Facility Management & Concession

Panathenaic Stadium Athens, Greece Transformed into a Stadium in 330-329BC First modern Olympic games - 1896

The Colosseum Rome, Italy Construction began in 72AD – ended 80AD Seats close to 75,000 people Known for its ease of access/exit

History: Stadiums Many Stadiums today bear the name of an ancient facility Gain in the popularity of modern sport Baseball and Collegiate Football, launched construction of stadiums Constraints of urban space limitations dictated the irregular sizes and shapes of the older ballparks (ie., Fenway Park) Early NFL teams played in Baseball Stadiums until new stadiums were built Oldest Stadiums in USA

Fenway Park 1912 - Boston, MA Tour Fenway Park

Three Rivers Implosion 2006 Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Implosion 2006

Hockey Arenas 1927: Hockey owners followed the lead of baseball owners and built arenas to host their teams Needed to fill empty seats in arenas on non-hockey nights: Hosted boxing matches on some nights Ice Capades put together to fill nights Basketball enters arena picture, and arena owners earn revenue from two tenants

Types of Public Facilities: Arenas Indoor facilities that host sporting and entertainment events. Built to accommodate more than one prime sports teams or to lure a prime tenant to the facility Intercollegiate facilities are financed by private donations, endowments, student fees, fundraising campaigns, and, in the case of public institutions, public grants Public owner may manage its own facility or contract out for private management Recent trends in facility construction include adjacent practice facilities for the primary tenants to increase event bookings

Types of Events Hosted Sport - Specific seasons, Dates determined by league Family: Disney, Nickelodeon, and Sesame Street shows, Ice shows Concerts: Typically booked months in advance Size, age of the arena, and the building’s technology capacity can dictate the types of performers who will appear Trade Shows: Multiday events often in convention centers Religious Events: Mass worships, often in the summer Convocations: Graduations, speaking events Seasonal: Summer tours, holiday shows

Concession Research Project Venue (Stadium/Ball Park/Field) Use your Concession Research paper Plan an event that will be held at your venue (give specific event details) Design 2 pieces of merchandise/food to be sold at your Event Determine the store/vendor to be selling the merchandise/food Determine the price based on other merchandise in the venue Create a presentation outlining: Venue Event 2 Merchandise items Store /vendor selling the items Cost of items