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Rivershark, Inc. sells TICO Score
Rivershark, Inc. announced today that it has sold the controlling interest of the soccer tournament brand TICO Score to a group of individual soccer enthusiasts based in Troy, Dayton and Oxford, Ohio. The amount and terms of the sale were not disclosed. The new entity will be known simply as TICO Score.
“We’re all about developing brands that take on a life of their own,” says Gerard McLean, president and CEO of Rivershark, Inc. “While it is emotionally difficult to let a brand go, it is also very exciting to see it stand on its own in the marketplace.”
The TICO Score brand has been in development under the Rivershark banner since 2004 when it became clear the soccer tournament market needed a quick, reliable and consistent way to rank the quality and participant satisfaction of youth soccer tournaments. TICO Score is loosely based on the familiar FICO Score format that banks and financial institutions use for determining credit-worthiness.
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Rivershark Rockers GU19 Gold Finalist at the Warrior Classic
The Rivershark Rockers were awarded finalist medals today at the 22nd annual adidas Warrior Soccer Classic in the Girls U19 Gold division. The final game was against the Ambassador SC from Columbus, Oh. The final score was 5-0.
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TourneyCentral and Charm City Cakes have a sweet deal for the 2008 NSCAA Convention
TourneyCentral announced today that they have contracted Charm City Cakes (Food Network’s Ace of Cakes) to produce a showpiece cake for their exhibit booth for the 2008 NSCAA Convention January 17-19, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland.
“Charm City Cakes is right there in Baltimore,” says Gerard McLean, Principle at TourneyCentral. “We like to support the local economy when we do a trade show and this was just the perfect opportunity.”
The cake will stand about two feet tall and feature a pair of goalie-gloved hands reaching up to grab a soccer ball in flight. According to Mary-Alice at Charm City Cakes, it will be a “show-stopper.”
TourneyCentral intends to raffle off the cake Saturday at noon to one lucky attendee who has put his or her business card in the bowl at their booth. They will also have samples of the cake for the Thursday night open of the exhibit hall.
“We hope the lucky recipient will in turn donate it to one of the local soccer organizations in Baltimore, but if they want to take it home with them, that would be fine too,” adds McLean.
TourneyCentral will be showing at the NSCAA in their own expanded booth, 2813. Charm City Cakes can be found on the Internet at www.charmcitycakes.com.
TourneyCentral and Dayton Daily News to present a hyper-localism workshop at the 2008 NSCAA
TourneyCentral announced today that it has arranged to present a workshop, in collaboration with the Dayton Daily News (www.daytondailynews.com) on soccer organizations and hyper-localism.
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TourneyCentral facilitates tournament partnership at the 2008 NSCAA Convention
Four tournaments, the Novi Jaquar Invitational, the adidas Warrior Soccer Classic, the Pikes Peak Invitational and the Veterans Invitational will be showing at the 2008 NSCAA Convention January 17-19, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The collaborative effort was an initiative by TourneyCentral to expand the tournament presence within the trade.
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TourneyCentral establishes Facebook profile for soccer tournaments
TourneyCentral.com announced today it has established a Facebook profile for the soccer tournament community. The limited view Facebook profile is available to anyone with a Facebook profile and the full profile is available once a friends request has been granted. Some of the content includes a comprehensive calendar of tournament events, photos galleries and shared videos.
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TourneyCentral to exhibit at the 2008 NSCAA Convention
TourneyCentral confirmed today that it has committed to a 20x10ft booth space at the 2008 NSCAA Convention to be held in Baltimore, Maryland January 17-19, 2008.
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TourneyCentral soccer tournament sites are 100% compatible with iPhone
TourneyCentral.com announced today that the web sites that deliver real-time information about youth soccer tournaments are 100% compatible with iPhone. The mobile devices ship with MacOS X’s Safari web browser and allows the user to view the full web site instead of a specially formatted one as used by other popular so-called smart phones such as Blackberry and Treo. Read the rest of this entry
Soccer tournament blog for tournament directors launched
TourneyCentral.com announces the release of the Soccer Tournament Knowledge Blog titled www.tournamentreview.com. The web site will contain articles of interest for soccer tournament directors who are looking to stay abreast of the latest trends and best practices of the soccer tournament industry. The blog will allow posting by industry experts on topics ranging from marketing a tournament, to scheduling and managing a housing program. Tournament directors will also be able to post feedback on the articles. Read the rest of this entry
TourneyCentral and Cox Ohio Newspaper team up
TourneyCentral and the Cox Ohio Newspaper websites have teamed up, bringing you information about your local tournaments, teams and players … and they make it very easy to boot! Read the rest of this entry
