Links to a variety of valuable tools, research and strategy concerning the development, maintenance, and use of sport and recreation facilities.
New: Territorial Authority-School Facility Partnerships
Territorial Authorities and Schools throughout New Zealand are beginning to realise the potential of partnering in the provision of community sport and recreation facilities.
At their best such partnerships can save money, ensure the most strategic facility sites are secured, generate better operational synergies, and lay the foundations for even greater collaboration.
As diverse as the needs and circumstances of facility projects can be, the SPARC funded Territorial Authority / School Partnerships Review identifies commonalities underlying all successful facility partnerships.
Included in the review are case studies on a range of small, medium, and large partnerships from across New Zealand.
The review is a valuable ‘how to guide’ for any school or territorial authority considering entering into a facility partnership.
Territorial Authority-School Facility Partnerships (DOC, 5.51 Mb)
Sportsfields
Performance Assessment of Sports Surfaces (PASS)
Performance Assessment of Sports Surfaces (PASS) is an initiative to help local authorities respond to the challenges. PASS provides a system and series of tools for assessing sports field performance. It offers all councils the potential to benchmark the performance of their fields, plan usage and upgrades - and generally get the best from their ongoing investment.
Effective model for managing sport field demand
Auckland City Council and SPARC have worked in partnership to develop the Sports Field Demand Model and toolkit that can assess the capacity and usage of sports fields within a given region.
Aquatics Facility Review
The review was published in October 2005. It is designed to be thought provoking, and is aimed at any organisation contemplating the development or retro-fitting of aquatic facilities.
Aquatics Facility Review
Sportsville Review
In response to interest among sports clubs, national and regional sports organisations, and potential investors like councils and community trusts, in 2008 SPARC commissioned a report from Peter Burley, Director of Sport Guidance. In his report Burley examines how eight ‘"sportville" projects had evolved and developed, and what lessons could be learned.
Sportsville Review
Good practice case studies
The case studies below highlight some of the innovative projects and initiatives that have been undertaken. They include information about why the project was initiated, the organisations involved, the lessons learned, and how success is measured.