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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Bill 1ALate3 02/08/2010i. there's a new game in town economic development proposal zen destiny years ago i developed the concept of a unique arena soccer game.. it's domain is an approximate ~o', 12-sided, 4-goal field. 2 teams of 5 persons each compete, utili-zing 2 balls, continually in play. each team has 2 goalkeepers guarding. nets directly across from each other. each -has ,3 field players vying for 2 balls. an automated ball drop device 15' directly above the center of the field releases a ball the moment one is scored, always keeping two in play. the nets will have the capacity to slow the ball but. allow it to go through the back. there will also be four 18'' round portals, :2'° up on the walls between goal space, which. will be closed shut during regular play but ,opened at the end ofeach period for a free kick from each player from approx. 25-3o feet,depending on skill level, which. can also be -.used for benign penalties. the game has the potential to be extraordinarily fast. and exciting due to random variables sequencing to multiple tactical avenues. the combination of multi-directional goals; offensive/defensive strategies, 2 balls always in play and the uncertainty of the speed of directional possibilities should intrigue current aficionados and attract a new generation of spectators .that previously viewed soccer with indifference. it has an eclectic allure. I'm visualizing a state of the art;. regular soccer complex on the side of the fairgrounds, anchored byan arena of this game. imagine the draw. teams coming here to compete in regular tournaments -would have the additional. attraction of being.able to hold separate, adjacent tournaments in the arena. believe me when i° say, this will fly. soccer is the most popular sport in the, world. this game is a distillation of; and expansion of.its attributes, with random variables evolving and revolving like mathematical fractals. it. has vast potential.. i want this city to be the home of this ;game. and because ,'ve developed an affinity fore it.'s people, i want to give the first game to the city. therefore;. while i retain intellectual property of it, sh'oul,d she so choose, Petaluma may,have this game.for free, to be used as cornerstone seed :to generate the. sufficient will necessary to manifest a soccer sports complex at the fairgrounds-. tlZe uniqueness of the game would .differentiate us_ frorn other cities which capture significant .revenue through similar complexes. -this could Have historic significance for your town. 'should this.-~no;tion attain realization, my uggeston is that, we set aside sufficient funds and prize money to contract with the span frarcis~co museum of modern art to hold abay-wide area architectural contest to design the arena. ~oh, and the :game needs a name, ~ ., the Warne of~the game`s working title is... Whirl: