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The purpose of the awards banquet program is to showcase the elite athletes and coaches from the current season and acknowledge their accomplishments.

Specifications:

a) The size of the awards banquet program must be a minimum of 5.5 x 8.5” b) The schedule of events for the evening shall be included

c) A list of the award nominees shall be included

d) Jostens, the “Official Supplier to the CCAA National Championship Awards Banquet” must be allotted space for a quarter page advertisement.

e) Official language standards for the awards banquet program are: All content on program cover;

Schedule of events; and

Award titles (ie. Coach of the Year, Athlete of the Year, CCAA All-Canadians)

Website

Host committees must use the CCAA national championship website template for the championship. The website must be launched and operational at least 30 days prior to the start of the first competition. The website provides an excellent way to communicate with teams prior to the event as well as fans who are unable to attend the event. The site is an excellent tool to update game results and highlights. It is consulted by a variety of people (media, parents, etc.). It is the responsibility of the host to update the website on a regular basis. During the championship, official results shall be posted no later than 60 minutes following the completion of each competition/ game. One to 4 images (game/competition photos) shall be posted on the championship website at the conclusion of each game.

Official language standards for website

 The event website will be in French and English. This includes all pre-championship information and press releases. Items prepared for immediate presentation on the website such as game summaries and press releases during the championship may be excluded from this requirement, however, host institutions are encouraged to present this material in a bilingual manner where possible.

 To ensure consistency in both English and French, the CCAA will develop a glossary of terms for information surrounding tournament draw, schedule and special events.

(see Appendix XVII for a Bilingual Website Lexicon and sport specific terminology).

Webcasting

CCAA basketball and volleyball hosts shall provide a live video webcast of each game/match. The webcast is recommended for hosts of CCAA soccer and badminton. If television coverage of the championships is an option, then hosts are encouraged to pursue this as well.

A test run will be required in advance of the championship. Broadcast quality requires a wired internet connection with minimum upload speed of 400 Kbps, minimum connection speed of 800 Kbps, three Internet speed tests (www.speedtest.net). The test run will be coordinated with the CCAA marketing and sponsorship coordinator 30 days prior to the beginning of the championship.

Additional requirements:

archived games for 3 months 500-1000 gigs of data transfer audio commentary

score overlay

streaming protocol (1000 concurrent viewer capacity) push streaming Flash or Windows Media

the ability to be embedded onto the Championship website.

Exceptional Practice – Champlain College- St. Lambert – 2008 Men’s Basketball

Area Of Excellence: WebTV

A professional company, PQM.net, was hired to provide equipment and technical expertise. The camera crew and the volunteers were from the Champlain College Creative Arts program, which specializes in television production. The play-by-play announcer was a student at the Quebec Radio & TV School and participated as his internship. The colour commentator was a former Champlain assistant coach who had previously worked with French language broadcasts of NCAA March Madness.

Results: Telus became a sponsor and contributed 50% of the cost. An added benefit was the speed at which copies of the game DVDs could be made available to the coaches – less than fifteen minutes was required. An added bonus was the archiving of the games on the championship website. They will remain there for a period of six months. The initial figures show close to 10,000 hits on the webTV site including over 3,000 unique hits. This peaked with 3,500 hits during the medal games.

Exceptional Practice – DAL-AC – 2013 Women’s Basketball Area Of Excellence: Post-game video

USBs were used in lieu of post-game DVD burning. It was faster, resulted in fewer bugs, and the USB sticks could be recycled each day.

Souvenirs

There is a number of revenue generating activities inherent in hosting a CCAA national championship. The sale of souvenir items is one of them. Thoughtful selection of the type of souvenirs you offer (quality and style) and proper location of your souvenir booth (high traffic area) are important factors to consider.

Souvenirs must include the CCAA national championship logo or, pending the souvenir, the event title.

Host committees will determine what items should be ordered - sizes, quantities and design. Pay particular attention to retail stores when it comes to styles and colours. Knowledge of what is current in the world of fashion will be of great assistance. Check with previous host committees to determine the amount of souvenirs required. Often it is better to sell out of items than to have left over inventory.

The people attending National Championships are anxious to purchase souvenir items. Don't disappoint them. An attractive facility, located in a high traffic area, will encourage customers to visit. Whatever your actual facility, the type of décor will be reflected in your sales. It is important to display as many samples as possible in an attractive manner. Remember people cannot buy what they do not know is

available. Clearly identified price tags or a complete price list for all items should be displayed for all to see.

It is the responsibility of all host committees to provide an individual to be responsible for the operation of the souvenir facility. This person shall be responsible to run the souvenir booth. Local volunteers will be required to work the booth. The host committee is required to inform the CCAA regarding the total sales of souvenir items in your final financial report.

Hosts are also obligated to provide 3-4 souvenirs to the CCAA Office at the conclusion of the event that will be used to thank National sponsors, suppliers and corporate partners.

Exceptional Practice – Niagara College – 2013 Men’s Volleyball Area Of Excellence: Souvenir apparel

We worked with the CCAA official retailer to pre-order logoed souvenir apparel. Order forms were included in the information package, and participating teams specified their sizing and the logo of their choice

(English/French/Bilingual)

Result: Participants ordered exactly what they wanted and the host wasn’t left with lots of unsold merchandise.