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• Tournaments range in size depending on the age group playing, location, organizer
and other factors. The largest tournaments typically attract up to 64 teams and last
two to three days.
• A typical AAU Basketball season runs from March through May, with qualifying
tournaments occurring in May or June and the national tournament occurring in July
or August. Recent national tournament locations include Orlando, Memphis, Virginia
Beach and Detroit. Coeur d’Alene would be unlikely to attract a national AAU
Basketball championship game in the future as they typically go to larger markets.
USA Gymnastics
• A new facility in Coeur d’Alene would have the potential to attract state, regional and
national gymnastics competitions.
• A local gym and/or group (such as Funtastics) would need to organize competitions
in order to supply equipment, staffing and other support.
• State gymnastics meet organizers indicated that they have typically not had to pay
rent for the host facility in years past and would expect the same from a venue in
Coeur d’Alene.
• The state meet is typically held in the first week of April, with the boys meet lasting
one to two days and the girls meet lasting three days due to the significantly higher
number of female competitors. It is estimated that approximately 100 boys and 300
girls compete in the state meet. Past event organizers estimate that approximately
four people per competitors travel to the competition site.
• Approximately 16,000 to 20,000 square feet of contiguous flat floor space is needed,
plus some additional space for athletes to warm up without interrupting competing
athletes.
• Regional and national competitions do not have boys and girls competing at the same
venue. These events typically have 500 to 800 athletes competing and require seating
for 3,000 to 4,000 spectators at the national events.
• National events generate between 200 and 500 peak hotel room nights at an average
daily rate of approximately $110 and last five to six days.
• National events typically occur in June or July; regional events occur in May and
state competitions occur in March or April.
• An opportunity also exists to host a gymnastics tradeshow featuring training for
coaches, marketing seminars, apparel sales and other similar events. This typically
lasts three or four days and attracts 400 to 500 people.
Feasibility Analysis of a New Sports and Event Complex in Coeur d’Alene
Market Demand Analysis
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