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

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ming

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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