Large Sports Events Tool Survey

Instructions: This survey collects information about informational tools used at large sports events. Results from the survey will be used to make decisions about improving existing tools. Large sports events are considered here to include multiple fields, courts, gyms, buildings, rooms, facilities, etc. It includes multiple games, matches, meets, etc. It includes multiple teams, players, and participants. The event may occur over the course of one day, multiple days, or a season (as long as the events are associated to each by a single sport and participants). Informational tools at these events include schedules, scores, standings, maps, navigation, and general information. Please complete the following survey as best as you can.

Have you attended one or more large sports event(s) recently?

Have you hosted, managed, or operated a large sports event recently?

In the last 2 years, how many large sports events have you attended?

In the last 2 years, how many large sports events have you hosted, managed, or operated?

What type of sport or competition was played at the event(s) (check all that apply)?

Soccer
Lacrosse
Tennis
Baseball/Softball
Basketball
Football
Cheerleading
Billiards
Field hockey
Handball
Volleyball
Wrestling
Bowling
Cornhole
Track and field
Other

Please list the other sport(s) or competition(s) played at the event(s).

As an attendee at the event(s), what role(s) did you perform (check all that apply)?

Observer or consumer of the event
Participant (e.g., player, competitor, vendor, handler, performer, etc.)
Manager or coach of participants
Judge, referee, umpire, or similar
Manager of the event or someone who helps to run the event
Other

Please describe the role you played at the event(s)

What age level were the participants at the event(s) (check all that apply)?

Youth
High School
Collegiate
Adult

What type of competition was held at the event(s) (check all that apply)?

Tournament (single, double elimination)
Round robin (no playoffs)
Round robin (multiple groups with elimination playoffs)
Jamboree (no elimination, no standings, guaranteed games)
Mass competition (one stage,)
Mass competition (multiple stages)
Singular competition (judged)
Singular competition (no opponent, competing against nature, etc.)
Other

Please list or describe the other type of competition.

How many different informational tools were used at these events to aid attendees (e.g., to display and track the schedule, display and track the scores, display and track the standings, to navigate, etc.)?

What type of informational tools were used at the event(s) to aid attendees (check all that apply)?

Schedule/bracket on a paper
Schedule/bracket on sign(s)
Schedule/bracket on electronic display(s)
Schedule/bracket on a mobile app
Score monitor on paper
Score monitor on sign(s)
Score monitor on electronic display(s)
Score monitor on mobile app
Standings monitor on paper
Standings monitor on sign(s)
Standings monitor on electronic display(s)
Standings monitor on mobile app
Map on a paper
Map on sign(s)
Map on electronic display(s)
Map on a mobile app
Navigational aid (i.e., GPS or similar)
General information on paper
General information on sign(s)
General information on display(s)
General information mobile app(s)
Other
Nothing

Please describe this other type of informational tool used at the event(s).

What was dynamically updated throughout the event(s).

Schedule/bracket
Scores
Standings
Player/team statistics
Play by play
Map or navigational tool
General information
Nothing was dynamically updated

Of all the events you attended, please describe the informational tool you preferred to use the most. If you only used one, please describe it.

Please provide a rating of the informational tool(s) you listed in the previous answer.

Rate 1 out of 10Rate 2 out of 10Rate 3 out of 10Rate 4 out of 10Rate 5 out of 10Rate 6 out of 10Rate 7 out of 10Rate 8 out of 10Rate 9 out of 10Rate 10 out of 10

Describe what you liked about this informational tool(s).

Describe what you didn't like about this informational tool(s).

What type of payment did you make in order to use this informational tool(s).

Watch or view advertising in order to use it
Subscribe to use it
Pay only once to use it
Pay per event to use it
Nothing
Other

Please describe this other type of payment.

How much did you (or your organization) pay as an attendee to use this informational tool?

Nothing
less than $1
$1-$5
$5-$10
$10-$25
$25-$50
more than $50

If you want or need a better informational tool(s) for attendees at large sports events, please describe what you want or need here.

What type of payment would you make in order to use this improved informational tool(s)?

Watch or view advertising in order to use it
Subscribe to use it
Pay only once to use it
Pay per event to use it
Nothing
Other

Please describe this other type of payment.

How much would you (or your organization) be willing to pay for this improved informational tool?

Nothing
less than $1
$1-$5
$5-$10
$10-$25
$25-$50
more than $50

As a host, manager or operator of the large sports event, check off all the tool(s) that you used to aid you in creating, managing, or operating the event?

Registered participants with paper-based tool
Registered participants with a private website
Registered participants through a third party application (e.g., sports management site, tourney maker, etc.)
Didn't need to register participants
Scheduled or bracketed participants with a paper-based tool
Scheduled or bracketed participants with a spreadsheet
Scheduled or bracketed participants with a third party application (e.g., sports management site, tourney maker, etc.)
Didn't need to schedule or bracket participants
Created map with a paper-based tool
Created map with graphical software on a PC
Created map with a third party website/application
Didn't need to create a map
Created navigational information using paper-based tool
Created navigation information using software on a PC
Created navigational information using third party website/application
Didn't need to create navigational information
Other

Please describe the other tool(s) and their function(s) that you used.

Please list, name or describe the tool(s) you used to aid you in creating, managing, or operating the event here.

Please provide a rating of the tool(s) you used to aid you in creating, managing, or operating the event.

Rate 1 out of 10Rate 2 out of 10Rate 3 out of 10Rate 4 out of 10Rate 5 out of 10Rate 6 out of 10Rate 7 out of 10Rate 8 out of 10Rate 9 out of 10Rate 10 out of 10

Described what you liked about the tool you used to aid you in creating, managing, or operating the event

Describe what you didn't like about the tool you used to aid you in creating, managing, or operating the event

What type of payment did you (or your organization) make in order to use this tool(s) to aid you in creating, managing, or operating the event (check all that applies)?

Watch or view advertising in order to use it
Subscribe to use it
Pay only once to use it
Pay per event to use it
Nothing
Other

Please describe this other type of payment.

How much did you (or your organization) pay to use this tool(s)?

Nothing
less than $1
$1-$5
$5-$10
$10-$25
$25-$50
more than $50

If you want or need a better tool(s) to aid you in creating, managing, or operating the event, please describe what you want or need here.

What type of payment would you (or your organization) prefer to make in order to use this improved tool for creating, managing or operating the event?

Watch or view advertising in order to use it
Subscribe to use it
Pay only once to use it
Pay per event to use it
Nothing
Other

Please describe this other type of payment.

How much would you (or your organization) be willing to pay?

Nothing
less than $1
$1-$5
$5-$10
$10-$25
$25-$50
more than $50

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