What First-Time Sports Facility Planners Get Wrong: Expert Tips from Tom Shay (Woodard & Curran)

Planning a sports facility for the first time? Before you buy land, hire a contractor, or spend a single dollar, watch this. We sat down with Thomas Shay, VP and Senior Technical Leader at Woodard & Curran, to walk through the early planning mistakes that cost first-time project owners hundreds of thousands of dollars — and how to avoid them. In this interview, Tom covers: Why hiring a qualified professional before approaching vendors is critical What a feasibility study actually includes and why skipping it kills projects How to think about your site from the ground up The budget items first-timers almost always forget -= How to build a realistic project timeline Whether you're planning a football field, a multi-sport complex, or a community recreation facility, this conversation will change how you approach the process. PLANNING RESOURCES: Get a tailored cost estimate for your project: https://sportsvenuecalculator.com/cos... Find funding opportunities in our database: https://sportsvenuecalculator.com/kno... Compare vetted suppliers in your area: https://directory.sportsvenuecalculat...