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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.
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OBI
Goals have been installed in 99.6% of all local authorities
in England (352 local authorities out of 354)
Manchester City Council received 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.
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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.
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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.
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The investment of £10 million by the Sport England Lottery Fund
to install 9,150 Goals provides basketball opportunities at
12 pence per visit (based on 5 years of operation). Great 'Value
for Money'.
It is estimated that a further £10 million was invested
by community partners further enhancing the Value for
Money equation.
£1 for £1 matching funding has been committed by community
partners. Over £3 million of partnership funding was
directly invested in installing OBI sleeves and supplementary
payments for long arm Goals.
The scheme has been the catalyst for the building of an estimated
750 new half outdoor courts (9m x 9m) and 275 new full basketball
outdoor courts to date (min 20m x 10m), 24% of all the OBI Sites.
An estimated additional £7 million has been invested by community
partners in providing new surface areas, enhancing existing
surfaces, erecting perimeter fencing, and providing line markings
at OBI Sites.
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