TEAM TEMPO Update
March 5, 2009
Calendar
ACC TOURNAMENT – Friday through Sunday
(March 5 – 8)
The time is now! There are two championships to battle for – the ACC and the
NCAA. We want them both! The Heels are defending their “home away from home”
court and will scrap to win their fifth consecutive title! The team must
play the Carolina Way – hard, smart, and together. We will need to cheer
often and loudly. The Tar Heel nation can make it happen. We hope you are
planning to join TEAM TEMPO in the Greensboro Coliseum or at Time Out Sports
Bar for all games. Visit
www.theacc.com for more tournament details. Get in the Game!
First game: Friday, 11:00 a.m, versus
Clemson. The #12 seed Tigers pulled a major upset in beating the #5 seed
Yellow Jackets. The Heels will tame those cats.
Check our
web site for game times, TV stations, and opponents.
If you can’t make the trip to Greensboro, you have three choices to follow
our women as they play:
1.
Thirty
minutes before the game, join Team Tempo members at Time Out Sports Bar in
the Chapel Hill Holiday Inn near Eastgate to view the game on TV, or
2.
Watch
the game on channel RSN on Friday and Fox
Sports Network on Saturday and Sunday, or
3.
Tune to
WCHL-1360 AM to listen to Brad Heller and Jan Boxill.
Coach Hatchell Radio Show
The last radio show will be held on Monday, March 16th. Coach
Hatchell is an incredible friend to TT as she chats with members and gives
us a shout out on the radio show. Please join us at Tyler’s in Carrboro
(919.929.6881) to celebrate a wonderful gathering all season.
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, the radio show
(starting with the February 2nd show) is
NOW available on the women’s basketball official website. Yes! Go
TEAM TEMPO!
Coach Hatchell Television Show
Did you know that Coach Hatchell has a television show airing each Saturday?
Check your local listings to tune in at 1:00 p.m. for Inside Carolina
Women’s Basketball. Previous shows can also be viewed on the Tar Heel
website. Hosted by Brad Heller, the format offers insightful interviews with
players and chalk talk from Coach that provides you with another perspective
of running a top D1 WBB program. Get your morning chores and errands
completed and relax with Coach each weekend!
TEMPO TALK
Former UNC Coach Alley Honored
Each year during the tournament the ACC recognizes former players
and coaches who have made a difference in the development of the
conference’s WBB program. This year UNC selected Jennifer Alley as its
representative to the 2009 Class of Legends. Coach Alley served as the
university for nine years and helped the Tar Heels capture the 1984 ACC
crown. Under Alley, UNC made four NCAA Tournament appearances. I was blessed
to serve on her staff as an assistant and truly appreciate her friendship,
warm spirit and leadership during a time when women’s sports were not
respected throughout the country as it is today. The honorees will be
recognized during the ACC Legends Luncheon on Friday, March 6, as well as on
the court at halftime of the first semifinal game on Saturday, March 7.
Let’s give a major shout out to Coach Alley at her recognition. Go Heels!
ACC Award Winners
All-ACC 2nd team – Jessica Breland and Rashanda
McCants
All-Defensive team – Jessica Breland
Player Blog
As you are aware, Iman suffered a concussion last week. She is focused on
her healing and school work, thus the absence of her weekly blog. She will
be back soon so stay tuned! Her previous posts are fun reads so take a look
back in time by reviewing her commentary.
Did you know that Iman’s favorite place of travel is Nairobi, Kenya? That
she graduated from high school as an honor student with a 4.2 GPA? And her
cousin is Oronde Gadsden, a NFL player for the Miami Dolphins? Those
athletic genes certainly run in the family! Let’s continue to keep her in
our prayers. Note: You can now respond back to Iman through a new link too!
Send your response to
playerblog@meridians.us today!
Away Games Viewing Parties
Time Out Sports Bar on 15-501, next to the Holiday Inn near Eastgate in
Chapel Hill, welcomes TT members to watch the Tar Heels in a fun and festive
atmosphere. Owner Eddie Williams, a longtime UNC WBB supporter and featured
spot in the spring issue of 15/501 magazine, encourages everyone to come out
30 minutes before tip-off to secure a table, order great munchies, and to
meet and greet your friends. The restaurant has over 17 HDTV’s and the best
ribs and wings in town.
Team Tempo member Joan Donaher has been gathering with other UNC fans over
the years at this location and has made it a special event! If you aren’t
headed to Cameron or Reynolds, join TT at Time Out Sports Bar!
Media Volunteers Needed
TT and Ed Weiss need your help! Read local sports publications and/or visit
sports-related websites. Contact Ed (edsue@rocketmail.com)
to share your ideas on what they are doing right or wrong to support UNC WBB.
We want to be the best informed group on 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
ttmedia@meridians.us TODAY!
Our latest partner in the effort to support UNC WBB is Scott Bridges’
Scout – Inside Carolina. 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. Post your comments! It is a great tool to relieve stress,
find out the latest happenings, or to develop your own journalistic
ambitions.
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. We are now over 240
members! 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!
Look for TT members with attractive buttons at games. We wear these buttons
to create brand awareness and foster group unity. If you see a TT member
with a button, ask “How may I get one TODAY?”
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Member Survey – “Let your voice be heard!”
The leaders of TT are identifying those ideas that can best enhance
marketing for the program in the short term. We need your feedback each and
every week as we compile and 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.
Thank YOU for Your Ideas
Your wonderful ideas ranged from best practices marketing regarding senior
citizens, creative halftime shows and print advertising, parking, and
outreach to local schools. TT will work closely with UNCAA to offer
suggestions and most importantly, the implementation such that the team,
coaches, UNC officials, and fans ALL win!
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!
