The statistics detailed below give a snap shot of the delivery profile of the Outdoor Basketball Initiative.



4,342 new 'More Places' have been created to play basketball using 9,150 new OBI Goals

9,150 Goals serve a population of England of 49,286,300, that is 1 OBI Goal for every 5,386 people

9,150 Goals are spread nationally providing, on average, access to an OBI Goal every 4.6 square miles.

The North West region has received the highest number of OBI Goals, with 1,305 serving a population of 6,393,400, providing 1 Goal for every 4,899 people

The South East region has received the lowest number of OBI Goals with 594 serving a population of 4,111,600 providing 1 Goal for every 6,922 people.

OBI Goals have been installed in 99.6% of all local authorities in England (352 local authorities out of 354)

Manchester City Council has the highest number of OBI Goals with 204 Goals serving a population of 429,000 providing 1 Goal for every 2,100 people

Hart and the City of London (1 square mile) are the only local authorities not to receive Goals through the scheme

The pie chart opposite indicates the number of Goals allocated to local authorities.

62% of all Site applications received by the OBI have been progressed to a successful completion.

The most popular Site name is King George V Playing Fields with 25 Sites and 40 Goals allocated. Well done King George V!

67% of local authorities (237), have received at least one four or six Goal OBI Site which supports the future hosting of competitions and development activities

The pie chart left portrays the number of Sites allocated a specific quantity of OBI Goals.

The pie chart opposite portrays the range of different types of Sites allocated OBI Goals. Some Sites could be classed under more than one category, i.e. a school with a dual use sports centre and community centre on the same land. For these purposes, the primary applicants details has been used.

The OBI has acted as a catalyst for the development of similar schemes in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Due to the open access nature of OBI courts it is extremely difficult to quantify accurate usage levels of OBI Goals. The figures below are extrapolated from questionnaires circulated to Site and LA Co-ordinators during the scheme.

'More People' are playing basketball. It is estimated that 16.5 million separate visits are made to OBI Sites to play basketball per year. (Excluding usage at school Sites during school hours).

On average over 317,000 separate visits are made per week to OBI Sites FREE OF CHARGE. · It is estimated that over 7,000 different partner organisations have been involved in some way in progressing OBI Goal installations. · It is estimated that 75% of these Site Co-ordinators are new to the sport of basketball.

9,988 Individuals have requested details on the Initiative, with 2,336 different Site Co-ordinators progressing to complete Goal installations, a 23% success rate.