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**SupahFly21** · November 19th, 10:08 PM

yea i dont live near all these big tournys with big sponsors either. my team doesnt have any sponsors yet [hopefully]
u dont need big name sponsors, u could get like a local store to sponsor you if they want to, maybe a field, or maybe some store that doesnt even have to do with paintball will let you thats what my friend had

**visionimpulse2k** · November 19th, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hookah_King420

What about the kids that ball at local places in the middle of now where. You guys seem to be talking about fields that are big and known, not small tournaments your local field plays. I think it would be cool to be sponsered one day but im in no rush.

i live in a small town in waukesha wisconsin and are sponsered by a place in milwaukee..it doesnt matter where u live..just call in or mail them a letter and mabeye give some photos or videos and many places will be glad to sponser u..and no..we arnt talking about sponserships like dynasty and other pro teams. They get everything free...the local sponsers will mostly just give u major discounts..and mabeye a free shirt or jersey

**Dragun65** · November 20th, 12:40 AM

Yeah a lot of people think that you have to get sponsered by a company within the Paintball community.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Sometimes places like a Car dealership or a Local restaurant would be more than happy to sponser teams as soon as they know how big the Paintball community is, and More importantly how it will Benefit them.

As soon as they know what you can do for them, then you can begin to discuss what they can do for you.

But remember don't expect a lot of money at first expect little things.

**Inkjunkie** · November 26th, 11:29 PM

I suppose non-paintball related sponsors(diners, etc) would just your team cash straight up then?

What would be the best way to approuch a non-paintball related sponsor? Just mail them out of the blue or what?

**Dragun65** · November 30th, 05:20 PM

I would Talk to at least a manager in person if not an owner. Make sure you have some sort of team resume. and explain to them how you would be advertising for thier business everywhere you play.

for Example: my team is sponsered by a Local Car dealership and they help us out temendously with paint and entry costs.

In turn we wear jerseys that have the Name of the Dealership on the front and back advertising for them. and it gives them even more exposure when we make it to the finals.

But remember Make sure you cover what you can do for them before you talk to them about what they can do for you.

Cali Guy 14 · December 18th, 06:11 PM

Heres what i love, teams that are just made looking for sponsors to give em money, or anything......u first look for any pb company that wants to give u a team discount, and guess what, when u start winning u tell em, win a lil and u start to get noticed, then u say to the company, very simply, "are u in or out?" When u ask for a sponsorship, u are at their feet pleading, and when u ask them, u have the deal, not them. Once u have a company that talks to u abotu sponsorship u knwo that u have the upper hand.

Personaly i ahve email and written letters to 100plus companys, pb and non related. Out of that i got 25 responces, and 3-5 offers, of which 2 were taken. Both are just discounts and a few free things......but when my team gets goin, and these few companies take notice, u have 2 things, i asked u when we started, u said no, and then u can talk to them and make a deal, but remember to do it right, and to talk to them in person, or in a formal letter or email.........i did a lil work, and emailed a bunch of companys, with the yo i have a team getting started and we want a sponosr and a business type letter. I actually got almost all responces from the business, and 1 offer i took from the yo thing, which ended up to be a empire sponsorship, which started nps sponsorships, i can say i was the first person to talk to emprie about beginner type sponsorship, kool eh

**evilpainman** · January 12th, 06:50 PM

What companys are good for asking for sponsorships?

What companies are not good?

Answers would be very appreciated.

steveomonster · January 12th, 07:26 PM

ok, so your saying a new team that hasn't played in a tourney has pretty much no chance?

steveomonster · January 12th, 07:28 PM

also, you guys say its good to get sponsored if you all have the same gun, my whole team is spyders in fact , its spyders extreme, so kingman would be my best bet right?
if anything...

**ImpulseDragon** · January 13th, 08:27 PM

I doubt you're going to get sponsored by Kingman without any experience.

**evilpainman** · January 14th, 08:40 PM

Quote:

What companys are good for asking for sponsorships?

What companies are not good?

Answers would be very appreciated.

could somebody anwser my questions

**Kyle_18** · January 14th, 09:17 PM

All companies are good for asking, there is not a sponsor that isn't any good at all, you get something from everyone, but they et sometihng from you also.

**evilpainman** · January 14th, 10:43 PM

What about asking a nonrelated painball company like a sports outlet or something like that

**Ahmadi6490** · January 14th, 11:00 PM

Yes, you can still get some food or drinks with them. So that's always good too.

**J-Rider** · January 17th, 04:14 PM

had my team going for a year, not looking for sponsers cos we can cope without, im just in it for the game

but playing with local site teams is good, after a few games they start giving discounts

steveomonster · January 18th, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ImpulseDragon

I doubt you're going to get sponsored by Kingman without any experience.

I know that. I said that would be my best bet out of anybody if we did..... my lord. im not even lookin for sponsorship right now

**ImpulseDragon** · January 19th, 01:56 PM

No need to get defensive, I was merely stating.

**justaddwada** · January 20th, 11:45 PM

ok children lets all calm down and take a breath. As for sponsorship, me and my crew started hanging out at our local paintball shop. We have since become friends with the owner, and a couple weeks ago we told him we were going to a local tourney in the spring, and asked if he could help us out. He is going to give us full proto gear for a REALLY great discount and he told us if our whole team buys our gear at the same time he will give all of us two free Dye T-shirts each. Basically: sponsorship is not always your answer for your team's budget sometimes just getting a great deal for your stuff is good enough. This guy has been giving our team TONS of really nice deals.

Last week I told him I was interested in a Karnivore he had on the wall and he told me he could give me 10% off. My advice for teams in need of support, there are other ways to get the gear you need. Peace.

Anyways I guess I should do him a favor for helping us out: millenium paintball in layton UT.

**themike2204** · February 12th, 09:18 PM

good post thanx 4 the advice

**ineedanswersplz** · February 20th, 05:19 PM

do you have to be a tourney player? i am tryin to get all the info i can get b/c i want to get a team together around here. then im trying to get tippmann to sponsor up or something. but there is like no tourneys around here! do yall know of any tourneys around charlotte?thanks alot