SPARX Sports Sanctioning Services

What is SPARX Sports Sanctioning Service?

What does it mean when SPARX Sports Sanctions your event?

I.  It means SPARX Sports is the events Sanctioning Body.  SPARX Sports is the entity responsible for oversite of the event regarding fairness, and standardized conformation to the particular events standards, norms and commonly implemented practices.

     A.  For example, in the event SPARX Sports Sanctions a Tournament, it means SPARX will oversee, define, manage, and monitor the Tournaments Rules, Practices, and Regulations.

          1.  In the event that SPARX Sports Sanctions a Basketball Tournament, for example, it means SPARX Sports will be involved in assisting the Tournament in implementing the mission, or goals of the tournament.  This means SPARX Sport would;

               a.  Ensure that teams are properly created in such a way as to ensure the goal of creating relatively evenly balanced teams as it relates to skill and talent levels.

               b.  Ensure fairness and proper adherence to industry standards as they relate to common practices in the sport of basketball and basketball play.

               c.  Ensure good and capable officials call the games and enforce clearly established playing rules.

               d.  Ensure the creation of properly defined, and industry standard, rules that are clearly stated, known, and accessible to all participants. 

               e.  Act as an independant 3rd party to enforce said rules, and negotiate disputes.

                    1.)  For example, if a tournament has a must play rule, it would be SPARX Sports responsibility, and authority to ensure that all teams are complying, and imposing appropriate sanctions if said rules are violated.  On the other hand, if a tournament does not have a must play rule, it would be the responsibility of SPARX Sports to ensure that all participants in said tournament are aware of that fact.

          2.  SPARX Sports may also be involved with managing and defining Tournament types such as round robin, double elimination, pool play etc.....it also may help determine how a champion is determined and how the championship rounds of the tournament are administered, and how the champions are acknowledged.  Such acknowledgment may be the presentation of Trophies, who gets the trophies, and what kind of trophies are offered.

               a.  For example, SPARX Sports does not endorse the idea of "everybody gets a trophy".  But may support the awarding of a Most Valuable Player award.

          3.  In some cases SPARX Sports may help set and define qualifying standards for participation.

          4.  Determination and help securing and managing venues.

          5.  Determination and Requirment of spec equipment.

               a.  For example, the size of the ball used for the tourament etc...

II.  A SPARX Sports sanctioned event may include additional services such as;

     1.  Offering video services including filming, and offering DVD copies, or online viewing of said event.  This service may include offering Tournament host's a percentage of these video sales.

     2.  Offering concession stand operation and management.  This service also may include offering the Host of a tournament a percentage of the sales.

III.  SPARX Sports Sanctioning Services are generally offered at no charge.

IV.  SPARX Sports may also offer Advertising, Merchandising, and Sponsorship Programs.  A portion of proceeds from said Programs may be shared with the host of a League or Tournament.

V.  SPARX Sports may be involved in setting rules promulgating safety requirements.

     1.  An example of this may be the requirement for coaches and team managers to be properly versed in understanding, and acting appropriated where concussions are concerned.

VII.  William D. Roman (WDR) is the Owner/President of SPARX Sports.  When you get SPARX Sports you get WDR and all of his, and his company's experience, knowledge and resources going to work for you.

     1.  See this link for WDR's Athletic Resume

     2.  See this link for WDR's Business Resume

VIII.  SPARX Sports Sanctioned events will have a certain "Flavor".

     1.  For example, SPARX Sports tournaments will tend to offer relatively more to it's participants, while charging relatively more in order to participate.

          a.  An example of this would be in a basketball tournament.  While some tournaments will charge $120 for 3 games (about $40 per game) while offering a "low rent experience", which means, college kids for refs, no scoreboard, no buzzer, no announcers, no music, no pre game introductions, side by side courts playing 2 games at the same time, whistle confusion, no concessions, unfriendly venues, poor seating, poorly defined rules, and unbalanced teams, to name a few,, a SPARX Sports Sanctioned tournemant  will not have such problems.  However, a SPARX Sports sanctioned event may charge $50 to $67 per game.  Just an additional $17 per game buys the participants a "Top Shelf" experience.

For more information about SPARX Sports email wdr@footballvideos.com or call 717-732-5643.  Ask for WDR.