Selwyn Sports Centre is a significant community asset

An amazing community asset

By Rosie Duff

With over 125,000 visitors in its three months of operations, the Selwyn Sports Centre is undoubtedly an amazing community asset, says manager Dave Tippett.

What first started off as a two-court concept, grew into a four-court concept and then eventually ended in an eight-court facility – “And I tell you what, the community absolutely needed it,” Dave remarks. Featuring an upstairs indoor walking track, a digital play wall and eight sports courts that can be used for a wide range of activities, the centre is certainly a hub for action and recreation. Indeed, from pickleball through to seated exercise or Les Mills classes – Dave says there is something available for everybody of all age groups. In terms of the centre’s origins, Dave says that the idea itself, was first initiated by the late national cricketing legend, John F. Reid.

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We get comments from people coming in and they’re saying, ‘what on earth did we do without the centre?’ We can’t understand what everyone was doing or where they were going before they came here. ”

Selwyn Sports Centre facilities:

• John F. Reid courts - four wooden sprung courts • Selwyn courts - four polyurethane courts • Sport administration offices • Administration area for events • The ‘Dugout Combined’ - multipurpose room with a kitchenette • The ‘Lü Uno’ digital interactive wall • A spin suite • 240m mezzanine walking track • Multi-purpose function/group fitness room • Accessible toilet and change facilities. • Group fitness classes: • Body Pump and Body Pump Express • Boxfit • Core • GRIT Cardio • GRIT Strength • HIIT • Mature and Motivated • Move it to Music • Step Pump Combo • Sprint • RPM • Tai Chi • Yoga • Yoga Flow • Yoga Restore • Zumba.

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“In 2014, John Reid sat in front of the Council and basically said, ‘we need a community sport and recreation centre with multiple courts and the Council should build one’,” Dave describes. Dave goes on to explain that the sprung wooden floor side of the stadium was named after John, as a testament to his legacy and forward-thinking. Fortunately, this was able to be acknowledged to John prior to his passing, “which was a really nice moment to be a part of,” Dave reflects. Since then, the community have really jumped on board. “In June, we had 47,000 visits and for July we nearly reached the 44,000 visits mark. “The open day was awesome too. It was a massive line of people and I was just watching their faces and excited reactions, as they came in. It was really cool,” Dave recalls. Built to be enjoyed for many generations to come, the stadium features a bank of solar panels that are projected to provide around 80 percent of the centre’s electricity needs during the summer months. “We’ve also got 2x35,000 litre rain water storage tanks installed to capture any rainwater from our massive roof which we use to irrigate the adjacent fields,” Dave adds. Whilst he wasn’t initially sure how the 240m mezzanine walking track would go, Dave says it’s turned out to be quite the novel feature. “Quite a few people have been coming in and using it for group fitness. “It’s also frequently used by sports teams to warm up during tournaments,” he explains. Asides from the indoor walking track, Dave says that his favourite part of the centre is most definitely the "awesome staff". “We’re really lucky to have them here. I’m working with such amazing attitudes." “We get comments from people coming in and they’re saying, ‘what on earth did we do without the centre?’ We can’t understand what everyone was doing or where they were going before they came here." “It’s an amazing community asset. People are making great use of it. The team are really accommodating and we work our butts off to make sure that we provide people with the best possible experience when they come here. “That’s what makes it,” he remarks.

Selwyn Sports Centre 70 Broadlands Drive Rolleston sports.centre@selwyn.govt.nz www.selwyn.govt.nz

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