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QMARKET DEMAND &PROGRAM Basketball Demand Basketball is the leading participatory team sport in the U.S. Based on national statistics, there are more than 25.2 million individuals that participated at least once in basketball last year. Of these participants, nearly 4.7 million people (19 percent) participated in basketball activities at least 50 times, with another 10.6 million people (42 percent) playing basketball at least ten times. Among team sports, basketball is the activity with the most nationwide participants and has maintained this level of participation for over ten years. Boys and girls can start out at an early age with adjustable hoops with in-house teams or camps/clinics, working their way up to full -court games and traveling teams for players seven and older. League and tournament games typically feature eight to ten athletes and two to three coaches per team and an average of 1.5 spectators per athlete. Younger teams tend to attract more spectators, as do girls games. DRAFT COPY Historically, games and practices have been held in gymnasium space found in local high schools, middle schools and elementary schools, as well as in other community facilities such as churches and health and fitness clubs (e.g., YMCAs, etc.). However, increasing utilization of school gymnasium space, coupled with rising costs of labor, security, utilities, insurance and other costs to operate school gymnasiums and growing demand among sports organizations for practice and game spaces have put pressure on communities to develop purpose-built court spaces to accommodate this demand. Most basketball leagues and tournaments require access to a minimum of four to six courts to accommodate both boys and girls programs for a variety of age groups. Historically, these courts have been amassed among a variety of locations throughout a community; however, league and tournament organizers increasingly note the ease and importance of maintaining activity at a single location. Court sizes can range from approximately 5,000 square feet per court to up to nearly 10,000 square feet for championship court requirements (which incorporates additional surrounding space for seating, scorer's tables, benches, etc.). Additional requirements include temporary/bleacher seating for 20 to 40 people per court, bathroom facilities, concessions, lobby/registration space, small meeting facilities, dividing walls/curtains for courts and at least five feet of distance around each court (ten feet total between courts). Conversations with area basketball leagues indicate a moderate to strong level of demand for a multi -court sports facility capable of hosting weekday practices and weekend tournaments. Specific organizations expressing an interest in utilizing indoor court space at the Mounds View Community Center include the Mounds View Basketball Association (MVBA) and Blaine Youth Basketball (BYB). Each association indicated demand for indoor practice space between mid -September through mid -March on Mondays, Tuesday and/or Thursday, during which time they could utilize all five potential courts for between two and four hours per night. On average, basketball organizations would look to rent the facility for approximately $25 to $35 per court hour. Additionally, demand was noted for hosting weekend tournaments between November and February. These tournaments would be two -days long, held on Saturday and Sunday and would look to attract between 50-60 teams per tournament weekend. In addition to tournaments hosted by the MVBA and BYB, organizations including the Spring Lake Park Panthers Basketball Club, Minnesota Fury Basketball, Minnesota Fury Basketball, Minnesota Heat Basketball and Tribe Athletics Sports Events indicated demand for hosting weekend tournaments. Tournaments would primarily be held during the primary season; however, moderate demand exists for off-season tournaments as well. On average, tournaments generate approximately $2,000 to $2,500 in rental revenue per weekend tournament. CSL Feasibility Study of a Potential new Youth and Amateur Sports Complex in Mounds View, Minnesota 9 Page 48