Summary Level Strategy Report
April 2015 Summary Level Strategy Report Cape Cod Convention & Visitors Bureau Prepared for: Cape Cod Convention & Visitors Bureau The Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC Page 1 Prepared by: The Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC Cape Cod Convention & Visitors Bureau SUMMARY LEVEL STRATEGY REPORT Cape Cod, MA April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT INTRODUCTION 3 MARKET OVERVIEW 4 SPORTS IN THE CAPE COD REGION 7 STATE OF THE SPORTS TOURISM INDUSTRY 12 POTENTIAL BUSINESS MODELS 14 CONTRIBUTORS AND CHALLENGES TO SUCCESS 21 RECOMMNEDATIONS 25 NEXT STEPS 28 APPENDIX 29 The Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC Page 2 Cape Cod Convention & Visitors Bureau SUMMARY LEVEL STRATEGY REPORT Cape Cod, MA April 2015 PROJECT INTRODUCTION The Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC (SFA) was engaged to complete a Summary Level Strategy Report pertaining to the youth and amateur sports tourism opportunity on Cape Cod. Through this scope of work, SFA has been tasked to analyze the local and regional market, review existing facility inventory and historic events hosted on Cape Cod, research regional facilities and regional tournaments, identify factors that will impact the opportunity to attract and host youth and amateur sports participants throughout the year, and create a set of strategic recommendations necessary to develop a more robust sports tourism program on Cape Cod. SFA is a full-service consultancy specializing in the planning, funding, opening, and management of sports and recreation facilities of all sizes and scope. Having served a portfolio of projects totaling more than $4 billion in planned and operational facilities, SFA assists sports tourism destinations, private developers, parks and recreation departments, national/state/ local government entities, universities and educational institutions, and architecture and engineering firms.
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