How to Request Amateur Sponsorship

As an amateur athlete you are putting in just as much time, if not more, as a professional athlete but you are not being paid in the same way. Many times amateur athletes have to take on other professions while they continue to press on with their athletic career. This makes it very hard to keep up with up-to-date equipment, training costs, and traveling expenses. Sponsorships can help with these costs, but you need to ask.

Things You'll Need

  • Internet
  • Phone
  • Resume
  • Cover letter
  • Picture
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Instructions

    • 1

      Make a list of all the products, services, and places that you use on a regular basis. The list should exceed 50 different companies. Think about where you work out, where you get all of your food, where you get your equipment, who cuts your hair, what hotels you stay in when you travel, and what airline you use the most. If you have trouble thinking, look through your bank statements.

    • 2

      Visit every one of those business's websites and search amateur sponsorships. If it is a smaller business that you deal with directly, go to the place of business and set up an appointment with the owner. Ask the owner about his protocol for sponsoring amateur athletes.

    • 3

      Submit to every single company what they requested to consider sponsoring you as an amateur athlete. Make sure that your resume is up-to-date, even send in recent articles about yourself or recent rankings with the resume.

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      Keep a file of each business to which you sent information. In the file, keep a note sheet of when you sent a letter and if you received a response. Every month or two, send another letter and resume if you do not get a response from the company, to show that you are serious.

    • 5

      Accept every sponsorship you can to help with your expenses as an amateur. Note and copy all agreements with sponsors and keep them on file. Also note if a company turns you down, so you can try again in another year.