We strive to provide the very best integrated software that saves the tournament time, provides for an exceptional user experience for their guest teams and offers the tournament opportunities to effectively service sponsorships and local advertising opportunities; all while remaining current with the expectations of website users and soccer trends.
From the onset, we decided that we would price the software and support fairly, that everyone would get the same price so there is never a perception of “back-room deals” and that we would provide ongoing support and upgrades for the tournaments. Our focus — as is yours with your tournament — is not to be the lowest price, but to be the BEST option in providing the ultimate guest team experience. In turn, that experience would attract more teams to the tournaments as they begin to recognize the TourneyCentral format as being the partner provider with only the best tournaments that share our values of excellence.
For us, discounts mean three things:
1) An acknowledgment that we have been overcharging you all along and
2) Less margin to adapt, grow and evolve as the tournament landscape changes rapidly.
3) Increased administrative costs in keeping all the “special deals” straight.
None of these things serve either of us well.
Nonetheless, we realize that certain tournaments may be more price-sensitive than others and we encourage you to always be searching for the best value that serves your tournament. We expect no less from the best. While we will never compete on price, we do listen and implement ideas that come from tournaments that enable them to attract the best teams into their tournaments. We are here to support you when you need help and are nimble enough to implement changes that keep the tournaments we support on the cutting edge of both technology and the soccer industry. For example, we have recently integrated social media networks like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube into our team, scoring and advertising modules, with more features to come. Our PulsePoint Dashboard provides information about your tournament that supports it as a positive community event. The list beyond the basics of application, scheduling and scoring goes deep and broad.
That being said, we are always looking for ways to cut the cost of providing the service while maintaing the high standards of accessibility that define the TourneyCentral brand. We would be the first to pass that savings along to all of our loyal tournaments.
I know that is a very long answer to a really short question, but somehow “No” just didn’t seem to be right answer to give back. I hope my more detailed explanation explains our vision of the soccer tournament landscape and that the vision aligns with yours for your tournament and that we will enjoy a very long, very prosperous partnership.