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Originally Posted by dhitchco
This does NOT pertain to the big team social event held in Atlanta at the World Championships, but....
In considering a team "social" for a regional event, please provide some feedback on the following thoughts:
1) Should a regional host a social event for the teams on Friday evening or not? Is it good for the teams, do teams want to have a social, etc?
2) Should the team social be held at the same venue as the actual matches or not?
3) One thought is to host a social on Friday evening directly after the pits shut down and then end no later than 9pm.....like it or not?
4) What sort of food would you expect at a team social (free, paid-for, styles, etc?)
5) What sort of entertainment would you like to see at a team social? Examples might be "human-player" games, arcade-style games, karaoke, dancing, LAN-party games, true "Disney-style" entertainment.
Just seeking some ideas...........I can't seem to find any other good threads on the subject
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1) Fridays seem to be what most teams want, so I guess that would be good. But for us, Friday is our big night where we get the team leaders together to do some scouting, go over some picks should we be in the top 8 the next day (or be bumped up in the rankings during alliance picking and have to select teams). I know that these meetings are usually when the social would be going on, so be sure to keep that in mind.
2) I would say go for the cheapest option. Few people will want to pay a lot of extra money, if any money at all.
3) If you hold it at the same arena where the event is, see how late you can stay, then allow some time before that to clean up after the social. If it's at another place, again, see what time you have to be out of there and leave about an hour or so to clean up.
4) Definitely try to go for free, or a very small fee.
5) Personally (and unrealistically), I think a massive game of laser tag in the arena would be absolutely amazing. Of course, this would be nearly impossible to actually execute. But I would say go for stuff that everyone can do. If you have games like DDR (if that's not included in the "no dancing" rule), make sure you have enough pads or other equipment so their won't be huge crowds of people around two things.