provides consultancy and web-based software for youth soccer tournaments and CPG brands that are interested in marketing to the soccer industry. Included modules in its core software product are team applications, college coach profiles, team marketing, advertisers and vendors, hotels, planner, web store, media management, web site maintenance, scheduling, referees, and administrator access. Consultancy to the soccer tournament organization is also provided.
Companion products consist of: The Soccer Tournament Review, a blog and iTunes podcast for tournament directors, MyTournamentSpace, a photo-sharing site linked directly into the tournament game schedule and TICO Scores, a soccer tournament ranking system based on participant feedback.
History
TourneyCentral was launched in 1999, the first soccer tournament being the . From then, TourneyCentral grew outward in Ohio to Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York and westward to Colorado, Texas and Washington. A core soccer tournament web site included scores and photos as part of the schedule. In 2004, TourneyCentral released the first two studies in the Youth Soccer Tournament Marketing Series. The series analyzes data and trends provided by fourteen of their youth soccer tournaments from the period of 1999 to 2003. The papers are available on line at . In 2006, TourneyCentral and Cox Ohio Newspapers, the largest of which is the ,partnered to produce hyper local content about soccer tournaments. The stories include upcoming tournaments, local soccer news, features on local teams and players, and photos of recent events. Founder, Gerard McLean, is a frequent speaker to the industry on the topic of hyper localism. Also in 2006, TourneyCentral launched a Soccer Tournament Knowledge blog titled . The web site contains articles of interest for soccer tournament directors who are looking for best practices of the soccer tournament industry. In 2007, TourneyCentral established a Facebook profile to keep in step with the developing medium of Social Networks. According to recent studies by ,soccer is a top interest among users.
Published Works on the Soccer Tournament Industry
Soccer America Grass Roots Biz Newsletter
Oct 24, 2007: [http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseactionArticles.showArticle&art_aid24109 How to run your soccer 'biz' like a pro]
Your soccer organization may need to start running like a "real business." ...
Aug 20, 2007: [http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseactionArticles.showArticle&art_aid23083 Getting In The News: 8 Simple Rules For Success]
Your soccer organization - whether a club, tournament or team - requires press exposure to help you build value for your sponsors and potential player or team base
July 10, 2007: [http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseactionArticles.showArticle&art_aid22583 Getting more out of your brand]
As soccer grows beyond the boundaries of soccer enthusiasts and evangelists, soccer parents and players, a strong brand becomes important to the community at large
90:00 Magazine
Regional news gathered from local soccer tournaments and soccer organizations are published on the national magazine, . TourneyCentral contributes to the articles as tournaments are held in various locations. The article index appears [http://www.90soccer.com/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?filev90s&reportsp&pg=181 here]
www.DaytonDailyNews.com Hyper-local Soccer Coverage
TourneyCentral's news reporters attend the soccer tournament events and gather human interest stories and photos for publication on the soccer area of and several dailies and weeklies throughout Southwest Ohio as part of Cox Newspapers. Over 50 articles of soccer and general community interest are published by the TourneyCentral editorial team per year and are archived .
Soccer Tournament Director's Resource Center
TourneyCentral also maintains a that has business, marketing, educational and event-management mini-articles for soccer tournament directors.
Major Soccer Tournaments
TourneyCentral produces approximately 100 soccer tournaments a year. Among the major events are:
Community involvement
TourneyCentral has a relationship with the and the and provides services free of charge for the events. Each year, TourneyCentral raises money for [http://sooh.org/content.php?SectionNameEvents&CategoryNamePolar%20Plunge&contentID=0 Ohio Special Olympics] at the polar plunge. TourneyCentral also gives back with charitable donations of time and materials are various other events in and around the Dayton, Ohio area.
Soccer Education, Workshops and Soccer Industry Trade Shows
In 2001 and 2002, with TourneyCentral presented workshops at the in Indianapolis and Atlanta in cooperation with Carol Maas, state registrar with the . The topic of the workshop was viewing your soccer tournament website as an operational tool. In 2008, TourneyCentral will be presenting a workshop on hyper-localism at the in coorperation with , Internet General Manager with .
TourneyCentral exhibits at the and the conventions annually.
Companion products consist of: The Soccer Tournament Review, a blog and iTunes podcast for tournament directors, MyTournamentSpace, a photo-sharing site linked directly into the tournament game schedule and TICO Scores, a soccer tournament ranking system based on participant feedback.
History
TourneyCentral was launched in 1999, the first soccer tournament being the . From then, TourneyCentral grew outward in Ohio to Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York and westward to Colorado, Texas and Washington. A core soccer tournament web site included scores and photos as part of the schedule. In 2004, TourneyCentral released the first two studies in the Youth Soccer Tournament Marketing Series. The series analyzes data and trends provided by fourteen of their youth soccer tournaments from the period of 1999 to 2003. The papers are available on line at . In 2006, TourneyCentral and Cox Ohio Newspapers, the largest of which is the ,partnered to produce hyper local content about soccer tournaments. The stories include upcoming tournaments, local soccer news, features on local teams and players, and photos of recent events. Founder, Gerard McLean, is a frequent speaker to the industry on the topic of hyper localism. Also in 2006, TourneyCentral launched a Soccer Tournament Knowledge blog titled . The web site contains articles of interest for soccer tournament directors who are looking for best practices of the soccer tournament industry. In 2007, TourneyCentral established a Facebook profile to keep in step with the developing medium of Social Networks. According to recent studies by ,soccer is a top interest among users.
Published Works on the Soccer Tournament Industry
Soccer America Grass Roots Biz Newsletter
Oct 24, 2007: [http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseactionArticles.showArticle&art_aid24109 How to run your soccer 'biz' like a pro]
Your soccer organization may need to start running like a "real business." ...
Aug 20, 2007: [http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseactionArticles.showArticle&art_aid23083 Getting In The News: 8 Simple Rules For Success]
Your soccer organization - whether a club, tournament or team - requires press exposure to help you build value for your sponsors and potential player or team base
July 10, 2007: [http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseactionArticles.showArticle&art_aid22583 Getting more out of your brand]
As soccer grows beyond the boundaries of soccer enthusiasts and evangelists, soccer parents and players, a strong brand becomes important to the community at large
90:00 Magazine
Regional news gathered from local soccer tournaments and soccer organizations are published on the national magazine, . TourneyCentral contributes to the articles as tournaments are held in various locations. The article index appears [http://www.90soccer.com/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?filev90s&reportsp&pg=181 here]
www.DaytonDailyNews.com Hyper-local Soccer Coverage
TourneyCentral's news reporters attend the soccer tournament events and gather human interest stories and photos for publication on the soccer area of and several dailies and weeklies throughout Southwest Ohio as part of Cox Newspapers. Over 50 articles of soccer and general community interest are published by the TourneyCentral editorial team per year and are archived .
Soccer Tournament Director's Resource Center
TourneyCentral also maintains a that has business, marketing, educational and event-management mini-articles for soccer tournament directors.
Major Soccer Tournaments
TourneyCentral produces approximately 100 soccer tournaments a year. Among the major events are:
Community involvement
TourneyCentral has a relationship with the and the and provides services free of charge for the events. Each year, TourneyCentral raises money for [http://sooh.org/content.php?SectionNameEvents&CategoryNamePolar%20Plunge&contentID=0 Ohio Special Olympics] at the polar plunge. TourneyCentral also gives back with charitable donations of time and materials are various other events in and around the Dayton, Ohio area.
Soccer Education, Workshops and Soccer Industry Trade Shows
In 2001 and 2002, with TourneyCentral presented workshops at the in Indianapolis and Atlanta in cooperation with Carol Maas, state registrar with the . The topic of the workshop was viewing your soccer tournament website as an operational tool. In 2008, TourneyCentral will be presenting a workshop on hyper-localism at the in coorperation with , Internet General Manager with .
TourneyCentral exhibits at the and the conventions annually.
The dark ranger is another neutral hero purchasable from the neutral building, the tavern, in the Warcraft 3 the expansion pack. She performs medium ranged attacks. This can be anywhere from 23-46 damage. She is mainly a support hero for more powerful melee heroes like the Goblin Alchemist or the Pandaren Brewmaster. Her spells are support spells that decrease enemy power, add numbers to your army, or make her survive longer. The abilities of the dark ranger are as follows: Dark Arrow: When an enemy unit dies while under the effects of Dark Arrow a skeleton warrior spawns, Silence: Disables a group of enemies from casting spells for a set amount of time, Health Siphon: Siphons health from the target to the Dark Ranger, Charm(Ultimate): Take control of an enemy unit.
Jack "Danger" Travers (1962-) born in Medford, Massachusetts, is an author, high school professor, attorney, and graduate of the New England School of Law.
In 2002, Jack Travers wrote his first novel, The Price of Love, which met with mild regional success. It attained a top 500,000 sales mark on Amazon.com. He is currently working on a new novel, Team Player, in addition to being a history teacher at Boston College High School. Jack Travers currently is a European History AP and an US History Honors teacher. In his youth, Travers was a United States Marine.
In 2002, Jack Travers wrote his first novel, The Price of Love, which met with mild regional success. It attained a top 500,000 sales mark on Amazon.com. He is currently working on a new novel, Team Player, in addition to being a history teacher at Boston College High School. Jack Travers currently is a European History AP and an US History Honors teacher. In his youth, Travers was a United States Marine.
po*em*e*dy
–noun, plural -dies.
1.
using the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts in the creation of a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
2.
that branch of the drama which concerns itself with this form of composition.
3.
the poetic and comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.
4.
poetic qualities however manifested (the poetry of simple acts and things)
in any literary composition dealing with a theme suitable for comedy, or employing the methods of comedy infused with tragedy, mystery and frequently inspired by poverty.
5.
a poetic form that consists of seven lines - each line contains seven syllables.
6.
a segment of Hip-Hop Theatre which utilizes this form of storytelling, e.g., Platanos & Collard Greens ; Shakespeare N. Haarlem ; and Spell # 7.
7.
a word that poets use to describe life itself.
[Origin: 2003 – Present; AAE a term inspired by Laurence Holder’s literary work about Jazz musicians and influenced by (1350-1400: ME comedye < ML cÅ?média, L cÅ?moedia < Gk kÅ?mÅ?idía, equiv. to kÅ?mÅ?id(ós) comedian (kômo(s) merry-making + aoidós singer) + -ia -y3 and Origin: 1350–1400; ME poetrie < ML poétria poetic art, deriv. of poéta poet, but formation is unclear; prob. not < Gk poitria poetess) however the term transcends the separate meanings of these words.]
–noun, plural -dies.
1.
using the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts in the creation of a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
2.
that branch of the drama which concerns itself with this form of composition.
3.
the poetic and comic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.
4.
poetic qualities however manifested (the poetry of simple acts and things)
in any literary composition dealing with a theme suitable for comedy, or employing the methods of comedy infused with tragedy, mystery and frequently inspired by poverty.
5.
a poetic form that consists of seven lines - each line contains seven syllables.
6.
a segment of Hip-Hop Theatre which utilizes this form of storytelling, e.g., Platanos & Collard Greens ; Shakespeare N. Haarlem ; and Spell # 7.
7.
a word that poets use to describe life itself.
[Origin: 2003 – Present; AAE a term inspired by Laurence Holder’s literary work about Jazz musicians and influenced by (1350-1400: ME comedye < ML cÅ?média, L cÅ?moedia < Gk kÅ?mÅ?idía, equiv. to kÅ?mÅ?id(ós) comedian (kômo(s) merry-making + aoidós singer) + -ia -y3 and Origin: 1350–1400; ME poetrie < ML poétria poetic art, deriv. of poéta poet, but formation is unclear; prob. not < Gk poitria poetess) however the term transcends the separate meanings of these words.]