Satisfaction with the quality of the sporting experience survey (SQSE 4)

Results for Modern : Trends 2009-2012

July 2012

Creating sporting opportunities in every community Overall satisfaction score, 2009 to 2012 2 % 100 Modern Pentathlon All sports

90 • Across all sports satisfaction has increased from 80.0 in 2009 to 80.6 80 in 2012. 70 • Overall satisfaction in Modern Pentathlon has increased from 60 79.4 in 2009 to 81.2 in 2012

50 •Club member satisfaction in Modern Pentathlon has increased 40 from 79.3 in 2009 to 80.1 in 2012

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012 Overall Club Members

Base: Overall 60; Club Members 45 Satisfaction and importance by domain, 2009-2012 3

Scores shown are satisfaction and importance out of 10 for the Satisfaction Importance domains at an overall level 2009 2010 2011 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012

Performance 7.9 7.1 6.8 7.7 7.0 - 8.4 8.3

Exertion & fitness 7.6 7.9 8.4 8.7 7.0 - 8.5 8.3

Release & diversion 8.1 8.3 8.2 8.4 6.4 - 8.3 8.6

Social aspects 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.2 6.7 - 8.2 8.6

People & staff 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.4 6.9 - 8.3 8.6

Ease of participating 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.7 6.3 - 8.1 8.0

Facilities & playing 7.9 7.5 7.9 7.8 6.9 - 7.6 7.7 environment Coaching 8.0 7.2 6.6 7.9 7.1 - 8.3 8.5

Officials 8.0 7.7 8.7 7.9 6.9 - 8.6 8.5

Value for money 8.0 7.1 7.4 8.1 7.2 - 7.9 8.3

Questions on importance not asked in 2010

Base: Overall 60 Greatest changes in satisfaction, 2009-2012 4 Are changes in satisfaction reflecting your interventions?

Exertion & fitness • Satisfaction has increased from 7.6 to 8.7, this is the domain with the biggest increase in satisfaction.

Ease of participating • Satisfaction has increased from 7.0 to 7.7.

People & staff • Satisfaction has increased from 8.0 to 8.4. Previous and future intended participation 5 Overall satisfaction by previous participation and future intended participation in Modern Pentathlon

Overall Satisfaction Score Participation has: Decreased over LAST 12 months 22% 49%

Stayed the same over LAST 12 months 23% 9%

Increased over LAST 12 months 55% 61%

Intend to participate:

Less over NEXT 12 months 2% 70%

Same over NEXT 12 months 43% 34%

More over NEXT 12 months 56% 60%

Base: 60 6

Modern Pentathlon specific questions Modern Pentathlon- Membership 7 Q. Are you a member of a The Modern Pentathlon Association of GB affiliated Modern Pentathlon club?

Yes No Don't know

All Club Members

11 9 9

91 80

Base: Overall (60); Club Members (45) Modern Pentathlon 8 Q. Which of the following events have you taken part in over the last 12 months?

ALL Club Member

Schools 14% Schools Biathlon 42%

Biathlon 25% Biathlon 51% 56% Triathlon 51%

Tetrathlon 15% Tetrathlon 42% Pentathlon 49% Pentathlon 46% Biathle 20% Biathle 32% None of these 2% None of these 10%

Base: Overall (60); Club Members (45) Modern Pentathlon 9 Q. Are you a member of the Governing bodies for any of the following sports?

% who are members

ALL Club Member Athletics 25% Athletics 51% Triathlon 22% Triathlon 20% The Pony Club 2% The Pony Club 22% 14% Fencing 36% Swinmming 58% Swinmming 26% Shooting 4% Shooting 11% None of these 9% None of these 61% Don't know 11% Don't know 1%

Base: Overall (60); Club Members (45) Modern Pentathlon 10 Q. Please rank in order which of these sporting events you enjoy most?

% saying ‘most enjoy’ 1st

ALL Club Member

Multi-sport 33% Multi-sport 31%

Swimming 32% 27%

Riding 22% Riding 13%

Shooting 10% Shooting 2%

Running 2% 24%

Fencing 0% Fencing 2%

Base: Overall (60); Club Members (45) From the mouths of participants 11 A selection of open response comments:

• I love my sport and my only concerns really lie with selections for competition

• Availability of coaches and facilities in my area is very poor

• Pentathlon GB organise training camps with expert coaching

• The training times were not compatible with my working schedule at that time but I plan to increase my participation once this changes Do you need more? 12

. A full set of detailed data (including verbatim responses) is available in Excel format via your Sport England Relationship Manager . Full methodological information can be found on the research section of the Sport England website . In total 60 people (aged 16 and over) from Modern Pentathlon took part in the survey between February and May 2012; 9 general participants, 45 affiliated club members and 6 talent pool members. . All satisfaction and importance scores exclude people who have said “don’t know” for the specific question

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