Edmonton Sports Fans is looking to chat with a few fans. Today we speak with Kim Manzo, a self confessed "ex crazy soccer lady" who currently works with the Edmonton Stingers Basketball team.
1)Talk about your soccer super fan self.
My time as a super soccer fan started with being born to an Italian family. It was always soccer or CFL football in our house. Once I got older, I started with helping my brother coach my nephew, to soccer director of my community and then jumping on the North Zone board, and then to working for FC Edmonton.
I loved the professional aspect of working the ins and out of club life, but my passion started with youth soccer and bringing the best program to each child that stepped out on the pitch, but politics eventually got in the way as it does, and that is why I retired from being a volunteer after 15 years but super excited for the Euro Cup this year! Go Italy! (mocking can commence now)
2) Talk about your personal excitement in regards to "the ultimate sports fan pass" which saw the Eddies, Stingers, Esks and Prospects team up for a great offer to unite sports fans.
The pass came around back in June. Thinking of all the great sports teams we have here in the city, and the 4 that play in the summer. The professionalism and the excitement that each team brings to their leagues and to this city is undeniable, and why not bring that all together?
I brought the idea to our business ops at the Stingers, and he was all for it! Once the other teams got on board, it was exciting to be a part of it. It also gives a baseball fan a chance to check out a basketball game, a basketball fan to check out a soccer game and so forth. You may or may not like the sport, but why not give it a try? You never know what you might like. I also feel this is a great opportunity for our teams to work together in future endeavors.
The day of the media conference, a tear rolled down my cheek as it was a great partnership to see. We must support each other and the sports we are involved with. Edmonton has a great culture when it comes to professional sports, we just to bring that around to the other great professional teams that we have in this city.
3) Talk about your transition into to be a basketball superfan.
My transition to a basketball fan started on May 10/2019 at 7 pm. The first home game of the Edmonton Stingers. Andreas Morse, Edmonton Stingers Business Operations, and I use to work together at FC Edmonton. I noticed they were looking for volunteers to help at the games and I gave him a call. The first game was unbelievable. The culture, the fans, the win…was amazing. I was in awe and enjoyed every second of it. I was proud to be a part of this team, even as a volunteer, and realized at that point, there is more professional sports out there to enjoy. From that moment I was hooked and knew I wanted to be a part of something special in this city.
Our first season was amazing, from the ticket selling to game day to the fans that supported us. This year our league is growing, and I am blessed to be a part of it.
1)Talk about your soccer super fan self.
My time as a super soccer fan started with being born to an Italian family. It was always soccer or CFL football in our house. Once I got older, I started with helping my brother coach my nephew, to soccer director of my community and then jumping on the North Zone board, and then to working for FC Edmonton.
I loved the professional aspect of working the ins and out of club life, but my passion started with youth soccer and bringing the best program to each child that stepped out on the pitch, but politics eventually got in the way as it does, and that is why I retired from being a volunteer after 15 years but super excited for the Euro Cup this year! Go Italy! (mocking can commence now)
2) Talk about your personal excitement in regards to "the ultimate sports fan pass" which saw the Eddies, Stingers, Esks and Prospects team up for a great offer to unite sports fans.
The pass came around back in June. Thinking of all the great sports teams we have here in the city, and the 4 that play in the summer. The professionalism and the excitement that each team brings to their leagues and to this city is undeniable, and why not bring that all together?
I brought the idea to our business ops at the Stingers, and he was all for it! Once the other teams got on board, it was exciting to be a part of it. It also gives a baseball fan a chance to check out a basketball game, a basketball fan to check out a soccer game and so forth. You may or may not like the sport, but why not give it a try? You never know what you might like. I also feel this is a great opportunity for our teams to work together in future endeavors.
The day of the media conference, a tear rolled down my cheek as it was a great partnership to see. We must support each other and the sports we are involved with. Edmonton has a great culture when it comes to professional sports, we just to bring that around to the other great professional teams that we have in this city.
3) Talk about your transition into to be a basketball superfan.
My transition to a basketball fan started on May 10/2019 at 7 pm. The first home game of the Edmonton Stingers. Andreas Morse, Edmonton Stingers Business Operations, and I use to work together at FC Edmonton. I noticed they were looking for volunteers to help at the games and I gave him a call. The first game was unbelievable. The culture, the fans, the win…was amazing. I was in awe and enjoyed every second of it. I was proud to be a part of this team, even as a volunteer, and realized at that point, there is more professional sports out there to enjoy. From that moment I was hooked and knew I wanted to be a part of something special in this city.
Our first season was amazing, from the ticket selling to game day to the fans that supported us. This year our league is growing, and I am blessed to be a part of it.
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