[Electric Coach]

Changing the public’s opinion about the hobby has been my concern for a long time now.
People remember the figures running everywhere except where they should be running. They remember the figures spinning in circles. They remember the figures getting stuck among one another in a stale mate. Basically, the public has memories of the game being unfulfilling.

My approach to that effort starts by diffusing what the public remembers about the game when it was in its infancy. I use my videos as a tool to demonstrate that the game can be played in the way that it was intended. The viewer sees the running back moving up the field. They see defensive players moving in to make a tackle. They have also seen completed passes and an interception.

The use of videos and the Internet brings the hobby to the viewer. The viewer gets a comprehensive look at the hobby when it is seen in this way. I don’t believe that the non-hobbyists will actually come out to see electric football with the existing opinion that they have about it. Some non-hobbyists don’t have an opinion at all because they may not know that the hobby ever existed.

After I show my videos to non-hobbyists, they begin to ask questions about how I managed to get the players to move correctly. I tell them about base tweaking, for that is the foundation of this hobby. From there, I move into other aspects about the hobby.

In regards to showing electric football on television, I believe that it should be a comprehensive look at the hobby, which should focus on player movement. If player movement is not the focus of the presentation, it might not go over well with the non-hobbyists public. I believe that it is paramount that the players be shown moving across the board the way that it was intended when the game was first invented. After that has been established, then we can move into other forms of player movement.

Once that foundation is established, then we will be able to move from a 30-minute presentation to a one-hour presentation. I might be reaching a bit, but we may be able to go as far as having two or more coaches playing a short game of varying styles with spectators; all on national television. I can go further with this vision, but I will stop here.

In regards to commitment to a television network, we would have to find out what they want from us in regards to time and availability. We would cross that bridge when we get to it.

Maurice

The Electric Coach