Pretty much the idea Mantaraydre.
The people I'm thinking this would be for would be the following.. 1) Person buys a game at a flea market and thinks it may be interesting 2) Person buys a new game in a department store (thinking excalibur) 3) A person who is being encouraged by friends to come try it out.
I would assume that anyone who wants to try the game is going to have a basic understanding of football, so no need to cover that.
Here are a few things off the top of my head that I would have loved to have in a package explaining EF...
How long is a game?
How does passing work? (explain both ttqb and passing sticks)
How does running work?
How does defense work?
How does the kicking game work? (maybe offer up a couple ideas)
Why do you start and stop the game and make adjustments?
Basically I mean the basics that if a dad buys one for him and his son to try out they can watch a video that shows them how to take it out of a box and play. Then of course refer them to the site here to find out how the bases can be tweaked, players can be painted and modeled etc. But I wouldn't touch it too much in an introductory video. Just to show how the game is basically played, and why it has improved over the years.
DVD's for example are all well and good. But for an initial demonstration most folks would just like to see a quick video right now on how everything works then if they like it they can move ahead in more depth.
A prime example of what I mean is I picked up my Tudor 500 at a flea market and because I had done some research here on Subbuteo NFL I had read many of the rules and concepts of the game. Now the other day a young fellow (19 years old) saw it setup in my basement and really wants to try it out but the mass of unorganized information is a little overwhelming to someone who has never even seen a EF table in their life. Now fortunately I could explain the basics. But if he had just stumbled across the site he wouldn't have had that information easily available.
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Originally Posted by mantaraydre
HOOP27
I think a detailed then and now segment needs to be filmed. Show the actual figures with the dots on there helmet spinning in circles or just running all over the place. Then show the detailed figures now with them running the way you want them. Then explain in detail why the figures ran incircles back then and show them what has been done to fix that. Im mean serious detail. Then explain some rules. a new coach needs to see if he can play this game at the age he is at and the stage he is in regarding his life. he needs to see it is a mans game also so he feels comfortable joining and staying with it. he needs to see he can be a coach and belong to something. The sell is showing him the then and now. Then the how, so he can say wow !
jeff, that dvd is great but i think hoop is talking about something like a 30 minute class. something like smitty and seans coaches dvd. It may take an hour to be realistic. I segment can be ow to create an ef space in your garage or basement withouit breaking the bank
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