L3 Relocation Of Stadium

Odd one out?

• Choose one photo as the odd one out from the following four …

Learning objectives

• To understand the factors effecting the relocation of football stadiums

• To look at a case study of Arsenal FC moving their football stadium in London.

What were football stadiums like when they first opened?

• What were football stadiums like 60 years ago?

• How are they different to stadiums that are built today?

• Watch the video to find out.

Factors affecting the relocation of football stadiums

• Open up one of your envelopes• Categorise the cards into 2 piles with your neighbour;

• Then rank the factors that affect where stadiums relocate to in order of importance.

• Stick them onto the boxes on your sheet in order of importance.

• Then explain why they are important in the space

next to them.

Factors that do effect where a football stadium will relocate to.

Factors that do not effect where a football stadium will relocate to.

Why did Arsenal move stadiums?

From this …

… to this at the old stadium …

… to this at the new Ashburton Grove site during

construction…

… to this!

Arsenal FC’s stadium relocation

• Arsenal moved stadium in 2006 from Highbury to Ashburton Grove.

• The old stadium could hold 38,500 and the new one 60,000!

• 2000 homes had to be built or improved and space had to be made for new businesses and shops.

• New community facilities (e.g. sports centres and health centres) have had to build.

• map

Arsenal FC’s stadium relocation

• TASK:– Annotate the map and the photo

on your sheet to explain why Arsenal relocated their stadium.

– REMEMBER to use all the 6 factors on your sheet, can you see evidence of them on the map or in the photo?

• Once you have finished imagine you are an Arsenal fan who lives locally. You have been invited to a site improvement meeting, write down suggestions that you could put

forward.

Gimme Five! • Think of something new that you

have learnt this lesson!