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WHY BUILD A SMALL SIDED SOCCER CENTER?
ALAN GEORGESONPRESIDENT, SMALL SIDED SOCCER ASSOCIATION AND CONSTRUCTIVE 4 GROUP CONSULTING
OCTOBER 2015
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INTRODUCTION• 13 million+ soccer players in the USA • Small Sided soccer is fastest growing variant• IT’s for everyone• Fits in tight spaces• Soccer clubs and US Soccer are IN• Small Sided Soccer Centers are profitable
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SMALL SIDED SOCCER WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• Small size fields – 8+ small fields can fit in 1 big field
• Small sided games – 3v3 to 8v8• More touches on the ball= more fun=more learning• Played from age 3 through all ages• Social soccer
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US SOCCER MANDATE 2015-17
• Announced 2015• Effective August 2017• Less 11 v 11 games and tournaments• More small sided games and tournaments• More small sided facilities and fields to accommodate• Field sizes recommendations• More spaces to play=more places to learn
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HISTORY OF SMALL SIDED SOCCER CENTERS
• UK in the 1970’s• 12 field project on 2 acre city site• Kids and Adults• Europe now has 50,000+ custom small sided soccer pitches• More play small sided soccer than 11 v 11 in Europe• US will be the same within next 5 years
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IF I BUILD IT WILL THEY COME?• Location, location,
location• CRE Professional• Capital cost• Do the planning• Do the math• Stand back• Go
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THE PLANNING PROCESS
• Site size• How do we finance?• Planning phases• Making a profit• Hire the right consultant!
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CONSULTING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES
• The Consulting Plan• Center Design• Permitting• Hiring the right General Contractor!• Ensuring Specifications are in place which are
proven• Warranties/VFM analysis
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MARKETING AND OPERATIONS
• Staffing• Facilities• Operations Manual• Benchmarking• On the case• It’s a cash business
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FACILITIES
• Design• Maintenance• Security• Warranties• Staffing
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CASE STUDY• Miami Dade County Florida• P3 Projects• Soccer 5• Design. Build. Team• Visuals
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QUESTIONS• Alan Georgeson, President, Small Sided Soccer Association www.smallsidedsoccerassociation.com
• Constructive 4 Group• Sports and Leisure experience – 100+ soccer projects
• www.constructive4.com
• [email protected] • 305 393 5230