Stadium & Event Security James A. De Meo M.S. Security Management Professional
Paris Stadium Bombing
Objectives: • Student will gain knowledge about Security and Safety Issues facing the Sports and Entertainment Industry today. • Student will gain knowledge and have ability to assess needs of Security and Safety for Sporting Events. • Student will gain knowledge into how Leadership and Communication Networks exist between First Responders and Law Enforcement Agencies. • Student will gain knowledge of Risk Management, Economic and Financial Implications related to Security Measures at Sporting Venues. • Student will gain understanding of how employee credentialing, access, perimeter control, and physical protection systems exist within sporting venues.
Objectives • Student will recognize and understand issues related to Security Planning, Policies, and Protective Measures existing within sporting venues. • Student will gain understanding related to sporting venues Emergency Response and Recovery Procedures. • Student will gain understanding of need for proper training of sports security professionals. • Student will learn how security drills & exercises, further strengthen designated SOP’s. • Student will learn what future challenges face safety and security management professionals in today’s Sports Industry.
Introduction: Sporting Venues • “Large public gatherings, such as sports events that celebrate American popular culture, are considered to be potential terrorist targets (Hurst, Zoubek, & Pratsinakis, n.d.). In March 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified a dozen possible strikes it viewed most devastating, including a truck bombing of a sports arena (Lipton, 2005). Since 9/11, the American sports industry has increased security at major sporting venues and high profile events such as the Super Bowl, World Series, and Olympics. University sport programs must also take necessary steps to secure their stadiums and campuses against potential threats. College sport stadiums provide a perfect target for mass casualties and catastrophic economic impact. • Source: United States Sports Academy
Risk Assessment: Sporting Venues • Assessing risk therefore reduces vulnerabilities, and vicarious liabilities. A need to increase the level of preparedness will help reduce potential threats to university & sporting venues worldwide. • Identifying standards for sport security management teams is paramount to providing a safe environment for sport patrons. This will further assist in providing consistency in security practices among sport venues nationwide. • The two primary research questions should be explored: • 1. What standards are needed for effective security management of sporting venues? • 2. What is the perceived level of importance for these security standards?
Definitions: • A sport venue is a building, structure, or place in which a sporting competition is held. • Example of sporting venues, • Arena • Baseball park • Bullring • Gym • Ice hockey arena • Motorsport venues ( auto drome ) • Horse racing venues ( hippodrome ) • Shooting range • Speed skating rink • Stadium • Swimming pool
San Antonio Spurs • http://aegworldwide.com/facilities/arenas/attcenter • NBA Basketball, • AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas • The 18,797-seat arena is home to the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars, and the AHL's San Antonio Rampage • Hosts concerts, family shows and special events as well as a cultural and heritage center featuring permanent art collection composed of works from local and regional artists Attendance, • Economic Impact on local community ? • Location, San Antonio, Texas • Naming rights, actual dollars? • Sport Marketing • Risk Assessment
Course Material: Required Textbook • Chapter 1. Safety and Security Environment for Sports and Special Events. • Chapter 2. Leadership and Multiagency Collaboration. • Chapter 3. Incident Management Systems. • Chapter 4. Risk Assessment for Sport and Event Venues • Chapter 5. Security Planning, Policies, and Protective Measures.
Contents • Chapter 6. Emergency Response and Recovery • Chapter 7. Training and Policy Implementation. • Chapter 8. Exercises Testing Your Plans • Chapter 9. The Future of Safety and Security Management for Sports and Special Events.
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri • http://www.sprintcenter.com/arena_info
Alcohol and Zero Tolerance Substance Abuse: • http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8278886/n fl-require-ejected-fans-take-online-fan- conduct-course. • At what cost do we sacrifice public safety?
Course Required Reading: • Text Book, Security Management for Sports and Special Events-An integrated approach for Creating Safe Facilities. By Stacy A. Hall PhD. • Sports Business Journal, Trade Publication.
Responsibilities for Sports Security Supervisory Personnel: • Provide a safe and secure environment for venue employees, guests, performers and professional athletes. • Supervisory personnel must lead, control and motivate their staff. • Supervisor will create work schedules, roll calls, deployments and assign personnel to positions within venue. Remember, know your people, their strengths and weakness. • Attend pre-event briefings, “ walk thru” to discuss safety and security strategies. • Remember, methods may vary, but procedures and policies will remain consistent and uniform.
Responsibilities for Sports Security Supervisory Personnel (con’t.) • CCTV and door access, monitored by security personnel. • Command Center, is the brains of the operation. Multi camera, PTZ recording in real time. 24 hours security. • Monitor existing conditions in order to prevent crimes, suspicious packages, persons etc. • Retrieval of information can be turned over to law enforcement agencies and used as evidence in criminal proceedings, trials etc. • Documentation of patron injuries,” slips and falls”, EMS calls for service , loss of property, officer inventor of equipment for accountably. System of checks and balances. • Proper screening measures of patrons entering venue, examples would be metal detector arches, similar to TSA at airport, court rooms and hand wand, general search for weapons. Guns and knives.
Sports Venues: • http://aegworldwide.com/facilities/arenas/a renas
Barclays Center: Brooklyn, NY • Home of the Brooklyn Nets. • State of the Art Sports and Entertainment Venue, located in Brooklyn, NY. • Attendance:18,000 for Basketball,19,000 for Concerts. • Cost: 1 Billion Dollars • Developer: Bruce Ratner
Barclays Center (continued) • CEO: Brett Yormark • Location: East Coast, U.S. • Sports Marketers: 400 million dollars over 20 years for naming rights to building. • Pros: provides service jobs to local community. • Cons: traffic overcrowding. Question: Does quality of life suffer or get better?
Conclusion: • Having well trained effective security personnel is paramount to running any sporting venue and facilities management operation. • Vicarious liability exists, patrons will be uncooperative, intoxicated and in some cases commit crimes in your facilities. • Being prepared, disaster drills, fire safety, evacuation of premises will save lives. • The need today for a system of checks and balances is key to keeping Everyone safe and secure.
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA • Home of the LA Lakers, NHL Kings. • NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, Concerts. • Owner, AEG Facilities. World wide sports conglomerate. • Attendance: • Construction Costs: • Financial/Environmental Impacts?
Marketing & Sports Security: Key Marketing Concepts. • AIDA-Awareness, Interest, Desire, Action. • SWOT, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis of Sporting Venues. • Return on Investment, ROI. • Risk Assessment/Management. • Vicarious liability exists for patrons, security staff. • When the lights come on, will you be ready?
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