Effects of different policy approaches on sport facility utilisation strategies

Highlights • We show how public policies influence utilisation of sport facilities.• Private non-profit organizations’ motivations are both knightish and knavish.• Sport facilities should have high utilisation to maximise the public benefit derived from public investment.• New Public Management, Governance or Budget policies influence sport facility utilisation through the choice of strategies.• The effect of policies depends on the role of voluntary sport organisations in sport facilities.