imcom briefing oct 3 2011

Action Sports On Army

installations

Action Sports On Army installations

• Introductions • Roger Harvey • Matt Piercey • Roger Hickey • FreshPark • FreshPark Civic

• Purpose • To determine if the Army can use any help from Action Sports

Youth Programs and if so, how we can best work together.

• Format • Informal discussion


• Action Sports Youth Programs: Supported by FreshPark Industries.

• Cited for RESULTS: “Summer Night Lights” Program in Los Angeles.

• Program can be easily adapted to the needs of Army Installations.


• Discussion Format: – Snapshot of what’s happening today. – Common Concerns

• Interest • Policies

• perceived • real

• Safety • Supervision (Program) • Supervision (Participant)

• Delivery Options • Support Resources • Networking • Benchmarking

• Is there a need? • How can Action Sports Youth Programs help?


• Action Sports Obstacles are popular for:

– Skateboarding 6,808,000 participants

– BMX Bicycling 2,369,000 participants

– Scooters (participant data not reported)

– And could include:

• Freestyle Motocross

• Remote Controlled Vehicles

• Wakeboarding, etc.

Action Sports On army installations

• Joint Base Lewis/McCord, WA: $700,000 Street Plaza Skate Park.

• Fort Hood, TX: Three Flow Skate Parks – Child, Youth, Adult. – Open Access 24 x 7 x 365

– Unsupervised (except for routine MP drive-by)

• Fort Jackson, SC: $120,000 converted swimming pool area. Concrete with Modular Obstacles. – Open Access Dawn to Dusk

– Unsupervised


• Fort Belvoir, VA: Concrete Slab with obstacles behind bowling center. – Gated – Locked when not supervised

• Schofield Barracks, HI: Have an open skatepark in a common use area. Popularity comes and goes. No need for “program.” Isn’t worth the overhead compared to what he gets from organized sports programs. Surveys youth interest regularly. They just want to, “do their own thing.

• Fort Bliss, TX: Fenced basketball court sized skatepark with fixed

obstacles. Popular. Nothing for adults or younger children. Concerns about safety and enforcing policies.


• Redstone Arsenal, AL: Had some obstacles that

did not hold up. Commander required strict supervision and gated access. Kids didn’t come. Obstacles still in storage. Knows interest is high, but needs updated policies.

• West Point USMA, NY: Skatepark high on AFAP

for years. Location concerns. Ideal if space can also be used for football parking.


• Fort Campbell, KY: Had an open, skate at your own risk skatepark 5 – 7 years ago. Closed it. They believe Interest has been dying down over last 3 years.

• Fort Stewart, GA: Tried to get a skatepark 5 years ago. Understood from JAG and Safety offices that it had to have controlled access and be supervised. Concluded it was unmanageable. Abandoned interest.

Street Plaza Skatepark

Cunningham Regional Skate Park San Jose, CA

• Cost: $6.4 Million

• Size: 68,000 sq’ • Use: 40,000

paid admissions/yr.

• Annual Income: $116,000

• Operating Cost: $200,000

• “Fighting for Survival” San Jose Mercury News – Sept 14, 2011.

Fixed Element

Universal Portable

Pros and cons Material Pros Cons Cost Lifespan

Concrete -Durability, long life 30+ years -Organic Shapes, curves and bowls flow better in concrete. -Surface / Structure repairs should be minimal

-More difficult to work with -Longer build time -Expensive -Generally the most expensive surface

-Most expensive

50+ years indoor/outdoor

Skatelite© Buy

Skatelite Here

-Specially designed skate, BMX and inline surface -Good for BMX parks -Withstands weather better than plywood, masonite -Cheaper than concrete -Exceptionally long lifetime indoors

-Expensive -Some or all surface needs replacement in 4-6 years

-More expensive than plywood less than concrete

4+ years *outdoor heavy use 6+ years indoor heavy use

Metal -Exceptional lifespan, no surface replacement needed -Good for BMX parks -Will withstand the elements; snow, rain, ice, fog, etc...

-Absorbs heat, Gets very hot -Non porous, gets very slick with little moisture -More difficult to work with than wood, requires more labor cost to install

-Less expensive than poly-carbonate skate surfaces -More expensive than plywood

20+ years indoor/outdoor

Birch Plywood

-Smooth skateboard/inline surface -not recommended for BMX -Does not last outdoors

-Less expensive than all of the above surfaces

5+ years indoor heavy use 1+ year *outdoor

Masonite -Smooth skateboard/inline surface -not recommended for BMX -Does not last outdoors

-Less expensive than all of the above surfaces

3+ years indoor use 1+ years *outdoor heave use

Plywood -Cheap -Does not last long indoor/outdoor -Will detiorate fast

-Cheap 2+ years indoor use 1+ years *outdoor

Material Comparisons

PRICE

DURABILITY

SAFE

TY

SIZE

PORTABILI

TY

VARIABLE

SET-

UP

LINKABIL

ITY

STORABLE

LIFE-

CYCLE

COST

CONCRETE $$$$$$$ ++++++++++ SSS LARGE No No 10:5

FIXED ELEMENT $$$ + S LARGE Fork Lift Warehouse 3:1

UNIVERSAL PORTABLE $ +++ SSSS VARIABLE Hand X X

Comes w/

Container 1:3

Life-cycle cost is show as cost:durability ratio

For Example: Fixed elements are 3x as expensive as universal portable obstacles

and last 1/3 the time.

Typical Kids

Typical programs

Typical packages


• Common Concerns:

– Interest:



– Policies:

• Real

• Perceived



– Safety



– Safety

Sport Participants Injuries Percentage

Baseball 36,600,000 437,207 1.26%

Basketball 29,600,000 761,358 2.57%

Football 14,700,000 409,296 2.78%

Ice Hockey 1,700,000 61,264 3.60%

Soccer 10,300,000 146,409 1.42%

Volleyball 20,500,000 112,120 0.54%

Skateboarding 6,200,000 27,718 0.49%


• SAFETY:

– Supervision

– Separation

– Helmet

– Waiver


• Program Supervision: – DFMWR

• CYSS – School Age Services

– Middle School Services

– Sports & Fitness

– EDGE

• PHYSICAL FITNESS – Fitness Centers

• REC & SPORTS – Youth Centers

– Outdoor Rec


• Participation Supervision:

– How are action sports most effectively supervised on an Army Installation?


• Program Package Options: – Street Plaza, Park, “Vert,” Bowl, Hybrid

– Pad & Portables

– Long Board • Transportation

• Downhill

– Controlled Access

– Enforcement

– Maintenance


• Support Resources – Foundations

– Grants Sources

– Organizations

– Publications

– Programs

– Training

– Networks

– Sponsorships


•Networking

•Benchmarking

Action Sports On Army

installations

imcom briefing oct 3 2011

Sports

unsupervised action

needs of army installations

organized sports programs

open skatepark

skatepark high

fixed obstacles

fort jackson

risk skatepark