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Feasibility Study of a Potential New Youth and Amateur Sports Complex in Mounds View, Minnesota ●Page 42 <br />INDUSTRY TRENDS4 <br />Participation Levels <br />A summary overview of sports participation trends in the <br />United States and the West North-Central region has been <br />assembled.An understanding of these trends at a national, <br />regional and local level provides a framework from which to <br />begin to assess potential demand for new Youth and Amateur <br />Sports Complex in Mounds View. <br />The statistical data presented in this section was derived from <br />the National Sporting Goods Association’s Sports Participation <br />study,which was most recently conducted in 2018.The study <br />measures the annual number of participants in a variety of <br />sports and recreational activities,and the frequency of <br />participation during the previous calendar year.Research is <br />derived from a study based on approximately 40,000 <br />interviews encompassing youth and adult sports participation. <br />Additionally,we have analyzed data from the National <br />Recreation and Park Association 2019 Agency Performance <br />Review (representing the latest relevant pre-pandemic data), <br />which presents data and insights from over 1,000 park and <br />recreation agencies,including metrics on facilities per resident, <br />budgets,staffing and more. <br />Although it is anticipated that a large portion of programming <br />at a new Youth and Amateur Sports Complex in Mounds View <br />would be dedicated to local sports and recreation,it is <br />important to understand the overall rates on a national level. <br />National participation levels can provide insights into the <br />overall popularity of a sport or athletic activity,as well as the <br />size of the base from which to attract new frequent <br />participants.The exhibit to the top right presents a summary <br />of the national participation rates of indoor sports,broken out <br />by participation level (i.e.,frequent,infrequent and occasional). <br />Swimming,basketball and volleyball have the highest <br />participation levels for indoor sports with a high amount of <br />infrequent and occasional participants,and a relatively normal <br />number of frequent participants.Investing in more of these <br />facilities benefits many communities across the nation. <br />The exhibit to the bottom right summarizes sports <br />participation levels by age group for indoor sports.A new <br />Youth and Amateur Sports Complex in Mounds View would be <br />anticipated to be utilized by a variety of age groups,and it is <br />important to understand which sports and athletic activities <br />appeal to each age group in order to consider appropriate <br />programming. <br />The largest user groups in almost every sport are ages 7 to 11 <br />and ages 12 to 17.Youth sports dominate the national <br />participation levels;therefore,facility management can plan on <br />having most of its programming originating from youth sports <br />and athletics.