Kossuth kirjoitti 28.02.2003 klo 16:06:25:
I\'m sorry that none of the Spbl-material we send out is in english/swedish, but currently we have only
This is not a problem for me personally, I have no illusions of getting material in swedish from SPBL. That should not be a priority.
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* Make the sport formally recognized as a sport by finnish authorities?
This work has been going on now for couple of years, and our aim is to deliver the aplication and all the neccessary papers to the relevant ministry before the summer is over, so we would get the recognition by the end of the year. We have chosen Jari Tuukkanen to lead the committee, that\'
s responsible of the aplication, so if you have any input on that please contact him at
jari.tuukkanen@spbl.org
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Good stuff, this is needed for any grants of money from authorities.
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* Report on (domestic and international) tournament results, teams and players?
If you mean report to media, then there is some improvement here to be done, because currently none of the League results have been posted anywhere on the mainstream media. We\'ll se if we can get anyone to do it this year.
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The reporting itself is not the main job, the main job is to set up relationships and channels to journalists. That they get the results is one thing, but wheter they choose to actually publish them is the tough part.
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* Set up a media strategy to inform print and TV media about the sport, both how it is played in Finland and what is happening internationally with the sport?
Fortunately we´ve gotten some fresh volunteers to our Federation this year, and this is definitely one of the priorities our new members will be working on. If you think you have something to contribute on this subject, please contact me so I can start assembling our workforce on this subject. We are thinkg of creating a media package to be sent to all relevant big medias, and have the package to be utilised also by our members in their own areas of operation.
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Well, stuff like inviting all sports journalists to an internal "tournament" would be one thing, and at the same time show them videos from Toulouse, distribute a paintball guide etc. And after that do followups, sned out pictures etc.
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* Help member teams set up a working sponsorship and media strategy in their local city?
I really don´t see this _our_ top priority, because if team want\'s media coverage and sponsorship they _can_ can get it by themselves if they are active. SPBL really does not have enough resources to help each individual team with their own sponsorship deals. You have to remember that each team knows their town/city/area much more better than anyone on SPBL, so they ofcourse can do a better job on this subject.[/quote]
Ah, you misunderstood me, more like making a guide for new teams with some Do.s and Don't.s
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I understand that the SPBL is run by a few enthusiasts, and that this would add to their burden, but I see it as a PRIORITY QUESTION. I don\'t need insurance, I like the thought of a finnish league but if there are other people (entrepreneurs) that want to run it let them do it and ease the burden of those in the SPBL.
League is TOP PRIORITY, because currently only thing that keeps SPBL running is the League. I\'d estimate that the interest in SPBL by our players would be like 10% of what it is now, if the league was in the hands of other organisations. [/quote][/quote]
I want Juice, and Tuure, and myself, and someone else to run a set of "SPBL Certified" events, where sponsor revenues are shared between SPBL and the organizer. That would be a good basis for a set of commercial-driven professional tournament organizers. The peer-to-peer setup that we have now works, but I think the other approach would be better.
We ran a tournament with BATTERY as a sponsor that cost around 150 euro per team. If it hadn't been for the last-minute floor situation, it would have been a very good tournament. So it is possible. THANKS BATTERY!
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