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Developing Your HS Athletic Hall of Fame. Purpose : Help Communities Build a Conceptual Idea/Checklist to Develop a Hall of Fame Program. Hall of Fame Checklist. √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering. √ Promotion √ Inductees
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Developing Your HS Athletic Hall of Fame Purpose: Help Communities Build a Conceptual Idea/Checklist to Develop a Hall of Fame Program.
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Vision (Backward Design) • Keep the “End in Mind”; Class Act • What Will the End Result Look Like? • Celebration of Athletics in Our Community • How Often Will it Occur? • Challenges • Creating a “First Class” Hall of Fame • Realistic Timeline • Options • Half Time • Examples • Professional Dress • Catered
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Committee Members • Make up: • Young/Middle Age/Old Covering the Eras (Male and Female) • Administrators • Community Members • Passionate • Knowledgeable • Committed to HOF Vision • Historian • Booster Club Representative • School Athletic Director • Coaches • Secretarial Skills • Biography Writer • Committee Responsibilities: • Message is the Same • Ownership • Commitment • Committee Challenges • Keep Integrity of Committee • Optimal Number? • Checks and Balances
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Bylaws • Mission • HOF Committee Members • Nomination Criteria/Process • Timelines
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Budget(Keep the End in Mind) • Vision • Self Sustainable • Research a “Class Act” • Finances • Ticket Cost • Donations • Target Group (Packet) • Envelope • Free Will (Projector/Screen) • 5013C (WA) • Booster Club • Challenges
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Information Gathering • Examples of a Hall of Fame • Networking • School Visits • Phone Calls • Research: • Annuals • Old Programs • Newspaper Articles • Community Members • Get it Right!!
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Promotion • Word of Mouth • Newspaper • Contests/Events • Reader Board • Game/Contest Announcements • Facebook • Memorabilia Tables at Games/Contests • Booster Club Advertising • Website • Community Networking • Knowing the “Old Guard”
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Selection of Inductees • Selection Committee • Selection Process • Scoring Rubric • Discussion • Consensus • Time • Revisit—Any Changes? • Challenges: • Complete New Committee • Logistics • Getting Nominations From Community
Recognizing Inductees • Options • Display Wall • Ring of Honor • Trophy Case • Perpetual Plaques • Awards/Certificates • Gift • Challenges • Size • Physical Limitations • Where to Display • Pictures • Story
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Celebration Plans • Banquet Options • One Person with Expertise • Facility • Caterer • Decorations • Old Plaques and Trophies • Servers: • Present Day Athletes
Finishing Touches on Banquet • Program • Tickets • Seating • Master of Ceremonies • Guest Speaker • Photographer • Banners of HOF Inductees • Projector/Screen • Memorabilia • Music
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Memorabilia • Representing the Eras • Trophies • Clothing • Varsity Letters • Pictures/News Articles • Replication from Year to Year • Options: • Athletes Monitor Tables
Hall of Fame Checklist √ Vision √ Committee Members √ By Laws √ Budget √ Information Gathering √ Promotion √ Inductees √ Celebration Plans √ Memorabilia √ Items for Further Consideration
Items for Consideration • Thursday Night Social • Introductions at Game • “Thank You” Cards/Gift Certificates • Post Celebration De-Brief Meeting • Centralized HOF Record Keeping