifically for Competitions Competitions Competitions Practices Practices Practices (games) (games) (games) (training) (training) (training) !

Table!8.7!shows!responses!from!sport!organization!representatives!for!various!facility!categories.!For! some!categories,!representatives!were!more!likely!to!state!competitions/games!rather!than! practices/training!such!as!Arena:!Drypad,!Field:!Rectangular,!Field!Diamond!and!Gymnasia:!Four!Wall.! Caution!should!be!observed!with!these!data!due!to!small!sample!sizes.!!

Table!8.7:!Purpose for New Facilities in Next 10 Years by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Respondents! Spec.! Pred.! Som.! Som.! Pred.! Spec.! Comp./! Comp./! Comp./! Prac./! Prac./! Prac./! Total! Facility!Categories! n=! Games! Games! Games! Train.! Train.! Train.! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! 19! 0! 11! 26! 26! 37! 0! 100! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Arena:!Drypad! 6! 0! 50! 33! 17! 0! 0! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! 17! 0! 12! 18! 6! 59! 6! 100! Boards/Tank! Course/Track:!Oval!B! 3! 0! 0! 33! 0! 67! 0! 100! Flat/Infield! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 31! 10! 42! 10! 6! 26! 6! 100! Field:!Diamond! 14! 21! 36! 21! 7! 7! 7! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular! 10! 20! 10! 20! 0! 50! 0! 100!

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(cont.)$ Table!8.7:!Purpose for New Facilities in Next 10 Years by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Respondents! Spec.! Pred.! Som.! Som.! Pred.! Spec.! Comp./! Comp./! Comp./! Prac./! Prac./! Prac./! Total! Facility!Categories! n=! Games! Games! Games! Train.! Train.! Train.! Netted!Court! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 2! 0! 50! 0! 0! 50! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 6! 0! 0! 17! 0! 33! 50! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 50! 50! 0! 0! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 11! 0! 9! 0! 27! 36! 36! 100! ! In!the!Sport!Organization!Survey,!representatives!were!asked!to!identify!reasons!for!why!new!facilities! that!they!had!identified!were!needed.!Responses!that!were!provided!by!representatives!are!summarized! in!Table!8.8!for!each!facility!category.!Common!responses!offered!for!the!various!facility!categories! included!population!growth,!participation!growth!occurring!in!sport,!existing!shortages!of!facilities,! being!able!to!host!tournaments!and!other!programs!have!priority!access!to!existing!facilities.! ! Table 8.8: Reasons Offered by Sport Organizations for Why Facilities are Needed! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Facility!Categories! Reasons! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! • Population!growth! • Reasonable!times!for!participants! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! • Enable!access!in!all!quadrants! • Facilitate!more!opportunities!for!Calgarians! • Allow!for!sole!use/access!by!the!organization/sport! • Already!a!shortage! • Replace!old!facilities! • Other!programs!have!priority!to!facilities! • Loosing!athletes!due!to!lack!of!access!to!facilities! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! n/a! Arena:!Drypad! • Ice!is!remaining!in!arenas!longer/not!being!taken!out! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! • Other!sport!activities!have!priority!to!facilities! • Facilities!that!can!accommodate!tournaments! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! • Lack!of!access!to!new!facilities!that!have!been!built! • Emergency!closures!of!facilities!result!in!no!access!to!facilities!for!sport! • Current!facilities!do!not!have!appropriate!specifications!for!sport! (outdated)! • Not!able!to!host!competitions! • To!promote!health!and!wellness! • Have!waiting!lists!to!participate!in!programs! • Need!facility!in!each!quadrant!of!city! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! • Existing!facilities!not!large!enough!to!accommodate!participants! • Allow!more!access!to!options!for!sport!activities!in!Calgary!

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(cont.)$ Table 8.8: Reasons Offered by Sport Organizations for Why Facilities are Needed! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Facility!Categories! Reasons! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! • Population!growth! • Reasonable!times!for!participants! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! • Expand!season/address!weather!conditions!(indoor!facilities!and!artificial! turf)! • Enable!access!in!all!quadrants! • Already!a!shortage! • Host!tournaments! • Allow!players!to!practice!where!they!place! • Improve!quality!of!facilities! • Participants!skill!levels!are!improving! • Facilities!too!expensive!to!use! • Other!programs!have!priority!to!facilities! Field:!Diamond! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! • Host!tournaments! • Already!a!shortage! • Facilities!too!expensive!to!use! • Replace!old!facilities! • Improve!quality!of!facilities! • To!promote!health!and!wellness! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! • To!reduce!travel!time! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! Court! • Need!multiple!playing!surface!facility! • Host!tournaments! • Facilities!too!expensive!to!use! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! • Existing!facilities!do!not!have!required!specifications!for!sport!activity!! • Other!programs!have!priority!to!facilities! • Facilities!too!expensive!to!use! Gymnasia:!Studio! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! • Host!tournaments! • Facilities!not!large!enough! • Other!programs!have!priority!to!facilities! • Facilities!too!expensive!to!use! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! • To!accommodate!growth!occurring!in!sport! Target:!Laned! n/a! Other! • Population!growth! • Other!programs!have!priority!to!facilities! • Host!tournaments! • Already!a!shortage! • To!increase!awareness!of!sport!to!Calgarians! ! ! !

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8.3 Capacity to Contribute to Facility Development

With!expectations!for!additional!facilities!to!support!sport!activities,!sport!organization!representatives! were!asked!about!contributions!that!could!be!provided!to!help!build!new!or!expand!existing!facilities.! From!these!questions,!it!becomes!apparent!that!many!representatives!perceive!that!assistance!could!be! provided!for!fund!raising,!and!some!could!take!responsibility!for!basic!or!full!operation!of!facilities!that! are!built!or!expanded!(Figure!8.3).!The!findings!from!the!2013!survey!are!slightly!more!optimistic!about! contributions!compared!to!the!2008!results.!One!possible!reason!for!this!optimism!may!be!the! additional!resources!(e.g.!paid!staff)!that!sport!organizations!seem!to!have!in!2013!compared!to!2008! (Table!5.10).! ! Figure 8.3: Contributions to Building New or Expanding Existing Facilities

2013!(n=126)! 34%! 44%! 13%! 9%!

Your!sport! 2008!(n=176)! 30%! 44%! 14%! 13%! contribute!to!fund! organizaqon!could! or!expand!faciliqes! raising!to!help!build!

2013!(n=127)! 17%! 31%! 20%! 32%! tasks! of!built!or! could!take! 2008!(n=171)! 13%! 35%! 15%! 37%! other!operaqng! responsibility!of! Your!organizaqon! basic!maintenance! but!not!necessarily! expanded!faciliqes,!

2013!(n=123)! 17%! 21%! 20%! 41%!

could!take! 2008!(n=171)! 14%! 19%! 17%! 50%! responsibility!for! the!full!operaqon! Your!organizaqon! built!or!expanded! of!faciliqes!that!are! 0%! 20%! 40%! 60%! 80%! 100%!

Strongly!agree! Somewhat!agree! Somewhat!disagree! Strongly!disagree! ! Perspectives!among!representatives!for!contributions!were!sometimes!different!depending!on!facility! categories!used.!Table!8.9!presents!these!differences;!however!caution!should!be!observed!when! considering!these!data!due!to!the!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table 8.9: Contributions to Building New or Expanding Existing Facilities by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Strongly! Somewhat! Somewhat! Strongly! Facility!Categories! (n=)! agree! agree! disagree! disagree! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 20! 30! 35! 20! 15! 100! ! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 7! 22! 50! 17! 0! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 17! 56! 31! 6! 6! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 33! 0! 33! 33! 100! expand!facilities could!contribute!

volunteers!to!fund! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! raising!to!help!build!or! Your!sport!organization! Field:!Rectangular! 29! 39! 46! 12! 4! 100!

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(cont.)$ Table 8.9: Contributions to Building New or Expanding Existing Facilities by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Strongly! Somewhat! Somewhat! Strongly! Facility!Categories! (n=)! agree! agree! disagree! disagree! Total! Field:!Diamond! 18! 24! 59! 12! 6! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 14! 17! 50! 25! 8! 100! ! d!or!expand! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 2! 33! 67! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 9! 50! 50! 0! 0! 100!

facilities Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 16! 39! 39! 8! 17! 100! Your!sport!organization!could! contribute!volunteers!to!fund! raising!to!help!buil Total! 126! 34! 44! 13! 9! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 19! 5! 16! 26! 53! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 100!

! Arena:!Drypad! 5! 20! 20! 40! 20! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 16! 0! 31! 19! 50! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 0! 33! 33! 33! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 28! 29! 29! 35! 18! 100! Field:!Diamond! 17! 24! 59! 6! 12! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 12! 8! 25! 25! 42! 100! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 4! 0! 75! 0! 25! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 5! 40! 20! 20! 20! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 0! 50! 50! 100! maintenance!of!built!or!expanded!facilities Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 14! 29! 21! 14! 36! 100! Your!organization!could!take!over!responsibility!for!basic! Total! 127! 17! 31! 20! 32! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 19! 11! 5! 26! 58! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 100!

! Arena:!Drypad! 5! 20! 60! 0! 20! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 15! 7! 27! 20! 47! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 33! 0! 0! 67! 100! expanded Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a!

the!full!operation!of! Field:!Rectangular! 28! 21! 18! 29! 32! 100! Your!organization!could! facilities!that!are!built!or! take!over!responsibility!for! Field:!Diamond! 16! 31! 19! 31! 19! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 12! 25! 8! 8! 58! 100!

! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 3! 33! 67! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 4! 0! 50! 0! 50! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 50! 50! 0! 100! expanded Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a!

the!full!operation!of! Other! 14! 7! 29! 14! 50! 100! Your!organization!could! facilities!that!are!built!or! take!over!responsibility!for! Total! 123! 17! 21! 20! 41! 100! ! !

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Some!sport!organizations!have!funds!currently!available!to!build!new!or!enhance!existing!sport!facilities! in!Calgary!(Table!8.10).!Few!of!these!organizations!have!more!than!$1,000,000!available.!! ! Table 8.10: Funds Currently Available to Build New or Enhance Existing Sport Facilities in Calgary! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! Amount!Available! %!of!Responses!(n=142)! Organization!does!not!have!a!reserve! 53! !fund!for!building!new!or!enhance!facilities! >!$0!to!$100,000!! 20! >!$100,000!to!$250,000! 6! >!$250,000!to!$500,000!! 4! >!$500,000!to!$1,000,000! 1! >!$1,000,000! 2! Don’t!know! 15! ! Table!8.11!shows!that!some!sport!organizations!that!use!different!facility!categories!may!have!larger! amounts!of!funds!(e.g.!>!$1!million)!available!for!building!or!enhancing!sport!facilities!such!as!Arena:! Drypad,!Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Board/Tank,!and!Field:!Rectangular.!Nonetheless,!caution!should!be! observed!with!these!data!due!to!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table!8.11:!Funds Currently Available to Build New or Enhance Existing Sport Facilities in ! Calgary by Facility Categories ! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Respondents! Up!to! Up!to! Up!to! Up!to!$1! >!than!$1! Facility!Categories! n=! No!Funds! $100,000! $250,000! $500,000! million! million! D/K! Total! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! 24! 42! 21! 8! 13! 0! 0! 17! 100! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! 1! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 100! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 7! 43! 29! 0! 0! 0! 14! 14! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving! 17! 65! 6! 6! 0! 0! 6! 18! 100! Boards/Tank! Course/Track:!Oval!B! 3! 67! 33! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 100! Flat/Infield! Course/Track:!Golf! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Course! Field:!Rectangular! 31! 39! 23! 7! 3! 3! 3! 23! 100! Field:!Diamond! 16! 50! 19! 13! 0! 0! 0! 19! 100! Field:! 1! 0! 100! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 100! Oval/Pitch/Other! Gymnasia:! Rectangular!Netted! 14! 86! 0! 7! 0! 0! 0! 7! 100! Court! Gymnasia:! 4! 75! 25! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 100! Gymnastics!Gym! Gymnasia:!Studio! 7! 43! 43! 0! 0! 0! 0! 14! 100!

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(cont.)$ Table!8.11:!Funds Currently Available to Build New or Enhance Existing Sport Facilities in ! Calgary by Facility Categories ! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Respondents! Up!to! Up!to! Up!to! Up!to!$1! >!than!$1! Facility!Categories! n=! No!Funds! $100,000! $250,000! $500,000! million! million! D/K! Total! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 200! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 0! 100! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Target:!Laned! Other! 17! 59! 29! 0! 6! 0! 0! 6! 100! Total! 142! 53! 20! 6! 4! 1! 2! 15! 100! ! Sport!organization!representatives!were!asked!if!a!portion!of!registration!fees!are!put!into!reserve!funds! with!the!intent!of!being!used!to!build!or!expand!facilities!in!Calgary.!About!one!in!four!representatives! (26%)!indicated!that!this!practice!has!been!implemented!in!their!sport!organization.!Among!sport! activities!that!use!various!facility!categories,!the!practice!is!more!common!such!as!for!Field:!Rectangular! (Table!8.12).!However,!caution!should!be!observed!with!this!analysis!due!to!small!sample!sizes.! ! Table 8.12: Sport Organizations Putting a Portion of Registration Fees ! into a Reserve Funds by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Facility!Categories! (n=)! Yes! No! Don’t!know! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 24! 17! 67! 16! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! 1! 100! 0! 0! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 7! 14! 71! 14! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 17! 12! 82! 6! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 33! 67! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 33! 42! 42! 15! 100! Field:!Diamond! 19! 32! 68! 0! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 100! 0! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 14! 0! 93! 7! 100! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 4! 25! 50! 25! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 8! 37! 50! 13! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 100! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 18! 28! 72! 0! 100! Total! 151! 26! 65! 9! 100! ! The!data!presented!in!this!section!suggests!that!some!sport!organizations!are!pursuing!facility! development!opportunities!by!establishing!reserve!funds!for!constructing!new!or!expanding!existing! facilities.!Few!organizations!have!substantial!amounts!of!funds!currently!available!in!reserve!funds,!but! there!is!optimism!that!volunteers!could!fund!raise!to!help!build!or!expand!facilities.!Some! representatives!perceive!that!their!organizations!have!the!capacity!to!take!responsibility!for!basic! maintenance!or!full!operations!of!new!or!expanded!facilities.!There!may!be!various!reasons!that!would! influence!sport!organizations!to!take!on!these!responsibilities.!However,!one!of!the!main!reasons!is!to!

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have!control!over!access.!A!sport!organization!representative!participating!in!a!workshop!commented! about!the!amount!of!effort!involved!and!the!challenges!associated!with!trying!to!build!a!new!sport! facility!in!Calgary.!When!ask!why!the!organization!would!take!on!such!a!project,!the!representative! indicated!that!“when$you$operate$the$building,$you$determine$who$will$get$access$and$you$ensure$that$ your$organization$gets$the$best$scheduling.”!! !! 8.4 Plans for Expansion/Enhancement of Existing or Building New Facilities

Facility!operators!were!asked!about!plans!to!expand!and!enhance!existing!facilities!or!build!new!facilities! in!the!survey.!As!presented!in!Figure!8.4,!the!majority!of!facilities!had!plans!for!these!types!of!activities! in!the!next!five!years!or!five!to!ten!years.! ! Figure 8.4: Plans to Expand/Enhance Existing or Build New Facilities (Facilities!Survey,!n=89)!

80%

60% 56%

44% 38% 40% 37%

19% 20%

6%

0% Yes No Don't know Next five years Next five to ten years ! ! In!describing!plans!that!are!proposed,!many!facility!operators!suggested!that!enhancements!to!existing! facilities!were!being!considered!rather!than!building!new!facilities.!Among!different!facility!categories,! some!operators!were!more!likely!considering!new!or!expanding!existing!facilities,!primarily! Course/Track:!Climbing,!Course/Track:!Golf!Course,!Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym,!and!Gymnasia:! Rectangular.!The!following!summaries!present!the!plans!that!are!being!considered!among!various! facility!categories!(source:!Facility!Operators!Survey).!Even!so,!in!terms!of!actually!adding!playing! surfaces!to!the!inventory!of!sport!facilities,!there!are!several!facilities!that!are!currently!funded!and! under!development!such!as!the!four!recreation!centres!and!athletic!park!being!developed!by!The!City!of! Calgary!(Rocky!Ridge!Recreation!Centre!in!northwest,!the!Quarry!Park!Recreation!Centre,!Seton! Recreation!Centre,!and!Great!Plains!Recreation!Centre!in!southeast!and!the!New!Brighton!Athletic!Park).! These!developments!are!not!listed!below!as!they!are!initiatives!being!undertaken!by!The!City!rather! than!by!facilities!that!responded!to!the!Facility!Operators!Survey.!Other!than!these!initiatives,!additions! to!playing!surfaces!are!in!various!stages!of!planning!and!design!or!organizations!are!fund!raising!to! attain!capital!necessary!to!develop!new!playing!surfaces.!

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Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! • Upgrade!ice!plant!and!infrastructure!in!ice!rink!(community!centre)! • Arena!pad!(community!centre)! • Enhance!arena!(community!centre)! • Hoping!to!expand,!not!for!playing!surface!but!more!for!organization!of!equipment.!We!are!pretty! geographically!bound!(arena)! • I!want!to!get!the!lobby!renovated,!but!I!am!running!into!issues!getting!approval!from!the!board! (arena)! • Nothing!specific!is!planned!as!of!yet,!but!we!are!looking!at!options!(community!centre)! • Upgrade!to!(outdoor)!ice!rink!(community!centre)! • We!plan!to!upgrade!the!outdoor!rink!facilities!(community!centre)! ! Arena:!Laned! • Curling!rink!resurfaced!(community!centre)! • Capital!plan!includes!equipment,!refrigeration,!locker!rooms!etc.,!code!compliance!(curling!rink)! ! Aquatic:!Open! • Keep!up!with!building!upgrades!as!required,!hall!upgrade!–!floors,!others!as!needed!(canoe! clubhouse)! ! Course/Track:!Climbing! • Building!a!new!gym!for!bouldering!(climbing!facility)! • Plan!to!expand!square!feet!climbing!terrain!(climbing!facility)! • Just!purchasing!land!for!building,!we'll!build!a!new!climbing!wall!if!city!approves!(climbing!facility)! ! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! • Larger!clubhouse!facilities!to!accommodate!bigger!events!and!also!do!multiple!amounts!of!events! (golf!course)! • Expanding!another!9!holes!(golf!course)! • Indoor!golf!dome!(golf!course)! • New!clubhouse!(golf!course)! • Year!round!driving!range!and!clubhouse!(golf!course)! ! Field:!Diamond:! • We!may!be!relocating!and!expanding.! ! Field:!Freeform/Set! • Moving!facility!and!expanding!(equestrian!facility)! • Building!additional!arena!(equestrian!facility)! ! ! Field:!Rectangular! • We!are!building!a!new!porch/patio!area!outside!by!the!big!soccer!field!(community!centre)! ! !

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Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! • Squash!courts!painted!(community!centre)! ! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! • We're!looking!to!expand,!the!building!10,000!square!feet.!Looking!for!a!second!facility!(gymnastics! centre)! ! Gymnasia:!Rectangular! • Build!a!new!gym!(community!centre)! • It!depends,!we!would!like!to!see!a!bigger!building!(volleyball!facility)! • A!new!gymnasium!(charter!school)! • New!change!rooms!for!showers!(community!centre)! • Might!build!a!field!house!for!volleyball!and!basketball!(charter!school)! • Need!more!floor!space!(private!facility)! • Plan!to!install!lighting!for!evening!tennis!on!all!3!courts,!subject!to!funding!and!neighbour!approvals! (tennis!centre)! • Building!more!doors!and!making!the!gym!more!soundproof!(community!centre)! • Nothing!specific!yet,!we!are!possibly!looking!at!a!gym!though!(community!centre)! • Add!change!rooms,!more!multipurpose!space!(community!centre)! • Remove!(outdoor)!tennis!courts!(community!centre)! • Upgrade!floors!and!paint!walls!(tennis!centre)! • Make!new!courts!(badminton!facility)! • Like!to!add!6!indoor!tennis!courts!and!6!outdoor!tennis!courts!(tennis!facility)! ! Gymnasia:!Studio! • New!ring!(boxing!facility)! ! Target:!Laned! • Mostly!will!have!to!move!to!a!new!building!(bowling!lane)! ! Target:!Other! • Upgrade!playing!area,!parking!area,!furnace!rooms.!We!have!a!schedule!for!doing!outside!and!inside! enhancements!through!our!condition!assessment!that!is!professionally!done!every!5!years! (horseshoe!facility)! ! General! • Ongoing!improvements!to!both!the!interior!and!exterior!of!the!facility!(community!centre)! • Plan!to!add!50%!expansion!in!2017!(regional!recreation!facility)! • Plan!multipurpose!indoor!open!space!(regional!recreation!facility)! • Not!sure!what!will!be!done,!still!going!through!strategic!planning!(regional!recreation!facility)! • Vision!for!new!facility!needs!currently!under!development!(recreation!facility)! • Roof!may!need!to!be!redone!(community!centre)! • To!replace!existing!infrastructure!(community!centre)! • Building!of!community!hall!with!adequate!indoor!sporting!capability!(community!centre)! • Building!a!new!school!(charter!school)! • Multipurpose!rooms!and!sports!complex!(charter!school)!

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9.0 National/International Events

An!important!component!of!the!sport!system!is!national!and!international!competitions,!tournaments,! events,!etc.!Sport!organization!representatives!and!facility!operators!that!participated!in!the! engagement!process!were!asked!about!hosting!or!bidding!for!these!types!of!events.!Table!9.1!shows! that!at!least!some!sport!organizations!and!facility!operators!are!pursuing!and!considering!national!or! international!events!in!the!next!5!years.!It!is!also!evident!from!the!data!that!these!organizations!are! more!likely!to!pursue!or!consider!national!rather!than!international!events.!Some!caution!should!be! used!in!considering!these!data!as!several!organizations!may!be!involved!in!the!same!events!that!are! being!pursued!or!considered.! ! Table 9.1: Number of Organizations Pursuing or Considering Hosting (Bidding) Events ! in Next 5 Years ! (Sport!Organization!and!Facilities!Survey)! #!of!Organizations!Indicating!Pursuing!or!Considering! Events! Sport!Organizations! Facility!Operators! National!! 43! 27! International!! 17! 19! ! Data!presented!in!Table!9.2!shows!the!types!of!facility!categories!that!would!be!used!by!sport! organizations!that!are!pursuing!or!considering!hosting!or!bidding!for!national!and!International!events!in! the!next!five!years.! ! Table 9.2: Number of Sport Organizations Pursuing or Considering ! Hosting (Bidding) Events in Next 5 Years ! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! ! #!of!Organizations!Indicating!Pursuing!or!Considering! Facility!Categories! National!Events! International!Events! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! 4! 2! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! 0! 0! Arena:!Drypad! 3! 1! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 8! 3! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 2! 2! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! Field:!Rectangular! 8! 2! Field:!Diamond! 5! 3! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! n/a! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 3! 0! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 2! 1! Gymnasia:!Studio! 4! 1! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 0! 0! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! Other! 3! 2! Total! 43! 17! ! ! !

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At!least!one!operator!of!the!following!facility!categories!indicated!that!both!national!and!international! events!were!being!pursued!or!considered.! ! Arena:!IceBLanded!! Course/Track:!Golf!Course!! Field:!Diamond!! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall!! Target:!Laned!! Other! ! Sport!organizations!were!asked!about!the!adequacy!(capacity!and!specifications!needed)!to!host! national!and!international!events.!Figure!9.1!shows!that!most!representatives!indicated!that!facilities! were!very!or!somewhat!adequate!for!national!events.!In!contrast,!most!representatives!stated!that! facilities!are!not!very!or!not!at!all!adequate!for!international!events.! ! Figure 9.1: Adequacy of Facilities for National/International Events (Sport!Organization!Survey)!

Naqonal!event!(n=132)! 25%! 39%! 14%! 22%!

Internaqonal!event!(n=127)! 17%! 27%! 24%! 33%!

0%! 20%! 40%! 60%! 80%! 100%!

Very!adequate! Somewhat!adequate! Not!very!adequate! Not!at!all!adequate! ! ! Table!9.3!presents!extent!of!adequacy!perceived!by!sport!organizations!for!national!and!international! events!for!various!facility!categories.!Caution!should!be!observed!with!these!data!due!to!small!sample! sizes.! ! !

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Table 9.3: Adequacy of Facilities for National/International Events by Facility Categories! (Sport!Organization!Survey)! %!of!Responses! Very! Somewhat! Not!very! Not!at!all! Facility!Categories! (n=)! adequate! adequate! adequate! adequate! Total! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 21! 52! 38! 10! 0! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 6! 0! 17! 33! 50! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 17! 41! 53! 6! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 33! 67! 0! 0! 100! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! ! Field:!Rectangular! 29! 17! 45! 10! 28! 100! Field:!Diamond! 17! 6! 6! 29! 59! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! 1! 0! 0! 0! 100! 100! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 12! 17! 58! 8! 17! 100! National!Events Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 4! 50! 0! 50! 0! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 6! 17! 67! 0! 17! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 14! 21! 36! 14! 29! 100! Total! 132! 25! 39! 14! 22! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Boarded! 19! 53! 32! 16! 9! 100! Arena:!Ice!B!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! 100! Arena:!Drypad! 6! 0! 17! 17! 67! 100! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! 17! 18! 29! 29! 24! 100! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! 3! 0! 67! 33! 0! 100! ! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a!

ents Field:!Rectangular! 29! 7! 25! 17! 52! 100! Field:!Diamond! 16! 6! 0! 31! 63! 100! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! 12! 8! 42! 33! 17! 100!

International!Ev Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! 4! 50! 0! 25! 25! 100! Gymnasia:!Studio! 5! 20! 40! 20! 20! 100! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! 2! 0! 100! 0! 0! 100! Target:!Laned! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! n/a! Other! 14! 7! 29! 29! 36! 100! Total! 127! 17! 27! 24! 33! 100! ! About!four!in!ten!facility!operators!stated!that!their!facilities!have!standards!to!hold!national!events!and! one!in!four!to!hold!international!events!(Figure!9.2).! ! !

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! ! Figure 9.2: Facilities with Standards to Hold Events (Facilities!Survey)!

Naqonal!standards!(n=87)! 40%! 48%! 11%!

Internaqonal!standards!(n=87)! 24%! 62%! 14%!

0%! 20%! 40%! 60%! 80%! 100%!

Yes! No! Don't!know! ! Multiple!response!–!National!event!(114),!International!event!(114)! ! At!least!one!operator!of!the!following!facility!categories!indicated!that!their!facilities!are!developed!with! standards!to!hold!national!and/or!international!events.! ! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded!–!National!events! Arena:!IceBLanded!–!National!and!international!events! Course/Track:!Golf!Course!–!National!and!international!events! Field:!Diamond!–!National!and!international!events! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!–!National!events! Gymnasia:!Studio!–!National!events! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall!–!National!events! Target:!Laned!–!National!events! Other!–!National!! ! Some!facilities!operators!indicated!that!national!and!international!events!had!been!held!at!their!facilities! in!the!past!3!years!(Figure!9.3).! ! !

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! ! Figure 9.3: Events Held at Facility in Past 3 Years (Facilities!Survey)!

Naqonal!event!(n=32)! 23%! 45%! 32%!

Internaqonal!event!(n=28)! 12%! 61%! 28%!

0%! 20%! 40%! 60%! 80%! 100%!

Yes! No! Don't!know! ! Multiple!response!–!National!event!(47),!International!event!(43)! ! At!least!one!operator!of!the!following!facility!categories!indicated!that!their!facilities!had!held!national! and/or!international!events!in!the!past!3!years.! ! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded!–!National!and!international!events! Arena:!IceBLanded!–!National!and!international!events! Field:!Diamond!–!National!events! Target:!Laned!–!National!events! Other!–!National!

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10.0 General Assessment of Access, Development, and Enhancement Gaps

Since!the!10!Year!Strategic!Plan!for!Sport!Facility!Development!and!Enhancement!was!conducted!in! 2008,!investments!have!been!made!in!sport!facilities!within!Calgary!and!additional!plans!have!been! prepared!to!build!more!facilities!over!the!next!few!years.!Based!on!the!data!presented!in!this!report,! Calgarians!and!sport!organizations!have!responded!favorably!to!these!initiatives.!Higher!levels!of! satisfaction!have!been!observed!for!facilities,!as!well!as!the!sport!system!as!a!whole.!Even!so,!this!study! has!identified!various!issues!that!affect!use!and!provision!of!sport!facilities!in!Calgary.! ! There!has!been!growth!in!registrations!(participation)!in!sport!programs!since!the!2008!study!was! conducted.!In!some!respects,!growth!has!been!slightly!lower!than!population!increases!over!the!same! time!period.!Some!sport!organizations!have!experienced!notable!increases,!and!some!have!been! affected!by!decreases,!but!many!have!developed!in!a!manner!similar!to!the!growth!observed!for!sport! as!a!whole!(e.g.!slightly!lower!than!population!growth).!Actually,!this!trend!seems!to!have!been!fairly! consistent!in!Calgary!since!2002.!Indeed,!quite!a!few!sport!organizations!acknowledged!in!the!research! that!registrations!in!their!programs!have!increased!as!a!result!of!population!growth!in!the!city!rather! than!other!reasons.! ! The!sport!system!is!complex!involving!various!types!of!organizations!and!providers.!Gone!are!the!days! when!a!sport!organization!delivers!one!standard!program!during!a!traditional!season!of!play!and!books! access!to!facilities!through!a!municipal!booking!process.!Today,!sport!organizations!typically!provide! numerous!programs!to!Calgarians!from!introductory!or!‘learn!to’!activities,!to!preparation!and! conditioning!clinics,!to!main!programs!with!competitions/games!and!practices/training,!to!tournaments! and!national/international!events,!to!technical!and!skill!development!camps.!As!well,!many!sport! organizations!operate!twoBthirds!of!the!year,!if!not!all!year,!providing!programs!and!activities!to! participants.!There!are!also!technical!services!organizations!that!offer!programs!and!activities!that! mainly!focus!on!technical!training,!skill!development!or!conditioning.!Some!of!these!organizations! operate!all!year,!while!others!concentrate!activities!in!short!periods!of!time!such!as!weekend!clinics!or! to!week!long!summer!camps.!! ! All!of!these!programs!are!supported!by!sport!facility!operators.!In!this!study,!approximately!140! operators!were!identified!in!Calgary.23!Some!facility!operators!are!not!for!profit,!while!others!are!for! profit.!Some!operators!provide!standBalone!amenities,!while!others!operate!large!multiBamenity! facilities.!Primary!to!secondary!schools!in!the!city!also!provide!facilities!that!are!used!for!sport,!as!does! The!City!of!Calgary,!which!operates!many!different!facilities!and!amenities.!Nevertheless,!there!is!no!one! point!of!access!for!all!the!facilities!that!are!located!in!Calgary.!There!may!be!partnerships!or!agreements! that!help!facilitate!access!and!booking!processes!for!these!facilities,!but!a!sport!organization!may!have! to!develop!relationships!with!many!different!providers!to!ensure!that!programs!are!sufficiently! accommodated.! ! Approximately!half!of!sport!participants!are!under!20!years!of!age!and!the!other!half!at!least!20!years.! For!the!most!part,!the!research!shows!that!facilities!are!used!during!prime!time!periods!to!address!the! sport!participation!needs!of!participants!under!20!years!of!age.!Adults!who!are!20!years!of!age!or!older!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 23 Note: This number does not include data from The City of Calgary or school boards, which operate numerous facilities and amenities.

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often!use!nonBprime!time!periods!at!facilities!to!engage!in!sport!activities.!In!many!cases,!it!appears!that! facilities!are!fully!subscribed!during!prime!time!periods,!either!by!rentals!to!sport!organizations!or! programming!provided!by!the!facility!or!for!nonBsport!activities.!Some!of!the!adult!programs!are!also! challenged!to!access!facilities,!even!if!being!delivered!in!nonBprime!times.!Sport!organizations!may!gain! access!to!additional!times!at!facilities,!but!it!likely!means!facility!operators!have!to!rearrange!schedules,! discontinue!programs!that!are!being!offered!or!implement!some!other!kind!of!initiative.!Anecdotally,!it! seems!sport!organizations!that!serve!large!numbers!of!participants!and!have!established!relationships! with!facilities!through!historical!bookings!or!other!processes!are!able!to!administer!programs!to! participants!within!facility!bookings!that!are!available.!Some!of!the!organizations!may!want!more!access! to!facilities,!but,!for!the!most!part,!seem!to!be!able!to!address!ebbs!and!flows!in!participation!on!an! annual!basis.!Sport!organizations!that!serve!smaller!numbers!of!participants!or!are!experiencing! considerable!growth!in!participation!seem!to!be!more!challenged!with!access!to!facilities.!In!the! engagement!process!undertaken!for!this!study,!representatives!from!these!organizations!were!more! likely!than!others!to!voice!concern!about!equitable!access.! ! Facility!operators!are!challenged!with!ensuring!that!revenues!being!generated!are!sufficient!to!pay!for! operations!and!life!cycle!obligations.!Based!on!survey!results!among!operators,!approximately!a!third!of! revenues!generated!by!facilities!are!sourced!from!sport!organizations.!While!this!represents!a!large! portion!of!revenues,!it!is!not!the!only!source.!It!should!be!acknowledged!that!some!facility!operators! receive!all!revenues!from!sport!organizations,!but!many!do!not.!Therefore,!amenities!within!facilities!are! being!used!for!other!purposes,!possibly!to!ensure!that!the!facilities!are!financially!selfBsufficient!or!to! fulfill!other!community!needs.!Facility!operators!balance!the!needs!of!the!community,!including!sport! and!nonBsport!activities,!with!the!requirement!to!pay!bills.!As!indicated!above,!facility!operators!may!be! able!to!find!additional!time!for!sport!organizations!within!facilities,!but!it!typically!involves!coordinating! and!rearranging!other!bookings!or!schedules.!Ultimately,!facility!operators!need!to!ensure!that!costs!are! covered!by!revenues!and,!sometimes,!the!expectations!of!sport!organizations!do!not!get!fully!addressed! with!what!is!available!at!facilities.! ! Much!of!the!revenues!generated!by!sport!organizations!comes!from!participants!through!registrations!in! sport!programs.!The!research!conducted!for!this!study!suggests!that!households!with!sport!participants! spent!an!average!of!about!$3,406!on!sport!activities,!which!likely!represents!a!considerable!portion!of! household!budgets!used!for!recreation!purposes.!Many!of!the!respondents!to!the!General!Public!Survey! indicated!that!they!would!prefer!to!have!sport!programs!remain!at!the!levels!of!participation!and! commitment!that!currently!exist.!Indeed,!almost!as!many!respondents!said!they!would!be!willing!to!pay! more!for!registration!fees!to!have!more!participation!as!stated!they!would!prefer!to!pay!less!to!receive! not!as!much!participation.!Sport!organizations!may!be!able!to!increase!registration!fees!to!gain!more! access,!but!it!is!likely!that!increases!could!not!be!significant.!As!such,!to!pay!for!more!access,!sport! organizations!would!likely!need!to!find!other!sources!of!revenue.!! ! Cost!is!not!the!only!issue!that!affects!sport!participation!among!Calgary!households.!There!is!evidence!in! the!research!to!suggest!that!some!households,!particularly!those!without!sport!participants,!are! concerned!about!the!amount!of!commitment!required!to!participate!in!sport.!These!concerns!may! involve!travel!time!to!participate,!but!also!being!able!to!fulfill!other!family!or!work!commitments.!Some! of!these!Calgarians!may!be!interested!in!participating!in!sport!if!more!opportunities!were!available!that! required!less!commitment!(as!well!as!lower!costs).!In!some!regards,!these!Calgarians!are!likely! interested!in!activities!that!are!consistent!with!the!Competitive!for!life!stream!of!the!Active!for!Life!stage!

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of!the!Canadian!Sport!for!Life!LTAD.!There!may!be!benefits!to!conducting!further!research!in!this!area!to! determine!how!widespread!these!perceptions!and!interests!are!among!Calgarians!and!how!sport! opportunities!could!be!provided!to!these!potential!participants.!! ! It!is!also!worth!noting!that!most!of!the!bookings!by!sport!organizations!occur!at!Calgary!facilities.!Some! bookings!occur!at!out!of!town!facilities;!however,!for!the!most!part,!Calgarians!are!able!to!use!Calgary! facilities!for!their!sport!interests.!Actually,!technical!services!organizations!are!more!likely!to!use!out!of! town!facilities!than!sport!organizations!as!a!proportion!of!their!overall!bookings.!As!well,!users!of! different!facility!categories!may!use!out!of!town!facilities!more!than!others.! ! Sport!organizations,!as!well!as!Calgarians,!expressed!need!for!additional!facilities!within!the!city.!Indeed,! many!of!the!sport!organizations!articulated!needs!for!new!facilities,!as!well!as!some!for!enhancements! to!existing!facilities.!Some!of!the!suggestions!were!very!specific!in!terms!of!how!many!should!be! developed!and!which!areas!of!the!city!additional!facilities!should!be!located.!As!well,!detailed!analysis! was!conducted!throughout!this!report!to!gain!a!sense!of!issues!that!may!affect!specific!facility! categories.!The!data!associated!with!these!analyzes!involved!small!sample!sizes!at!times;!however,!in! quite!a!few!cases,!patterns!began!to!evolve!from!the!findings.!For!example,!respondents!and! representatives!that!use!specific!facility!categories!may!have!been!more!likely!to!state!that!the!number! of!sessions/events/activities!provided!per!week!meets!or!exceeds!expectations,!or!that!existing!volumes! of!competitions/games!to!practices/training!were!the!right!numbers,!or!facilities!were!close!to!home,!or! facilities!could!be!booked!on!a!historical!basis,!or!facilities!are!safe!for!participants,!or!amenities!in! facilities!are!suitable!for!programming!needs,!etc.!These!kinds!of!patterns!might!suggest!that!gaps!in!the! supply!of!facilities!are!less!prevalent!for!these!kinds!of!facility!categories!compared!to!others!that! received!less!favorable!responses.!All!of!these!kinds!of!analyzes!were!taken!into!account!to!develop!a! general!assessment!of!access!(improve!or!address!booking!access!issues),!development!(build!new! facilities),!and!enhancement!(upgrade!or!enhance!facilities).!Table!10.1!shows!the!results!of!the!general! assessment!of!gaps!for!various!facility!categories.!In!some!cases,!gaps!were!more!apparent!for!better! access!to!booking!facilities,!while!in!others!it!was!more!prevalent!for!development!of!new!facilities!and! enhancement!to!existing!facilities.!! ! Table 10.1: General Assessment of Development, Enhancement and ! Access Gaps among Facility Categories! (!!denotes!gap!observed!within!research!findings!–!organized!alphabetically)! Facility!Categories! Access! Development! Enhancement! Arena:!Ice!–!Boarded! !! !! !! Arena:!Ice!–!Laned! !! !! !! Arena:!Drypad! !! !! !! Aquatic:!Pool/Diving!Boards/Tank! !! !! !! Course/Track:!Oval!B!Flat/Infield! !! !! !! Course/Track:!Golf!Course! !! !! !! Field:!Rectangular! !! !! !! Field:!Diamond! !! !! !! Field:!Oval/Pitch/Other! !! !! !! Gymnasia:!Rectangular!Netted!Court! !! !! !!

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(cont.)$ Table 10.1: General Assessment of Development, Enhancement and ! Access Gaps among Facility Categories! (!!denotes!gap!observed!within!research!findings!–!organized!alphabetically)! Facility!Categories! Access! Development! Enhancement! Gymnasia:!Gymnastics!Gym! !! !! !! Gymnasia:!Studio! !! !! !! Gymnasia:!Four!Wall! !! !! !! Target:!Laned! !! !! !! Other! !! !! !! ! ! A!further!issue!that!will!surface!as!it!relates!to!gaps!is!the!availability!of!funds!by!sport!organizations!and! facility!operators!to!contribute!to!facilities.!Based!on!responses!gathered!in!the!research,!very!few! organizations!and!operators!have!significant!funds!available!in!reserve!to!assist!in!addressing!these!gaps.! Even!so,!quite!a!few!sport!organization!representatives!indicated!that!volunteers!could!be!gathered!to! help!with!raising!funds!for!these!issues.!! !

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Appendices!

Appendix A – Supply and Demand Study Objectives

% Outcome$G$An$assessment$of$the$current$status$of$demand$for$sport$in$Calgary:! ! % To!identify!general!participation!trends!in!sport! ! % To!develop!a!profile!of!sport!participation!in!Calgary:! ! % To!identify!current!participation!registration/membership!levels!! % To!identify!current!demographics!of!participants!such!as!age,!gender!and!location! % To!estimate!current!participation!levels!in!the!Active!Start!to!Training!to!Win!Stages!of! the!LongBTerm!Athlete!Development!Model!that!encourage!physical!literacy!and!sport! for!all!and!focus!on!excellence! % To!assess!current!participation!levels!in!the!Active!for!Life!Stage!of!the!LongBTerm! Athlete!Development!Model,!which!encourages!lifeBlong!physical!activity! ! % To!identify!barriers!to!sport!participation!in!Calgary! ! % To!identify!types!of!barriers!to!enter!and!participate!in!sport!such!as!facility/program! accessibility,!social!isolation,!and!other!priorities! % To!identify!supports!being!used!to!address!barriers!to!enter!and!participate!in!sport! % To!estimate!and!assess!sport!participation!leakage!(e.g.!stopped!participation!and!why)! ! % To!assess!latent!and!future!demand!for!sport!participation!in!Calgary:! ! % To!estimate!current!nonBparticipation!in!organized!sport!activities!due!to!organizational! (e.g.!volunteers,!coaches,!officials,!etc.)!and!facility!capabilities!(e.g.!cap!restrictions)! % To!estimate!current!nonBparticipation!in!organized!sport!activities!due!to!other!reasons! % To!estimate!sport!participation!growth!over!the!next!10!years! ! % To!assess!utilization!of!sport!facilities!in!Calgary:! ! % To!identify!types!of!facilities!used! % For!the!stages!of!LongBTerm!Athlete!Development!Model! % For!games/matches/meets/races/competitions! % For!practice/training!time! % Location!of!facilities!used! % Facility!operators! % To!assess!length!of!seasonal!play! % To!assess!standards!of!play!(current!vs.!preferred)!based!on:! % Length!of!games/matches/meets/races/competitions!(e.g.!number!of!scheduled! minutes!or!hours!for!games/matches/meets/races/competitions)! % Number!of!games/matches/meets/races/competitions! % Game/match/meet/race/competition!time!versus!practice/training!time!

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% Number!of!tournaments/competitions!(note:!for!some!sport,! tournaments/competitions!represent!primary!competitive!events!for!participants,! while!other!sport!consider!these!to!be!in!addition!to!primary!season!events)! % Differences!that!may!exist!among!stages!established!in!the!LongBTerm!Athlete! Development!Model! ! % To!develop!a!profile!of!sport!delivery!systems!in!Calgary:! ! % To!identify!registration/membership!fees!for!sport!participants! % To!determine!the!structure!of!program!delivery!among!sport!organizations! ! % To!determine!human!resource!composition!to!organize!and!deliver!sport!programs! ! % Outcome$G$An$assessment$of$the$current$status$of$supply$of$sport$facilities$in$Calgary:! ! % To!refine!the!existing!inventory!of!facilities!used!for!sport!in!Calgary:! ! % To!identify!types!of!facilities!used!for!sport!! % To!identify!the!range!of!facilities!used!for!sport! % To!identify!quantities!of!facilities!used!for!sport! % To!estimate!hours!of!capacity!available!for!sport!within!facilities!! % To!estimate!ratio!of!capacity!to!use!of!facilities!for!sport!activities!! ! % To!assess!how!facilities!distribute!booking!time!between!sport!and!other!activities!(e.g.! provide!block!booking!to!groups,!preference!to!book,!etc.)! ! % To!develop!a!high!level!assessment!of!the!quality!and!condition!of!facilities!! ! % To!assess!capability!of!existing!facilities!to!address!needs!! % The!ability!of!sport!activity!surfaces!meeting!standards!of!play! % Support!amenities!meeting!sport!activity!needs!(e.g.!dressing!rooms,!officiating! rooms,!spectator!seating,!etc.)! % To!assess!condition!of!existing!facilities! % Life!cycle!planning!initiatives!being!organized!and!implemented!for!facilities!used!for! sport! % Ages!of!facilities! % Life!cycle!plans!in!place! % Implementation!strategies! % Facility!maintenance!cycles! % To!assess!the!capacity!for!facilities!to!address!needs! % Meet!demand!from!participants!and!sport!groups! % Various!programming!needs!(e.g.!from!grassroots!to!high!performance!levels)!

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Appendix B – Bibliography

Aquatic Sport Council of , Building A Case For Aquatic Sport Friendly Pools- A Guide, January 2011 Association for Canadian Studies, Participating in Sports and Fitness Activities in Canada, Statistics Canada, Census of Canada, 2001 Canada Sport Policy, Section A: Physical Activity and Sport Participation Rates in Canada, 2012 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Availability, Use, and Suitability of Public Facilities and Programs, 2010 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Availability, Use, and Utility of Commercial Facilities for Physical Activity or Sport, 2010 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Barriers to Children’s Participation in Physical Activity, 2010 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Frequency of Use, 2009 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Nature and Components of Sport, 2009 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Organized and Unorganized Opportunities, 2009 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Participation in Sport among Children and Youth, 2010 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Preferences for Physical Activity and Sport, 2010 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Reasons for Participating in Physical Activity and Sport, Skills and Preference for Competition, 2010 Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, Sport Participation Rates of Canadian Adults, 2009 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2008 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Physical Activity Levels of Canadians, 2008 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2008 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Sport Participation in Canada, 2008 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2009 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Facilities and Supportive Services for Physical Activity, 2009 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2009 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Sport Participation rates of Canadian Adults, 2009 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2009 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Nature and Components of Sport Participation, 2009 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2010 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Participation in Sport among Children and Youth, 2010 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2010 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Where and How do Children Participate in Sport?, 2010 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2010 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Availability, Use, and Utility of Commercial Facilities for Physical Activity or Sport, 2010 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2010 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Preferences for Physical Activity and Sport, 2010 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2010 Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Barriers to Children’s Participation in Physical Activity, 2010 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2010, Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Availability, Use and Suitability of Public Facilities and Programs, 2010 Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, 2010, Physical Activity Monitor: Facts & Figures, Reasons for Participating in Physical Activity and Sport, Skills and Preference for Competition, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Actively Engaged: A Policy on Sport for Women and Girls, 20090 Canadian Heritage, Research Analysis of High School Sport 2009, 2010

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Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada Research, Ageism and Involvement in Sports Physical Activity 2010, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada Research, Can Conflict be Productive? An Examination of Conflict in Non- profit Sport Boards 2009, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada Research, Combating Social Exclusion in Sport and Recreation through Participatory Policy Development 2009, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada Research, Culture of Organizations and Participation in Sport, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada Research, Examining Independence in Canada’s Sport System: Community Basketball 2009, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada Research, the Effect of Coaching in Youth Sport in Canada, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Canada Research, Understanding Parents’ Experiences in Facilitating Physically Active Leisure for their Children who are Overweight or Obese, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Canadian Research, Sociocultural Barriers to Women’s Participation in Sport: the role of self-objectification and stereotype threat, 2010 Canadian Heritage, Sport Participation 2010 Research Paper, February 2013 Canadian Heritage, Sport Participation: The Role of Sport Canada, Sport Leadership Conference, October 2007 Canadian Sport Centres, Developing Physical Literacy: A Guide for Parents of Children Ages 0 to 12, 2010 Canadian Sport for Life, Long-Term Athlete Development, A Sport Parent’s Guide, 2009. Canadian Sport for Life, Long-Term Athlete Development 2.0, 2014. Canadian Sport for Life, Quality Sport and Physical Activity for all Canadians, Five year Activation Strategy, 2012 Canadian Sport for Life, Canadian Sport Centres, Long-Term Development Resource Paper, V2 http://canadiansportforlife.ca/ http://canadiansportforlife.ca/find-quality-sport-programs/sports-quality-programs http://canadiansportforlife.ca/ten-key-factors/excellence-takes-time http://canadiansportforlife.ca/ten-key-factors/more-about-competition Canadian Sport Policy Renewal- National Gathering- Summary Report, November 9-10, 2011 Children’s Sport Participation in Canada: Is it a Level Playing Field, March 20, 2013 City of Calgary, Arena Rental Line of Business Review Current State Contents, September 2011 http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Recreation/Pages/Rentals-and-bookings/Arena-rental-rates.aspx City of Calgary, Census, 2011, 2012, 2013 City of Calgary, Civic Partnerships Guide to Policy & Administration, June 2002 City of Calgary, Population by 5 Year Cohort, July 2013 City of , Sport Plan Draft Sport Plan Draft Plan, February 2013 Department of Canadian Heritage, Environmental Scan 2010: Trends and Issues in Canada and in Sport, 2010 Development of Canadian Heritage, Current Procedure Manual, Update Meeting Recommendations and Goals, October 3, 2011 Statistics Canada, Federal Census, 2011 Federal Provincial-Territorial Sport Committee, Work Group #6, Promoting the Benefits of Sport: A Collection of Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Reports, January 25, 2005 Heritage Canada, Sport Canada, Investing In Sport Participation 2004-2008 A Discussion Paper, January 2004

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Municipal Opportunities for Physical Activity, 2009 Survey of Physical Activity in Canadian Municipalities, Facts & Figures, Municipal Barriers and Needs, 2010 Municipal Opportunities for Physical Activity, Municipal Priorities, 2009 Municipal Opportunities for Physical Activity, Strategic partnerships, 2009 Municipal Opportunities for Physical Activity, Supports for Physical Activity, 2009 Physical Activity Council, 2012 Participation Report, 2012 Physical Activity Monitor, Children’s Participation in Sport, 2010 Physical Activity Monitor 2009, 2008 and 2004, Participation in sport Quality Sport and Physical Activity for all Canadians, Canadian Sport for Life, Five Year Activation Strategy, 2012 to 2017 Sport Canada and the Public Policy Framework for Participation and Excellence in Sport, , 2013 Sport Canada, Canadian Heritage, the Interprovincial Sport and Recreation Council, Sport Participation in Canada, 2009 Sport Matters, Sport & Physical Activity Fact Sheet Sport Participation in Canada, Sport Monitor Bulletin 3, 2006-2007 Sport, the Voluntary Sector, and : Learning from the Voluntary Sector Awareness Project, December 2006 Statistics Canada, Spending Patterns in Canada, 2009, Cat. no. 62-202-X. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/famil130j-eng.htm. Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Research Papers: Sport Participation in Canada, 2005 The City of Calgary Recreation, Arena Facility Use Analysis For the period 2008-2010, 2010 The City of Calgary Recreation, Concept Plan for Foothills and Glenmore Athletic Parks, June 30, 2010 The City of Calgary, Calgary & Region Economic Outlook 2013-2018, November 13. 2013 The Conference Board of Canada, Strengthening Canada The Socio-economic Benefits of Sport Participation in Canada Report, August 2005 The True Sport Report, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, September 2008 True Sport Secretariat, Reasons to Believe: Findings from a Survey of Canadians on True Sport Values, July 2005 University of Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Centre For Sport Policy Studies Working Paper Series, Trends In Community Sport Participation And Community Sport Organizations since the 1990’s Implications For West Vancouver, February, 2010 Volunteering in Canada, Statistics Canada, 2012 Community Sport Policy, Winnipeg Community Sport Policy, 199

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Appendix C – Research Instruments (Not Included)

Appendix C is not included in the abridged version of the Sport Facility Supply & Demand Study Report.

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Appendix D – Stakeholder Organizations Participating in Research Processes

Sport Organizations

AA Ringette Calgary Calgary Chito Ryu Karate Club Calgary Snowboard Club Ace Volleyball Club Football Calgary Soccer Federation Aikido Tanren Juku Calgary Dinosaurs Soccer Club Calgary South West United Soccer Alberta FunSeekers Softball League Calgary Association Association Alberta Little League District #3 Calgary District Lacrosse Calgary Southside Hockey Alberta Randonneurs Association Association Alberta Calgary East Ringette Calgary Association ARC Curling Club Calgary Fencing Club Calgary Splash Water Polo Club Axemen Lacrosse Calgary Calgary Sport and Social Club Babe Ruth Baseball Association of Calgary League Calgary Suns Basketball Calgary Calgary Giants Baseball Club Calgary Synchronized Skating Club Bantam Stampeders Football Calgary Grizzlies Wheelchair Calgary Team Handball Association Baseball Calgary Basketball Calgary Torpedoes Water Polo Club BigRock Aikikai Calgary Hornets Lacrosse Calgary Touch Football League Blackfoot Hockey Association Association Calgary Track & Field Association Bluestreaks Club Calgary Hospitality Slo-Pitch League Calgary Track Council Bobby Chan Club Calgary Industrial Softball Calgary Ultimate Association Bow Ridge Little League Association Calgary United Soccer Association Bruins Hockey Calgary Interclub Squash Calgary United Sports Table Tennis Association Association Association Bow Valley Hockey Society Calgary Junior Table Tennis Platers Calgary Warriors Track Club Bow Valley Quickies @ Norquay Association Calgary Water Polo Association Bow View Ringette Association Calgary Mako Water Polo Club Calgary West Soccer Club Bulldogs Football Association Calgary Media Slo-Pitch League Calgary Wildcats Football Club Calalta Community Calgary Men's Masters Water Polo Calgary Winter Lacrosse Club Club Calgary Women's Fastpitch Calgary & District Amateur Softball Calgary Minor Basketball Association Association Association Calgary Women's Soccer Calgary & District Cricket League Calgary Minor Soccer Association Association Calgary 5 Pin Bowlers Association Calgary Minor Softball Association Calgary Youth Development Centre Calgary Allstar Girls Softball Calgary North Ringette Basketball Program Calgary Patriots Swim Club Calgary Youth Flag Football Calgary Alpine Racing Club Calgary Polo Splash CalVol Volleyball Association Calgary Amateur Calgary Association Canadian Association for Disabled Association Calgary Rams Rugby Club Skiing - Calgary Calgary and Area Atom Football Calgary Rangers Soccer Club Canadian Indonesian Badminton Calgary and District Men's Darts Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club Club League Calgary Rifle and Pistol Club Canuck Stuff Volleyball Club Calgary Archers Calgary Rocky Mountain Little Canucks Rugby Club Calgary Association of League Cascade Swim Club Skateboarding Enthusiasts Calgary Association Cavaliers Cricket Club Calgary Bantam Football Association Calgary Club Chinook Rhythmique Gymnastics Calgary Basketball Academy Calgary Club Calgary Bicycle Track League Calgary Saints Hockey Club Chinooks Field Hockey Club Calgary Blizzards Soccer Club Calgary Seawolves Water Polo Club City Limits Slowpitch League Calgary Boxing Club Calgary Senior Men's Basketball Crowfoot Fastball and Edgemont Calgary Broncos Football Association Basketball Calgary Bruins Female Midget Calgary Senior Slo-Pitch League 55+ Deerfoot Soccer Association Hockey Association Calgary Senior Women 'A' Dive Calgary Calgary Buffalo Hockey Association Basketball Dynamite Boxing Calgary Caledonian Football Club Calgary Ski Club Eastside Soccer Calgary Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club Calgary Association Edgemont Basketball Calgary Champion Calgary Slo-Pitch Society Edgemont Soccer Club of Calgary

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Elbow Park Tennis Club North West Calgary Athletic South Calgary Ringette Association Field Hockey Association of Calgary Association Southern Alberta Curling Association Fish Creek Little League NorthStar Soccer Southern Alberta Gym Club Foothills Masters Swim Club Nose Creek Swim Association Southern Alberta Senior Men’s Foothills Wanderers Orienteering Okotoks Mustangs Lacrosse Hockey League Club Association Southern Alberta Women's Hockey Foundation Youth Basketball Pheonix Black Field Hockey Club Association Genesis Basketball Club Power Cheer Calgary Southfour Basketball Association Girls Hockey Calgary Priori Épée Fencing Club Southside Liquid League Softball Gladiators Fencing Club Racquet Network Inc. Special Olympics, Calgary Glenlake Hockey Association Rebels Wrestling Spring Hockey Glenmore Gymnastics Recreational Hockey Association of Springbank Minor Hockey Glenmore Sailing Club Calgary Lawn Bowling Club Heritage Hockey League Riders on Board Strathmore Girls Hilltoppers Football Association Ringette Calgary Sunridge Little League Baseball Hiro's Judo Club Rocky Mountain Dive Club Association Hockey Calgary Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League The Baton & Dance Company Hornets Rugby Club Rocky Mountain Long Bow The Calgary Pub Darts Association Huntington Hills Community Soccer Association The Riverside Club Indoor Co-ed Rec Soccer Rocky Mountain Petroleum Hockey The Roc Wrestling Karate at SAIT Karate Club League Tritons Summer Swim Club Kingsboro Badminton Club Rocky Mountain Slo-Pitch League Swim Club Knights Lacrosse Rockyview Water Ski Club Vibe Volleyball Club Kronos Triathlon Club Sabean's Karate Academy Waterwerks Kayak Club Loaded Bases Softball League Sabrecats Lacrosse West Hill Softball Association Mavericks Football Saddle Ridge Football Club West Valley Softball McKnight Hockey Association SBR Softball Westwood Hockey Association Netball Alberta Signal Hill Soccer Wild Rose Figure Skating Club Non-Contact Hockey League Skate Canada - Calgary Region WillowRidge Soccer South Football Club !

Sport Facilities

Acadia Recreation Complex Century Bowling Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Alberta Bible Chinook Park Community Community Association Bankview Community Association Association Huntington Hills Community Bearspaw Christian School Citadel Community Association Association Bonaventure Bonavista Community Crowchild Twin Arena Association Inglewood Curling Club Association Crowfoot Arena Inglewood Golf Club Bow Valley Club Don Hartman North East Sportsplex Jaycee Slo-Pitch Park Bowling Depot East Calgary Twin Arenas Jeff Lubin's Calgary Golf Academy Bowness Community Association Edge School Ji Hong & Tai Chi College Brentwood Community Association Fairview Arena Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido Calgary Canoe Club Fifth Avenue Club Kee's Taekwondo Calgary Christian School Fish Creek Sports Club Knox United Church Calgary Climbing Centre Chinook Fitness Plus Northwest Lakeview Community Association Calgary Climbing Centre Stronghold Fitness Plus Southwest Lantern Church Calgary Curling Club Flames Community Arena Let's Bowl Calgary Gymnastics Centre Flip Factory Inc. Lynx Ridge Golf Club Calgary Horseshoe Club Garrison Curling Club Mardaloop Community Association Calgary Jewish Centre Genesis Centre for Community Marlborough Community Association Calgary Rakuushinkan Wellness McKenzie Lake Community Calgary Shooting Centre Glamorgan Community Association Association Calgary Stars Gym Glenmore Christian Academy McKenzie Meadows Golf Course Calgary West Soccer Centre Calgary Centre McKenzie Towne Community Calgary Winter Club Good Shepherd Church Association Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Haysborough Community Meadowlark Stables Club Association Menno Simons Christian School Cardel Place Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Mid Sun Community Association Cedarbrae Community Association Association Mo Fan Tai Chi Wushu Academy

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Monterey Park Community Scenic Acres Community Thorncliffe Greenview Community Association Association Association Moose Hill Ranch Equestrian Centre Shaganappi Community Association Toppler Bowl Mount Pleasant Community Shodan Karate Do Trail Courts Squash & Racquetball Association Skillz Skating Shooting Centre Trico Centre for Family Wellness Mount Royal Community Association South Fish Creek Recreation Tuckntumble Gymnastics Club Mount Royal University Association University of Calgary Mountain View Bowl Southern Alberta Institute of University of Calgary Racquet National Golf Academy Technology Centre North Glenmore Park Community Springbank Park for all Seasons University of Calgary Recreation Association Valley Ridge Golf Club North Hill Curling Club St. Andrews Heights Community Varsity Community Association NSD Sports and Fitness Club Association VECOVA Oakridge Community Association Stampede City Gymnastics Club Volleydome Pinebrook Golf & Country Club Strathcona Christie Aspen Webber Academy Queensland Community Association Community Association West Hillhurst Community Rally Pointe Sunridge Badminton Centre Association Rideau Roxboro Community Talisman Centre Western Canadian Place Fitness Association Taurus Taekwondo Centre Rising Sun Kung Fu Teofista Boxing Gym Willow Park Golf Course Ltd. River Spirit Golf Course The Calgary Archery Centre Willow Ridge Community Rosedale Tennis Club The Crux Climbing and Bouldering Association Rotary Challenger Park The Hamptons Golf Club Winsport Canada Rundle College Academy The Riverside Club Saddletowne YMCA The Tennis Academy

Technical Services Organizations

Black Elk Hockey Camp Golden Goal Soccer Academy No Limits Triathlon Calgary Elite Basketball Havoc Hockey Soccer Genius Camps Elev8 Lacrosse Kodiaks Hockey Club Spartan Hockey Development Inc. Elite Power Skating Hockey Schools Made in Canada Hockey Stars Volleyball International Development Top Gun Hockey Elite Training Centre Maximum Performance Hockey Torjager Hockey First Serve Tennis National Sport Academy Tucker Hockey Enterprises Ltd. Fusion Co-ed Soccer Inc. NBC Camps ! ! Provincial/National Sport Organizations

Alberta Minor Roller Hockey Alberta Orienteering Association Cross Country Alberta Association Alberta Racquetball Association Fencing Alberta Alberta 5 Pin Bowling Association Alberta Sailing Association Field Hockey Alberta Alberta Aikido Association Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak Football Alberta Alberta Alpine Association Hockey Alberta Alberta Amateur Baseball Council Alberta Snowboarding Association Judo Alberta Alberta Amateur Softball Association Alberta Soccer Association Alberta Karate Alberta Alberta Amateur Speed Skating Special Olympics Lacrosse Alberta Association Alberta Sport and Recreation Lawn Association of Alberta Alberta Amateur Wrestling Association for the Blind Netball Alberta Alberta Baton Twirling Association Alberta Sprint Racing Association Paddle Alberta Alberta BMX Association Alberta Table Tennis Association Ringette Alberta Alberta Association Alberta Target Archers Rowing Alberta Alberta Broomball Association Alberta Taekwondo Rugby Alberta Alberta Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Alberta Volleyball Skate Canada Alberta North West Association Association Alberta Water Polo Territories Nunavut Alberta Curling Federation Association Alberta Weightlifting Squash Alberta Alberta Diving Association Association Alberta Whitewater Swim Alberta Alberta Equestrian Federation Association Athletics Alberta Synchro Alberta Alberta Federation of Shooting Badminton Alberta Team Handball Alberta Sports Tennis Alberta Alberta Freestyle Ski Association Basketball Alberta Triathlon Alberta Alberta Golf Association Biathlon Alberta Water Ski and Wakeboard Alberta Alberta Gymnastics Federation Bicycle Alberta Wheelchair Sports Alberta Alberta Association

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Appendix E – Profile of Sport Organization, Facility and General Public Survey Respondents

Organizational!and!Household!Respondent!Profile! Organization! Categories! Descriptions! 2008! 2013! Sport! (n=)! (207)! Organizations! Athletes!with!mental/physical!disabilities! 2! Program!types! AbleBbodied!athletes! NA! 83! Both! 15! Total! 100! (n=)! (152)! CityBwide! 72! Boundaries!! Regional! NA! 25! Local! 3! Total! 100! (n=)! (202)! (160)! Team! 64! 69! Structure!of! Individual! 14! 18! participation! Both! 21! 13! Total! 100! 100! (n=)! (103)! Number!of!Teams! Mean! 82! Served!by! Median! NA! 21! Organization! Low!Range! 1! High!Range! 2,819! (n=)! (133)! Number!of! Mean! 52! Participants!Who! Median! NA! 2! Reside!Outside! Low!Range! 0! Calgary! High!Range! 1,600! (n=)! (142)! Number!of! Mean! 52! Participants!Train!at! Median! NA! 0! Comprehensive!High! Low!Range! 0! Performance!Levels! High!Range! 2,000! (n=)! (135)! Mean! 128! Minutes!for! Median! NA! 80! Competitions/Games! Low!Range! 0! High!Range! 1,000! (n=)! (129)! Mean! 90! Minutes!for! Median! NA! 90! Practices/Training! Low!Range! 0! High!Range! 300!

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Organizational!and!Household!Respondent!Profile! Organization! Categories! Descriptions! 2008! 2013! Facilities! (n=)! (91)! NotBforBProfit! 53! Type!of!Organization! Private!company!(for!profit!company)! NA! 34! NotBforBprofit!private!company! 13! Total! 100! General! (n=)! (1,000)! Public! Northeast! 19! Northwest! 29! Quadrant! n/a! Southeast! 23! Southwest! 30! Total! 100! Household! (n=)! (1,000)! Composition! Couple!with!children!living!at!home! 43! Couple!w/out!children!living!at!home! 30! Single!parent!household! 5! Living!alone! 13! n/a! Living!with!roommate(s)! 2! Living!with!extended!family! 5! Other! 2! Refused! 1! Total! 100! !

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Appendix F – Facility Categorization

Table 1.1: Facility Categories Referenced in Report! Permanent! (!!currently!exists!! Facility!Group!! Amenity!Classification!! and!"!does!not!exist)! (related!to!playing!surface/!location/!etc.)! (amenities!commonly!built/available)! Variables!of!content! Indoor! Outdoor! Ice! BoardedBNHL! ! ! Ice! BoardedBOlympic! ! " Ice! BoardedBother! ! ! Ice! Laned! ! " Arena! Drypad! Boarded! ! ! Drypad! open!area! ! ! Drypad! other! ! ! Dirt!or!turf! open!area! " ! Dirt!or!turf! Track! " ! Pool!B!Flat!Water! 25!metre,!3,4,!6,8,10!lanes! ! " Pool!B!Flat!Water! 50!metre,!8+!lanes! ! " Pool!B!Flat!Water! Other! ! ! Aquatic! Diving!boards/tank! 3,!5,!7.5,!10!metre!platform! ! " Diving!boards/tank! 1,!3!metre!board! ! " Open!B!variable! River! " ! Open!B!flat! Reservoir/Lake! " ! Climbing! Wall!B!lead! ! ! Climbing! Wall!B!speed! ! ! Climbing! Boulder! ! ! Climbing! Freeform! ! ! Golf!! 9!or!18!!or!27!hole! " ! Golf!! Driving!range! ! ! Ice! Sliding! ! ! Ice/Synthetic! Jumping! " ! Infield! Jumping! " ! Infield! Throwing! " ! Marathon!course!(running)! track!or!road! " " mixed!terrain!!B!land! mountains! " " Course/Track/Infield! natural!setting!! Orienteering!course! " " oval!B!banked! !! " ! oval!B!flat! 400!metre!track,!200+!track! ! ! Oval!B!ice! 400!m!! ! " Road!race!course!(running)! urban!or!rural!roads! " ! Skateboard! hill/road!or!park! " ! Snow! NordicBtrack! " ! Snow! Freestyle! " ! Snow! Aerial! " ! Snow!B!groomed!! Alpine! " ! Snow!set!+!target! Biathlon! " ! Street! pavement! " ! variable!elevation! manmade!or!enhanced!!setting! " ! Rectangular! Turf!B!ABC! " ! Rectangular! Turf!B!D/E!various!sizes! " ! Rectangular! Artificial!turf! ! ! Rectangular! Boarded! ! ! Diamond! Turf!B!ABC! " ! Field! Diamond! Turf!B!D/E!!various!sizes! " ! Oval/other! Turf! " ! Bowling/boule! groomed!lanes! " ! Bowling/boule! groomed!freeform! " ! Rectangular!netted!court! sand! " !

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Table 1.1: Facility Categories Referenced in Report! Permanent! (!!currently!exists!! Facility!Group!! Amenity!Classification!! and!"!does!not!exist)! (related!to!playing!surface/!location/!etc.)! (amenities!commonly!built/available)! Variables!of!content! Indoor! Outdoor! Rectangular!netted!court! variable!court!sizes!&!covering! " ! Field! freeform!or!set! variable!to!purpose! " ! Rectangular!netted!court! variable!court!size!! ! ! Gymnastics!gym! variable!to!purpose! ! " Gymnasia! Studio! variable!to!purpose! ! " Four!wall!sport! standard!or!variable!to!purpose! ! " Other! variable!to!purpose! ! " moving/stationary!target! distance!variances!by!implement! ! ! upright/!horizontal! distance!variances!by!implement! ! ! Dart! set!requirements! ! " Target! Pit! set!requirements! " ! Aerial! set!by!event! " ! Laned! 5!pin/!10!pin! ! ! Other! All!other!facilities!

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Appendix G – Additional Data

Data!associated!with!Figure!3.1:!Perceptions!of!Sport!Accessibility!

Which quadrant of Calgary do you live in? 1. Northwest 2. Southwest 3. Northeast 4. Southeast Total The variety of sport 1. Very satisfied Count 122 132 75 103 432 opportunities in % 48.2% 47.1% 46.3% 46.8% 47.2% Calgary for Calgarians 2. Somewhat satisfied Count 116 141 77 104 438 to participate in % 45.8% 50.4% 47.5% 47.3% 47.9% 3. Somewhat dissatisfied Count 12 6 8 8 34 % 4.7% 2.1% 4.9% 3.6% 3.7% 4. Very dissatisfied Count 3 1 2 5 11 % 1.2% .4% 1.2% 2.3% 1.2% Total Count 253 280 162 220 915 % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ! Which quadrant of Calgary do you live in? 1. Northwest 2. Southwest 3. Northeast 4. Southeast Total The condition of facilities 1. Very satisfied Count 73 94 53 64 284 that accommodate sport % 29.4% 35.5% 34.2% 30.0% 32.2% activities in Calgary for 2. Somewhat satisfied Count 143 145 80 116 484 Calgarians to participate % in 57.7% 54.7% 51.6% 54.5% 54.9% 3. Somewhat dissatisfied Count 28 20 19 22 89 % 11.3% 7.5% 12.3% 10.3% 10.1% 4. Very dissatisfied Count 4 6 3 11 24 % 1.6% 2.3% 1.9% 5.2% 2.7% Total Count 248 265 155 213 881 % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ! Which quadrant of Calgary do you live in? 1. Northwest 2. Southwest 3. Northeast 4. Southeast Total The availability of sport 1. Very satisfied Count 90 105 58 77 330 opportunities in % 35.2% 38.7% 36.3% 36.0% 36.6% Calgary for Calgarians 2. Somewhat satisfied Count 132 142 78 106 458 to participate in % 51.6% 52.4% 48.8% 49.5% 50.8% 3. Somewhat dissatisfied Count 26 22 18 22 88 % 10.2% 8.1% 11.3% 10.3% 9.8% 4. Very dissatisfied Count 8 2 6 9 25 % 3.1% .7% 3.8% 4.2% 2.8% Total Count 256 271 160 214 901 % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ! Which quadrant of Calgary do you live in? 1. Northwest 2. Southwest 3. Northeast 4. Southeast Total The affordability of 1. Very satisfied Count 42 46 30 30 148 sport opportunities in % 17.3% 17.2% 19.2% 14.2% 16.9% Calgary for Calgarians 2. Somewhat satisfied Count 131 154 76 125 486 to participate in % 53.9% 57.7% 48.7% 59.2% 55.4% 3. Somewhat dissatisfied Count 57 53 38 42 190 % 23.5% 19.9% 24.4% 19.9% 21.7% 4. Very dissatisfied Count 13 14 12 14 53 % 5.3% 5.2% 7.7% 6.6% 6.0% Total Count 243 267 156 211 877 % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ! ! !

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Data!associated!with!Figure!3.3:!Perceptions!of!Sport!System!

Which quadrant of Calgary do you live in? 1. Northwest 2. Southwest 3. Northeast 4. Southeast Total Overall, would you say 1. Very good Count 89 101 46 75 311 the quality of sport % 34.1% 35.9% 27.9% 32.9% 33.3% programs in Calgary 2. Good Count 159 170 111 144 584 are.... % 60.9% 60.5% 67.3% 63.2% 62.5% 3. Poor Count 12 9 8 8 37 % 4.6% 3.2% 4.8% 3.5% 4.0% 4. Very poor Count 1 1 1 3 % .4% .4% .4% .3% Total Count 261 281 165 228 935 % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ! Which quadrant of Calgary do you live in? 1. Northwest 2. Southwest 3. Northeast 4. Southeast Total Would you say the 1. Very good Count 57 84 50 54 245 quality of sport % 21.8% 29.9% 30.5% 24.3% 26.4% facilities in Calgary 2. Good Count 188 182 105 150 625 are.... % 72.0% 64.8% 64.0% 67.6% 67.3% 3. Poor Count 14 13 9 17 53 % 5.4% 4.6% 5.5% 7.7% 5.7% 4. Very poor Count 2 2 1 5 % .8% .7% .5% .5% Total Count 261 281 164 222 928 % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ! Which quadrant of Calgary do you live in? 1. Northwest 2. Southwest 3. Northeast 4. Southeast Total Would you say the 1. Very good Count 60 60 23 40 183 quality of coaching % 28.3% 27.3% 17.4% 21.1% 24.3% in sport programs 2. Good Count 130 146 97 132 505 in Calgary is .... % 61.3% 66.4% 73.5% 69.5% 67.0% 3. Poor Count 20 12 8 16 56 % 9.4% 5.5% 6.1% 8.4% 7.4% 4. Very poor Count 2 2 4 2 10 % .9% .9% 3.0% 1.1% 1.3% Total Count 212 220 132 190 754 % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% ! ! Data!associated!with!Figure!4.1:!Historical!and!Future!(Estimated)!Sport!Registrations!–!Main!Programs!

2008 Estimates - Sport Growth in Relation to Population Growth

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Data!associated!with!Figure!7.3:!Perceptions!of!Sport!Facilities!in!Calgary!–!Sport!Organizations!(SO)!and! Facilities!(F)!

Customer service provided by staff at facilities Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 4 18 1 23 % 17.4% 78.3% 4.3% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 4 3 7 % 57.1% 42.9% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 3 13 16 Boards/Tank % 18.8% 81.3% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 1 2 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 8 16 5 1 30 % 26.7% 53.3% 16.7% 3.3% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 5 10 1 16 % 31.3% 62.5% 6.3% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 6 6 2 14 Netted Court % 42.9% 42.9% 14.3% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 4 4 Gym % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 5 2 7 % 71.4% 28.6% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 2 2 % 100.0% 100.0% Other Count 6 6 2 14 % 42.9% 42.9% 14.3% 100.0% Total Count 42 83 9 3 137 % 30.7% 60.6% 6.6% 2.2% 100.0% !

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The safety of the facilities for participants Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 10 13 23 % 43.5% 56.5% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 3 3 6 % 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 8 7 2 17 Boards/Tank % 47.1% 41.2% 11.8% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 3 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 100.0% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 7 19 5 31 % 22.6% 61.3% 16.1% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 3 12 2 2 19 % 15.8% 63.2% 10.5% 10.5% 100.0% Field: Oval/Pitch/Other Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 6 8 14 Netted Court % 42.9% 57.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 4 4 Gym % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 6 3 9 % 66.7% 33.3% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 2 2 % 100.0% 100.0% Other Count 4 9 3 1 17 % 23.5% 52.9% 17.6% 5.9% 100.0% Total Count 48 84 12 3 147 % 32.7% 57.1% 8.2% 2.0% 100.0% ! The cleanliness of the facilities Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 9 14 1 24 % 37.5% 58.3% 4.2% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 4 3 7 % 57.1% 42.9% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 5 10 2 17 Boards/Tank % 29.4% 58.8% 11.8% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 3 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 100.0% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 6 19 5 1 31 % 19.4% 61.3% 16.1% 3.2% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 2 14 3 19 % 10.5% 73.7% 15.8% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 5 8 1 14 Netted Court % 35.7% 57.1% 7.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 3 1 4 Gym % 75.0% 25.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 4 4 1 9 % 44.4% 44.4% 11.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 2 2 % 100.0% 100.0% Other Count 5 12 1 18 % 27.8% 66.7% 5.6% 100.0% Total Count 40 93 15 1 149 % 26.8% 62.4% 10.1% .7% 100.0% !

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The location of the facilities Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 4 15 5 24 % 16.7% 62.5% 20.8% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 1 3 2 1 7 % 14.3% 42.9% 28.6% 14.3% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 4 10 3 17 Boards/Tank % 23.5% 58.8% 17.6% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 1 2 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 8 15 7 1 31 % 25.8% 48.4% 22.6% 3.2% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 5 11 1 1 18 % 27.8% 61.1% 5.6% 5.6% 100.0% Field: Oval/Pitch/Other Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 4 9 1 14 Netted Court % 28.6% 64.3% 7.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 4 4 Gym % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 8 1 9 % 88.9% 11.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 2 2 % 100.0% 100.0% Other Count 10 6 2 18 % 55.6% 33.3% 11.1% 100.0% Total Count 45 78 22 4 149 % 30.2% 52.3% 14.8% 2.7% 100.0% ! The physical condition of the facilities Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 3 18 3 24 % 12.5% 75.0% 12.5% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 2 5 7 % 28.6% 71.4% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 3 10 4 17 Boards/Tank % 17.6% 58.8% 23.5% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 1 2 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 6 16 9 31 % 19.4% 51.6% 29.0% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 3 11 4 1 19 % 15.8% 57.9% 21.1% 5.3% 100.0% Field: Oval/Pitch/Other Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 4 10 14 Netted Court % 28.6% 71.4% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 4 4 Gym % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 5 3 1 9 % 55.6% 33.3% 11.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 1 1 2 % 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Other Count 2 12 4 1 19 % 10.5% 63.2% 21.1% 5.3% 100.0% Total Count 30 93 25 3 151 % 19.9% 61.6% 16.6% 2.0% 100.0% !

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The amenities in the facilities being suitable for the programming needs of your sport organization Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 4 15 4 1 24 % 16.7% 62.5% 16.7% 4.2% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 1 4 1 1 7 % 14.3% 57.1% 14.3% 14.3% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 3 7 6 1 17 Boards/Tank % 17.6% 41.2% 35.3% 5.9% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 2 1 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 66.7% 33.3% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 6 12 8 4 30 % 20.0% 40.0% 26.7% 13.3% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 3 10 3 2 18 % 16.7% 55.6% 16.7% 11.1% 100.0% Field: Oval/Pitch/Other Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 7 7 14 Netted Court % 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 1 2 1 4 Gym % 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 3 5 1 9 % 33.3% 55.6% 11.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 1 1 2 % 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Other Count 3 11 2 2 18 % 16.7% 61.1% 11.1% 11.1% 100.0% Total Count 31 77 27 13 148 % 20.9% 52.0% 18.2% 8.8% 100.0% !

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The costs to use the facilities for your programming Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 2 14 2 4 22 % 9.1% 63.6% 9.1% 18.2% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 1 2 3 1 7 % 14.3% 28.6% 42.9% 14.3% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 10 4 3 17 Boards/Tank % 58.8% 23.5% 17.6% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 1 2 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 4 14 9 3 30 % 13.3% 46.7% 30.0% 10.0% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 4 9 6 19 % 21.1% 47.4% 31.6% 100.0% Field: Oval/Pitch/Other Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 3 5 4 2 14 Netted Court % 21.4% 35.7% 28.6% 14.3% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 2 1 1 4 Gym % 50.0% 25.0% 25.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 6 2 1 9 % 66.7% 22.2% 11.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 1 1 2 % 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Other Count 5 7 3 3 18 % 27.8% 38.9% 16.7% 16.7% 100.0% Total Count 26 68 30 23 147 % 17.7% 46.3% 20.4% 15.6% 100.0%

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The appropriateness of times that are available at facilities for the age groups that your sport organization serves Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 3 11 9 1 24 % 12.5% 45.8% 37.5% 4.2% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 1 5 1 7 % 14.3% 71.4% 14.3% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 2 4 8 3 17 Boards/Tank % 11.8% 23.5% 47.1% 17.6% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 3 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 100.0% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 6 12 9 4 31 % 19.4% 38.7% 29.0% 12.9% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 5 9 2 1 17 % 29.4% 52.9% 11.8% 5.9% 100.0% Field: Oval/Pitch/Other Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 3 8 2 1 14 Netted Court % 21.4% 57.1% 14.3% 7.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 2 2 4 Gym % 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 5 2 2 9 % 55.6% 22.2% 22.2% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 1 1 2 % 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Other Count 4 9 4 1 18 % 22.2% 50.0% 22.2% 5.6% 100.0% Total Count 30 64 41 13 148 % 20.3% 43.2% 27.7% 8.8% 100.0%

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The facilities being able to accommodate tournaments that are not typically part of your regular scheduled programming Very good Good Poor Very Poor Total Arena: Ice-Boarded Count 3 6 6 4 19 % 15.8% 31.6% 31.6% 21.1% 100.0% Arena: Ice-Laned Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Arena: Drypad Count 2 2 3 7 % 28.6% 28.6% 42.9% 100.0% Aquatic: Pool/Diving Count 2 6 5 2 15 Boards/Tank % 13.3% 40.0% 33.3% 13.3% 100.0% Course/Track: Count 1 2 3 Oval-Flat/Infield % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0% Field: Rectangular Count 4 9 7 6 26 % 15.4% 34.6% 26.9% 23.1% 100.0% Field: Diamond Count 4 8 4 3 19 % 21.1% 42.1% 21.1% 15.8% 100.0% Field: Oval/Pitch/Other Count 1 1 % 100.0% 100.0% Gymnasia: Rectangular Count 2 4 4 1 11 Netted Court % 18.2% 36.4% 36.4% 9.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Gymnastics Count 2 1 3 Gym % 66.7% 33.3% 100.0% Gymnasia: Studio Count 4 3 1 1 9 % 44.4% 33.3% 11.1% 11.1% 100.0% Gymnasia: Four Wall Count 2 2 % 100.0% 100.0% Other Count 1 5 4 2 12 % 8.3% 41.7% 33.3% 16.7% 100.0% Total Count 21 47 37 23 128 % 16.4% 36.7% 28.9% 18.0% 100.0% !

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Appendix H – Expectations for Facility Needs – Sport Organizations

! • The following summaries identify sport organization’s expectations for additional facilities needed in the next 10 years in Calgary. • These data represent responses from approximately 132 sport organizations.

“In your opinion, do you think additional facilities are needed to support the programming needs of your organization over the next 10 years in Calgary?”

• Information presented in the following manner … Being$involved$in$sport$activities$is$great!…!means!that!the! data!are!direct!quotes!about!why!respondents!believe!facilities!are!needed.!The!quotes! presented!in!the!list!represent!only!a!few!examples!of!the!many!that!have!been!provided!in!the! survey.!A!list!of!verbatim!comments!is!presented!at!the!end!of!the!list!of!facility!expectations.

Arena

! ! IceB!Boarded!!

To help develop program with older hockey division. It is hard to develop players at these age groups only having half ice not enough space to have them move full speed

Another$arena$would$be$ideal$in$Calgary$for$the$future$growth$of$Paralympic$sports$like$sledge$hockey.$It$could$also$lead$to$the$ development$of$a$possible$league$within$the$City$of$Calgary$itself$which$would$be$ideal$for$people$with$disabilities.$More$and$more$ people$are$becoming$disabled$and$these$types$of$facilities$give$people$the$option$to$be$more$physically$active$and$involved$with$ others$in$similar$circumstances.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

• 5!hockey!arenas!! • 10!ice!rinks!! • 12!additional!ice!surfaces!required!in!Calgary!–!Northeast!Calgary!! • 2!arenas!–!Northeast!Calgary!! • 1!accessible!ice!rinks!similar!to!Winsport!–!Northeast!Calgary!! $ The$city$has$grown$significantly$and$we$haven't$seen$a$proportional$increase$in$ice$time.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ • Hockey!arenas!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 10!hockey!arenas!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!access!to!arena!(ice!removed)!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 5!ice!arenas!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!indoor!ice!arena!–!Northwest!Calgary!! ! Right$now$we$can$only$play$our$sport$once$the$city$has$removed$the$ice$from$the$arenas.$It$would$be$nice$to$be$able$to$start$our$ program$at$the$end$on$March$and$not$be$so$condensed.$$$ $ Calgary$keeps$getting$bigger,$and$the$interest$in$hockey$never$stops.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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! • 3!dry!pad!with!high!ceilings,!boards!and!glass!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 10!dry!pad!floor!facilities!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 1!dry!pad!floor!facility!with!multiple!floors!and!seating!for!1000!spectators!–!Southeast! Calgary!! • 8!ice!arenas!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 6!facilities!dedicated!to!our!program!and!other!similar!programs!B!Southeast!Calgary!! • 6!indoor!surfaces!with!boards!like!hockey!rink!without!the!ice!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 1!NHL!sized!arena!with!warm!up,!fitness!facility!and!dance!studio!–!Southeast!Calgary!! ! Replace$old$&$Improve$City$owned$rinks$ $ One$for$our$club$would$be$great$but$I$know$the$need$of$all$organizations$are$great.$Everyone$is$fighting$for$ice,$especially$in$the$south.$ Unfortunately,$unless$you$can$contribute$a$huge$amount$of$money$to$the$building$of$a$facility$then$you$get$you$get$locked$out.$For$ example,$would$be$ideally$located$out$of$South$Fish$Creek$but$because$we$are$a$small$not$for$profit$organization$and$could$not$ donate$$60000$to$the$building$of$the$facility$we$cannot$get$ice$there.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ! • 10!ice!rinks!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 10!hockey!rinks!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 10!ice!surfaces!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 2!ice!arenas!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 1!arena!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 4!ice!rinks!–!Southwest!Calgary!! $ If$some$of$the$existing$facilities$(ice$arenas)$remained$opened$during$the$spring$season$(April$G$June),$this$would$eliminate$the$need$ for$more$facilities$(Murray$Copot,$Optimist/George$Blundun,$Frank$McCool,$Stu$Peppard,$etc.).$$$ $ There$is$enough$available$rinks$for$lacrosse$now,$however,$locations$like$South$Fish$Creek$only$make$1$available$for$our$use,$while$ keeping$3$with$ice$in.$If$they$continue$to$do$so,$our$sports$growth$will$demand$new$locations.$Playing$in$soccer$domes$is$not$optimal$ for$our$sport.$$$$$$ $ • 2!ice!arenas!for!hockey!(in!the!north!of!the!city)!and!2!ice!arenas!for!hockey!(in!the!south!of! the!city)!! • Ice!rinks!not!used!all!summer!(5)!! • Ice!arena!! • 1!ice!rink!(concerned!about!hockey!taking!time!in!rinks)!! • 3!ice!rinks!! • Don’t!know!! • Nothing!! ! ! Other!Rink!

It$would$be$ideal$that$each$of$Calgary's$quadrants$offered$Introduction$to$Speed$Skating$to$its$residents.$For$that$we$would$need$not$ more$facilities$but$ice$time$in$one$of$the$existing$facilities$to$run$the$speed$skating$programs.$

• 3!ice!surfaces!that!allow!speed!skating!(storage!for!protective!mats!a!must)!–!Southwest! Calgary!! !

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Aquatic

! Pool!Bflat!water!

Talisman$and$SAIT$(when$the$bulkhead$is$moved)$are$the$only$pools$deep$enough$for$water$polo.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ! • 4!50!metre!pools!and!4!25!metre!pools!with!depth!! • 4!50!metre!flat!water!pool!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 3!deep!pools!(at!least!6!feet!deep!for!25!metre!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 2!larger,!deeper!pools!that!are!50!metre!long!and!8!to!10!lanes!wide!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!Olympic!pool,!3!aquatic!training!pools!(suitable!for!water!polo,!synchronized!swimming! and!diving)!and!2!outdoor!aquatic!training!pools!(suitable!for!water!polo,!synchronized! swimming!and!diving)!B!Northwest!Calgary!! • Deep!water!33m!x!25m!x!2.5m!swimming!pool!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 3!50!metre!pool!and!4!25!metre!pool!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 2!indoor!50!meter!pools!with!30!meters!of!deep!water!and!consider!an!outdoor!50!metre! pool!that!could!have!a!retractable!roof!for!winter!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 20!swimming!pools!–!Northwest!Calgary!! ! Allow$for$more$groups$in$the$water$at$the$same$time$or$a$larger$group.$Host$larger$meets$without$needing$to$close$the$pool$or$allow$ for$a$warmGup$pool$during$the$competition.$$ $ The$number$of$new$pools$being$built$to$allow$sport$partners$to$access$them$is$few$and$far$between.$It$seems$that$only$recreational$ pools$are$being$built,$which$cannot$be$used$for$training.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ! • 1!flat!water!all!deep!pool!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 5!access!to!more!pools/leisure!centres!–!Southeast!Calgary!(like!the!new!large!ones!in! planning)!! • 1!flat!water!pool!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 4!deep!water!pools!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 4!facilities!with!twin!(2x)!10!lane!50!metre!pool!with!separate!dive!tank,!4!facility!with!1!10! lane!50!metre!pool!with!separate!diving!tank,!and!4!facility!with!1!10!lane!25m!pool!with! separate!diving!tank!–!Southeast!Calgary!! ! Presently$the$City$of$Calgary$has$only$2$facilities$that$can$host$a$proper$water$polo$game.$(25m$all$deep,$8$lanes$wide$G$the$Talisman$ Centre$and$the$University$of$Calgary)$The$Talisman$is$fantastic$for$hosting,$since$you$have$3$pools,$but$the$folks$at$the$University$ make$things$very$difficult$for$any$sport$group.$If$the$City$of$Calgary$wanted$to$host$any$International$events$for$masters,$the$ minimum$requirement$is$6G8$courses.$Between$the$Talisman$and$U$of$C$there$is$a$total$of$4$courses.$ $ These$facilities$are$only$necessary$if$the$city$doesn't$hand$over$the$keys$to$the$YMCA.$Once$the$Y$get$the$facilities$they$don't$rent$them$ to$user$groups.$$ ! • 5!indoor!pools!–Southwest!Calgary!! • A!50!metre!pool!at!or!near!Mount!Royal!and!an!8!lane!25!metre!pool!south!of!Calgary! Jewish!Centre!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 1!deep!water!pool!! ! !

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! Diving!boards/tank!

The$Talisman$has$closed$the$facilities$3$times$over$the$last$3$years.$There$is$nowhere$else$for$our$athletes$to$train$as$no$one$else$has$ platforms.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

• 2!springboard!and!platform!diving!tanks!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • Dive!tank!at!least!5!metres!deep,!dive!tower,!dryland!training!space!beside!dive!tank,!can! put!big!mats,!trampoline,!dryboard!–!Northwest!Calgary!! ! Open!

Water$level$is$an$issue,$boat$ramp$access$is$an$issue,$and$club$house$change$room$and$storage.$These$all$need$work$in$the$next$10$years.$ We$have$cost$estimates$on$all$of$the$above$if$needed.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• A!rowing!club!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 3!improved!boat!ramp!and!boat!storage!area!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • Dredge!the!Glenmore!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • Expand!club!house!for!change!rooms!and!equipment!storage!–!Southwest!Calgary!! ! Course/Track

! Cycling!Track!

• 1!outdoor!track!and!1!indoor!track!B!Southwest!Calgary!! ! ! Disc!Golf!

The$sport$is$growing$so$fast$that$we$can’t$keep$up.$Schools$are$getting$involved,$and$also$some$seniors$clubs$are$wanting$to$get$ involved$as$well.$With$that$in$mind$we$need$more$courses$to$allow$less$travel$for$schools$and$seniors$clubs.$Also$to$help$take$pressure$ off$of$the$existing$courses.$

• 6!open!spaces!with!trees!and!possibly!hills!! !

! Oval!–!Flat/Infield!

! Indoor!

We$are$known$as$the$Winter$Capital$of$Canada$in$a$very$affluent$City.$We$offer$a$sport$that$can$be$done$by$all$age$groups$and$throughout$ your$life.$We$need$to$find$a$place$in$winter$where$we$can$accommodate$the$needs$of$all$the$age$groups$and$abilities...$

• Indoor!field!house!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • Indoor!facilities!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!indoor!track!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 2!indoor!track!–!Southwest!Calgary!! $ !

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Outdoor!

• 4!tracks!–!Northwest!Calgary!! ! ! Snow!

•! Snowmaking!and!groomed,!trackset!trails!and!heated!washrooms!(away!from!COP)!–! Southwest!Calgary!! ! ! Skateboard!Park!

To$encourage$youth$to$get$involved$in$sport$at$a$young$age.$Snowboarding$and$Skateboarding$are$some$of$the$fastest$growing$sports$in$ North$America$and$we$need$to$be$able$to$keep$up$with$the$infrastructure$and$professionals$able$to$provide$the$services.$

• An!indoor!skateboard!park!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 5!outdoor!skateboard!parks!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • Multipurpose!indoor!training!centre.!Something!like!“Woodward”!facilities!–!Northwest! Calgary!! • 12!outdoor!skateboard!parks!! • 2!indoor!skateboard!parks!! !

Fields

! Diamonds!

! Baseball!

! Indoor!

• 3!indoor!baseball!facilities!–!Northwest!Calgary!$ • 2!indoor!baseball!practice!facilities!–!Southwest!Calgary!$ $ $

$ Outdoor!

• 5!baseball!diamonds!–!Northeast!! • Fenced!baseball!diamonds!–!Northeast!Calgary!! $ Availably$to$book$in$door$facilities$is$getting$harder$and$harder.$Interest$in$our$sport$is$growing$and$competition$for$existing$indoor$ facilities$from$other$sports$such$as$Lacrosse,$Soccer$and$Football$is$also$growing.$Allot$of$our$outdoor$facilities$are$aging$and$are$in$ need$of$constant$repair.$ ! • 3!outdoor!diamonds!–!Northwest!Calgary! ! We$don't$have$a$problem$with$quantity;$however,$quality$of$some$facilities$could$be$improved.$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ • 2!higher!quality!baseball!diamonds!–!Southeast!Calgary!! !

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• 4!youth!diamonds!with!stands!and!concessions!–!Southwest!Calgary! • 90!foot!fully!fenced!baseball!diamond!! ! !

! Softball!

• 20!lighted!ball!diamond!fields!–!Northeast!Calgary!! • 1!new!affordable!quad!diamond!facility,!increasing!the!size!of!the!back!stops!and!fields!of!5! existing!diamonds,!improving!drainage!on!several!(10)!diamonds!by!crowning!them! properly!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 4!A!Class!softball!diamonds,!8!B!Class,!8!C!Class!and!8!D/E!Class!–!Northwest!Calgary! • 6!better!groomed!softball!diamonds!(lower!rent)!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!girls!fastpitch!complex!on!west/northwest!side!of!Calgary!! ! There$are$no$areas$for$us$to$host$tournaments$that$are$affordable.$The$only$facility$available$is$Shouldice$Park$which$is$far$to$ expensive$for$us$and$is$in$poor$shape.$We$typically$go$to$Strathmore$to$host$a$Championship$because$we$can$afford$it.$ ! • 4!affordable!tournament!facilities!–!Southeast!Calgary! • 50!diamonds!–!Southeast!Calgary!! $ Most$of$the$affordable$softball$complexes$in$Calgary$are$adult$fields$and$located$in$the$NE$and$SE.$There$are$no$such$facilities$in$the$ NW$and$SW$(particularly$the$West$where$West$Hill$Softball$district$is$limited).$$ $ • SloBpitch!diamonds!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 1!softball!fastpitch!4!plex!with!lights!! • 2!softball!fastpitch!training!facilities!! • Nothing! • Don’t!know!! ! !

! Rectangular!

Indoor!and!outdoor!generally!B!In$order$for$the$sport$to$maintain$its$present$levels$and$grow,$due$to$the$increased$technical$skill$ of$its$participants,$facilities$upgrades$are$definitely$needed$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!

! Indoor!

• 1!Soccer!pitch!or!turf!fields!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 2!indoor!field!houses!–!Northwest!Calgary! • A!field!house!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 4!indoor!turf!fields/training!facilities!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 8!turf!fields!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • A!dedicated!lacrosse!facility!is!needed!now!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 2!indoor!playing!fields!(equal!to!2!gym!floors!with!boards)!–!Southeast!Calgary!! $ Calgary$has$a$short$outdoor$training$and$competitive$season,$artificial$turf$fields$would$allow$many$more$sport$groups$to$access$ outdoor$facilities$much$more$continuously$and$more$conveniently.$The$indoor$training$facilities$would$be$very$beneficial$

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$ Programs$are$running$now$almost$12$months$of$the$year$to$provide$18$(x2$seasons)$league$games.$Teams$are$not$getting$the$ opportunity$to$play$weekly$let$alone$practice$if$they$wanted$to.$We$have$discovered$some$competitive$league$players$are$joining$the$ recreational$league$as$a$means$of$training$time$since$they$cannot$find$venues$to$book$for$practices.$ ! • 1!indoor!training!gym!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 1!indoor/covered!field!(rugby/soccer/football!specific)!for!longer!season!winter!–! Southwest!Calgary!! • 8!indoor!rectangular!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 12!indoor!soccer!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 2!indoor!turf!–!Southwest!Calgary! • 10!indoor!soccer!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary! • 2!indoor!facility!with!artificially!turf!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 2!indoor!training!fields!with!artificial!turf!made!for!tackling!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 20!indoor!soccer!fields!and!20!dedicated!practice!facilities!for!indoor!–!Southwest!! • 10!indoor!soccer!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 8!indoor!soccer!facilities!(1!full!size!field)!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • Indoor!training!facility!with!access!to!weights!and!4!artificial!turf!field!space!–!Southwest! Calgary!! ! As$a$minimum,$Calgary$requires$at$least$one$indoor$facility$in$each$quadrant$of$the$city$consisting$of$4$fields,$immediately.$Quality$ outdoor$playing$fields$with$appropriate$changing$facilities,$look$at$Edmonton!$ $$$$$$$$$$ • 8!rectangular!fields!(new!in!addition!to!Annex!which!is!a!replacement)!! • Indoor!fields!! ! !

! Outdoor!!

Grass$fields$in$Calgary$are$substandard,$it$is$proven$that$over$a$longer$period$turf$fields$are$cheaper$to$maintain$ $ Just$to$sustain$the$numbers$we$have,$let$alone$the$growth.$Calgary$facilities$are$a$joke$compared$to$the$rest$of$the$Province$and$other$ parts$of$Canada,$we$are$20$years$behind$and$have$to$catch$up$fast$ $ • 2!major!outdoor!soccer!facilities!–!Northwest!Calgary! • 20!artificial!turf!fields!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 3!more!field!room!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 2!multiBuse!outdoor!fields!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 10!outdoor!turf!fields!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!more!fields!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 10!more!athletic!turf!fields!are!needed!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 2!rectangular!turf!pits!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 5!football!fields!with!synthetic!turf!–!Southeast!Calgary!–!! ! 5$is$a$guess.$There$are$a$good$number$of$such$fields,$but$soccer$seems$to$blanket$book$them$all.$I$think$they$should$be$used$as$they$ were$intended$G$for$football.$ $ Allow$players$to$practice$where$they$play.$Reduce$start$times$of$8$am$in$the$morning$and$10/11$pm$at$night.$AT$fields:$limit$amount$ of$games$which$need$to$be$rescheduled.$Attract$provincial/national$competitions$=$>$increases$revenue$for$Calgary$tourism$ $

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• 6!artificial!turf!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 5!turf!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 5!grass!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 5!football!fields!–!lights!included!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 2!astro!turf!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 10!outdoor!soccer!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 1!regulation!type!field!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 20!artificial!turf!fields,!2!major!tournament!facilities!(20!fields),!improvement!of!50!D&E! outdoor!fields!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 20!outdoor!rectangular!fields!with!artificial!turf!–!Southwest!Calgary!! ! If$field$rental$rates$can$remain$the$same$for$several$years$or$go$down$our$league$would$be$able$to$grow$by$24$to$48$players$a$year.$It$ seems$that$every$year$our$field$rental$goes$up$and$then$the$league$fees$also$go$up.$Switching$to$the$Switching$to$the$Artificial$fields$ for$our$playoffs$games$makes$it$so$the$league$does$not$have$to$worry$about$field$availability$as$in$the$past$it$has$been$a$nightmare$at$ the$September$long$weekend.$However$the$artificial$field$costs$are$very$expensive.$ $ • An!athletic!park!–!tournament!venue!–!rectangular!fields!(4!minimum)!with!change!rooms!! • 10!rectangular!fields!with!lights!and!change!rooms!! • More!turf!field!in!south!end!of!city!! • 4!flag!football!fields!(100!yards!x!50!yards!wide)!! • 8!artificial!turf!football!fields!! • 8!community!fields!dedicated!to!football!with!up!rights!and!stands!(2!per!quadrant)!! • Artificial!turf!! ! !

Gymnasia

! Rectangular!Netted!Courts!

Calgary$needs$multiple$gym$facilities$such$as$the$Go$Centre$in$Edmonton$which$has$12$gymnasiums.$These$facilities$could$be$built$on$the$ campuses$of$MRU$and$U$of$C$or$in$a$low$traffic$industrial$area.$$

$The$growth$of$basketball$in$Calgary$is$stagnant$due$to$the$lack$of$gym$space.$There$is$currently$no$community$league$for$volleyball$so$kids$ have$nowhere$to$play$outside$of$a$short$school$season$or$playing$at$the$elite$level$of$club.$$$$$$$$$$$

• 2!large!gyms!to!accommodate!a!20!metre!by!40!metre!court!! • 2!full!size!gym!allowing!wheelchair!sports,!access!for!tournaments,!storage!room!for!10!to! 20!chairs!to!run!a!regular!program,!fully!accessible!inside!and!outside!facility!! • 2!gym!access!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 2!indoor!gymnasium!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 4!multiple!gym!facilities!–!Northwest!Calgary!! ! Our$classes$at$South$Fish$Creek$run$at$capacity$all$year$long.$Our$classes$at$our$dedicated$facility$(BigRock$Aikikai)$are$now$nearing$ capacity$as$well.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ! • 6!availability!of!gym!time!indoors!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 4!gymnasia,!make!20!more!high!school!gyms!available!–!Southeast!Calgary!!

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• 2!gymnasia!in!rec!centre!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 2!basketball!only!facilities!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 1!gymnasium!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 25!practice!gyms!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 10!gyms!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 12!gymnasia!(basketball!courts)!–!Southwest!Calgary!! ! A$facility$like$the$Saville$Center$(Go$Center)$in$Edmonton$is$desperately$needed$in$Calgary.$ $ Similar$to$the$Saville$Community$Sports$Center$in$Edmonton$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ! • 20!gymnasiums!with!ceiling!heights!appropriate!for!volleyball!! • Gyms!for!indoor!hockey!(we!tend!to!scratch!up!floors!a!bit)!! ! We$don't$have$a$problem$with$quantity;$however,$quality$of$some$facilities$could$be$improved.$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ • Nothing!! ! ! ! Gymnastics/Cheer!gym!

• 2!gymnastics!gymnasia!–!Northeast!Calgary!! $ Currently$we$are$in$one$of$the$only$facilities$in$the$city$with$a$high$enough$ceiling$for$our$national$level$athletes.$We$are$limited$when$ it$comes$to$holding$competitions$due$to$cost.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ • 2!gymnasiums!with!very!high!ceiling!and!storage!–!Southeast!Calgary!! $ Cheerleading$is$currently$not$a$standalone$sport$and$must$be$booked$around$gymnastics$schedules$which$is$very$difficult.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ • 2!gymnastics!facilities!(ULL!Cheerleading!Competition!Floor!–!9!mats)!–!Southwest!Calgary!! ! Studio!B!Fencing!Studio!

Not$very$many$gyms$want$to$accommodate$fencing.$Fencing$is$in$the$list$of$dangerous$sports$G$wrongly$so.$We$have$no$injuries$ because$there$is$no$body$contact.$All$the$money$gets$invested$into$winter$sport.$We$need$help$to$revoke$the$designation$of$fencing$as$ dangerous$so$we$can$go$into$the$schools.$ $ • 4!gyms!for!competitions!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!bigger!space!–!Southwest!Calgary!! !

Studio!B!Marital!arts/combat!sport!gym!!

• Multifunction!rooms!(50x100!ft)!B!Gym!space!that!can!hold!10!B!15!35x35!foot!mats!for! competition!–!Northeast!Calgary!! $ The$school$facilities$are$ok,$but$the$price$is$very$high$for$nonGprofit$organizations.$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ • 5!community!gyms!–!Southeast!Calgary!! • 5!martial!arts!studio!facilities!–!Southeast!Calgary!!

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! • 4!combination!martial!arts!/!dance!/!aerobics!studios!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 3!any!building!with!a!large!gym!–!Southwest!Calgary!! • 1!need!venue!for!events!–!Southwest!Calgary!! ! ! Outdoor!courts!

• 20!outdoor!basketball!courts!–!Northwest!Calgary!! ! ! Four!wall!

Organic$growth,$in$migration$

• 10!singles!squash!courts!–Northeast!Calgary!! • 4!doubles!squash!courts!–!Northeast!Calgary!! ! Table!

• One!indoor!facility!(similar!to!what!is!already!available,!except!for!larger!space)!! ! Tennis!

• Nothing!! ! Other!

I$would$estimate$there$are$approximately$2500$people$per$week$playing$volleyball$on$6$courts$at$the$volleydome$and$with$many$ attending$several$times$per$week.$The$demand$is$easily$there$to$fill$a$10$to$12$court$facility.$$$$$$$$$ ! • A!volleyball!dedicated!facility!like!the!Volleydome!–!Northwest!Calgary!! • 1!dedicated!or!multiBuse!badminton!centre!–!Southwest!Calgary!! !

Target

! Darts!

• 1!community!centre!available!with!large!square!footage!so!we!can!set!up!everything!–! Northwest!Calgary!! ! ! !

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2008!List!of!Sport!Organization’s!Expectations!for!Facility!Development!

Facility Type Functional Programming Needs Aquatic - Diving Tanks (indoor) % Additional complement boards for diving beyond one facility (1m, 3m, 7.5m and 10m) % Incorporate 1m and 3 m boards in flat water pools Aquatic - Flat water pools (indoor) % Additional 50 m pools (one in north and one in south) % Additional 25 m pools (one in north and one in south) % An outdoor sport swimming pool Bowling facilities - Pin bowling % A facility with more lanes to host events (indoor) % Another facility in north and another facility in south Curling rinks (indoor) % Another facility in north and another facility in south Gymnasia (indoor) % Gymnasia throughout the city % 5 to 10 gymnasia in south % (10 years - stadium with 5000 seat capacity) Ice arenas (indoor) % 10 to 20 more ice sheets % Dry pads with boards in every quadrant % Facilities dedicated to lacrosse % 4 dry pads dedicated to in five years growing to 8 in 10 years % More arenas in the south % 10 years - another 4 plex of ice (2 8 plexes) Fields - Indoor diamonds (indoor) % Indoor training facilities (batting cages) % An indoor diamond facility Fields - Rectangular/open space % More fields at existing facilities (indoor) % Multi-field facilities located in all four quadrants of City % More indoor fields in south % More boardless indoor facilities Fields - Indoor track % Improve Foothills and Glenmore to international standards % An indoor running track and training facility % One track in north and another in south % One in each quadrant of city Racquet facilities (indoor) % A dedicated court facility in Calgary for all court sports % Squash courts in all areas of city % A dedicated badminton facility with 6 to 10 courts % More indoor tennis facilities % One table tennis facility in south Cycling BMX (outdoor) % An indoor racing and training facility Cycling - Velodrome % Indoor velodrome - 250 metres wood surface Fields - Diamonds (outdoor) % Longer outfields % Smaller fields % Proper softball facilities in east, south and north areas % More Class A fields in multi-field location Fields - Oval (outdoor) % 4 to 6 ovals with supporting clubhouses % Additional fields - Inland park and Riley park Fields - Rectangular fields (outdoor) % 4 more athletic parks like Glenmore and Shouldice % 5 more football fields % A mix of micro, minor and major fields % Additional fields generally % More Class A and B fields % 2 to 3 major soccer pitches and 7 to 8 minor soccer pitches in north central area % More rugby fields % Multi-use outdoors spaces Skiing facilities - Nordic track % Expand COP - 7.5 km ski trail with biathlon range - snow making capabilities and lighting (outdoor) for night use Skiing facilities - (outdoor) % More lane training space at COP !

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