Broadbent Arena

We attended the JROTC Nationals on 4÷11÷15 at this venue. This was our first time in Louisville and first time attending this event. The arena was filthy from some type of livestock show the previous night. There was cow manure all over the parking lot and the seats inside the arena were covered in dirt. We had to clean our own seats so we could sit down. We also had to buy blankets to put over the seats so our cadets wouldn’t get dirt all over their uniforms. The trash cans filled up and we had to practically beg someone to come empty the cans because they were overflowing all over the floors. The employees we encountered were rude and didn’t seem concerned for our needs. There was an $ 8.00 fee for parking, which I was perfectly fine with. The problem was we had to leave to go get food for our cadets and when we returned, we had to pay another $ 8.00 to enter again, even though we still had our receipt from the first entrance. The parking attendant was rude and only said, «you should have purchased the all day parking pass», which we were never told about. We most likely would not have had to leave if the prices of the concessions inside the arena had not been so over priced. I paid $ 13.00 for three small sodas and a small bag of chips, that’s ridiculous. A whole large pizza was $ 23.00. I also noticed there was a volleyball tournament at the arena next door and that group was treated like royalty. Everyone I talked to at the National meet agreed that we were all treated like second rate citizens. This is totally unacceptable and if the event is held at this location next year, we will not be attending.

Stadium is great for indoor sporting events.
Nice seats with armrest and full backs, clean floors, adequate bathrooms for this size arena.
I like the location, close to airport, freedom hall, Kentucky Kingdom amusement park, and many restaurants.
I didn’t like the parking situation, walking several blocks to the arena. There are parking areas directly in front of the arena but these were blocked off for another simultaneous event which was no where near this arena.
I also disliked the parking fees, $ 8 per day and I’m here 5 days. No discounts or parking passes for extended events. Parking cost me more than the tickets for our 5 day event.
I made my rating based on the actual arena and not my parking concerns…