The Future is SportTrades

SportTrades are looking to the future. We have a couple of projects we need your feedback with. Both are very much at an early planning stage, apart from the title, the projects are very much up there pinned on the drawing board.

The two initiatives are Sport Unity and the SportTrades Incentive Card (Sport I Card).

SPORT UNITY

Sport Unity, the talent exchange database, not an original idea, America for a long time had the SportBank. The standard idea is to transfer talent rejected in one sport and introduce them to another were their attributes and ability are more suited.

The bottom line spread our athletes who show exceptional sporting prowess across sports. It is an idea that is build around the elite, to maximise the potential of our sporting talent in full. Sport Unity will include this area with the hope of building a sustainable future for British sport by recruiting from other sports athletes who still wish to compete at the highest level, but due to rejection at their chosen sport thought the door had closed.

There are websites, databases and organisation who search for talent and promote opportunities. There is not a central database that can feature all, as far as we know. It would be fantastic to set up a database that can be used by sport coaches, to identify possible future recruits. Equally good for athletes at the point of rejection, look at Sport Unity and find other sports that they may consider better suited to they strength.

We would also look to promote sports within communities for all abilities. Our role will be to search for funding for the site, would welcome all suggestions, all those who feel they can contribute and all those companies who feel they can mange and create the database.
info@sporttrades.co.uk.

Sport I Card (SportTrades Incentive Card)

This is the sporting equivalent to a loyalty card for those on holiday, at home or abroad. It will be free to individuals.What does the Sport I card get us, well nothing at the moment.

The future will provide many opportunities. There are loads of packages where you can go and watch Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and all the famous and established clubs worldwide.

Your'e on holiday in Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote, you fancy watching a game of football.

That's handy UD Lanzarote are a partner with Sport I Card. Check with the contact details provided and they are playing at home, you get this incentive when you show the card - lets go.

The incentive details for many sporting events, venues, clubs, outlets and centres will feature on the Sport I Card website once agreed with providers.

The Sport I Card partners will be in the UK, USA and Europe.

We hope that Sport I will be distributed to clients from Tour Operators or when you book with online travel companies. We will inform you when negotiations are complete, our target is to have significant deals available from March 2011.

As mentioned, the card will be free. The downside will be your details will automatically go onto to our database and you will be contacted by SportTrades regarding opportunities we have available, your details will also be passed onto tour operators who distribute our card.

If you do not wish this to happen you must notify us upon application. it will not affect you benefiting from the opportunities provided by Sport I Card.As they say, watch this space for further updates.