Sport Facilities IVSport Facilities IV

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Hello everyone, I have an Assignment for you today. This assignment must be DONE by Monday, January 11, 2021, no later than 10 pm. By the way, I need this assignment to be PLAGIARISM FREE & a Spell Check when completed. Make sure you READ the instructions CAREFULLY. Now without further ado, the instructions to the assignments are below:
Instructions
Facility Visit
The planning and construction process for a sport facility is complex and requires a variety of building materials, construction elements, and exterior and interior components. For this assignment, locate a sport facility in your area. This can include a college arena, high school gymnasium, YMCA, fitness center, or a parks and recreation facility. Determine a time to visit this facility; you may have to contact the facility management to schedule this. If you are deployed military or have another situation that does not allow you to make a facility visit, please locate a virtual facility tour online. To do this, you can use a search engine to search “virtual stadium tour,” “virtual sport facility tour,” or something similar to this. Note that if you select the virtual option, you may have to conduct additional research to answer the required questions.
Next, you will write a three-page paper answering the questions presented in the following section. References are not required for this assignment if the facility is visited in person, but you may include them if you want to provide more depth to your paper. If you used a virtual tour and/or had to conduct outside research, a reference page must be included.
Steps for completing the assignment are as follows:
Select a sport facility to visit (or view virtually).

Visit the sport facility and take with you the following list of questions to answer in your paper.

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Revenue and marketing:

What are the likely sources of sport and activity revenue? Is this facility marketable? Can the facility earn revenue from area organizations like churches, schools, civic and social clubs, and corporations?

Facility spaces and equipment:

What is the quality of the playing surfaces and activity areas? What kinds of competition areas or exercise areas are available? What are the fixtures and equipment (lighting, HVAC, phone system, TV’s, sound system, warm up area, showers, café tables, spectator seating, etc.) like? Are locker rooms, a reception area, and office space available? Are there conference rooms, party rooms, changing rooms, lockable storage, administrative offices, visitor offices, and medical examining rooms?

Staffing:

What is the staffing like? What can be improved in terms of safety?

Parking:

What is the quality of the parking area outside the facility?

Industry standards:

How do you see industry standards for sport facilities incorporated into this facility?
What design and construction regulations did you identify in the design of the facility?
What is your overall impression of the facility?

Read the instructor feedback from the last assignment, and apply it as you write this paper.
Write the paper. Include in the content:

an introductory section naming the sport facility you chose and an overview of where it is located, when it was built, etc.,
the answers to the questions listed above, and
a summary of your overall impression of the sport facility.

Submit your paper according to the information provided below.

Paper requirements are as follows:

Write a minimum of three double-spaced pages (APA Format)
Address the topic of the paper using critical thought. The required information listed above should clearly stand out and be unambiguous. Otherwise, it will be determined to be missing.
Ensure that all parts of your paper are formatted according to the APA style as detailed in the approved APA manual.
Include a title page that includes:

title of paper,
your name, and
university name.

Include an introductory section at the start of your paper.
Include the following first-level headings:

Revenue and Marketing
Facility Spaces and Equipment
Staffing
Parking
Industry Standards
Conclusion

References are not required for this assignment; however, include a reference page as the final page of your paper, if references were used. Ensure that this page is completed and formatted according to the correct APA style.
Avoid the serious consequence of plagiarism by using your own words and including citations for sources you used.
As with all discussion board responses and assignments, non-scholarly sources such as Wikipedia and About.com may not be cited in your work.

By the way, I have a attachment below which is a study guide. Be sure to use the resources below & please be sure reference any information. Remember NO PLAGIARISM & I need will need a PLAGIARISM REPORT upon completion.

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Course Learning Outcomes for Unit IV

Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

2. Interpret industry standards for sport and recreation facilities.
5. Identify design and construction regulations.

Reading Assignment

Chapter 6: Facility Construction

Human Kinetics. (n.d.) Chapter 6 [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://videos.humankinetics.com/services/player/bcpid4169931209001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAA0gHQG-
E~,UzAFL1pLzn60v5YJgqa1k8g1_MHOUmq7

Click here to access the transcript for Video 6.1.

Chapter 7: Facility Systems

Unit Lesson

In this unit, you will explore facility construction and facility systems, both important aspects that today’s
facility manager should understand in a potential leadership role.

When interviewing any sport manager, consider asking them what it is like to see a building emerge from a
flat piece of land. This process can take much sacrifice and effort on the facility manager’s part. It is a moving
experience for a sport facility manager, especially for the leader who has invested a meaningful amount of
time and energy in designing the facility, obtaining the necessary funding, and developing/planning the facility.

Building also requires hiring construction companies through the bidding process to manage and fulfill the
intended process from the original plans. This bidding process typically can lead to a better contract and price
for the sport organization. A great example of how a company earned a bid is Mortenson Construction, a
Minnesota-based construction company that won the bid to build the new Minnesota Vikings’ US Bank
Stadium. The company was already well respected in the community for building numerous sport and event
venues. Mortenson went above and beyond for the bid, lobbying for state aid for the project in the Minnesota
Legislature, as well as offering construction schedule and cost estimates (Minnesota Vikings, n.d.). If you
would like to learn more about the selection of Mortenson Construction, there is a great article about this in
the suggested reading section of this unit.

The building process, from deciding who will build the facility and at what cost, to obtaining the occupancy
permits, can be very stressful and involve many hurdles. The construction process is easiest when a
construction company is hired to coordinate and complete the entire building process from plans. As when
Mortenson earned the bid to build U.S. Bank Stadium, their experience in building other Twin Cities’ venues
like the Target Center, the Xcel Energy Center, TCF Bank Stadium, and Target Field helped them earn the
trust of the team ownership (Minnesota Vikings, n.d.).

Chapter 6 in the textbook covers various construction elements, from the materials used to build facilities to
specific components in a sport facility, such as fields and locker rooms. After a contract is entered into with a
general contractor (or another entity responsible for building the facility), the site needs to be prepared. Once
the site is cleared, the foundation can be laid, followed by the substructure, superstructure, roof, flooring,
landscaping, furniture, fixtures, and equipment (Fried, 2015).

UNIT IV STUDY GUIDE

Facility Construction
and Facility Systems

https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/bbcswebdav/xid-63541563_1

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Chapter 6 ends with an analysis of the cost involved in building a facility and what is required to finalize a
facility before it can be used. In the example of U.S. Bank Stadium, the cost will be $1.027 billion (Minnesota
Vikings, n.d.). As a comparison, the new Yankee Stadium in New York cost $1.5 billion to build
(Cohen, 2012).

Most facility managers might be involved in a single construction project during their careers. However, it is
important to have a basic understanding of what issues to expect if you are given this opportunity. Moreover,
knowing the industry jargon commonly used during the process of building a facility can be very helpful for the
current and future sport manager.

Among the most important elements in a facility, and often the most expensive on a percentage basis, are the
systems built in or added on. Everything from HVAC to energy and plumbing systems need to be installed
and maintained in an appropriate manner. A facility cannot be built with a mere collection of systems, but
rather needs to effectively integrate all the systems to minimize costs and maximize benefits.

Chapter 7 looks at the most costly and essential elements of any facility: the systems included in the facility. A
facility contains numerous systems, and these systems need to be maintained in order for the facility to
operate effectively. Systems are designed to help maintain a safe and comfortable facility (Fried, 2015).

Systems should be properly installed to keep costs down. System selection can raise numerous issues, from
how to install the systems to energy conservation concerns. In addition, if these systems stop operating
properly, it can be a huge customer service issue. This certainly affects the entire facility and any issue should
be resolved quickly. The chapter covers internal as well as external systems and gives special attention to
some of the often overlooked systems, such as waste management and audiovisual systems.

Today’s newest venues, like U.S. Bank Stadium, might have features similar to stadiums of the past, but they
are more of a combination of the old and the new with first-rate controls and interactive entertainment
features. These new systems not only bring in more fans, they also generate more sponsors.

As you will see in the reading and in the assignment, each facility will typically incorporate lighting, security,
and air-conditioning systems, with some of the newer ones integrated in one control system. One facility,
University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League
(NFL), has an air conditioning system with a total capacity of 8,000 tons that can quickly cool the facility in the
hot summer days in Arizona. Imagine how much it would take to cool 2,300 homes; that is how much the
system handles (Statistics, n.d.). There is an article in the suggested reading section of this unit that looks
more at this venue. Today’s fan is looking for comfort at a stadium these days, that is why systems are so
important. Sport venues are there not just to offer opportunities for recreation; they are also there to help
increase revenue for their owners. New technologies have helped address the need to find new ways to
generate revenue and cut down on overhead.

As you go on your facility visit in this unit, it is important to really look closely at the things you probably have
never considered before. Keep your eyes open for the different systems in place, and perhaps even compare
the facility with another facility in your area or online. Look at the staffing of the facility and see if it is
adequate. Take a close examination of the different spaces offered in the venue. This is an informative
assignment that not only gives you a look at a facility, but also provides you with an opportunity to network,
which is a very important aspect in this field.

Prior to completing the reading assignments for the unit, please watch this video from Columbia Southern
University’s faculty member, Dr. Tim Rice. The video addresses the unit’s assignments and provides
additional information pertinent to the unit.

Click here to watch the Unit IV video, or you may navigate to:

Rice, T. (2015, July 24) Unit IV Sport Facilities Overview [Video file]. Retrieved

To turn on closed captioning in the video, click the captions icon at the bottom of the video.

Click here to access a transcript of the Unit IV video.

https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/bbcswebdav/xid-63541542_1

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References

Cohen, A. (2012). How stadium construction costs reached the billions. Athletic Business. Retrieved from

http://www.athleticbusiness.com/stadium-arena/how-stadium-construction-costs-reached-the-
billions.html

Fried, G. (2015). Managing sports facilities (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Minnesota Vikings. (n.d.) U.S. Bank Stadium: New stadium Q&A. Retrieved from

http://www.vikings.com/stadium/new-stadium/faq.html

Statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.universityofphoenixstadium.com/stadium/statistics

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