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to achieve sponsorship you have to make your team ( OR FIELD) marketable to the companys you are going after. you have to be able to do something for them to make them want to sponsor you. dont get it in your head that anyone is going to GIVE you anything. They wont. Its all an exchange for promotions and product placement and as a good team you should promote their products well. Dont go after 90 companies go after products you feel strongly about.
Say you love autocockers and JT masks, so go after JT Sports. Say you love Vents and Minis' try for Kee Action. the bottom line is that you have got to try. the best thing to do is TRAVEL, dont just play the local tourney or scenario @ your field every few months. you have to expose yourself and team to the regional scene before you can ever go national. and to do that you need sponsors. IE my team is based out of San Antonio Texas, However we play outside of Dallas and all over the state on a regular basis, we went to Florida @ beginning of DEC. Is it expensive, yes. But planning and bugeting are all keys to running a sucsessful team. Really focus in on what it is that you want and develop a unique selling point to the companies you are going after. Persistance and professionalism are key. Good luck
Also as a field, it is important to make sure your home teams are helping with marketing your name and doing so in a positive light for the sport, nothing hurts worse than BAD word of mouth
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