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US BANK
US Bank, the COA's exclusive
financial services institution, recently launched a statewide
print marketing campaign at nearly two dozen community
college student newspapers to increase awareness of various
US Bank banking services designed specifically to support
California community college students. The print marketing
campaign followed a 26-college tabling program launched
in August 2005. For more information about US Bank services,
contact Jim Marshall at jim.marshall@usbank.com.
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CHOICE HOTELS
As the official hotel
partner of the COA, Choice Hotels International®
offers members and fans discounted room rates at nearly
5,000 Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Quality®,
Sleep Inn®, Clarion®, MainStay Suites®,
Econo Lodge® and Rodeway Inn® brands across
the country. Whether you're traveling to your next game,
vacation destination or business function, stay with
Choice Hotels® and receive up to 15% off your team's
hotel stays. To receive the discount, reservations for
any location must be made by calling the sports travel
line at 877.240.AWAY (2929) or visiting choicesportstravel.com
and provide discount code 00210100. We'll see you there.
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DARTFISH
The world leader in sport
video technology, Dartfish has partnered with the COA to
provide program discounts to coaches and student athletes
at community colleges in California. Coaches can capture,
track, measure, and analyze a specific skill or event step-by-step,
providing immediate feedback with instant on-screen display
during practice. Dartfish has more than 10,000 users who
have increased athletic performance to compete and win,
by making the invisible-visible. For more information, contact
Kevin Collins at 541.390.6616 or Kevin.collins@dartfish.com. |
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HL CORPORATION
As the COA's official shuttle,
HL Corporation has put more into the sport of badminton
for the past 30 years, and offers the finest quality and
value in its product line. The HL Condor nylon shuttlecock
is the best flying and most durable nylon shuttle available.
The HL 1979 aluminum badminton racquet is strong and light
and features only the best in components from the grip to
the grommets. Please contact HL to receive a set of samples.
Contact: Phone: 310.546.3652; Email: hlcorp7@prodigy.net.
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WELCOME TO CONTACT SPORTS
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DONATIONSINK.COM
DonationsInk.com is a
customized charitable giving program that provides commissions
to each participating college when recycling used inkjet
cartridges and cell phones (now required by California
law). At present, nearly 50 community colleges in California
are participating in the program sanctioned by the COA
and the California Community College Athletic Directors
Association. Contact Alan English at aenglish@donationsink.com
to join this innovative fundraising program that enables
your college to comply with California state law. Make
sure to join participating colleges on November 15th
for America Recycles Day!
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SPALDING
Spalding, the COA's official
women's volleyball and men and women's basketball, has
teamed up with the COA and Huffy Sports to provide discounted
rubber basketballs for community college coaches that
coordinate annual youth camps. The new community college
camp ball program is an exclusive arrangement for community
college basketball coaches and offers discounts on official,
intermediate, and junior sized basketballs. Artwork may
be added to each basketball. For a price list, email Spalding
representative Chris Sims at Csims@spalding.com,
530.271.0855, or visit the COA website links pages at
www.coasports.org.
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NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR
ACADEMICS AND SPORTS
NCAS, an affiliate partner
of the COA, recently announced plans for their 20th annual
conference, scheduled for February 21-23, 2006 in Orlando,
FL. The conference features the 2005 Giant Steps Awards
banquet, NCAS Founder's awards luncheon, and a hall of
fame induction ceremony. For conference details, please
contact Suzi Katz at 407.823.3555 or at skatz@pagasus.cc.ucf.edu.
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COA CHAMPIONSHIP FESTIVAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
The inaugural COA 2005-06
fall championships sports festival launched in mid-November
with five championships, and continues on December 8-11,
2005 with five additional state championships. The championship
festival concludes in March 2006 with men and women's state
basketball championships. During the events, the COA has
provided professional photography services and hundreds
of pictures are available for viewing and purchase via www.printroom.com/pro/fotopros
of all games, meets, and matches. Check it out!
The festival features ten days of competition, over 70 participating
teams, nearly 1,600 student athletes, and 600 coaches, administrators
and support staff. The Festival anticipates exceeding 1,500
room nights, consuming 9,000 meals, and generating an estimated
20,000 fans. Organizers predict nearly $1.2 million in direct
economic impact for the greater Fresno region. For more
information about the inaugural festival, visit www.coasports.org,
the official site of intercollegiate athletics at community
colleges in California. |
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