sponsership

[dibble]

talking to my boss at the works party on saturday night, he was very keen to ask me how my archery was going, so i told him in the 14months i have


been shooting, indoor and outdoor club champion
county novice champion.with afew silver and bronze places along the way, and gold in the recent northants county champs. so not bad really, at this point he said we could talk about some kind of sponsership, i said that would be fantastic. but my question is to anybody out there, what should i ask for as i dont want to go in with not a single idea, so if there are any of you out there also sponsered, what sort of help do you get?


cheers

[Old Bloke]

Well, I'll help you spend your sponsorship money..if that helps?

[dibble]

that does sound good,but i do all my workout and fitness at home, spend time with wife and son, as i shoot 3,4,5,days a week.its paying for travel and entry to comps

[dibble]

Originally Posted by Old Bloke

Well, I'll help you spend your sponsorship money..if that helps?

i know my boss, i dont think there will be enough for 2

[Mistake]

i get a scholarship from my university (£1000 a year for 3 years) and whilst is been a pain coming through, its going to help me because i can now start considering about changing my riser to an ILF (currently shooting an Axis)

I also get free gym membership and help for training regimes etc (which is why i've managed to work back upto my old draw weight only shooting 3 times a week)

edit:

It also helps with equipment etc as i need to get a new set of allies at sompeoint soon because i'm trashing my current ones

[Watch_Man]

It usually depends who does the sponsorship and why. You may be able to get more from your boss with less ties than a dealer or manufacturer would give.

Our companies deal with one archer has included in the past year:

4 Bows inc 2 Ultra Elites
18 sets of arrows inc 2 sets of X10's and 2 sets Nano's
5 Release aids
3 Sights
4 scopes
4 sets of stabs
1 Sure-Loc X-press Bow press
bits and pieces like quivers blah blah
£500 towards petrol
£500 towards accomodation
£4000 coaching

However this is a long term (3yr) deal and so the equipment sponsorship will be less next year as we expect only to pay for 1 new bow, maybe 2 max.

I wouldn't suggest you try and get all of the above out of your boss, but you could try

[Murray]

Point 1 is don't just go in and ask for some dosh... be organised and let him know what you need.

Why don't you go with a list of your expected expenses for the coming year (arrows, spare bow (?), costs for competitions - entry, travel, accomodation, coaching/practice fees, gym fees) and then turn it around and ask in what way he thinks he can help you?

Also look towards other benefits other than cash as a negotiating point, e.g. extra time off work to practice (or flexible working hours), training facilities within the company/factory/whatever.

Also be aware is expected in return and that you can deliver.

Just some thoughts.

[grimsby archer]

Originally Posted by Watch_Man

It usually depends who does the sponsorship and why. You may be able to get more from your boss with less ties than a dealer or manufacturer would give.

Our companies deal with one archer has included in the past year:

4 Bows inc 2 Ultra Elites
18 sets of arrows inc 2 sets of X10's and 2 sets Nano's
5 Release aids
3 Sights
4 scopes
4 sets of stabs
1 Sure-Loc X-press Bow press
bits and pieces like quivers blah blah
£500 towards petrol
£500 towards accomodation
£4000 coaching

However this is a long term (3yr) deal and so the equipment sponsorship will be less next year as we expect only to pay for 1 new bow, maybe 2 max.

I wouldn't suggest you try and get all of the above out of your boss, but you could try

I wonder who the archer was?

[ASW1973]

sports union funding, the TASS awards, or help with facilities within universities should not be viewed as sponsorship as these are bursaries set in place by higher education bodies, local authorities or the NGB to further sport within their establishments. This is in the same way that members of a national team are not sponsored on any of the development or maintenance programs

[Watch_Man]

Originally Posted by grimsby archer

I wonder who the archer was?

I'm not a bigamist I get to pay every day for archer_mum - what an investment (or so she tells me)