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TV media focus on U of 0 and less attention to lesser items <br /> - Information through the media for tournaments <br /> - Low spectator turn -out (lack of interest? or lack of PR ?) <br /> Various sport teams invisible to the community with no help from the press <br /> Divergent philosophies limited access <br /> • Lack of Cooperation and Coordination Between Sports <br /> - Fragmentation of programs. People not aware of what others are doing <br /> Politics <br /> - Lack of communication and coordination between sports groups, facilities, and government <br /> agencies <br /> Lack of coordination or "in fighting" among sports groups over facilities and resources <br /> - Low (city) support and interest for "non - traditional" sports activities <br /> Lack of cooperation between competing sports <br /> Lack of coordination /cooperation /communication between sports groups/governing bodies <br /> Lack of coordination in marketing and scheduling events <br /> - Lack of effective communication network . between various groups and organizations in the <br /> metro community <br /> Lack of cooperation between groups in the same sports to promote and advance future <br /> programs <br /> - Lack of previous coordination in area <br /> Lack of Trained Coaches <br /> - Lack of training of amateur coaches; sports psychology, physiology, body types, personality <br /> strengths. (Where did the Eugene Medical Association Sports Clinic go ?) <br /> - Lack of qualified coaches /instructors for many sports <br /> Demographics <br /> - Population growth <br /> - Aging population <br /> - Population is growing faster than are facilities and programs <br /> Facilities Management <br /> - Competitive projects in works or planning <br /> Bureaucracy <br /> - Other cities beating us to it <br /> Lack of long term plan to set aside "open recreation areas" as part of growth decisions <br /> - Poor maintenance of existing facilities <br /> - Deterioration of existing facilities <br /> Philosophy <br /> - Making sure everyone is treated the same by focusing on items that will slow commission <br /> progress <br /> Aggressiveness in competition <br /> The ability to maintain our environmental strengths such as safe streets, parks and recreation <br /> areas <br /> - Monepolization of facilities by elite programs as demand increases with population growth (and <br /> no facilities) <br /> " Separatism" everyone going their own way <br /> Lack of community consensus <br /> A shift away from basic family values in team and individual activities, due to poor external <br /> 5 <br />