SDSP SOCCER MARKETING, INC Owned by the Fans Since 2008
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SDSP SOCCER MARKETING, INC Owned By The Fans Since 2008 BUSINESS & INVESTMENT SUMMARY CONFIDENTIAL Table of Contents Business Summary ……………………..………………………………………………………………Pg 3 Management Team……………………………………………………………………………………..Pg 8 League Information…………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 10 Investment Summary…………………………………………………………………………………..Pg 11 List of Current Shareholders………………………………………………………………………….Pg 12 Contact: Clenton A. Alexander Chief Executive Officer SDSP Soccer Marketing, Inc. The San Diego Flash Soccer Club 858.715.1981 [email protected] Let’s make progress everyday!! San Diego Flash Soccer Club Business and Investment Summary 2 Business Summary SDSP Soccer Marketing, Inc Timeline: March 2008 – Chief Executive Officer; Clenton A. Alexander forms SDSP Soccer Marketing, Inc. (SDSP) owns, operates the San Diego Flash Soccer Club and is in development of several other soccer projects. September 2009 - The San Diego Flash begins soccer tryouts to form the team. November 2009 – Warren Barton attends first San Diego Flash Soccer Club Tryout: VIDE O January 2010 - Press Conference: Former English National Team and Premier League player; Warren Barton is introduced as President, Head Coach and Director of Player Development. March 2010 - The San Diego Flash commences a 10 game Charity-Exhibition season as an introduction of the team to the soccer community of San Diego. The Flash team played the top club teams in San Diego and partnered with local non-profit organizations to raise money and give them exposure to fans. The season record: 9 - 1; with a final game 2 - 1 win over the Chivas USA Reserve Team. Recap of the inaugural match on Fox Soccer Channel by Eric Wynalda and Nick Webster: VIDEO December 2010 - The San Diego Flash joins the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The NPSL is a nationwide league of 49 teams. The NPSL season is from April - July. March 2011 - US Soccer Hall of Famer; Eric Wynalda joins SDSP as Player Talent Consultant and Shareholder. July 2011 - The San Diego Flash ends the 14 game NPSL season with 12 – 1 – 1 (W-L-T) record and wins the West-South Division Championship; in their 1st year in the league. July 2012 – The San Diego Flash ends the 14 game NPSL Season with 11 – 1 – 2 record and wins the West-South Division Championship for 2nd year in a row. San Diego Flash Soccer Club Business and Investment Summary 3 Vision: SDSP created the San Diego Flash Soccer Club to join the ongoing growth of the sport of soccer in the United States by bringing a professionally run soccer organization to San Diego, California. We intend to make The San Diego Flash Soccer Club a true community asset that will benefit many San Diegans in various ways. Mission: At the top of the soccer pyramid for San Diego County (population over 3 million), the Mission of the San Diego Flash Soccer Organization is to act as an inspiration to the Yo uth Soccer Players in San Diego. Through our world famous Partners, Warren Barton and Eric Wynalda, we give adult players the opportunity to develop and play professionally in their hometown of San Diego. Through the connections that Eric and Warren bring to the organization, we are able to provide these players with the opportunities to play at higher levels elsewhere if permitted, such as; Major League Soccer, U.S. Men's National Team, Internationally, etc. Example: June 2011 – Flash player #19 Ryan Guy signed to the roster of the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer on the recommendation of San Diego Flash Head Coach Warren Barton.www.mlssoccer.com: New England’s Guy Looks to Make Most of MLS Transition Ultimately, the goal for the San Diego Flash is to become an organization considered for Major League Soccer expansion in San Diego; should the opportunity present itself. SDSP and its Partners believe San Diego is the best location in the U.S. f or an investment in a pro soccer club. Ho wever, regardless of the participation of Major League Soccer in San Diego, SDSP is positioning itself to be a profitable business venture for the future. Plans: The management of SDSP believe that it is important to diversify into other profitable soccer projects to financially support the Club and its plans to build a Soccer Specific-Stadium in San Diego. Other projects that SDSP have been working on include: Completed Projects: Established a strategic joint venture with San Diego based; Soccerloco soccer store (voted #1 soccer store in the United States 2 years running by U.S. Soccer) for marketing and merchandise sales. Established a strategic partnership with the owner of the Fullerton Rangers who play in Orange County, Ca. Along with them, SDSP has the opportunity to discover and develop players from the entire soccer market south of Los Angeles. Established the TV Show “SD Soccer TV” A weekly show that will highlight all soccer in San Diego. To include Youth, High School, College and Pro Soccer in San Diego. San Diego Flash Soccer Club Business and Investment Summary 4 Current Projects: Become the top organization in San Diego for soccer player development and player marketing. Affiliate / Merge with the Youth Soccer Clubs (60+) in San Diego (the #1 youth soccer market in the United States) Become the top marketing company that hosts International Friendlies in San Diego. o Example: July 2011 - SDSP was invited to be a promotional partner with the San Diego Sports Commission for the World Football Challenge match at Qualcomm Stadium featuring Real Madrid vs. Chivas Guadalajara Become a top Soccer Marketing Company in the U.S. using innovative Internet-based Marketing Projects Become the 1st Publicly Traded Soccer Club Organization in the United States *See detailed explanations of each point below Completed Projects: Establishment of a strategic joint venture with SDSP and with San Diego based; Soccerloco soccer store (voted #1 soccer store in the United States 2 years running by U.S. Soccer) John Lococo, the owner of Soccerloco (SL) soccer store has been established in the Southern California soccer market for over 14 years. Over 50 youth soccer clubs in San Diego and Orange County get their soccer gear exclusively from the three San Diego and one Orange County SL store locations or website: http://www.soccerloco.com/team-room In February of 2011, John joined SDSP as a Shareholder and has decided to use his resources to help the merchandise marketing an d promotion of the San Diego Flash. SL has an email database of over 300,000 that will be used to market San Diego Flash matches and other events. SL has become the Jersey Sponsor for the Flash and furnishes the players with all their gear, which i nclude: jerseys, shorts, t s-hirts, travel gear, and warm ups- . SL brings a professional kiosk to Flash games to sell Flash Gear and features Flash Gear on their website. Establishment of a strategic partnership with the owner of the Fullerton Rangers who play in Orange County, Ca. Along with them, SDSP has the opportunity to work towards developing players from the entire soccer market south of Los Angeles. Alberto Ochoa; the owner of the Fullerton Rangers (the NPSL Pro Soccer Club for Orange County, Ca.) became a Shareholder of SDSP in 2011. His team is directly affiliated with one of Orange County’s largest youth soccer club s. Our goal is to use our resources to work with him and his club from a business standpoint to help them become the top of the soccer pyramid for Orange County. Through a Partnership with him, we can seek to have all players in Orange County as well, come through Fullerton Rangers to be developed and marketed by SDSP. Establishment of the the TV Show “SD Soccer TV” a weekly show that will highlight all soccer in San Diego. To include Youth, High School, College and Pro Soccer in San Diego SD Soccer TV will provide news from the local soccer scene in San Diego. Stories will be done from interviews with youth soccer coaches and players, high school coaches and players, college coaches and players as well as representatives from the other pro soccer clubs in San Diego; the San Diego Sockers men’s indoor team and the San Diego SeaLions women’s outdoor club. SDSP believes this content will be interesting to the hundreds of thousands of soccer fans, players, coaches, parents and others who are involved in the sport of soccer in San Diego. San Diego Flash Soccer Club Business and Investment Summary 5 Goals of the show: Serve as a promotional vehicle and media outlet for the San Diego Flash. A forum to present news, video clips and feature stories, etc. Serve as fan builder for the San Diego Flash. People want to see themselves on TV. We will highlight all soccer in San Diego. Once our season begins in April 2013, the fan base of the show can turn into fan base of the San Diego Flash that comes to watch the team in person. Serve as Sponsor recruiter. Sponsors of the show can become sponsors of the Club. Move from an Internet show to local TV. Attract sponsors and become another profit center for SDSP. Projected launch: March 2013. See pilot shows at www.SDSoccerTV.com Internet Projects; Development of systems and websites that can market locally, nationally and to the Global Soccer Audience The power of the internet and social media has become very important in the lives of soccer fans everywhere. SDSP is in development of a various website projects. Through the use of the latest internet and social media tools, these projects can be tremendous revenue sources for SDSP. o www.MillionDollarSoccerHomepage.com - Launch November 2012.