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