INNOVATIONS IN SYNTHETIC PITCHES. Martin Sheppard, Managing Director Smart Connection Company

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1 INNOVATIONS IN SYNTHETIC PITCHES T HE F UTURE O F S Y NTHETIC PITCH DESIGN AND WHY ITS IMPORTANT T O PL AN F O R T HE F UTURE Martin Sheppard, Managing Director Smart Connection Company

2 Introduction & Background Section 1: Context and Setting the Scene Session 2: Designing the 4 th Generation System PRESENTATION FORMAT Session 3: Willoughby Council Approach

3 INTRODUCTIONS

4 Smart Connection Company Consultant advice to sport, government and education Developed strategies for sport, local government and education sector Driving participation and performance Feasibility studies and supply & demand studies Business improvement and management Synthetic pitch feasibilities for Councils & Government Local governments, Universities and Sports peak bodies in Australia Working with sport to define standards for community play on synthetics Articles, workshops and resource development Written a book... The Smart Approach to Synthetic Surfaces Written in excess of 50 articles and presented to dozens of conferences and over 1,000 organisations Martin Sheppard UK Leisure Industry Facility management background Managed 4 synthetic pitches in early 1990 s in Swindon Recognised by UK Sports Council and ILAM/ISPAL Made Fellow in 2004 National government working parties during Managed Parks, leisure and arts for Swindon Australia 1997 Present Managed Parks and Recreation for City of Melbourne Consultancy & Training Company drives business Passionate about industry and getting more people active changing the environment to encourage behavioural change INTRODUCTIONS

5 SECTION 1: CONTEXT AND SETTING THE SCENE Understanding the social, sporting, environmental and financial pressures facing local government will allow us to plan and design for the future!

6 The Social, Sporting, Environmental and Financial Pressures Role of Local Government? To promote physical activity, recreation and sport as a way of improving people s health and wellbeing SECTION 1: CONTEXT AND SETTING THE SCENE

7 CHALLENGES Major Challenges on All Fronts... Social Sporting Environmental Economic 75% of all Australian s will be overweight or obese by 2020 (AIHW: 2005) so we need to encourage greater physical activity Over play, season creep and demand exceeding supply are destroying sport pitches Individual sports demanding specific facilities & standards Environmental pressures driving change and decision making Local government and sport have reduced resources to invest in recreation Can LGA s cope with demand if people actually Get Active SECTION 1: CONTEXT AND SETTING THE SCENE

8 Where should they look???? A solution must satisfy key drivers (PESTLE) Political Masters Achieve Environmental benefits Provide for Social, sporting or community needs Utilise Technology enhancements Reduce risk and achieve Legal compliance Be Economically prudent and affordable

9 A. Focus on Community or Social Participation 1. Participation pathways 2. Targeted audiences / Social inclusion 3. Flexibility of use 4. Community perception & partnerships in community

10 Driver 1: More People Recreating - from a LGA perspective Physical Activity & Play Recreational Participation Competition Elite SECTION 2: SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS Competition Elite Physical Activity & Play Recreational Participation

11 Driver 2: Social Inclusion / Targeted Audiences Children & families Juniors Women Adults non competition/recreational Older people / masters People with disability Ethnic communities Solutions 1. Flexibility of design provision of design solutions to show that all groups can play 2. Integrate recreational activities into the design a. Kids games b. Adult drills c. Mini-courts/pitches d. Recreational space around the sports pitch 3. Align with sports/recreational programs similar to gym suppliers they don't just sell equipment they sell the programs for the solution

12 Driver 3: Flexibility of Use Need to move away from single sport solutions Within a design we need to have areas for:- Play by age group and skill level Recreational mini-pitches small courts Competitions drill areas etc Multi sport, both for seasonality and for program optimisation Sport needs to be less precious for community levels Solutions 1. Technology of turf for multisport at community level a. FIFA 1/ IRB / AFL/ Cricket / Little Aths. b. Hockey / Soccer / Little Aths. / Touch Rugby c. Etc 2. Create designs so that the community feel included 3. Align with peak bodies for programs to use 4. Encourage all bodies to agree to an integrated recreational sports standard

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18 Source:F.A. Design Guidelines (UK)

19 Design and Mix of Facilities SITE CONSIDERATIONS Source: Smart Connection Company ACT Education School Design

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21 Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) 1 SECTION 4: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

22 Drivers 4: Community Perception & Partnership Opportunity Community perception of open space loss significant Fences or landscape design Many local governments land locked so need to be innovative or use other land Schools & Universities are funded significantly With greater social outcomes greater funding from all levels of government

23 B: Environmental concerns and opportunities Water saving Water harvesting Business case modelling Recycled infill Technical options for infill Environmental Health Fear of community New York Health Dept Research PR Sustainability post renewal Recycling carpet etc Sustainability of base Carbon footprint SECTION 2: SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

24 Estimated Water Requirements Average weekly rainfall & evaporation Turf water use (mm pw) Weekly irrigation requirements (ML/ha) 8 Scenario s with a sensitivity analysis Type of pitch (soccer) Size of pitch (full / ½) Type of grass (warm)

25 Water Harvesting Assumption that the annual irrigation requirements are 3.8 ML/ha and 2.0 ML/ha for cool and warm season turf-grasses respectively Irrigation is required from September to April for cool season turf and from November to March for warm season turf Therefore a synthetic could provide 100% water needs to a neighbouring pitch (cool) and nearly enough for 2 pitches of warm season turf The saving would therefore be $10,000 p.a. For quality grass pitch

26 C: Economic Considerations Whole of Life Financial Cost Options Capital and construction period Maintenance period Replacement costs

27 Capital Costs Construction Natural Synthetic FIFA 1 FIFA 2 Earthworks $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 Drainage (5m spacing) $42,000 $42,000 $42,000 $42,000 Irrigation $61,000 $61,000 $61,000 $61,000 Concrete works / spoon drain $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 Top soil / supply, placement & shaping or synthetic grass & infill $142,000 $294,000 $410,000 $460,000 Amendments, grassing & growing in Base construction works $27,000 $147,000 $147,000 $147,000 Shock pad ( 15-25mm thick) Total $313,000 $473,000 $700,000 $750,000

28 Maintenance Costs Turf Item Natural Turf Synthetic Turf Mowing (x 70 cuts) / monthly grooming $15,000 $15,000 Fertilising (x 9) / weekly cleaning $10,000 $8,000 Pest control (weeds, insects: x 3) $3,000 Aeration (verti drain x 2, slicing x 4) $5,000 Irrigation (3 ML/year) $3,000 Overseeding $2,000 Topdressing $7,000 Surface repair / sod out goals (500m2 ) (50m2) $6,000 $3,000 Repair - irrigation system $2,000 Miscellaneous / $6,000 $3,000 Total Cost $59,000 $29,000

29 Replacement Costs Natural Turf Item Natural Turf Earthworks / Levelling / Minor drainage $27,000 Amendments $6,000 Grassing $11,000 Synthetic Turf Item Uplift existing surface* $11,000 Disposal of existing surface $11,000 Minor base repairs $16,000 Full size FIFA 1 FIFA 2 Grow in $11,000 Synthetic grass $189,000 Infill $105,000 Total Cost $55,000 Total Cost $332,000 $400,000 $440,000

30 Whole of Life Costs Full Size Soccer Pitch Item 10 YEARS Natural Turf Synthetic turf (FIFA 1) Construction $315,000 $750,000 Maintenance $590,000 $290,000 Surface Replacement $55,000 $400,000 Total Cost $960,000 $1,440, YEARS Construction $315,000 $750,000 Maintenance $1,475,000 $725,000 Surface Replacement $110,000 $800,000 Total Cost $1,900,000 $2,275,000

31 Hourly Cost of Use (1) Natural Turf (full drainage, sand based, irrigated) (20hrs) Total ownership cost (10yrs) Hours of use (per year 48/52 weeks) Hourly costs (for the same size area m²) $960,000 $1,440, /9,600 31,200 $ $ rd Generation Synthetic (60hrs)

32 Full Size Pitch Option option 1-60hrs option 2-80hrs Cost hr/usage $46.15 $34.62 Cost of hire Gross income pa (50wks) $120,000 $160,000 Management costs - 25% of turnover $30,000 $40,000 Net return -$13,650 $3,200 SECTION 5: MANAGEMENT ASPECTS

33 Four Mini-Pitch Option option 1-60hrs option 2-80hrs Cost hr/usage $46.15 $34.62 Cost of hire Gross income pa $360,000 $480,000 Management costs - 25% of turnover $90,000 $120,000 Net return $171,450 $283,110

34 Typical Weekly Program ZONE/DAY Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Schools (Free or nominal) Business (Market rates) Schools (Free or nominal) After School Club/ Development (Market rates) Clubs (Concession rate) Community (Market rates) N/A N/A N/A As above N/A As Above N/A N/A SECTION 5: MANAGEMENT ASPECTS

35 SECTION 2: FOURTH GENERATION PROVIDES 4 DIMENSIONS

36 Multiple Bottom Line 4 Dimensions Economic Community or Social Sporting Pathway Environmental

37 4 Dimensions for 4 th Generation Design Community & social Benefit Optimised usage by broadest community Designed for programs to increase general and targeted usage Play recreation community competitions Design options for LGA s & educational sector Provision of Usage Calculator Economic Drivers Financially flexible models to fund, maintain & replace Lease, rental, purchase and lease exchange Client self generating financially viable programming models Cost per hour of use focus

38 4 Dimensions for 4 th Generation Design Environmental Investment Environmental design best practice standards Educational reference focus on reducing fear and mis-information Water harvesting and management Recycling of carpet & infill as part of price Technology to improve environmental health Sporting and recreation provision Multi-sports standards for single product Flexibility in design options for play, recreation and competitive needs Align with junior programs of key sports Program education & mentoring offering

39 3. NORTHBRIDGE OVAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS

40 Desires of Council Northbridge Oval Used for football & Cricket Lack of space for new football facilities in municipality Successful junior football club and cricket club in summer Next to golf course and opportunity for water harvesting for course Wanted synthetic turf to meet needs to both sports and also to encourage more active recreation

41 The Learning s Design options Drainage and subsurface Working with insurance, clubs, associations and gaining sign off takes time - More time needed Look at whole system and seek guarantee's Latest technology v proven solutions Leading the industry isn't always easy Need excellent communication skills to ensure all included and outcome for community

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51 SOWING SEAMS

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54 CONCLUSION AND Q&A

55 You need to understand what they want to achieve...not just what they ask for!!!

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61 You need to understand what you need to ask for...not just what you think you want!!!

62 Questions & Answers Melbourne Level 1, 4 Meaden Street Southbank, Victoria 3006 Phone: (03) martins@smartconnection.com.au CONCLUSION AND Q&A For general enquiries please info@smartconnection.com.au or visit