The Second Court Football Manifesto

The purpose of this second manifesto is to talk about what court football fans should expect from this sport. No matter how much I can hope for court football to be a success, if there's nobody watching the game, a league of any type will not succeed.

So, here's what I expect fans will find at a court football game. First, it isn't going to cost you an arm and a leg. It's my target goal that the cost of a court football ticket shall never exceed $20, and that it average around $11. That keeps it both in range for a family to go out and watch some football, but still enough financail profits for a team to not go belly-up using my proposed budget, as long as then can sell 800 tickets for every home game.

Now, what can the fans expect to get out of court football. First off, you should expect a good view of the action at all times. Think about it, the field is 40 yards long (including the endzones), so you could virutally hold your head motionless and still see every play. Also, expect quality players. Court football fans shouldn't expect to watch recreational "weekend players" in what should be competative leagues. Fans should expect to watch players who still dream of playing in the big time, who want to use court football as a stepping stone to fullfill the dream of football still burning inside them. Let's face it, some people think I'm nuts for even considering this idea, but I belive that there are players would would do this if a carrer in 50-yard or 100-yard football didn't work out, and they are still looking to give it the good old college try.

Next, fans shouldn't have to drive 100 or 200 miles to watch a game. A community as small as 10,000-25,000 people could easily support a team with an annual budget of $200,000, as I have reccomended. What does this mean. Everybody can have professional football at their doorstep, as it should be.

And finally, fans should expect to be entertained. Court football, in my opinion, is just what the doctor ordered in that respect. The phrase "there's nowhere to hide on a football field" rings truer on a court football than it does in any of those other types of football. The game will definatly favor speed, and if you've played football, you know that the faster you run, the harder you hit. If you're the fan, you know that the harder the players hit, the more exciting the game will be. Field goals won't be automatic. A little less restriction on blitzing will give the game some excitment from a defensive standpoint. However, the ability for a one-play drive exist as well. The option to throw two passes on a play creates the ability to invent completly new offensive weaponry that wouldn't be possible in other games. The ability to score nine points on one drive (with a touchdown and triple point conversion) means no lead is safe until the final buzzer sounds. All that, and it's affordable. I mean, not Arena ball $30 ticket for middle row affordable, but dig under the couch cusion, mow a couple lawns, take the whold family out on a blue-collar salary affordable. The way football used to be before mass markerting and the "me" syndrome of players demanding nine-figure salaries.