took place the weekend of September
13th at Family First Sports Park
in Erie, PA. The event was attended
guided tour to indoor soccer facilities in
Pennsylvania and nearby Ohio kicked off
the weekend on Friday, Sept. 13. Guests
gathered at a reception that evening, followed
on Saturday and Sunday by a series of roundtables and by opportunities to visit with
exhibitors. The range of topics included, for
startups: writing the business plan, the building
process, and financing; and for existing owners: employee communications, management
software, marketing, alternate uses, general
operations, and expense management.
Dr. James Rimmer, Director of the
Leadership Institute at Family First and
featured speaker at Saturday night's banquet,
A
by representatives from 96 facilities and
startups and 30 vendors from 29 US
states, Canada, and Mexico.
talked on the subject of "Being and Becoming
the Best." USIndoor's Director of Officials, Said Sanhoury, conducted an
indoor soccer certification clinic for referees
on Friday and Sunday evening.
USIndoor announced the hiring of
Director of Marketing, George Gill,
who presented the "USIndoor Network," a marketing program designed to
produce national advertising and sponsorship
revenue for members. Player cards and insurance were other hot topics.
USIndoor is accepting applications to host
its 2003 Conference through the end of
this year. For a complete report of the 2002
Lost Nations Sports Complex, Willoughby, OH
Soccer Sportsplex, North
Olmstead, OH
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