The geography of sport and leisure: the spatial environment as a component for student fieldwork and research. By Sjef van Hoof

1. 22 January 2008 Sjef van Hoof [email_address] About space, place and environment: The geography of sport and leisure

3. About (human) geography… Geography is about: * Spaces * Places * Environments (and Movements between spaces and places) (Edgington and Hyman, 2005)

9. Sport and space Source: Augustin, 1996

11. Source: VVV Eindhoven

13. Diffusion of sport in the Netherlands Source: RIVM, 2003 A B C

15. Refurbishing the environment

16. Sport and environment (1) Source: Alterra/ NOC NSF 2005 Need for indoor sportaccomodations in the Netherlands in 2005 en 2020

17. Sport and environment (2) Outdoor areas needed for sport in the Netherlands 2005 en 2020 Source: Alterra/ NOC NSF 2005

18. Sport and environment (example) Relocation/refurbishment sportaccomodations

20. Central Place theory

22. Examples?

24. Research Professional Football in the Netherlands: * What are the geographical marketarea’s of professional football clubs? (extension, population) * Where are the marketareas of professional football clubs interfering? * Which areas do offer prospects for growth?

25. Empirical research: Visitor numbers matched with population figures Per municipality: who is going where? Per club: who travels from where? Possible analisys: relative visitor frequency, where are gaps that may be filled?

26. Total visits in NL: 214,74 per 10.000 Source: Dejonghe & van Hoof, 2004 0,00 Vlieland 516,80 Tilburg 4,25 Urk 524,43 Goirle 11,59 Terschelling 534,69 Duiven 15,68 Terneuzen 542,33 Helmond 20,06 Sluis 570,06 Almelo 24,31 Hulst 584,74 Arnhem 24,91 Schiermonnikoog 594,46 Skarsterlân 26,58 Haelen 599,69 Roosendaal 28,87 Middelburg 709,94 Westervoort 29,12 Ameland 736,24 Veendam 30,06 Texel 807,12 Doetinchem 31,75 Vlissingen 862,96 Waalwijk 32,58 Hunsel 929,81 Kerkrade 32,80 Borsele 958,17 Heerenveen 33,23 De Wolden 1381,43 Edam-Volendam

27. Primary data sample Table based on 39 * 492 cells 82% 270 220 590 26747 Drimmelen 32% 226 72 182 25148 Dongen 0% 280 1 4 32130 Deurne 0% 126 0 0 24325 Cuijk 0% 216 0 0 20336 Cranendonck 92% 437 403 6619 164397 Breda 0% 207 0 1 29513 Boxtel 0% 120 0 0 29352 Boxmeer 0% 303 0 0 9372 Boekel 0% 255 1 1 19092 Bladel 0% 384 2 5 28244 Best % NAC Per 10000 Total Per 10000 NAC NAC Inhab

28. The geography of NAC 10,12 Waalwijk 45584 862,96 46,14 12,75 Alphen-Chaam 9413 229,56 12,00 13,60 Werkendam 26384 106,71 35,88 15,46 Woensdrecht 21557 97,00 33,32 21,92 Steenbergen 23386 168,51 51,26 22,13 Bergen op Zoom 66024 87,37 146,10 25,92 Roosendaal 78110 599,69 202,49 72,37 Dongen 25148 226,15 181,99 77,12 Halderberge 29746 181,00 229,41 78,78 Baarle-Nassau 6507 152,78 51,26 96,37 Rucphen 22607 234,63 217,87 111,50 Moerdijk 36553 192,73 407,55 120,58 Geertruidenberg 20939 210,16 252,48 159,91 Oosterhout 53136 273,87 849,70 160,11 Gilze en Rijen 24894 278,36 398,58 220,41 Drimmelen 26747 269,95 589,54 239,37 Etten-Leur 39352 296,29 941,98 240,78 Zundert 20386 268,15 490,85 402,65 Breda 164397 437,04 6619,47 Freq/10,000 Municip inhab per 10,000 abs

29. Marketareas in the Netherlands Copyright: Wolters Noordhof 2006 Areas with R i >=71,91/10.000 Relative marketshare >= 50%

30. An indicator of Place Identification? Average visits per 10,000 inhabitants in 2004 Source: van Hoof en Dejonghe, 2004

31. Space (absolute) versus place (cultural)

32. Example of research by students 1:

34. Application in student thesis research: Source: Lodder, 2006

35. Example of research by students 2:

36. Friction of distance for Sport Participation in different neighbourhoods in Utrecht Source: Hakfoort, van Leeuwen and Tiggelhoven (2007)

37. Emerging alliances in the leisure industries, the commodification of culture (© Mommaas, 2003) sport nature & recreation tourism hotel & catering retail media art & culture entertainment (traffic & transport) (food & stimulants) (cons. electronics) wellness games resorts events

38. Application geographical research in Sport/Leisure/Tourism?

39. Auteurs: Trudo Dejonghe, Sjef van Hoof en Thijs Kemmeren Prijs: euro 21,65 (exclusief btw en verzendkosten) ISBN-10: 90-5472-011-5 ISBN-13: 978-90-5472-011-9 Omvang: 176 pagina's Voetballen in de kleine ruimte

41. Sjef van Hoof NHTV Internationale Hogeschool Breda Tel: 076 530 1241 [email_address]