, <br /> WEAKNESSES <br /> Inadequate Funding <br /> - Lack of funding for amateur athletics (7 duplicates here) <br /> - Lack of big corporate sponsors <br /> - Revenue output for track, staff, insurance, coaching, etc. <br /> - All compete for same dollars /funding <br /> - No funding source to draw major events <br /> - Dwindling resources; human, dollars, facilities: ability to maintain/upgrade existing facilities <br /> - Inadequate developmental programs <br /> - Lack of broad base funding, that is not tagged to general funding <br /> - Uncertainty of public/private funding <br /> Declining Support for Sports Education Programs <br /> - Ballot measure 5 reduction on local government service <br /> - Stinginess of taxpayers (Measure 5) <br /> - Eroding of our physical educational programs and grass roots sports programs in our <br /> elementary and junior high schools <br /> - Cutting of school physical education programs <br /> Schools are cutting physical education and sports <br /> - <br /> Possible loss of school athletics <br /> Lack of Facilities <br /> - Lack of facilities; lack of qualified coaches for youth programs <br /> - Lack of field space <br /> - Facilities have not kept pace with demand <br /> - Our facilities are too few and inadequate <br /> - Lack of enough facilities to encourage amateur sports <br /> - Lack of all facilities <br /> - Better facilities <br /> - Lack of all- weather facilities <br /> - Inadequate (1st class) facilities <br /> - Taxpayers in Eugene /Springfield are notorious for not wanting to spend dollars for new or <br /> improved facilities <br /> - Not enough (poor) facilities <br /> - Some sports have no facilities at all, others inadequate <br /> - Lack of adequate facilities <br /> - - Lack of central athletic complex <br /> - Lack of facilities; existing facilities for neighborhoods, not complexes for toumaments <br /> - Lack of facilities <br /> - Better facilities co-op <br /> - Perceived lack of funding for facilities <br /> - Lack of facilities for some sports <br /> - Limited facilities <br /> - Understanding of maintenance needs for heavily used athletic facilities <br /> - Lack of facilities /use coordination <br /> - Lack of adequate accommodations (housing, restaurants) for large events <br /> - Too many user groups of all ages and too few facilities <br /> Low Visibility of Sports to Community <br /> - Public awareness needs to be improved about lesser known amateur sports <br /> 4 <br />