Sports Ground Usage and Capacity Modelling

With increases in population and participation levels for most sports, as well as growing expectations, sports grounds are under greater pressure than ever from heavy use. The capacity of a sports ground is the maximum level of traffic / usage that the site can sustain without resulting in a major decline in the turf and surface condition that renders the site unsafe or ‘unfit for purpose’.

The criteria within the IPOS Ground Usage and Capacity Model has been developed as it reflects the number of hours the ground is used, the number of persons using the ground per week and the size of the field. It also provides a standard measure or sports ground usage index that can be compared across sporting codes and for varying sized sports grounds.

The end result is information that drives better decision making today and into the future.