Post by coloradoflyer on May 22, 2013 7:06:07 GMT
post from the caps forum.
Following the first season of the conference system, I thought it might be interesting to see what effect if any it had had on attendances, who were the losers and gainers, how did each conference do, and generally was it a worthwhile exercise ?
In comparing figures with the year before, it should be remembered that the season 2011/12 had 54 games for each team whereas 2012/13 just finished had only 52. For that reason, I don't think it would be correct to simply compare total attendances. To get a proper view, I have worked on average home game attendances per team which should tell us more accurately what is really happening.
1. Total attendances : In 2011/12, 581,000 attended Elite league games. In 2012/13, this rose by 28,000 to 609,000, on the face of it a 5% increase. However, if the fact that more games were played in 2011/12 is adjusted for, the increase is actually 9%.
2. Conferences in general : The 28,000 increase above was split 16,000 to the Northern conference and 12,000 to the Southern one. It might have been an almost equal split had Belfast and Cardiff had increases but both these teams produced a total home attendance almost identical to the previous year.
3. The Northern conference: Fife Flyers came out well on top in the North and also in the league as a whole, not only in terms of increased numbers through the door, but also on average increase per home game. Their home gate increased over the season by 5,500 to just under 36,000 and their average home attendance increased by 22%. Dundee came second with an 18% increase to 25,000. Overall, attendances in the Northern conference increased by 15%.
4. The Southern conference: Surprisingly (to me anyway) Coventry came out top. Its average home gate increased by 13% from 1900 to 2150. Second came Nottingham on 8%, also with the greatest home attendance total of 131,500. Overall, attendances in the Southern conference increased by 7%.
5. Edinburgh Capitals: The Caps home gate rose from an average of 815 in 2011/12 to 940 in 2012/13 which is an increase of 15%, bang on the average increase for the Northern conference as a whole. Going back to the troubled year of 2010/11, the average for that year was 687 which means the average attendance per home game since then has risen by 37%. It would be great if next season saw Caps break through the 1,000 average !
To finish, it seems to me that the effect of the conference system on attendances has been very positive in its first year, there were no losers, only gainers, and it does look like it is a very worthwhile change.
People will have their own take on all of this but I hope the above is of interest.
Following the first season of the conference system, I thought it might be interesting to see what effect if any it had had on attendances, who were the losers and gainers, how did each conference do, and generally was it a worthwhile exercise ?
In comparing figures with the year before, it should be remembered that the season 2011/12 had 54 games for each team whereas 2012/13 just finished had only 52. For that reason, I don't think it would be correct to simply compare total attendances. To get a proper view, I have worked on average home game attendances per team which should tell us more accurately what is really happening.
1. Total attendances : In 2011/12, 581,000 attended Elite league games. In 2012/13, this rose by 28,000 to 609,000, on the face of it a 5% increase. However, if the fact that more games were played in 2011/12 is adjusted for, the increase is actually 9%.
2. Conferences in general : The 28,000 increase above was split 16,000 to the Northern conference and 12,000 to the Southern one. It might have been an almost equal split had Belfast and Cardiff had increases but both these teams produced a total home attendance almost identical to the previous year.
3. The Northern conference: Fife Flyers came out well on top in the North and also in the league as a whole, not only in terms of increased numbers through the door, but also on average increase per home game. Their home gate increased over the season by 5,500 to just under 36,000 and their average home attendance increased by 22%. Dundee came second with an 18% increase to 25,000. Overall, attendances in the Northern conference increased by 15%.
4. The Southern conference: Surprisingly (to me anyway) Coventry came out top. Its average home gate increased by 13% from 1900 to 2150. Second came Nottingham on 8%, also with the greatest home attendance total of 131,500. Overall, attendances in the Southern conference increased by 7%.
5. Edinburgh Capitals: The Caps home gate rose from an average of 815 in 2011/12 to 940 in 2012/13 which is an increase of 15%, bang on the average increase for the Northern conference as a whole. Going back to the troubled year of 2010/11, the average for that year was 687 which means the average attendance per home game since then has risen by 37%. It would be great if next season saw Caps break through the 1,000 average !
To finish, it seems to me that the effect of the conference system on attendances has been very positive in its first year, there were no losers, only gainers, and it does look like it is a very worthwhile change.
People will have their own take on all of this but I hope the above is of interest.
