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Lots of smoke and mirrors here ... The headline said compensation of over a million dollars makes it sound like salaries competitive with men's professional sports leagues. BUZZZ ... the total compensation for 56 players could reach a million dollars.
I get that the NPF lady has experience, but it strikes me as odd to being her in.
No professional league will succeed in one location. You need the tribal instincts of fans to root for teams. As @flash277 observed, it seems as if they are banking on fans of players rather than traditional sports psyche. So it's a 6-week all-star tournament.
I like that they are willing to try a non-traditional model, but I don't think this is the right one. Something like this needs to follow a "minor league" model of hosting teams in smaller cities that don't have other sports activities competing against them. Limiting travel costs is a factor, so using a regional model would be ideal.
For example, the Prospect League is a summer wooden-bat league for college baseball. They have an Eastern and Western division to limit travel, and then then the division champs play in the playoffs. The Western teams have mostly been in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. The Eastern teams have been in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and possibly some other states. The goal is to have enough teams close enough to eliminate overnight travel, then bring the areas together in a limited capacity.
I get that the NPF lady has experience, but it strikes me as odd to being her in.
No professional league will succeed in one location. You need the tribal instincts of fans to root for teams. As @flash277 observed, it seems as if they are banking on fans of players rather than traditional sports psyche. So it's a 6-week all-star tournament.
I like that they are willing to try a non-traditional model, but I don't think this is the right one. Something like this needs to follow a "minor league" model of hosting teams in smaller cities that don't have other sports activities competing against them. Limiting travel costs is a factor, so using a regional model would be ideal.
For example, the Prospect League is a summer wooden-bat league for college baseball. They have an Eastern and Western division to limit travel, and then then the division champs play in the playoffs. The Western teams have mostly been in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. The Eastern teams have been in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and possibly some other states. The goal is to have enough teams close enough to eliminate overnight travel, then bring the areas together in a limited capacity.