Sports Franchise Creation

Introduction

WELCOME!

You have just been awarded a new franchise to any sports league of your choice! Your job is to successfully create a new franchise from the ground up. You will be responsible for finding a city, team colors, team name, mascot, logo, jerseys, a creative ticket for your opening game, and a brand new stadium. You will have to use the files attached to accomplish this.

Task

Once finished this lesson you will have created:

1. Franchise start up worksheet (team name, city, logo, mascot)

2. Jersey design

3. Ticket Design

4. Stadium Design

You will be need to read the directions for each, and any corresponding hyperlinks for each topic.

Process

Please complete the files in the following order as listed. Please use any hyperlinks below to help in creating each aspect.

1. Franchise Start up
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Franchise Startup     

Congratulations! Now that you are an official owner of a team, you need to determine where your team will call home.  For this assignment, you are to select a country that needs a team (United States and Canada are not permitted).  After choosing your country, you will need to decide which city the team will play in.  (Choose wisely)

 

Choose a city for your team to be located in:_____________

(City population, Demand/Competition, Currency, Wealth per capita)

  Choose team colors: __________, __________, ____________, __________

(Base your team’s colors around the theme of the city/country/etc. Try to incorporate local pride)

   Choose a team name: __________

(Current team names, city culture, tradition, type of work)

  Select a Mascot: (Name, appearance)________________,________________   Design a Team Logo:

(Either draw logo, or create logo on the

 Computer, print, and attach.)

2. Jersey Design

  Each member of your franchise will either create a home jersey or an away jersey. Keep in mind your previous franchise information such as color, culture, logo, traditions, etc. of your city. Your jersey design should contain all of the following- Please include a front and back side of the jersey.

Team name, logo, color, number, player name.
http://www.riddell.com/ is a great website to create a jersey online

3. Ticket Design
http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/concert_ticket_generator.html

Instruction: Create a ticket for your opening game of your franchise. This ticket will be sold to the general admission. The ticket will be used as a form of entrance into your stadium, and a product for the fans. Be creative in the design!


Include the following:

            *Bar Code

            *Team Name

            *Franchise Name       

            *Opponent

            *Date/Time of Game

            *Location

            *Price

            *Sponsor

This would be a great opportunity to feature a promotion or player on the ticket. Other suggestions to be included: sponsor, logo, game number. (EXTRA CREDIT IF YOU DO)

4. Stadium Design

As the owner of your franchise, you realize that your current stadium is out of date. You will have to create a blueprint for the architects to build from.

This will entail that you literally draw the stadium design. This will take the form of a “blue print” or “bird’s eye” view. (View Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles Seating Guide) Required items that need to be located in the stadium:

                *Main Entrance   

                             *Side Entrance                  *Rest Rooms

                *Concessions                    * Video Board        *Score Board    *Ticket Gates

                *Parking (Player and fan)             *Staircases/Escalators                  

*Suites                                 *Levels of seating (Upper/Lower)            *Facility Entitlement

Using a “Key” or a “legend” is a great way to illustrate the majority of these items. Please place key on the worksheet.

Include a section based off of the information you gathered from your design worksheet. (IE.  Square footage, seating capacity, parking capacity, cost, type of field, number of concessions, number of restrooms)

Additional Resources to read:

http://www.informedesign.org/_news/jun_v04r-p.pdf

http://www.steelers.com/history/logo-history.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3568051

Examples:

Evaluation
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Ticket The Ticket includes all required elements as well as additional information. All required elements are included on the Ticket. All but 1 of the required elements are included on the Ticket. Several required elements were missing.
Jersey The Jersey includes all required elements as well as additional information. All required elements are included on the Jersey. All but 1 of the required elements are included on the Jersey. Several required elements were missing.
Stadium The Stadium includes all required elements as well as additional information. All required elements are included on the Stadium. All but 1 of the required elements are included on the Stadium. Several required elements were missing.
Knowledge Gained Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the Project. Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the Project. Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the Project. Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the Project.
Conclusion

After the completion of this webquest, you will be able to understand how to create a franchise. You will be able to explain how and why franchises choose their names, logos, colors, etc. Along with understanding, you will have created each aspect with your own example.

Credits