Saxton Field ‘Does Saxton Field meet the needs of it’s users?’ Waimea College GATE Research 2011…
Feb 24, 2016
Saxton Field
‘Does Saxton Field meet the needs of it’s users?’
Waimea College GATE Research 2011…
Who are we?We’re from the year 9 GATE group at Waimea College; Libby Malthus, Cambria Doyle, Sean Cavil and Sheldon Mazzola. Our job is to research a part of the community and see if there are any improvements that can be made to Saxton.Our main aim: To research Saxton Field and find out what
the opinions and views are from the people who use it; what they think and what they want to change. And also if
possible, to make those changes.What we did: We made a survey and sent it to kids from our
school, ages 12-20. We got more than 250 results but we were limited to only being able to view 100. Also we
interviewed another 120 random children aged 10-12. We have also interviewed Llyod Kennedy and Mr Leddingham to
find their views, we appretiate their time very much.
Results…
• Most: Once a week or not often• Least: More then twice a week and not many less than once a month• Most sport: Netball and soccer• Cricket? Refereeing?
Every Day
Twice or
more a week
Once a week
Once a month
Once a year
Never0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
How often do you go Saxton?
Socce
r
Basketb
all
Athletics
Netball
Cricke
t
Hockey
Volley B
all
Softball
Spect
ating
Referee
ing0
5
10
15
20
25
30
What do you commonly go to Saxton Field for?
•Need more parking- especially on Saturday morning•At Netball courts and soccer fields•One central parking lot
Yes45%No
55%
Is there enough parking at Saxton Field?
Results…
= Car Parking already at Saxton Field
Is there enough shelter for wind/rain?
YesNo
Hockey w
arm-up
Socce
r fields
Netball Courts
Huts/sh
ade
Softball
and cr
icket
Other0
5
10
15
20
25
Where do you want more shelter?Results…
•Need more shelter•Soccer field- Soccer Shelter for gear and spectators•Netball- Cover for rain for spectators and gear
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Do you think there are enough places to buy food at Saxton Field?(If there were
more would you use them?)
Yes74%
No26%
Do you think there should be more places to buy food from?
Results…
No/ I would No/ I might Unsure Satisfied Don’t buy
• Need more: netball courts (upgrade), soccer fields, softball, athletics• More little shops to buy food• More catering places• Food stands and coffee stalls
Are there enough toi-lets
Are they suitible0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
YesNo
Are there enough toi-lets
Are they suitible0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
YesNo
Results…
•Need more toilets•They’re good quality•Need more toilets around soccer fields
• Most common: Swimming, Rugby, Paint ball, Tennis court
• Velodrome?
Indoor games avalibleRugby
GymnasticsTrampolining
Golf courseTennis
CyclingSquash
SwimmingKickboxing
PaintballHandball
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
squash notennis
swim
ming
yes-lo
ts
horse rid
ing
cyclin
gMLG
beach
volleyball
gridiro
n05
10152025303540
What new sports would you like to see
played at Saxton Field?
Possible Changes to the Future of Saxton
• Water fountains• Shelter for gear and for
spectators by soccer and Netball/netball warm-up
• More parking spaces
ConclusionWe have found from the results that we have found that:• The majority of people come to Saxton for Netball (makes it very busy)
• Need some more parking (especially at netball) • More shelter by netball and soccer for rain
• People want more places around Saxton to buy food and snacks• Also need a few more toilets, although they are good quality