Halftime Ideas

Here is what I have for ideas for halftime entertainment. I have put this into a word document and it will be put into the binder that I am turning in with the rest of the plan.

Half Time Entertainment

Specialty Games:

1. Take a Kid to the Game

a. Shoe Scramble: Find 10-20 Kids who are wearing sneakers or have shoes that tie. (They also must know how to tie their shoes) Take their shoes off and put them in the paint on one side of the court. Make sure they are spread out and mixed up. Line the kids up on the opposite baseline. When you say go, the kids will run down find their shoes, put them on, tie them, then run back. The first one to do so will be the winner.

2. Faculty Night

a. Free Throw Challenge: Have all of the faculty in attendance come down to the court and line up behind the free throw line. Have them each shoot a foul shot and those who make it go to the other end of the court. Those who miss are out and return to their seat. Once everyone who has shot and made it are at the other end of the court, they shoot again. The process continues until there is one person left. If the final two both make it they continue until only one misses and one makes it.

3. Pink Zone

a. Half Court Shoot-out: For $1, fans can come take a half-court shot for a cure in which all the proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Fans can take one half-court shot for a dollar. If they make it, they will win a pink zone shirt.

4. Alumni Game

a. Honor the alumni by introducing them. ( Name and years they played.)

b. Oldies Knock Out: Have the alumni play traditional knock out.

5. Senior Night:

a. Fans can come down and sign a poster for the seniors. Write a note to them to show their appreciation.

b. Hot Spot: Find two seniors in the crowd to play. There will be 5 spots on the floor; the two blocks, two elbows and the top of the key 3 pt line. Each contestant will have 30 seconds to get the most points. The blocks are worth one point, the elbows are three points and the three point shot is worth five. After the 30 seconds is up the other contestant will have a turn. Whoever has the most points at the end wins. (They do not have to shoot at every spot)

6. Greek Night:

a. Who’s Got Spirit? Each sorority and frat will put together a routine for halftime that they will perform. Each will be 30 seconds. By audience applause the winner will be determined.

All Other Games:

1. Beat the Clock: One contestant. The shooter tries to make four baskets in 30 seconds. The four baskets must be a free throw, a lay up, a three-point shot and a half-court shot.

2. Twist Contest: Find kids that are willing to show how they twist. Play the song Twist and Shout and let those kids dance.

3. 25 Questions: Test a fans knowledge of the team. Ask the contestant 25 questions about the team and see if they are a true fan

4. Relay Race: 4 fans. They must complete the 10 bounces of a basketball, 10 jumping jacks, 10 dizzy bat spins, them must go make a shot from a spot on the floor.

5. Hula Hoop Contest: See who can last the longest.

6. Half court shot: unlimited contestants, one dollar per shot.

7. Name that tune: Have one older fan name five different tunes by name that will be played for them.

Progress

Everyday in class I learn something new about Drupal including different modules that are available to use. Whats confusing is actually adding it to my site. I am still struggling with how to change the picture in the slide-show of the Marinelli theme. I have saved the pictures that I want into my files in GoDaddy and havn't figured out were to go from there. I took what Ashley taught us and applied it, unfortunately Marinelli works a little differently and I will have to take more time to research it in order to figure it out. If anyone has figured it out for Marinelli let me know! As far as modules go, I have only added a few and I am still trying to figure them out. Modules are a little confusing to me. I have downloaded an Blog module which allows to me have blog use. I am trying to add a blog to the site and have it continued on the site. I have it so it's on the main page but I need to work to get it into the Blog tab. I have also downloaded the lightbox module but there is still a lot of work to do with this one. I am hoping to have a gallery tab in which photo of the team will be for viewers to look through. I am hoping to have it look like it does on Facebook when I am finished with it.


Here is a screen shot of what the site looks like:


As you can see the pictures still need to be changed.

Talking about Photos

This week I focused on selecting which photos I wanted to be viewed on the website. I went through about 7 cd's full of photos and selected those I liked the best. I have learned through my sports photography class that there are a lot of features that are important when looking at an action photo. Those include dead space, the action, the reaction, and being able to capture what is about to happen not what is happening. If you are taking the picture as you are watching it, you have missed it. After sorting through the good and the bad, I have saved a file of which I can pull from when creating the gallery portion on the web page. I also thought a lot about how I can communicate to the community and the surrounding areas about coming out to support the team. Then I realized that I had already done that! One day towards the end of the season some of our fans put together a little party in the sky box after a practice. While there, I was talking to some of the fans and they were asking what I wanted to do upon graduation. From there I began talking to them about my senior project and they all seem excited, interested and a little timid. But I accomplished my goal of getting their reaction and getting the word of my project out there. I feel more comfortable with my project and where it is going.

Getting To Work

I am sorry to report that I haven't done much work this week on my project. I was out of town this week sadly to report that my basketball career is now over. But on the bright side for all of my professors, I will now be in every class. As far as my project I still need to get a few more pictures and really learn how to use DRUPAL. This week will involve a lot of work for me to catch up and get on top of my work.