Hosting Great Sport Events

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Hosting Great Sport Events

• B. Coyne

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Vision Statement To demonstrate the uniqueness
of the T.C.O. by hosting a Great Sport Event that
met and exceeded the requirements of everyone
saluting the Canadian athletes participating in
the2002 Winter Olympics in Sault Lake City
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Todays Situation

• Summary of the current situation
• In some areas it is very difficult to find
  volunteers who will commit to participating at
  any level of hosting great sports events. This
  effects the quality of the activity.
• Reasons
• Negative experience
• Poor training
• Limited support
• Questionable recognition
• Volunteers can be left at the end of the day with
  a feeling of holding the bag!

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Todays SituationThe host community can be a
roadblockRoadblocks can restrict profit.Is the
whole thing a pain?
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How Did We Get Here?

• Could the Super Volunteer be the problem?
• Unaware of the values of Mentorship
• Do we give the volunteer ownership or just
  responsibility?
• Do we give recognition that genuinely comes from
  the heart?

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Available Options

• Identify Super Volunteer and place them
  strategically.
• Introduce a mentorship program to the Super
  Volunteer.
• Put sophomore volunteers in leadership position
  with a mentor.
• Lots of genuinely positive communication with
  leader volunteers and mentors.

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Recommendation

• Start by living the Golden Rule. (Do we all know
  it?)
• City Leaders will recognize the Super Volunteer.
• City Leaders will react to knowledgeable,
  productive and enthusiastic volunteers. Train
  your volunteers well.
• Keep your City Leaders well informed on
  everything you do.
• Make everything you do a news item. You may not
  get the desired result instantly, but persistence
  will pay off.

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The Goodyear Drive For GoldGOLD CANADA GOLD

• Champions On Ice

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Proud CanadiansProud Brantfordians
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Get Organized
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Canada Post Was A Sponsor

• Canada Post provided post cards that were
  delivered to Team Canada in Calgary prior to the
  games in Sault Lake City.
• Each player was was given a postage stamp with
  their picture on it.

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The Three AmigosThe Mentors
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Champions on Ice At The Civic CentreOpening
CeremoniesDignitariesThe DogThree GamesThe
PlayersThe Fans
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Farewell Celebration AtThe Lynden Park MallThe
City ReactionThe schools supportThe media
respondsJimmie The Iceman
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Now The Important Stuff!

• We did this with a zero base budget!
• Each of the 7 Brant County Hockey groups received
  750 at the conclusion.
• All the players got socks and sweaters.
• All the bills got paid!
• Everyone went home happy.
• Tim Horton Coffee Cups.

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Can You Guess Who Our Honorary Chair Was?