Thread: SICA Ideas

hey green, just got off the phone with jiggin him and i was talking about what we can round-up for next year if you have any contacts or ideas let him know. we need together and have a meeting and go from there. 1waterdog

mean green 2 just talked to miller lite salesman this morning and i think there going to do something so we need to get together after i get back from grenada and get this schedule ready and see what we want out of a sponsorship and think of some other people and go over some new rule ideas.

Thats cool just give me a call. I really started this post for others that aren't as involved to give some ideas. It seams like people say it should be run better but when given the chance don't give any ideas on how or what they think should be done different. So come on guys.

note i will delete this post if it turns into a b!@ch session or anyone starts bashing on anyone else![/quote]

note, so will I. Lol

cx.

If you want my opinon if there is something someone does not agree with we all should vote on it and the majority wins no questions asked. If people don't like what the majority voted on then don't participate in the event at all. I saw way too many times where one or two guys didn't agree with something and everyone would bicker about it. I say next time when someone don't like something the President should ask for a vote no questions.

I also think the members should try and get involved more instead of voicing their opinon at the pre fish meeting only. We all know a lot of people and there should be no reason why we cant get more sponsors. All we have to do is start asking. Whats the worse that can happen they say no?

I will try to come up with more ideas.

CX.

What determines a "tournament lake"? For SICA. My only idea or suggestion is add some bodies of water to fish, such as: coffeen, lou yaeger, illinois or mississippi rivers in Alton. Or any other that could offer an opportunity for newcomers.

Mean Green,

This is just from the outside looking in. I have thought about getting involved with you guys in the past and have tried to find information on the club. To be honest.....the website is insufficient. Now I have read that you will be getting a new website in the near future, but to me that is where your "bread and butter" will be as far as getting new people to join and growing the club. The pictures are way out of date and information is completely wrong at times on the web. I don't want to be critical, especially as a non member, but you guys need to advertise....sort of speak....and keep up with information on the web. And one more thing....I'm going to go out on the limb and say that the recent post about the tounament pay outs is probably not a good representation of the club. Let me know what you think?

dkb

Originally Posted by dkb23

Mean Green,

This is just from the outside looking in. I have thought about getting involved with you guys in the past and have tried to find information on the club. To be honest.....the website is insufficient. Now I have read that you will be getting a new website in the near future, but to me that is where your "bread and butter" will be as far as getting new people to join and growing the club. The pictures are way out of date and information is completely wrong at times on the web. I don't want to be critical, especially as a non member, but you guys need to advertise....sort of speak....and keep up with information on the web. And one more thing....I'm going to go out on the limb and say that the recent post about the tounament pay outs is probably not a good representation of the club. Let me know what you think?

dkb

I concure with all of your post dkb. I have fished in SICA tournaments years ago and finally decided I liked to crappie fish to get away from the the pressure of working and to get out and enjoy the great resource we are blessed with here in Southern Illinois rather than competition. In addition, I like to eat the tasty things. To each there own. I understand why people enjoy competitive fishing. However, competition brings out the best and worst in people. Vince Lombardi once said, " If people do not care about winning, then why do we keep score".

Now, with the suggestions:

1. Members of the board, who actually create and enforce the rules of the tournaments should not be allowed to fish in the tournaments. Especially, since there is potential for monetary gain. This could be considered a conflict of interest. Now, if everyone is fishing for is bragging rights, then it should not be a problem for everyone to fish.

2. Get your website current and advertise on that site. Create pdf files for your rules and entry forms and have subpages for anyone to print off copies. Post all the pictures on there you have in an organized fashion. In the future, take all the pictures you can of everything, especially the crowds at weigh-ins. You can use these pictures as aids for potential sponsorships. You will also have ammo to spice up your website all the time. Also, sell advetising on your website (Banners). If you can not get money, settle for prizes to be given away at the tournaments. Either way, you come away with something for space you have available anyway.

3. Treat everyone as if they are your last member. Part of managing any organization (a big part) is conflict resolution.

4. Have signs made with your 2011 schedule made. (Standard 8.5" by 11" should be big enough) The two things that should have the largest font size on the sign are the organizations name and website, website, website. Did I forget to mention WEBSITE. Then post these in every sporting goods store, bait shop, gas staion, and everyplace you can think of in Southern Illinois. Most sporting good stores have places to hang stuff like this in them. Be sure and get these up at least a month before your cutoff date for entries.

Give/mail ten to every past member you can think of and ask if they can post them for you.

You can go to Staples and have a couple thousand printed in black and white on clolored paper for less than a hundred dollars.

Before you post the signs, create a google adword account and track your clicks for your website (Free). You can learn a lot about where to focus your marketing efforts by this tool.

Lastly, I realize you guys took this organization over recently and my above suggestions should not be confused as criticism. I believe you can grow leaps and bounds if you run the club like a business. Remember, in business, a customer/member is your most valuable asset. I wish you guys the very best.