Abstract
![CDATA[When a sports fan reflects on their football team’s home ground, emotions relating to belonging, ritual, and local territory are often evoked. In exploring a sports fan’s match-day routine it is important to consider the form and function of spaces visited on route, as well as the distinguished sections or stands inside of the stadium that fans choose to locate themselves. Football stadiums are unique spaces, as they exhibit a socio-geographic character that is emblematic of the fans community and the particular suburbs they reside within (Giuliannotti, 1999b: 70). However, the evolution of the match-day experience means that sporting organisations are tasked with creating a more connected, engaging, and interactive environment. Fans are not just simple spectators, and sports facilities need to become highly adaptive entertainment destinations before, during and after the event to accommodate this. The aim of this research was to better understand the various elements which shape the match-day experiences for fans at Bankwest Stadium, a new 30,000 seat stadium in Western Sydney that open in April 2019. The research applied a quantitative approach via an intercept survey to uncover the general fan experience at Bankwest Stadium. The quantitative survey results were complimented by observations of fan behaviour within the precinct and in the stadium, prior to the game and at half time.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Book of Abstracts: Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (SMAANZ 2019), 4-6 December 2019, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Publisher | SMAANZ |
Pages | 60-60 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2019 → … |
Conference
Conference | Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. Conference |
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Period | 1/01/19 → … |
Keywords
- fans (persons)
- Bankwest Stadium (N.S.W.)