Plastic Pitch: A thought-provoking Canadian soccer e-mag

A project in Edmonton, Canada by Steven Sandor
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You know us from The11.ca. We want to take that passion for Canadian soccer journalism and give it the platform it deserves.
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Funded: $10,515 of $10,000
Dates: Dec 3rd -> Feb 1st (60 days)
Project By: Steven Sandor
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Latest News

4 for 3

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
To celebrate Umbro coming on board as a premier sponsor, we're proud to make the following offer for the final days of our Kickstarter campaign. Choose the $15 reward (3 issues) and we'll throw in a fourth for free. Anyone who has already chosen this... (Read More)

Umbro comes aboard as Premier Sponsor!

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to an exciting new partnership with Umbro Canada, the PLASTIC PITCH campaign has been bolstered. We're proud to partner with Umbro. Of course, we're all familiar with the iconic brand as the supplier of Canada's national teams. But, as a... (Read More)

PLASTIC PITCH preview story!

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
(The 11 is temporarily coming out of hiatus to preview a story that is planned for the first issue of PLASTIC PITCH. After some thought, I realized the best way to show readers what PLASTIC PITCH can be is to show the kind of stories that will be... (Read More)

700 fans. $10 each.

January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We have just 19 days left to go in our campaign. And, when some off-site pledges are factored in, we're at about 30 per cent of the goal. That gives us a very small window, less than three weeks, to get 70 per cent of the goal.To those of you who... (Read More)

Chatting on Sportsnet

January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Was happy to be back on Sportsnet on Thursday, to talk PLASTIC PITCH and Toronto FC. Check it out here: http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/soccer-central-radio-tfcs-big-changes/  (Read More)

Breaking the bad sportswriting habits

December 31st - via: kickstarter.com
In the process of hatching the whole Plastic Pitch concept, I've had the chance to reflect on where sportswriting stands. As someone who has been in the game at some level for the past two decades, whether it be for various newspapers, soccer... (Read More)

Happy Holidays

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I wanted to take this time to wish all of PLASTIC PITCH's supporters (and anyone stopping by to check out this update) a wonderful holiday season. I hope you all get the chance to spend some meaningful time with loved ones.  (Read More)

Story sked

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Looking to generate the first sked (story list) for the first issue of PLASTIC PITCH. While we are still more than 8700 from our funding goal, we need to begin planning the issue. What stories would you like to see covered. We were looking at doing... (Read More)

Two days in, almost 4% there

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I want to thank everyone so far for their support. It means a lot. As well, please help the project by spreading the word. The more people who learn about it, the better chance we'll have of gaining the support we need! There's a good chance some of... (Read More)

Make Something Edmonton

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I'm happy to announce that Plastic Pitch is also listed under the Make Something Edmonton banner. You can check that out HERE.  (Read More)

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