Revive Czech Football-old
Description
The main goal of the project is the creation of affordable modular structure system for fast facility upgrades targeted for “run-down” and “under-maintained football fields. This will be done by designing a unique recycled steel frame for a tribune module and a variable rectangular module that will be attached to the back of the tribune. It will be a similar size to shipping containers for easy truck transport. The variable modules will include 7 different versions: changing room, office, toilets, showers, refreshments bar, storage and a technical room.
The second part of the project is the creation of movable lightweight structure that will host coaching lectures and seminars from the Czech Football Association, as well as youth player events. It will also be used for events that would take place after or before the seminars. It will be made out of a recycled aluminium frame in the form of a geodesic dome, with a sustainable textile (material to be decided) attached to the inner side of the frame, to create the skin of the dome. It will be possible to disassemble it and transport it every week to a different football field.
This project has an aim to be almost entirely sustainable, as in order to offset the carbon footprint of each module being installed at a football field, trees that would compensate for double of the embodied carbon of the module, would be planted in the settlement of the field where the modules would be installed. Another options for sustainability will be to use waste products such as sheep wool for insulations and recycled wood for interior cladding of the modules would be used. Rain-water collector tanks could also be used to provide water for the toilets, as well as solar panels for providing any electricity needed in the modules would be installed.
Impact
If every field that requires an upgrade, either to renovate or add facilities, purchases or rents 7 of the module variations, 35 000 modules will be produced. This is why they are designed to be self-sustainable and easily transportable.
With the new facilities, I believe every field can gain 40 new viewers per game, meaning that there will be 200 000 new viewers of these local teams nationwide.
This can have a huge impact, not only in terms of revenue generated by these teams on match-day sales, but also in terms of recognition of young players. This will create opportunity to get recognised by larger clubs, and provide a more balanced and wider scope of talent in the Czech Republic.
In terms of revenue, if all the clubs decide to capitalise on their new and old viewership (on average about 90 viewers), and put a price of 50kč on tickets, overall the clubs would generate an astonishing 22 500 000kč per match day. Not to even mention the fact that they could be generating revenue from selling refreshments in the refreshments module.
Overall the impact could prove to be extremely beneficial to amateur teams across the Czech Republic.
The temporary dome would travel around CZ with correspondents of the Czech Football Association, and hold seminars for aspiring coaches or coaches who want to improve their knowledge. Would be mostly focused on training young players, in order to boost coaching of Czech talent. The dome could then be used to host a party for the people of the town, generating revenue for this program.
This would create a very accessible and comfortable option for unqualified or “hobby” coaches to get a beginner-level license, Ensuring that all coaches of any level have a modern football education, and direct attention from the Czech Football Association, will improve the quality of amateur football, and boost the viewership numbers, ultimately reviving the fading football culture in small towns.
With these seminars and courses being mostly focused on coaching youth players, a long-term impact on Czech Football can be created. Young players will be encouraged and have some reassurance that they now have a better opportunity to pursue football as a career. This would would expand the scope of talent to recruit for the country’s best teams as well.
Czech Republic is not the only country with a myriad of small clubs that have run-down football fields that would require some upgrades in order to progress. This design would certainly apply very well to Czech football, but the simple and applicable design of the modules, means that it can be implemented almost everywhere.
However, the vision for this project is that clubs would use these modules for a couple of years, which would help them affordably improve their viewership numbers, ultimately generating enough revenue to construct a proper stadium that would allow them to compete in higher-level leagues.
Certain clubs could buy enough modules to surround the whole field, creating a sort of temporary stadium, with more than enough usable space within the modules for storage and other purposes. This would allow them to attract huge amounts of viewers and generate very large amounts of revenue.
They could also host larger events and seminars with multiple of the temporary domes being put up around the field. This could become a sort of local “football festival”, with multiple coaching seminars happening in the mornings and parties for hundreds in the evenings.