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www.sportsmanagement.co.uk MANAGEMENT VOLUME 17 Q4 2013 LEAGUE OF CLUB THEIR OWN POINTS Rugby league Largest plans to grow ever sports the game club survey Glasgow 2014 Permission The people behind the to engage Commonwealth Games Stadia tech and the fan experience US OPEN THE COURTS ARE BLUE, BUT CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION www.sportsmanagement.co.uk/subs THEY’RE THINKING GREEN PARTNER READ SPORTS MANAGEMENT ONLINE: WWW.SPORTSMANAGEMENT.CO.UK /DIGITAL TWITTER: @SPORTSMAG EDITOR’S LETTER Banging heads together he recent report – Keeping the flame alive; the Olympic and Paralympic legacy – from the House of T Lords Select Committee, was produced following a pretty exhaustive investigation involving 53 live witnesses and written submissions from 67 organisations and individuals. Basically, if anyone had anything to say about PHOTO: NEALE COUSLAND/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM legacy, this was their chance. (See our report on page 20.) Rafael Nadal, 2013 US Open The committee was equally thorough in the scale of its winner. See our feature on greening the US Open on p42 recommendations, with 41 made across all levels of sport. The most important of these is the urgent call for the e-mail: please use contact’s appointment of a cabinet-level minister to be given overall responsibility for legacy [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS across the UK. Toby Harris, chair of the select committee told Sports Management: Denise Adams “Only someone with senior clout will be able to bang heads together across +44 (0)1462 471930 different departments; like education, with its role in school sport and funding; EDITOR health, which is supposed to be getting us all more active and healthier; and DCMS, Liz Terry +44 (0)1462 431385 with its responsibility for the sports MANAGING EDITOR Will we still be looking governing bodies.” Tom Walker wistfully back to 2012 in This statement highlights the +44 (0)1462 471934 horrible fragmentation of the various PUBLISHER 10 years time, and wrangling departments charged with duties John Challinor +44 (0)1202 742968 on about legacy? I hope not – relating to legacy and explains in part JOURNALISTS it’s time to move on why it’s been a bit of a struggle to date. Tom Anstey The biggest issue is that every +44 (0)1462 471922 agency, government department and quango is safeguarding and justifying its Chris Dodd +44 (0)1462 471902 own budgets, jobs, power base and territory. This inevitably leads to conflicting Aoife Dowling aims, behind the scenes wrangling and an element of bad decision-making, while +44 (0)1462 471938 the actual sport – particularly school sport – doesn’t get enough of a look in. PRODUCTS EDITOR We think with the right person in the job, a minister would be a great idea and Kate Corney if their powers of influence and diplomacy were up to the task they could function +44 (0)1462 471933 like the conductor of an orchestra – channeling skills, controlling egos and with their DISPLAY ADVERTISING Jan Williams eye firmly on the end result rather than the process. +44 (0)1462 471909 And now the final report’s been published, everyone’s had their say and the DESIGN calendars are turning to 2014, please we can put the word legacy behind us? Ed Gallagher The aim now must be to focus on indicators based on health, participation and +44 (0)1905 20198 Andy Bundy inclusion – on engaging children and young people and enabling them to keep +44 (0)1462 471924 good sport and exercise habits for life. Will we still be looking wistfully back to 2012 INTERNET in 10 years time and wrangling about legacy? I hope not. It’s time to move on. Michael Paramore +44 (0)1462 471926 Liz Terry, editor [email protected] twitter: elizterry Dean Fox +44 (0)1462 471900 Tim Nash Check out our other publications and order free samples at www.leisuremedia.com +44 (0)1462 471917 CIRCULATION MANAGER Michael Emmerson +44 (0)1462 471932 FINANCIAL ADMIN Denise Adams +44 (0)1462 471930 Issue 4 2013 © cybertrek 2013 Read Sports Management online sportsmanagement.co.uk/digital 3 IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE 4 2013 24 Interview – Nick Keller 32 Getting ready for Glasgow 2014 42 Sustainability – a look at the US Open 44 Grassroots – rugby league has increased participation since London 2012 20 London 2012 – will there be a legacy? 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 20 TALKING POINT – LORDS REPORT 38 STADIUM TECHNOLOGY The results of the House of Lords Tom Walker looks at how stadia 6 THOUGHT LEADERS Select Committee on the Olympic and are looking to improve match day Industry comment from John Goodbody, Paralympic Games is out. We speak to experiences and fan engagement by Judy Murray and John Steele industry leaders and find out their views investing in high-end technology 8-17 NEWS 24 INTERVIEW – NICK KELLER 42 SUSTAINABILITY - US OPEN A look at the latest industry news: We speak to the founder of Beyond USTA, organiser of The US Open tennis UK Sport announces changes to high Sport – a global organisation looking to tournament in Flushing Meadows, New performance programme; new stadium action social change through sport York, has set itself the target of making for QPR; no change in participation levels the event the most sustainable sports in the year after London 2012 28 RESEARCH – SPORTS CLUBS tournament in the world. We look at the Andy Reed, chair of the Sports and Rec- green initiatives in place at the event 18 NEWS REPORT reation Alliance, presents the findings of A recent article in the British Journal of the latest Sports Club Survey 44 GROWING THE GRASSROOTS – Sports Medicine has stirred debate after RUGBY LEAGUE suggesting that the lack of policy to 32 TOP TEAM – GLASGOW 2014 England co-hosted the Rugby League tackle childhood inactivity is tantamount We speak to five key members of the World Cup this year. The sport’s national to child neglect. The piece also argues Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 Or- governing body, the RFL, is looking that governments have failed to ganising Committee to find out how they to benefit from the increased media implement a successful national policy. work towards delivering a major event exposure to build up grassroots rugby. 4 Read Sports Management online sportsmanagement.co.uk/digital Issue 4 2013 © cybertrek 2013 NEWS AND JOBS UPDATED DAILY ONLINE AT WWW.SPORTSMANAGEMENT.CO.UK ISSUE 4 2013 digital magazine See Sports Management online www.sportsmanagement.co.uk/digital 38 A look at stadium technology 62 Natural turf – IOG awards news and jobs: For jobs and news visit www.sportsmanagement.co.uk or sign up for e-news on www.leisuresubs.com subscribe: Sign up for Sports Management at www.leisuresubs.com or call: +44 (0)1462 471915 52 The pioneering Vertical Gym concept – breaking the mould 48 GETTING INVOLVED 66 ARTIFICIAL TURF A number of UK leisure trusts are A round-up of recent artificial turf introducing innovative campaigns and installations from around the UK programmes for young people and those attention buyers! with physical impairments 70-74 GAME ON: A recap on the recent fi nd suppliers and innovation updates SAPCA Sports Facility Show, held at the www.sport-kit.net 52 VERTICAL GYM Allianz Park in north London – and a A revolutionary new urban sports con- chance to find out the latest news from sport directory cept has been launched in Venezuela. We SAPCA member companies take a closer look at the initiative For suppliers of products and 75 GAME ON: SAPCA DIRECTORY services, turn to page 80 56 SPORTS CONDITIONING Two former athletes have turned entre- 78 SPORT-KIT SPECIAL SAPCA preneurs and introduced a gym looking A product roundup looking at the latest Sports Management is a to offer elite sports conditioning to all in the world of sports lighting, compiled partner of the Sports and by Sports Management product editor, Play Construction Association 62 NATURAL TURF Kate Corney (SAPCA), the trade body for Tottenham Hotspur groundsman Darren the UK’s sports facility construction industry. Sports Management and SAPCA Baldwin was called in to save the day at a 80 SPORT DIRECTORY work in partnership to promote high pre-season tournament in Hong Kong standards in the design, construction and after the pitch was deemed unplayable 82 DIARY DATES AND AD INDEX maintenance of UK sports facilities. Issue 4 2013 © cybertrek 2013 Read Sports Management online sportsmanagement.co.uk/digital 5 THOUGHT LEADERS INDUSTRY EXPERTS SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON THE CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING SPORT Improvements made to the CASC system will offer community sports clubs greater flexibility JOHN GOODBODY, JOURNALIST, SUNDAY TIMES here should be a warm welcome requests for opinions and evidence from mandatory business rate relief and even to the new widespread changes to sports clubs, representative bodies, 100 per cent discretionary relief in some T the tax regulations affecting small individuals and even accounting firms. cases, as well as the ability to claim Gift sports clubs. The government recognised In publishing its decisions, Nicky Aid on voluntary contributions. In total that the original legislation governing Morgan, the economic secretary there has been more than £130m in the Community Amateur Sports to the Treasury, emphasised:”The savings since the scheme was set up in Clubs (CASC) was unclear and causing government believes that participation 2002 as well as £12m in Gift Aid. confusion and so after a lengthy public in sport at a local level should be based Now has come a further bonanza. consultation has now set out some new on enthusiasm and not on income. Registered clubs can now generate rules to help these clubs and so hopefully Alongside the more generous tax breaks greater amounts of trading and rental to boost participation.