Charging Stations for Sports Clubs

In this article we will demonstrate that sports clubs of all types, including football, rugby and cricket ones, must install phone charging solutions within their stadium and grounds.

Enhancing the Fan Experience

Spectators and fans need to have their experiences on matchdays enhanced. Everyone will be heavily using their phones and other portable appliances all day and battery drain is inevitable.

Sports clubs want to increase dwell time in their stadium and also want people to be sharing their experiences via social media.

Keeping in contact with friends, family and colleagues is essential for fans. Sharing photos and videos and checking in on social media platforms are all beneficial to clubs and keeps teams front and centre for awareness.

All phone activity requires a decent battery level and being away from home all day means a fast, free phone charge will be most welcome.

Have a read of Crable's article How Crable Wireless Charging Shelves Can Increase Dwell Time.

Phone Charging Stations

Draw in the crowds with stunningly designed Charging Totems that can simultaneously charge up to 32 devices. Charging Stations come in all shapes and sizes but Charging Totems are the ones perfectly suited to the sports club environment with all the different social and corporate spaces available.

Crable supplies quadrangular Charging Totems that can be deployed inside or outside a club’s grounds and buildings.

Each side of the Charging Totem has a Crable Charging Shelf that provides fast charge to phones and other portable appliances.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Fans will flock to get a top-up charge for their phones and this is where sponsors will see their commercial opportunity.

With up to 8 faces available for brand promotion, sponsors can let their creative juices flow and place impactful graphic design on all sides of the Charging Totem.

The sponsors will readily fund the purchase or hire of the Charging Station and this could be on a long-term deal for placement or on a season-by-season basis. An excellent opportunity for clubs to introduce new revenue streams.

Perhaps clubs would prefer to fund the Charging Totems themselves and then seek a fee from sponsors for the branding opportunity each season? One way to do this would be to hire the Charging Totems on a longer term deal of 5 years. Then, each season rebrand the faces of the Charging Totem with that season’s sponsor.

High Running Cost Myth Dispelled

Crable has proven that in 2024, on a typical commercial electricity contract, up to 200 people could get a fast, free phone charge for as little as 20p. That’s 20p total for 200 people!

Have a read of this article on electricity costs associated with providing free phone charging – What’s the Electricity Cost of Providing Free Phone Charging?

Charging Shelves in Bars and Boxes

Crable’s eponymous Charging Shelves make the perfect charging solution for areas in clubs such as bars, exec boxes and lounges.

Wall-mounted, robust and funky, each Charging Shelf can charge 8 phones simultaneously through wireless chargers, USB ports and plug sockets.

Sponsors will love the opportunity to have their branding pad printed on each Charging Shelf. The branding could take the form of logos, calls to action and even QR codes to direct fans to donate to charities or sign up for membership etc.

Each Charging Shelf is installed directly to the mains (just like an electric hand dryer), and it has been designed for commercial premises of all kinds, so it is robust! Unlike domestic charging solutions installed in commercial environments, Crable’s Charging Shelves cannot be stolen and feature clever security to ensure this.  

Sports Case Studies

Have a read of Crable's case studies:

Guinness and Verve Case Study of our work at Twickenham for England Rugby Internationals

UEFA and LS Events Case Study of our work at London 2024 for the UEFA Champions League Final Fan Zones

Get A Quote

If you agree that providing fast free phone charging at your club is an essential then Get A Quote from experts at Crable who will be delighted to tailor a package that’s right for your club.