! ! ! $2014$ Sport Facility Supply & Demand Study Report Sport&Facility&Supply&&&Demand&Study&Report:&Table&of&Contents& 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!CALGARY!........................................................................!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! Sport Facility Supply & Demand Study Report Sport Facility Supply & Demand Study Report 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! Arena!............................................................................................................................................................................!153! Aquatic!..........................................................................................................................................................................!155! Course/Track!.................................................................................................................................................................!156! Fields!.............................................................................................................................................................................!157! Gymnasia!......................................................................................................................................................................!160! Target!............................................................................................................................................................................!162! Sport Facility Supply & Demand Study Report Sport Facility Supply & Demand Study Report 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!