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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
• f 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

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• 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.

• 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?

Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

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?