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#Post#: 182--------------------------------------------------
NFLUK Fan/Booster clubs
By: ChrisWells Date: July 31, 2012, 9:16 am
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What would you like in a local booster club. please put ideas
forth.
Fan Club should:
-have a membership card/pin
-login to NFLUK forum
-newsletters/magazine (monthly/quarterly) - hardcopy/digital
-cost £10
-organise local/region events (bbqs, superbash, watching
local/regional AmFootball...ie. Uni Herts team)
-watching nfl games locally (pub) Sunday nights
-advertise to the local community
-discounts on events and gamepass
-refer a friend program
-flag football tournaments
-Madden tournaments
-regional forum groups/sites/member map
-etc...
Booster Clubs on the back of this could also include: (for 15yrs
and under)
-stickers
-pens
-certificate
-events (kids day)
-chance to win a spot as a "ball boy/mascot" for the IS
-Play60 scheme (to attract younger fans/players)
-flag football
-Madden tournies
-etc....?
Questions to answer surrounding the Fan/Booster Clubs
Who would run this booster club?
Could be run by a fan in a given region (i.e. I would be happy
to run one in Hemel or East Herts/Bedford)
It wouldn't be able to be run by NFLUK as they don't have the
staffing, but they could liaise with the regional booster/fan
clubs.
What would the costs involved be?
I notice a £10 fee is mentioned to join. .what hapepns if we
dont have any take up and the club folds within the first year?
Maybe just getting the clubs up and running the first year as a
social gathering without costs, then after the first year, a
membership fee could be added for the extras (ie newsletters).
Who would produce the newsletter/magazine.
A general one could be produced by the NFLUK, with a regional
section produced by the individual(s) maintaining the regional
club.
Who will pay for advertising to the local community
Tournaments cost money - flag or otherwise - who is paying?
I think this may be a longer term question. In the short term,
no costs as the newsletter would advertise these events, and
e-mail, and the way we would get other people outside of the fan
club would have to be word of mouth.
OR the some of the membership fees could be used to advertise an
event.
Ideas for mockup badges/pins (to generate a bit of excitement):
Could have your team on the badge to show who you support within
the NFL...
#Post#: 186--------------------------------------------------
Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: royforsdick Date: July 31, 2012, 1:34 pm
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QUESTION: Who are you aiming to booster club at? Youngsters, All
Ages or Over 18's? The reason I ask is that your target audience
obviously dictates what you should have in any regional or local
club.
To answer your question, I would like to go to a bar on a
Sunday, eat some ribs, drink some beer and watch a game FROM
GAMEPASS!!! (Not Sky please!!!)
IDEA: NFL UK need to team up with a beer sponsor to promote the
games in bars on a Sunday. Beer companies (Coors or Bud I guess)
will definately be up for this because they don't sell that much
beer on a Sunday evening and would probably like to sell more.
#Post#: 187--------------------------------------------------
Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: shanahanpj Date: July 31, 2012, 1:51 pm
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That'd only really work if your team was playing the 6:00pm game
- 9:00pm and definitely the 1:00am games just wouldn't be
conceivable.
What would I like from a Booster club? Community mostly.
Promotion of regional clubs across NFLUK. Some rivalry between
different clubs - such as an annual flag-football game or
something. Some tailored merchandise (say, a polo shirt with
the NFLUK logo and 'Manchester Booster Club' or something).
Also, 'Booster Club' to me sounds like something I'd enroll a
kid in.
P
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Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: royforsdick Date: July 31, 2012, 2:18 pm
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I agree that Booster Clubs sounds like it is aimed at kids or
families.
However, I disagree that "it would only work if your team were
playing" I love watching most games, just like the IS audience
is very mixed. It's about creating an atmosphere and getting
fans together.
#Post#: 192--------------------------------------------------
Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: shanahanpj Date: July 31, 2012, 3:13 pm
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Fair point. To be honest I spend my Sundays watching the
premiership in the morning and then 3 NFL games back to back -
whoever is playing I'll watch.
The problem you'd get though, would be deciding which game to
watch. But then again, these'd be internal issues for the
different groups to think about.
They'd almost be like fraternities in that manner really.
#Post#: 199--------------------------------------------------
Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: ChrisWells Date: August 1, 2012, 4:16 am
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You are right. booster club does sound like its for kids. most
of the fan base is going to be adult. so we could just call it
regional fan clubs. a booster club could be something offered by
nfluk to kids.
I think the fan club could include months or quarterly
newsletters, discount on merch . local events like you guys
said going to regional or local American football matches bbqs
watching nil games at the pub flag football......
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Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: Jarvatron Date: August 1, 2012, 2:21 pm
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I think it's a great idea personally, a way to further bring our
NFL community together. As much as I respect the love for a
particular team, being based in England, I would assume that the
majority took a 'clutching at straws' approach initially, when
determining a team to follow, perhaps a distant relative/random
connection. I would bet that almost all are a fan of the sport
in general first and foremost, heck, that's how we first fell in
love with the game.. merely the idea, the excitement. English
football was a tradition passed down, a passion for one team set
by my father.
Living in a small area with little to no apparent fellow
followers, the opportunity to speak football alone is more than
enough. Putting this mass of knowledge to good use and
continuing to spread the football word is all that counts.
#Post#: 353--------------------------------------------------
Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: ChrisWells Date: August 14, 2012, 5:46 am
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From some of the feedback so far:
Fan Club should:
-have a membership card/pin
-login to NFLUK forum
-newsletters/magazine (monthly/quarterly) - hardcopy/digital
-cost £10
-organise local/region events (bbqs, superbash, watching
local/regional AmFootball...ie. Uni Herts team)
-watching nfl games locally (pub)
-advertise to the local community
-discounts on events and gamepass
-refer a friend program
-etc...???
Booster Clubs on the back of this could also include: (for 15yrs
and under)
-stickers
-pens
-certificate
-events (kids day)
-chance to win a spot as a "ball boy/mascot" for the IS
-etc....????
Anything else?
#Post#: 372--------------------------------------------------
Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: andy9999 Date: August 14, 2012, 1:38 pm
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Those sound good, maybe add flag football tournaments/games?
Madden tournaments? Also you said "some of the feedback so far",
is that feedback from the NFLUK main forum? Have you put a
thread up on there?
#Post#: 374--------------------------------------------------
Re: NFLUK Booster clubs
By: Jarvatron Date: August 14, 2012, 2:10 pm
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I'm a big fan of the NFL Play60 scheme run throughout the
States. It sees NFL players travel to various youth sporting
clubs and lead practices, whilst also delivering words of
wisdom, with what it takes to become a level headed (sorry, no,
Chad Johnson wasn't selected for the scheme) superstar. Just
imagine the amount of kids that could potentially be inspired to
partake in the sport, through the teachings of a Ray Lewis for
example, such a passionate human being. Obviously short term,
perhaps players could be drafted into such events whilst in
London promoting the annual IS game but long term, especially
with a London franchise, I believe players of said regularly
mingling with unaware youths could bring the progression on
leaps and bounds. Everyone needs a role model from an early age,
perhaps competitions could be run for members, similar to those
in America, the opportunity to spend a day with a player always
proves populer.
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