Comments on: A Question for BJJ Competitors http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/04/21/a-question-for-bjj-competitors/ Si vis pacem, para bellum Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/04/21/a-question-for-bjj-competitors/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Brian Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:42:36 +0000 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/?p=733#comment-286 @Big Jus - Surveys are coming soon. Those are some good questions. The difference is the blog is two-way. You're right about the insider info - it would be a careful balance. We'd also have to make sure that if we're discussing running an event on a certain date in a certain venue it doesn't become a rumor. We don't want bad info floating around because it was released too early. But remember our whole thing is that we are grapplers running tournaments for grapplers. It's a circuit for the competitors. The one-way feedback surveys will provide is good, and we'll be taking advantage of that soon - but beyond that we want to have a continuing conversation with our community. We don't want US Grappling to be a black box. If you attend a US Grappling event you are part of US Grappling. @Ivan R. - Are you following us? http://twitter.com/usgrappling We're trying to us it more frequently, not just to update people on what's going on inside US Grappling, but also on some of the more interesting things we find around the grappling scene. Thanks for the input. @Big Jus – Surveys are coming soon. Those are some good questions. The difference is the blog is two-way. You’re right about the insider info – it would be a careful balance. We’d also have to make sure that if we’re discussing running an event on a certain date in a certain venue it doesn’t become a rumor. We don’t want bad info floating around because it was released too early. But remember our whole thing is that we are grapplers running tournaments for grapplers. It’s a circuit for the competitors. The one-way feedback surveys will provide is good, and we’ll be taking advantage of that soon – but beyond that we want to have a continuing conversation with our community. We don’t want US Grappling to be a black box. If you attend a US Grappling event you are part of US Grappling.

@Ivan R. – Are you following us? http://twitter.com/usgrappling We’re trying to us it more frequently, not just to update people on what’s going on inside US Grappling, but also on some of the more interesting things we find around the grappling scene. Thanks for the input.

]]> By: Ivan R. http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/04/21/a-question-for-bjj-competitors/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Ivan R. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:30:14 +0000 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/?p=733#comment-285 Quite honestly, I don't think I'd be interested in that sort of read as a whole separate blog. A few posts on twitter/blogs will be good though :-) Quite honestly, I don’t think I’d be interested in that sort of read as a whole separate blog. A few posts on twitter/blogs will be good though :-)

]]> By: Big Jus http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/04/21/a-question-for-bjj-competitors/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Big Jus Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:18:25 +0000 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/?p=733#comment-284 I'd probably read it, but it might be best left behind the scenes. You don't want to give any trade secrets away in the blog; and that is the interesting part. I would reccomend doing surveys at the events. I think this will give you good feedback, both positive and negative. Questions you may want to consider asking besides the obvious what went right?, what went wrong?, and how could we have handled the "wrong" differently?: What merchandise vendors would you like to see at our events? How much would likely spend if the vendors were at the venue? Would you be more willing to buy merchandise if it were customized for the specific event? How many teammates did you have competing today? These are a few questions that I would consider asking on a survey. I am sure that you could think of a million more... BTW- I think US Grappling does an exceptional job at organizing and running tournaments. They get better and better every time. I’d probably read it, but it might be best left behind the scenes. You don’t want to give any trade secrets away in the blog; and that is the interesting part.

I would reccomend doing surveys at the events. I think this will give you good feedback, both positive and negative.

Questions you may want to consider asking besides the obvious what went right?, what went wrong?, and how could we have handled the “wrong” differently?:

What merchandise vendors would you like to see at our events? How much would likely spend if the vendors were at the venue? Would you be more willing to buy merchandise if it were customized for the specific event?

How many teammates did you have competing today?

These are a few questions that I would consider asking on a survey. I am sure that you could think of a million more…

BTW- I think US Grappling does an exceptional job at organizing and running tournaments. They get better and better every time.

]]> By: Kelly http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/04/21/a-question-for-bjj-competitors/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Kelly Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:01:18 +0000 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/?p=733#comment-283 I'd read it! I’d read it!

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