Titan55
06-28-2001, 05:01 PM
Now that we have been talking about all the different ways to make our sport grow I think it is now time to take action. We must first gather who we want to approach, and how we will approach their orgianzations. I think the people that would be the best would be, NARCh, USA hockey, Hockey Canada, School boards, possibly ESPN/TSN(Canadian).
The next thing we must figure out is HOW we will approach them. I think the most appropriate way would be to collobrate and get everyone in on a letter. Then attatched to the letter have a petition with the signatures of the people who are in support of what we are doing. Knowing how much inline has grown I don;t think it would be unreasonable for between 20 000-50 000 signatures, collected by everyone who is a part of this effort(Not alone, but the group of us should be able to do that many). Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated, but I think that letters with signatures would be the best way to start.
Now comes the hard part, we must compile a vast selection of ideas for the letters. This is the part that EVERYONE on the board can help out at. Any idea is welcomed, but please be serious with what you are writing. I know myself and everyone esle who will be involved in this feels very strongly about it! I'll try to start this a little bit. The thing I believe in most is that if you can get NARCh broadcasted on ESPN/TSN it would really let the people(skeptics) see what the sport is really about! I think this is our number one priority. I know that a lot of people who have just heard about inline think it is just a stupid runn off of hockey, but when they see the calibre of players in NARCh, or what have you they really gain a lot of respect for the sport. Our next spot would be to really hammer down on the school boards I know inline could be a really hot sport for high schools now. If we could get funding, or even a sanctioned event for the State/National championships it could do a lot for our sport. Now, I think the next thing we should focus on is getting Canada/USA hockey involved with inline. If we could get reputable organisations like that helping us out it would be a great thing. They could help with the sanctioning of some tournaments(Better calibre) and help out teams that would other wise be almost shunned because they want to play NARCh, or what have you(Mainly in Canada, what happened to my team) get insurance, because it is very expensave.
Well guys and gals, there is my start to what we have to accomplish! Please add onto it, we need something very strong, and need many ideas before anything can be done!
I would like to thank everyone who has, and will be helping out in this cause! You are all showing tremendous love for this great sport!
Sincerely,
Phil Christie, Ontario Hyper Titans #24
One Love!
The next thing we must figure out is HOW we will approach them. I think the most appropriate way would be to collobrate and get everyone in on a letter. Then attatched to the letter have a petition with the signatures of the people who are in support of what we are doing. Knowing how much inline has grown I don;t think it would be unreasonable for between 20 000-50 000 signatures, collected by everyone who is a part of this effort(Not alone, but the group of us should be able to do that many). Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated, but I think that letters with signatures would be the best way to start.
Now comes the hard part, we must compile a vast selection of ideas for the letters. This is the part that EVERYONE on the board can help out at. Any idea is welcomed, but please be serious with what you are writing. I know myself and everyone esle who will be involved in this feels very strongly about it! I'll try to start this a little bit. The thing I believe in most is that if you can get NARCh broadcasted on ESPN/TSN it would really let the people(skeptics) see what the sport is really about! I think this is our number one priority. I know that a lot of people who have just heard about inline think it is just a stupid runn off of hockey, but when they see the calibre of players in NARCh, or what have you they really gain a lot of respect for the sport. Our next spot would be to really hammer down on the school boards I know inline could be a really hot sport for high schools now. If we could get funding, or even a sanctioned event for the State/National championships it could do a lot for our sport. Now, I think the next thing we should focus on is getting Canada/USA hockey involved with inline. If we could get reputable organisations like that helping us out it would be a great thing. They could help with the sanctioning of some tournaments(Better calibre) and help out teams that would other wise be almost shunned because they want to play NARCh, or what have you(Mainly in Canada, what happened to my team) get insurance, because it is very expensave.
Well guys and gals, there is my start to what we have to accomplish! Please add onto it, we need something very strong, and need many ideas before anything can be done!
I would like to thank everyone who has, and will be helping out in this cause! You are all showing tremendous love for this great sport!
Sincerely,
Phil Christie, Ontario Hyper Titans #24
One Love!