ABOUT US About Colone Associates Colone Associates is a sports management consulting group based in Oneonta, New York. Founded in 1997 by Albert L. Colone, Colone Associates provides services geared towards the development, growth and sustainability of sports-related projects. Such projects include but are not limited to: Development of sports-related facilities. Building and growing the commercial value of such facilities. Colone Associates specializes in providing consulting services to organizations looking to reach their goal of bringing a sports project to fruition. During this process, the company is involved comprehensively, supplying advice on site-selection and planning, availability of grants, fund-raising, and concepts based around sustaining funds. These concepts form a Strategic Promotional Plan, which focuses on the marketing of events relating to these sports facilities using initiatives designed to maximize licensing, advertising and corporate sponsorship opportunities. In the company's short history, they've been advancing an ever-growing portfolio of services to sports. Currently, Colone Associates has multiple sport business programs and projects underway. Check out the Services page for detailed information on these projects. For more information on Colone Associates, a FAQ has been made available on the website. If you have any other questions or inquiries, visit the Contact Us page. Albert L. Colone Prior to forming Colone Associates, Albert held the position of executive director of the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York from 1979 to 1997. Before his years at the Hall, Colone founded and organized City of Oneonta adult recreational soccer programs and the Oneonta Mayor's Cup Collegiate Soccer Tournament, once considered the longest running NCAA Division I tournament in America. He soon pioneered efforts towards creating the definition and concept for the Hall of Fame, and subsequently, helped found and establish the National Soccer Museum and its allied educational programs. Guided by Colone, the Hall secured all of its official authorities, including a charter through the New York State Department of Education, a 501[c]3 charitable tax status through the Federal Internal Revenue Service and formal sanction via the United States Soccer Federation. Colone was most active and inspirational in the long range plan and early development of the Hall's Wright National Soccer Campus, which ultimately boasted a capital price tag of $22 million. Over $6 million in capital gifts and pledges and over $3 million in actual capital development were advanced under Colone's leadership. An interim national soccer museum and exhibits originally opened to the public in 1982, which substantially expanded in 1987, dedicated to and featuring displays on the history of soccer/football in America. The museum's archives contain the largest accumulation of soccer memorabilia and artifacts anywhere in the country. In 1996, the museum, along with associated events and activities drew a public involvement of more than 50,000 people and an estimated travel revenue impact of $3 to $5 million for Central New York State. In the years following the formation of Colone Associates in 1997, Albert excelled in the management, promotion and marketing of soccer tournaments and events, including the programming of the regionally recognized "B.C. Kicks" tournaments in Binghamton/Broome County, NY and the Nice 'n Easy NY/NY Summer Soccer Series, both known for their quality competition and professional management. Colone later became involved in the development and operation of the David L. Emerson Soccer Farm, in Oxford/Chenango County, NY, a facility that features two of the best soccer surfaces in the country. Colone is also collaborating partner in the production of a national soccer research and development program. The program is being advanced to elevate the stature of American soccer, raising its acceptance within the sports culture of the United States.