Post by airitout616 on Apr 1, 2008 16:28:00 GMT -6
Raiders Announce Color Scheme Change for 2008
The Racine Raiders announced that the team will be changing their color scheme for 2008. Instead of the traditional cardinal, silver, and black, the Raiders will now don fuchsia and teal. There are a couple of reasons for the change.
The team hired psychological consultant, Dr. James Monroe, to determine the colors that would most benefit the team on the field.
"The study of the effects of color on individual and group psyche is a legitimate field," said Dr. Monroe. "For instance, studies show that sports teams that wear black jerseys tend to be the most penalized teams in their league."
Dr. Monroe says that the color combination of fuchsia and teal is the best combination to have a calming effect on the opponent while maintaining an adequate level of aggression for the team wearing the jerseys.
Another major reason for the change came from responses on the 2007 end-of-the-season survey that the Raiders distributed to fans. The Raiders noticed a declining female fan base.
"Our survey indicated that only 17% of our fans are female," said Bryan Jennings, Sr., Vice President of Operations. "This is down nearly 50% from just five years ago. We felt that introducing colors that were more traditionally feminine, might increase female attendance at games."
Responses from across the minor league football world have been varied.
"They did what? You've got to be kidding," quipped Kane County Eagles head coach Keith Hac. "It doesn't matter what color their jerseys are. My 2008 team will be the best team I've ever coached and we'll beat them easily."
"It will definitely give us something else to gameplan for," said Tom Karthausser, head coach of the Wisconsin Wolfpack.
The team is in the process of designing new uniforms for 2008 and updating all paper and web documents. The process is expected to be completed by June 1, 2008.
www.racineraiders.com/
The Racine Raiders announced that the team will be changing their color scheme for 2008. Instead of the traditional cardinal, silver, and black, the Raiders will now don fuchsia and teal. There are a couple of reasons for the change.
The team hired psychological consultant, Dr. James Monroe, to determine the colors that would most benefit the team on the field.
"The study of the effects of color on individual and group psyche is a legitimate field," said Dr. Monroe. "For instance, studies show that sports teams that wear black jerseys tend to be the most penalized teams in their league."
Dr. Monroe says that the color combination of fuchsia and teal is the best combination to have a calming effect on the opponent while maintaining an adequate level of aggression for the team wearing the jerseys.
Another major reason for the change came from responses on the 2007 end-of-the-season survey that the Raiders distributed to fans. The Raiders noticed a declining female fan base.
"Our survey indicated that only 17% of our fans are female," said Bryan Jennings, Sr., Vice President of Operations. "This is down nearly 50% from just five years ago. We felt that introducing colors that were more traditionally feminine, might increase female attendance at games."
Responses from across the minor league football world have been varied.
"They did what? You've got to be kidding," quipped Kane County Eagles head coach Keith Hac. "It doesn't matter what color their jerseys are. My 2008 team will be the best team I've ever coached and we'll beat them easily."
"It will definitely give us something else to gameplan for," said Tom Karthausser, head coach of the Wisconsin Wolfpack.
The team is in the process of designing new uniforms for 2008 and updating all paper and web documents. The process is expected to be completed by June 1, 2008.
www.racineraiders.com/
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