The Big South Conference and its nine women's basketball playing member institutions will implement the "Fantastic Fan Program" during the 2009-2010 women’s basketball season. This loyalty program will offer attendance-based prizes, with a grand prize of a trip for two to the 2010 NCAA Women's Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, courtesy of the Big South Conference. As part of the program, all fans will receive a “Fantastic Fan Card” from their favorite team, which will be used to track their game-by-game attendance. These cards will be stamped during each women's basketball game the participating fans attend during the season. Fans will be eligible to claim prizes after the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th game attended. (more).
Fans who attend a total of eight games will be eligible for the grand prize trip to the Women's Final Four. The grand prize winner will be selected randomly from the list of fans that successfully completed the "Fantastic Fan" attendance card and will be recognized at the 2010 Advance Auto Parts Women's Basketball Championship.
Big South "Fantastic Fan" members will receive the following prizes based on attendance:
Games Attended Prize
2 Commemorative Prize
4 Frequent Fan T-Shirt
6 Gift Card ($10 value)
8 Gift Card ($25 value)
The Conference-wide "Fantastic Fan" promotion, created from a grant awarded from the NCAA Women's Basketball Grant Program, aims to increase attendance by an average of 20 percent at Big South women's basketball games in 2009-2010 by developing relationships between teams and fans, and rewarding loyalty.
