Convention photos from Weirdwolf's camera

[Treks1]

In my opinion Convention attendance was down this year.

As always some great coaches were in attendance. There is and I hope there will always be, a dedicated group of people that will coach an play no matter where the convention is held. And for you guys that wanted a warm weather venue, you got it!!! A special thanks to Fran (and his wife) who opened up his home on Friday for some scrimmaging and fellowship.

Now back to the topic. As far as foot-traffic and the public coming through the doors, it was a disappointment. I can't speak for Sunday, but on Saturday, only a few people from the community came by with teams or were curious about the game. It was fun, but did it advance the hobby? I dunno ..... Perhaps the work done by NFL Films may have an impact....

I do not know of a magical formula to what I see as being a problem. The size of the city may be one issue, the existance of an established League another. I always thought they should combine the convention with a sports card show or something to get more poeple involved......

I do hope the Convention will find its way out West at some point as the L.A. boys deserve a home game... But in MY opinion the true home of electric football is in the Midwest and East!!!!

Shameless plug time:

THE CONVENTION NEEDS TO MAKE A STOP IN MICHIGAN. PERIOD.

It's hard to believe that we have yet to host a convention. Brian Wytcop (S.P.? "Wolverine" on Miggle Chat Board), and I and others have been pushing for a convention here for some time. Jimmy Davis and I did put some pressure on Miggle Toys to do the right thing next year and bring the show home.... We have an established League in the Metro area and MANY other coaches across the State. We share a boarder with both Indiana and Ohio with Illinois right accross the big lake. We can get a Superbowl, but not a convention?
C-mon. Quite frankly we've been snubbed. Its time we got our due. There are Embassy Suites in Livonia, Troy, all over the place. I have some contacts with a radio station that put us on (WRIF Detroit) when the Miggle Stadium first came out. I believe we will have a great deal of media attention and a well attended event from the general public. Heck, every male I know close to my age around here had or played the game. Detroit is a great sports town and would eat-up a convention. Folks it's time......

MICHIGAN!

MICHIGAN!

MICHIGAN!

my three cents. Steve.