Calling all Crocketteers!! (IDEA SUBMISSION THREAD)

While I can't actively contribue to the said events at the moment (being in Maryland makes it kinda hard), I do belive that "pub meetings" and say a monthly pick up match on a Saturday would be good first steps in the organization.

Nobody will take the group seriously unless the group itself is solid first. Those that are willing to start from day one should be the ones willing to get these things going. They don't have to be big events, but they do need to happen. That way, when things/word start getting out the people that look in can see that the group is a whole dedicated to a larger purpose.

I strongly feel that meeting at a pub for certain matches (or just for shooting the shit) and having a monthly (or whatever) pick up match would be a perfect way to start. These are two things that the majority would probably do anyway. Put it to a bigger cause.

From there I feel that doing these things would lead to an actual "official" event of the same nature. Buy a tiny radio spot or internet ad that has a "match watching event hosted by the Crocketteers" or "local pick up soccer hosted by the Crocketteers" ..... get the legs under, and then use them to walk a bit.

 

Here's my ideas:


I believe that the most important thing that we have to do is grow in numbers,
the only thing that I think we have done to grow in numbers is the facebook page.
But we want to give people something that will keep them active with the Crocketteers.

What can the Crocketteers give to people:
- Soccer kick-arounds and small soccer tournaments.
The important thing for this is to get permission to play somewhere (keep in mind that there's LOTS of people already playing almost everyday at the Medical Center, right on the corner of Babcock Rd & Merton Minter Dr.)
- Get together to watch soccer games
The important thing is to have a place with a nice big screen and most importantly to get cheap beer. If we have those 2 things, everybody will go to it.
- Road trips to watch professional soccer games
Is more fun and cheaper to travel in a van/bus full of friends to a soccer game in Austin, Houston or Dallas (Someday we can look into going to Monterrey) than to travel by car.
The key is to find somebody that owns a van/bus or to work out a good deal with a bus company to take us and bring us back.
- The last thing, promotion, work out a deal with a company that makes banners to get at least one Crocketters.com banner and just like in a professional game, put the banner up on the side for everybody to see. The more people that see it, the better.
I'd try to do the exact same thing at whatever bar is picked to watch the games, put a nice sign/poster up and let everybody know that the group that is there is the Crocketters.

And for the soccer tournaments (when we have lots of people to organize a soccer tournament) charge everybody as little as possible BUT charge them to make the "Crocketters Soccer Tournament" t-shirt that we would give them to promote the group.

The important thing is to give people something to keep them excited about getting together with the Crocketteers "again".
In the future, once the group is doing good, we should get in contact with the indoor places that hold soccer tournaments, for example http://www.aztecindoorsoccer.com/ and ask them if they can put up a Crocketteers banner on their walls.

Why is all of that important?
In politics, if you don't show "the numbers" nobody will listen to you.
Instead, if you show that the organization has X number of members, people are more likely to listen to you.

 

I think the easiest thing to do would be to pick a place to watch 1 soccer game every Saturday.

 

That's what I'm talking about

 

I think one idea that can help bring awareness to the group, watch parties, pick-up games, etc. is to look into starting a weekly or biweekly email newsletter, sort of like Jen Cooper does with Keeper Notes for the Houston area.

The newsletter provides information such as weekly events, local games/tournaments, soccer related job openings, etc. It is sent out to local soccer associations and soccer related businesses. It may be directly increase participation but at least it will help connect the local soccer community.

 

Start posting Twitter updates for your blog posts. All bloggers are doing that now and it makes it easier for people with a passive interest with SA soccer to keep tabs.

 

My friends and I have used vuvuzelas at college football games before and I feel like when SA does get their team, we need to have as many horns as possible. http://www.soccerhorn.com/

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpXN8BvGp_o"]YouTube - Blow that Vuvuzela[/ame]

 

How about putting on a weekend soccer camp for little kids? Doesn't have to be fancy, just a field, soccer balls, water, oranges, and a Crocketteers shirt for them? Charge 10 bucks a kid? Could be a good way to get noticed in the community and you could ask the media to come out and cover it.

 

Now that the US beat Spain in semifinal and is gonna play the final of the Confederations Cup vs the winner of Brazil-SouthAfrica...
I think it would be a good game to try to get some people to watch an exciting game.

The Brazil-South Africa game is tomorrow (Friday)... so I'm guessing that the Final is gonna on Sunday around 1-2pm

 

The Madrid/DC United match might be worth looking into as well .... With Kaka/Ronaldo slated to play it could be a good focal point for "soccer interest"

 

Here's the Gold Cup schedule
http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/Schedule/0,,12802,00.html

I don't know if "Lion & Rose" has FoxSportsenEspanol,
that channel is gonna show the game Velez-Huracan from the argentinian league on Sunday at 3:00pm.

It's guaranteed to be a good game, because it's pretty much a final.
It's the last game of the season and there's only 1 point difference between the 1st place (Huracan-38pts) and the 2nd place (Velez-37pts)
Besides that, Huracan hasn't won the championship since 1973.

Here's some info about the game
http://goal.com/en/news/585/argenti...do-gareca-clash-between-huracan-velez-will-be

 

Here I go helping out the would be enemy, just FYI WHEN El Camino Real Clasico becomes a reality u wont be seeing me on these threads EVER again in a peacfull manner .

If you cabrones know whats good for you you should adopt this as your official SG anthem, it's short but EXTREMELY POWERFULL after all look who's singing it.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ZZQp41I6U&feature=related"]YouTube - Johnny Cash - Remember the Alamo[/ame]

 

Sounds like everybody took a weed eater to the stadium

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58Pne8K41A"]YouTube - dinlo with strimmer[/ame]

 

Guadalupe-Costa Rica & Mexico-Haiti are playing the Gold Cup Quarterfinals on Sunday 19th at the Dallas Cowboys new stadium.

http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/Schedule/0,,12802,00.html

 

I think a "short" flyer would be more appropriate at the moment rather than an actual business card. In this stage in development at least.

Of course, depending on what you want to represent, the business card might be cheaper to produce.

Just a thought though.

 

That's actually not bad

In that case, the only thing I'd hold out on for the business card, is the final decision on the crest. That HAS to be on any "official" type of advertising.