event recap- ncaa water polo championship tournament

Event RecapPRIMARY PERSONNEL• Tournament Manager- Jenny Bramer

• Assistant Tournament Manager- Lesley Fong

• Facility Coordinator- Jacki Johnson

• Sports Information Contact- Mike May/ Darin Wong

• Marketing/ Promotions Manager- Kate Ammerman

• Ticket Manager- Gina Balistrieri

• Event Manager- Steve Bartel

• NCAA Championship Manager- Marcus Blossom

PRE- PLANNING• The Bid- Prepared by Lesley Fong

• Green Initiatives

• Meetingso NCAA

• Site visit

• Conference calls

o SDSU

• Event management, Aquaplex

• Marketing

• Media relations

• All championship personnel

• Budget

• Championship Manual

• Championship Meetingso Officials- at Bud Black Lounge

o NCAA- at facility

o Coaches- at HOC before tournament banquet

2010 NCAA Women’s Water Polo ChampionshipHosted by San Diego State University

Marketing• Signageo Banner Signs on building exterior

• Athletics

• Aztec Aquaplex

o Walkway Signs

• Aztec Center

o Electronic Signs

• SDSU Freeway Marquee

• Aztec Center

• Event Web Pages

o NCAA Water Polo Page

o GoAztecs.com

• 8,661 Total page loads

• 6,745 Unique Visitors

• Public Relations

o Sustainability in Sports Conference

Presentation

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• Public Relations Continued

o News Articles

• USA Today

• SDSU News Center

• College Water Polo Association

• Water Polo Planet

• SD Sports Commission

o Blogs

• @State

• Associated Students Blog

• Total Water Polo Blog

• Water Polo Planet Message Boards

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• Social Media

o Twitter

• USA Water Polo

• Hall of Champions

• NCAA Water Polo

• Associated Students

o Facebook

• Hall of Champions

• C.A.S.E.

• USA Water Polo

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o Banner Ads

• USA Water Polo

• College Water Polo Association

• GoAztecs.com

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oVideo

• Total Water Polo

• Water Polo Planet

• Aztec Baseball Games

• USA Water Polo

• NCAA Youtube

o Email News Letters

• Topics:

o Green Initiatives

o Seeding Announcement

o Video and Tickets

• Disseminated by WP community

leaders

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o Promotions

• Fan Giveaway- 1,000 Water Bottles

• Player Giveaway- 200 Mini Water Polo

Balls

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Event RecapCHAMPIONSHIP BANQUET

• Banquet Program

• Team photos taken by: Ernie Anderson

• Catered by Aztec Shops- local and organic

food

• Emcee: Don Brantley

• Keynote Speaker: Carin Crawford

• Designated Banquet Coordination to: Nikki Borges and Kate Ammerman

• Coaches Meeting: Jenny Bramer & Lesley Fong

• Museum Exhibit donated by USA WP and

SDSU

2010 NCAA Women’s Water Polo ChampionshipHosted by San Diego State University

Event RecapOPERATIONS

• Volunteers

• Ticket Sales

April 30 vs. May 16

• Lay Out Diagrams

o Media in Tennis Center- Coordinated by Darin Wong 15 people media representatives Post match quotes Live scoring and tournament page updates

o Hospitality in Pool Classroom-

Coordinated by Colleen Evans

2010 NCAA Women’s Water Polo ChampionshipHosted by San Diego State University

Event Recapo Vendor Village Coordinated by:

Fatema Arefi

o Scorers’ Table

o Pass Gates

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o Signage

o Officials’ lounge in: Tony Gwynn Lounge

o Athletic training area

o Team locker rooms

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o TV- scaffolding for talent & camera

o Bleachers

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2010 NCAA Women’s Water Polo ChampionshipHosted by San Diego State University

2010 NCAA Women’s Water Polo ChampionshipHosted by San Diego State University

RESULTS:

Sold Out Event

FEEDBACK:

LOCATIONS OF RELATED MATERIALS: Documents: S Drive/ AD office/ SWA interns/ 2010 Water Polo Budget Binder: Lesley Fong Manager Manual: Jenny Bramer