Young Glory – BRIEF: Get more kids to hoop

Background

Assume it is 2023. The world has got on top COVID-19, but fears still linger around travelling to far away places.

The challenge

Imagine you are FIBA. You have $1M USD to roll out a campaign encouraging kids to start playing basketball. You have access to any professional basketball talent you want, from the NBA to leagues across the world. What would you do?

Target audience

Parents of kids aged 8 to 15 in developed countries who are still finding “their sport”. Some of these parents are basketball fans but most won’t be.

Considerations

Your idea should create a strong call to action for the sport. It should be an idea big enough to kick off a multi-year comms platform that local FIBA subsidiaries in each country can extend further with their own local budgets.

What success looks like

This is about encouraging more than shots in a playground. Your idea must directly drive trials and/or sign-ups at local clubs that participate in organized competitions. Extra consideration will be given to ideas that are highly shareable and create earned media.

Contributions

Catharina Brant

Fanny Odebrand

Awards

Young Glory – Bronze

Fubruary Brief: Get more kids to hoop

2021-2022