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The best part about AA was always the rowdy student section right on the court. In order to get the community out in greater numbers could we get a similar section of kids in grade and HS to form a similar section to the north end of that front area? Make it an event for these kids to be at every week win or lose? ?

Globetrotter wrote:The best part about AA was always the rowdy student section right on the court. In order to get the community out in greater numbers could we get a similar section of kids in grade and HS to form a similar section to the north end of that front area? Make it an event for these kids to be at every week win or lose? ?

You used to have that in the three rows of bleachers (now only two) behind the North goal in Dayon's Den. Then they changed the section to reserved seats and we all got older. . .but not neccasarily wiser. . .

Globetrotter wrote:The best part about AA was always the rowdy student section right on the court. In order to get the community out in greater numbers could we get a similar section of kids in grade and HS to form a similar section to the north end of that front area? Make it an event for these kids to be at every week win or lose? ?

I've always thought that making BG games more kid friendly was a great idea. Kid friendly diversions are generally easy and cheap to put in place. I'm really hoping that the athletic dapartment addresses this with the new arena. It's a way to redevelop the local young fan-base while making the prospect of attending BG games easier for parents. (Taking young children to games can be a chore to the point that plenty of parents simply choose not to do it.)

You want to make the games more "kid friendly"? Get a family restroom...I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed walking my little girl into the men's room to go to the bathroom on a toilet that I cover with enough TP that she can see over the top of the partition.

Better concessions would help....nothing like feeding your kid a hotdog that's older than she is.

Parking is a bitch during midweek games...it's a tad far to haul your kid in freezing weather.

Hey! Lookie there...I've highlighted three pretty big concerns right off the top of my head that have NOTHING to do with anything even remotely related to the game or the in game experience. The problem isn't so much the attraction as the setting. Now, I might put up with the above to see the Wiggles...my kid loves the Wiggles and my wife has a bit of a crush on Anthony (she tolerates my crush on Liz Claman from CNBC, so we're even), but I'm not going to do the same to see Martin Samarco. Hell you could dress DD as Captain Feathersword and I'd still probably stay home.

So...from my own personal perspective, you needn't bother making the in game experience more attractive to kids. It won't make a difference until the arena and the setting are more family friendly.

We need a new building folks

Flipper wrote:You want to make the games more "kid friendly"? Get a family restroom...I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed walking my little girl into the men's room to go to the bathroom on a toilet that I cover with enough TP that she can see over the top of the partition.

Better concessions would help....nothing like feeding your kid a hotdog that's older than she is.

Parking is a bitch during midweek games...it's a tad far to haul your kid in freezing weather.

Hey! Lookie there...I've highlighted three pretty big concerns right off the top of my head that have NOTHING to do with anything even remotely related to the game or the in game experience. The problem isn't so much the attraction as the setting. Now, I might put up with the above to see the Wiggles...my kid loves the Wiggles and my wife has a bit of a crush on Anthony (she tolerates my crush on Liz Claman from CNBC, so we're even), but I'm not going to do the same to see Martin Samarco. Hell you could dress DD as Captain Feathersword and I'd still probably stay home.

So...from my own personal perspective, you needn't bother making the in game experience more attractive to kids. It won't make a difference until the arena and the setting are more family friendly.

We need a new building folks

I am not sure I disagree that we need a new building, but other than the parking issue the other two problems could be remedied with fairly simple renovations.

I agree whole-heartedly Flipper. My grandparents took me to all the home games when I was kid, they loved going to the Falcons games. My other grandmother is also a big college basketball fan. Neither of them go to any home games any longer, because they cannot stand the long walk in the cold.

I never complained about parking when I was in school, it was no big deal to me to walk to classes. But for our basketball games the parking situation is really pretty terrible. Something badly needs to be done. It's bad on weekend games, but with weekday games it's even worse.

Then once you get to the arena it is a real chore if somebody has to use the restroom. The concessions are the same as they were at the football games. Pretty sure the hotdogs are actually leftover from the Miami game still.

I love BG Basketball. I will willingly park 1/2 mile away, trudge through the snow & sleet, and watch the game. It is very foolish to think casual fans will do the same. Want to know why our attendance is awful? Our team sucks, we play a boring style of basketball, and on top of that getting to the game is an absolute chore. All teams will have down years or stretches of them, that just happens. But something really needs to be done about making getting to the game easier and making it a more enjoyable experience beyond the product on the court.

I love Anderson Arena, but there is little doubt that we are in dire need of a new home for our basketball teams.

hammb wrote:I love BG Basketball. I will willingly park 1/2 mile away, trudge through the snow & sleet, and watch the game. It is very foolish to think casual fans will do the same.

I agree 100% with this thought.

Globetrotter wrote:

Flipper wrote:You want to make the games more "kid friendly"? Get a family restroom...I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed walking my little girl into the men's room to go to the bathroom on a toilet that I cover with enough TP that she can see over the top of the partition.

Better concessions would help....nothing like feeding your kid a hotdog that's older than she is.

Parking is a bitch during midweek games...it's a tad far to haul your kid in freezing weather.

Hey! Lookie there...I've highlighted three pretty big concerns right off the top of my head that have NOTHING to do with anything even remotely related to the game or the in game experience. The problem isn't so much the attraction as the setting. Now, I might put up with the above to see the Wiggles...my kid loves the Wiggles and my wife has a bit of a crush on Anthony (she tolerates my crush on Liz Claman from CNBC, so we're even), but I'm not going to do the same to see Martin Samarco. Hell you could dress DD as Captain Feathersword and I'd still probably stay home.

So...from my own personal perspective, you needn't bother making the in game experience more attractive to kids. It won't make a difference until the arena and the setting are more family friendly.

We need a new building folks

I am not sure I disagree that we need a new building, but other than the parking issue the other two problems could be remedied with fairly imple renovations.

Even simple renovations will require major overhauls due to three little letters. Well, actually two letters, but one of them is used twice.

Dayons_Den wrote:

Globetrotter wrote:

Flipper wrote:You want to make the games more "kid friendly"? Get a family restroom...I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed walking my little girl into the men's room to go to the bathroom on a toilet that I cover with enough TP that she can see over the top of the partition.

Better concessions would help....nothing like feeding your kid a hotdog that's older than she is.

Parking is a bitch during midweek games...it's a tad far to haul your kid in freezing weather.

Hey! Lookie there...I've highlighted three pretty big concerns right off the top of my head that have NOTHING to do with anything even remotely related to the game or the in game experience. The problem isn't so much the attraction as the setting. Now, I might put up with the above to see the Wiggles...my kid loves the Wiggles and my wife has a bit of a crush on Anthony (she tolerates my crush on Liz Claman from CNBC, so we're even), but I'm not going to do the same to see Martin Samarco. Hell you could dress DD as Captain Feathersword and I'd still probably stay home.

So...from my own personal perspective, you needn't bother making the in game experience more attractive to kids. It won't make a difference until the arena and the setting are more family friendly.

We need a new building folks

I am not sure I disagree that we need a new building, but other than the parking issue the other two problems could be remedied with fairly imple renovations.

Even simple renovations will require major overhauls due to three little letters. Well, actually two letters, but one of them is used twice.

mom
wow
dad
nan
tit
tot
tut
pop
pup
ugg
eve
bib

I just dont know

Globetrotter wrote:dad

Correct letters, wrong arrangement.

add? I dont get it.

ADA... AMericans with disabilities Act....

We can't renovate the Arena because of the ADA?

It's not that we cannot renovate Anderson Arene, it's a question of is it worth the money to renovate Anderson Arena. If the building itself were the only problem I would say yes. But parking and other space limitation to the Arena and buildings current and future surrounding the site make me think a new arena is necessary, and the right thing to do. We need to spend out money wisely.

And, if you try to do even minor renovations, you would have to bring the entire facility up to ADA standards. It is possible, therefore, that there wouldn't be any such thing as minor renovations.