Looking For a Sponsorship?

Should big tennis brands offer a discount for their frequent customers?

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Jacob Sheedy

Jacob Sheedy

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Hi everyone. As you may know, playing competitively comes at a cost. Racquet, Strings, Overgrips...
There are two upcoming companies offering sponsorships to many of you competitive players.

The first company is TenXPro. This upcoming tennis provider gives their players high quality racquets, custom strings, bags, clothing, and other things. The partnerships with TenX are'nt impossible to get. I know of 3 juniors in my area who have picked up sponsorships with TenX, giving them discounts. The other company is Solinco (Dont know much about them sorry!)

Do you guys know much more about sponsorships? I'd love to hear! Thanks
 
Yah, the cost of this crazy sport is killing me, especially being on a fixed income by my parents--I only get 50 cents a week--and I have to do chores for that, like take out the garbage! I did snag a brand new Prince POG at the Goodwill for $5.00 with the original wrapper on the grip--that was a real score! Here's a hint : scrounge the ball recycling bins at clubs, and the trash cans on the net posts for previously used balls--lots of times you can find balls that have only been used for one match--and most of that was "hack & yack" with little actual hitting. The downside of this are the dopes who toss their half drunk coffee cups into the waste baskets, and then I have to have the balls dry-cleaned. Yah, the expense of over-grips can be a deal breaker--I recycle mine re-wrapping them upside-down and inside out after that--you can get four times the use out of them--and sometimes people toss barely used over-grips into the dust bins too that you can recycle. The really big cost of tennis though I find is the honor-bar at five star resorts like the Fairmont Princesses--a bottle of Gatorade can go for $4.00!--and the vodka-mini to mix it with can be $7.50!--I get around this by buying a $9.99 fifth of vodka at Bev-Mo and refilling the plastic miniatures, they won't break in your bag or weigh it down as much--my favorite flavors are cotton candy and peppermint bark flavored vodka. Bags are another expensive item, but TW here has a really good small bag for $10.00 that's a great deal! Hope these cost saving hints help others stay in the game and not have to switch to pickle-ball--an abomination! And lastly--don't put your bag on the bench (unless you're playing against a cheating ******--then it's OK)--benches are for butts! I'll save my hints for finding cigarette butts with life left in them for another thread.
 
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i'd advise getting a PTR or PTA membership (take the test, etc...). part of the benefits are discount rates to <brand>. that said, discount cost of racquet will not buy me brand loyalty since tech changes, my game changes, etc... so from a biz standpoint, i'd only discount folks that are in a position to expose their product to many people (ie. teaching pros.... ie. folks who do the PTR or PTA gauntlet are usually teaching pros)
 
If I were a younger junior playing competitive I would look for non traditional sponsors. Like the local grocery store chain or maybe the local higher end car dealers or something along those lines. Unless I was a top level usta campus player I would not even consider asking Nike or any equipment mfg. to them your just one of the heard.
 
I don't understand the poll. Big tennis brands (rackets, balls, strings, clothing) sell through distributors like TW, so how can they identify and give discounts to frequent customers?

Also, the poll does not seem relevant to the post.
 
Solinco, Ytex, and Diadem have links on their websites to how to apply for a sponsorship. Most have requirement but if you're a top level junior you'll get it.
 
sureshs said:
I don't understand the poll. Big tennis brands (rackets, balls, strings, clothing) sell through distributors like TW, so how can they identify and give discounts to frequent customers?

Also, the poll does not seem relevant to the post.
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tennis retail works in mysterious ways
 
nytennisaddict said:
i'd advise getting a PTR or PTA membership (take the test, etc...). part of the benefits are discount rates to <brand>. that said, discount cost of racquet will not buy me brand loyalty since tech changes, my game changes, etc... so from a biz standpoint, i'd only discount folks that are in a position to expose their product to many people (ie. teaching pros.... ie. folks who do the PTR or PTA gauntlet are usually teaching pros)
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USPTA gave a very generous equipment package (via Head) up until about 5 years ago, then Head quit and the USPTA moved to Prince, at which point a dues-paying member got nothing unless he/she worked for a club that sold Prince products. It's the same, or similar now, although Wilson is the "sponsoring" manufacturer for the USPTA.

I know a guy (an airline steward, who flew all over the world) who convinced Solinco that they should sponsor him because he played in tournaments when he traveled and he would be an ideal brand ambassador. He was at best a 3.5 player who never won a round, but had an impressive collection of equipment.
 
sovertennis said:
USPTA gave a very generous equipment package (via Head) up until about 5 years ago, then Head quit and the USPTA moved to Prince, at which point a dues-paying member got nothing unless he/she worked for a club that sold Prince products. It's the same, or similar now, although Wilson is the "sponsoring" manufacturer for the USPTA.

I know a guy (an airline steward, who flew all over the world) who convinced Solinco that they should sponsor him because he played in tournaments when he traveled and he would be an ideal brand ambassador. He was at best a 3.5 player who never won a round, but had an impressive collection of equipment.
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PTR seems to still have some sort of deal... https://www.ptrtennis.org/PTRTennis...spx?hkey=c6d3b59c-eca8-4474-94e5-e59f4dae0e65
 
2good4U said:
Not necessarily.
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It took you two weeks to come up with your pithy two word reply--one word per week--well said! I don't think I'll be alive to read your rendering of the great American novel. My understanding of those making the free list and sponsorhips is that those doling them out look at the rankings and bestow the goodies on those at the top--what's yours? How do you hide your tournament results from those looking for talent to represent their brand?

I'll put a post-it on my fridge to look for your reply in six months.
 
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tennis tom said:
It took you two weeks to come up with your pithy two word reply--one word per week--well said! I don't think I'll be alive to read your rendering of the great American novel. My experience with making the free list and sponsorhips is those doling them out look at the rankings and bestow the goodies on those at the top--what's yours? How do you hide your tournament results from those looking for talent to represent their brand?

I'll put a post-it on my fridge to look for your reply in six months.
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You didn't see the ESPN2 coverage of the public court two bounce rally championship?!

J
 
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