{"id":36,"date":"2025-04-20T17:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T17:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/?p=36"},"modified":"2025-04-20T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T17:08:48","slug":"the-quest-her-hoops-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/2025\/04\/20\/the-quest-her-hoops-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quest: Her Hoops Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A one-day community basketball summit designed for beginner adult women. It combines skills workshops, a mini-tournament, and a professional roundtable, showcasing your pen pal\u2019s organization, coaching philosophy, and industry network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by my pen pal\u2019s passion for community outreach and my own experience empowering adult learners on the court, I envisioned an event that would both teach fundamentals <strong>and<\/strong> connect participants with professional athletes. After our first video call, I sketched a timeline, then iterated based on his feedback about realistic budgets and ideal guest speakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Program Design &amp; Logistics:<\/strong> mapping out venue options (community gym vs. Seahawks practice facility vs. Kraken hockey arena), budgeting with NFL-scale sponsorships in mind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promotion &amp; Marketing:<\/strong> crafting a Seahawks-branded social campaign, leveraging official team channels and local media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Content Creation:<\/strong> designing branded graphics (Seahawks + \u201cHer Hoops\u201d identity), prototyping a video teaser with Seahawks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional Networking:<\/strong> tapping the penpal\u2019s Seahawks contacts to secure speakers, sponsors (e.g., local Seahawks partners), and media coverage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find a philanthropy willing to sponsor the event and partner with you. (Wounded Warrior Program, or  Make-A-Wish Foundation) Interviewing one of them at halftime to spread awareness for their philanthropy <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have to find a professional photographer that can stay until the end of the event <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have to find medical staff to be on standby. during and until the event is over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Component<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date &amp; Venue<\/strong><\/td><td>Saturday, August 9, 2025 \u2022 Seattle Community Center Gym (or Seahawks HQ practice court)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>9:00\u202fAM\u202f\u2013\u202f10:30\u202fAM:<\/strong> Basketball skills clinics (dribbling, shooting, footwork)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10:30\u202fAM\u202f\u2013\u202f11:15\u202fAM:<\/strong> \u201cHuddle Up!\u201d football fundamentals (hand-offs, routes, agility drills)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11:15\u202fAM\u202f\u2013\u202f12:00\u202fPM:<\/strong> Pro Roundtable: Seahawks outreach leaders + former player<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12:00\u202fPM\u202f\u2013\u202f1:30\u202fPM:<\/strong> 3\u2011on\u20113 basketball scrimmage &amp; quick \u201cflag football\u201d scrimmage<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1:30\u202f PM\u20132:00 PM:<\/strong> Networking with light refreshments (Seahawks-branded water, granola bars)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Budget<\/strong><\/td><td>Facility rental, equipment (basketballs, flags), speaker stipends, F&amp;B, printing, paying photographer, paying medical staff, paying for promotion on sports talk media outlets, referees<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Staff &amp; Volunteers<\/strong><\/td><td>On\u2011court coaches, registration team, social\u2011media live squad, photographer, medical team<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sponsors<\/strong><\/td><td>Seahawks partners (e.g., local fitness studios, sports\u2011drink brand), community rec department,  Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Wounded Warriors project <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Promotion Strategy<br><strong>Co-Branded Social Campaign (6 weeks out):<\/strong><br><strong>Phase\u202f 1\u2014Teasers:<\/strong> Seahawks Instagram Stories + class account \u201cSomething big is coming to Seattle\u2026\u201d<br><strong>Phase\u202f 2\u2014Speaker Spotlights:<\/strong> profiles of Seahawks outreach staff &amp; guest athlete<br><strong>Phase\u202f 3\u2014Registration Push:<\/strong> \u201cLast chance\u201d graphics, countdown stickers<br><strong>Email Series:<\/strong><br><strong>Email\u202f1:<\/strong> Invitation with early-bird rate (sent via class template + cc penpal for \u201cfrom Seahawks Community\u201d)<br><strong>Email\u202f2:<\/strong> Event highlights &amp; athlete quotes (\u201cWhy I\u2019m excited to build confidence through sport\u201d)<br><strong>Local Media &amp; Partnerships:<\/strong><br>Press release distributed through the penpal\u2019s Seahawks media contacts<br>Flyers at Seahawks home games (community board near team store) and at YMCA branches<br><strong>Promo Prototype:<\/strong><br><strong>Instagram Story Ad Mockup:<\/strong> 3 frames\u2014drills clip \u2192 roundtable invite \u2192 \u201cRegister Now\u201d swipe-up<br><strong>30-Second Teaser Video:<\/strong> intercut of basketball drills with Seahawks sideline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Execution Roadmap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Timeline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Key Milestones<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>8\u20136\u202fweeks out<\/strong><\/td><td>Secure gym or practice court; finalize budget; confirm Seahawks guests &amp; sponsors<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6\u20134\u202fweeks out<\/strong><\/td><td>Launch social teasers; distribute flyers; open registration; draft emails<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4\u20132\u202fweeks out<\/strong><\/td><td>Confirm volunteer coaches; order branded F&amp;B; rehearse panel questions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1\u202fweek out<\/strong><\/td><td>Finalize RSVPs; produce badges &amp; programs; tech check; \u201c1\u202fweek to go\u201d social post<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Event Day<\/strong><\/td><td>Arrive early; set up registration &amp; A\/V; execute sessions; livestream key moments<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Post\u2011Event<\/strong><\/td><td>Send thank\u2011you emails (with highlights reel); post photo album in Sport Journal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A one-day community basketball summit designed for beginner adult women. It combines skills workshops, a mini-tournament, and a professional roundtable, showcasing your pen pal\u2019s organization, coaching philosophy, and industry network. Inspired by my pen pal\u2019s passion for community outreach and my own experience empowering adult learners on the court, I envisioned an event that would&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/2025\/04\/20\/the-quest-her-hoops-summit\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":30472,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30472"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/bduff004\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}