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TEAM TEMPO Update

February 4, 2009

Calendar

Thursday, February 5th

The Heels have risen to the challenge. With two solid wins over WFU and NCCU, the team is now back on track to regain our rightful position as the league leader. A win over Virginia Tech at 7:00 p.m. will help us move up and gain momentum to overcome Dook and Florida State. The game can be also viewed through ACC Select. Visit the official UNC WBB website! Halftime activities will feature the reenactment of the original rules of “The Game.” Look for yours truly to break a sweat and take this journey back in time! 

Monday, February 9th

It’s rivalry time! At 7:30 p.m. Dook brings their tenacious defense to Chapel Hill (ESPN2) to stop our “fast and furious” offense. Don’t miss out on this exciting game as we battle for the regular season championship. (Note: Contact the Dook athletic department for tickets to the away game on March 1^st. Visit goduke.com to purchase online. We need to fill any and all available seats in Cameron with Carolina Blue!) Please come early and set the tone for the Heels to feel the energy from the fans. Halftime activities include fantastic promotions from the Daily Tar Heel, the Carlyle Cup, and Brixx Pizza! And don’t miss a special performance of the national anthem.

Coach Hatchell Radio Show Moves to Tuesday This Week

Join us at Tyler’s in Carrboro (919.929.6881) on Tuesday for the weekly radio show. Host Brad Heller (Learfield Sports and “Our Voice of the Tar Heels”) will chat with the Hall-of-Fame Coach on WCHL-1360 AM. TT members come early at 7:00 p.m. to eat and fellowship! The show begins at 8:00 p.m.

Can’t make the trip to Tyler’s? Through the efforts of TT, a mp3 copy of the radio show (starting with the February 2^nd show) is NOW available on the main page of the women’s basketball official website. Yes! Go TEAM TEMPO!

AWAY – Friday, February 13^th

Get your popcorn ready! This barn burner versus Florida State starts at 6:30 p.m. on RSN network. The Heels will need to secure this important road victory to gain the top spot for the ACC tournament seeding and the regular season championship. We must send positive thoughts to Tallahassee so our team can feel the Tar Heel Nation spirit on the road.

Away Games

According to the UNC Ticket Office, there is a limited supply of tickets still available for the $25 bus caravan to the NC State game at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 23^rd.  Sign onto the UNC Women’s Away Game web site today to order your tickets!  The price of the caravan includes your admission ticket to the game!

TEMPO TALK

Player Blog

Iman McFarland, our player blogger this year, says “thanks” to TEAM TEMPO for our support. Check out her latest blog and look for her comments after every game on the TT website.  Did you know that Iman plays the French horn, flute, and guitar? And her mother, Leslie, played basketball at Howard University? Our 4^th year post-player believes that it is best to “learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow.”

Tickets and Parking

Please continue your marketing efforts and direct your groups to UNC’s ticket office (Emily Cozart - 1-800-722-4335 or 919-962-2296) to receive group discounts.

Group prices: 

10-24 - $8 per person

25-49 - $6

50-99 - $4

100+ - $2

PA/Video Board Recognition - To show appreciation for group support, UNCAA (Athletic Department) will recognize the attending group with a PA announcement during the game as well the group’s name and/or logo on the video board.  Tell the group leader to submit their group name and logo to Sarah Humphries at shumphri@uncaa.unc.edu

Parking/Bus Instructions - Along with the added benefit of having ample seating in the Smith Center this year for all home games, comes ample parking.  The Skipper Bowles Lot as well as the Manning Lot are conveniently located in close proximity to the Smith Center for general public parking.  If you and your group will be traveling via bus, please contact Sarah Humphries at shumphri@uncaa.unc.edu  in order to make the appropriate arrangements in advance of the game that you and your group will be attending.

Media Volunteers Needed

Welcome Ed Weiss as our new squad leader for Media! Contact Ed (edsue@rocketmail.com) to share your ideas regarding how best to increase our home attendance through marketing strategies related to the press (print, electronic, radio, tv, etc.). Ed has years of media experience and has been a long-time women’s basketball supporter.

To increase our impact, we need TEAM TEMPO members to read the newspapers following each game AND contact the journalists to express their opinions. If the article and coverage was great – give them a compliment! If the coverage was inadequate or inappropriate, be professional and give them feedback. We want the Triangle media to know that we care about media support and we value our Tar Heels.  Let us know if you are able to stay abreast of our team in the media. Contact teamtempo@meridians.us TODAY!

Our latest partner in the effort to support UNC WBB is Scott Bridges’ Scout – Inside Carolina (http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=78&f=3777. Their informative site has a women’s basketball forum that we all should join to share our comments. Scout has recruiting and team performance news too! Go directly or visit the link on the TT website.

Recruit! Recruit! Recruit!

As Coach Hatchell would tell us, recruiting is the lifeblood of her success. Let’s continue to build the membership of TEAM TEMPO. Tell everyone you know about our grassroots organization. We are committed to supporting UNC Women’s Basketball and want to meet others who have the same passion. If you know of other supporters, Rams Club members, faculty, staff, students, relatives, former players, coaches, or managers – ask them to join us and to visit our TEAM TEMPO web site TODAY! There is power in numbers!

Member Survey – “Let your voice be heard!”

This upcoming Tuesday, the leaders of TT will discuss the marketing strategies suggested by YOU. We need your feedback each and every week. We will forward this information to the marketing coordinators in the athletic department. So please, complete the TT survey; your feedback is essential as it is the gauge of effectiveness and the first step to marketing success.  We need to know what you want TEAM TEMPO to accomplish to increase attendance and how you visualize us embracing the UNC Women’s Basketball program.

If you have not yet sent us your feedback, please sign onto our TEAM TEMPO web site to complete the member survey!

Your Ideas and Skills are Needed

How should we identify each other at public events?  Should we wear badges, lanyards, or name tags?  Similar apparel or hats? Suggestions? 

What is your talent or gift? Would you like to learn new skills to help TEAM TEMPO? We are empowering everyone to assist the effort. Volunteer in your area of comfort. Do you enjoy computers, talking on the phone, drafting letters, working with charities, chatting with senior citizens or youth groups?  Please contact us so we may match you up with another member to get you into action-mode to increase the attendance!

Commentaries Welcome

Feedback is essential for success.  Please contact us whenever you have a constructive suggestion or critique!  We need your support AND your feedback!

As always, a sincere THANKS for your time and effort.  A special thank you to Bill Poteat, Gail McKinley, Ann Hennessey, Cinderella Jackson, Annette Litzenberger, Laurie Ferris, Maureen Buck, Ed Weiss, Judy Gurlitz, and Joy Farley for their assistance in the women’s basketball office.  The team and coaches are MOST appreciative…