Next two home games are on Saturday, June 1st at 7pm (tailgate 3 hours prior to match time) and Sunday, June 2nd at 2pm (hangover tailgate TBA!)
You can buy tickets online here:
https://www.tulsa-athletics.com/tickets/We are playing the two Houston teams on the road this Friday and Sunday.
Actually, Artist, a "quarter to a third" is a pretty decent ratio, similar to what I've seen at MLS games.
The logo is taken from the Boston Avenue Athletic Club. In soccer circles, we affectionately call them a "pub team"...
http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-qualifying-boston-avenue-ac-wins-another-oklahoma-title-qualifies-for-usasa-region-iii-finals/And when I see the spelling of Tulsa with an old-english font, it brings back memories of the Tulsa Tribune...
Do I think we could have done better outreach to get hispanic fans? Absolutely.
I wish we could have had general admission tickets available through Las Americas and Morelos.
The lease on Drillers Stadium was signed in March.
Our staff is primarily a mixture of college interns and volunteers.
We targeted our core customers at soccer games and tournaments, connected with our fans using facebook, and let the chips fall where they may.
We're closing in on 2,000 "likes" on the team's facebook page and 400 on our Ultras supporters page.
I believe our July 2nd game against the Club America U20's will help generate a lot of buzz.
http://www.clubamerica.com.mx/It was disappointing not to have a group of latino fans with trumpets, drums, etc...
***We had a green trombone and a trumpet on Saturday, but we desperately need a drummer or two...
Our supporters logo (the pirate-like skull with wrench crossbones-- or maybe horns? that IMO looks like the a Marvel Comics redesign of the Grateful Dead skull... lol) is one that hardcore soccer fans of any ethnicity or nationality will recognize and appreciate.
"Ultras" is usually only reserved for hardcore supporters, and I associate it with the Polish fans at Chicago Fire games.
http://www.fireultras98.com/But many others use it too...
http://z6.invisionfree.com/UltrasTifosi/index.php?Most of the 60 or so NPSL teams do not publish attendance figures because their fan support usually numbers in the hundreds.
Our opening day attendance is the highest in the league so far this season -- almost identical to Chattanooga FC's home opener
http://www.chattanoogafc.com/news/chattanooga-football-club-wins-5-0-in-13-opener. Before they announced our attendance at 2,738, I would have guessed 3500.
NPSL is one of two leagues in soccer's fourth division...
1. MLS
2. NASL
http://nasl.com/index.php3. USL-PRO
http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/4. NPSL & PDL
http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/teams/index_E.html http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/I'm just grateful to have owners who "get it" and a stadium that serves beer.
No more attempts to establish a team at high school stadiums like East Central or Bishop Kelley or the Union 8th Grade Center... a good fan experience requires more than that.
Which is why I believe many of the fans at our first game will come back and bring their friends next time!
"OPEN WIDE FOR SOME SOCCER!!!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK-gUXl7usc