What's New

Active Partners with Positive Coaching Alliance to Transform Youth Sports

We are proud to share that Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) and Active have partnered to help improve your sports experience! PCA is a non-profit organization founded on the mission to "transform youth sports so sports can transform youth" so all youth and high school athletes have a positive, character-building sports experience. PCA conducts live group workshops nationwide for organizations, cities and schools to help train youth sports leaders, coaches, parents and athletes, which impact more than 3 million children.

Click here to learn more and to sign up for PCA's Connector e-newsletter for tips and insights for coaches, organizational leaders, parents, and athletes.

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In November, we announced our newly redesigned eMarketing Center, which many of you have already taken advantage of to promote your sports programs. The new eMarketing Center provides easy access to:

• New Graphic Templates –Customize these templates with your camp's logo, colors, photos and messaging without expensive desktop software or a design background.
• Marketing Tips and Tools – Articles and quick tips to help you build effective marketing campaigns for your programs.
• Client Success Stories – Discover how other customers have used marketing strategies to achieve success with their online programs to drive registration and participation.

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Product Tips and Tricks

Adding a Link to Your Registration Listing on Your Website

Below is a refresher on how to link your registration listing on Active.com from your website.

1. Go to www.active.com/explorer.
2. Type in your username and password, click log in.
3. When the page refreshes go to the "Select Listing ->" drop down bar located in the top left – pull the bar down to select the registration listing you would like to copy and edit.
4. The page will refresh, you are now in your registration center where you can look up registration data or edit your listing information
5. Halfway down the page under "Link from Your Website" you'll see a bolded web address. This will be the address that you will want to publish for your potential registrants.
6. To create a hyperlink to direct potential registrants to your registration page on Active.com, paste the following HTML code:
   
   Be sure to add your unique Event ID# where indicated below in bolded CAPS
   <a href="http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=EVENT ID NUMBER" target="_blank"><img scr="http://www.active.com/images/conversion/register_white.gif" width="180" height="30" border="0"></a>

To access all of Active Web buttons, click here. Did you know you can even create your own Web buttons? Click here to access Active's button generator.

Remember when you are ready to go live:

• Ensure your listing is turned on to begin accepting online registrations
• Ensure your listing is approved for display on Active.com to promote registration
• Don't forget to add the registration link to your website from the "link from your website" section

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In The Sportlight

Upper Makefield Basketball

League Name: Upper Makefield Basketball
Location:Washington Crossing, PA
Website URL: www.eteamz.com/UMBasketball/
Active Client Since: 2005

“[Active's] online registration system has made life so much easier for us. We're now only receiving a couple of checks that we have to deposit, versus the 600+ checks we used to receive. Reconciliation used to be a mess; now we can reconcile immediately, daily, weekly, monthly. We know the status of every player's account with the click of a button.”

Mike Palm, Secretary

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Team Corner

Frank Brown, Account Executive - ActiveSports

I joined Active 5 months ago as an Account Executive, and I educate league administrators and tournament directors about Active’s online registration and league management solutions. In December, I had the privilege to represent Active at the Pop Warner Super Bowl, and was fired up to meet so many players, parents and admins, and to also share with them how Active’s partnership with Pop Warner is benefiting leagues across the country.

As a San Diego native, my true passion is surfing and you can find me along the coast enjoying the ocean almost daily. I enjoy traveling the globe in search of surf, visiting places like Hawaii, Mexico, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and New Zealand. I plan to continue that quest and enjoy sharing my love of the ocean with my two daughters by spending family time at the beach.

In the last two years, I’ve caught the triathlon bug and have competed in five local sprints and Olympic distance events. But when it comes to team sports, I love football. I played tight end for the University of San Diego and my passion continues as a San Diego Chargers season ticket holder. I have a man crush on Philip Rivers, and as a true-blue "Bolts" fan I hold out hope each year that "this is our year." Go Chargers!

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