Momentum

Where to begin? If I had to sum up the past 10 days in one word, it would be momentum. We all know how crucial momentum is in a ball game, if you have it you can win, if you don't and your opponent does, you better steal it quickly. When you have momentum, giant leaps forward can be acheived. I have watched the Miami Hurricanes put up 21 points in under 5 minutes on sheer momentum. We have all seen amazing examples of this before. I will defer to Coach Mitchell to elaborate further on the importance of momentum in a game. The power of momentum is not confined to sports alone, and often impacts our lives in many ways. Our organization is currently experiencing dramatic growth due in large part to sheer momentum. It is one month into 2006, and here is a breakdown of all that has happened already... We have added several new employees to our management team. We have already, nearly 80 local athletes interested in playing for the Raptors this season. We have 12 highly qualified, pre-registered candidates for the Jammin' Raptor Girls. We forged an exciting partnership with the leading hip hop radio station in the region (Jammin' 92.3 & 103.9), to promote the Raptors. We have partnered with regional powerhouse Elixer Group to advertise and broadcast our games to the entire region, live on cable TV. We partnered with a local music/entertainment company to produce our own team Rap called "The Raptor Zone." We have the 2006 coaching and staff uniforms in hand. We have the new 2006 helmet decals in hand. They look very sharp and reflect the new branding see: http://www.tennesseeraptors.com/2006_helmets.html . We will be meeting with Ron Bliss Editor of Tricities Sports http://www.tricitiessports.com today to discuss launching a partnership with his leading online and print publication. We will be meeting with representatives from WJHL/TriCities.com on the 15th to explore a forming a partnership. From a league perspective, the mighty Tennessee Pioneers have officially joined the AFL. The Pioneers, in terms of talent and leadership, are one of the country's top teams, and will provide some very serious competition in our league in 2006. As exciting as all of that is, it pales in comparison to the fantastic news that yesterday, I met with a couple of gentlemen, local mavens, who are inspired to assist the Raptors with acquiring a stadium to call home. These two local prominant businessmen, will be working closely with Raptors management, providing funding and more to rapidly prepare our new home in the Tri-Cities. Stay tuned... posted by Randy Ferrell on 2/3/06 at 10:00 AM