Team Resumes?

[Halliday]

Man you guys are bitter over some local issue that has nothing to do with this thread.

[Riotz]

Man you guys are bitter over some local issue that has nothing to do with this thread.

I agree. He should have never been posted in the first place.

My apologies to ted.c0bb1es for the negative spin that his thread has been subjected to. Good luck to you in your pursuit of a sponsor.

It's funny, who turned this thread into a negative one?


I post in DEFENSE not in OFFENSE. I will defend myself and my friends no matter WHAT IT TAKES. I do believe I have the right to defend myself if the Mods don't step in.


Also, if you care to look. I had edited my thread WAY before you replied. So you might want to fill that in.

[Thordic]

Mel, that "if the shoe fits" thing is nonsense, it was blatantly about Jeff. I can't believe you are still ranting about this. Jeff hasn't been involved in paintball for a year now. The lawsuit was private and has nothing to do with this besides the fact you are obviously bitter. No need to drag this all up on the boards again.

Anyway, to move on to being helpful to the topic at hand, this is old, and we didn't have much to sell at the time but I put it together as a preliminary document that I figured we could always add to later. You have to try to work with what you, highlight your strengths, and hope for the best. At first you can try to hope for sponsors in the way of some discounts on equipment or paint, nothing major but every little bit helps, and it gets your foot in the door.

(I'll post the files in a few minutes, Acrobat is giving me issues converting to PDF.)

[Dayspring]

So emailing HR at my job was in defense of what? The fact that I hadn't said word ONE to you in MONTHS? Tuna called you a coward and a few other words I can't post here. Your reply to him was "He's spreading propaganda." If you look back at any of your posts, YOU were the negative one. ALWAYS trashing Mel, me, PBX and the PBX players. If you want proof, I can find them to remind you.

You're full of it Jeff. You tweak your story to suit you, but in reality you're the one with the grudge. Get a life...

I post in DEFENSE not in OFFENSE. I will defend myself and my friends no matter WHAT IT TAKES. I do believe I have the right to defend myself if the Mods don't step in.

[Thordic]

Its over, dead, in the past.

Mel, stop trying to cause arguements. All you are doing is spreading negative attitudes.

[Dayspring]

When somebody threatens you or your family's livelihood, you tell me how quickly you forget it.

[NoFearPaintballer]

This is for the redz sponser isnt it? theyll sponser you with out even reading your resume! they have like 50 sponsered teams in my area

[Thordic]

I didn't say forget it, I just said we don't need to hear about it on the boards all the time. Its an issue between you and Jeff, not an issue that all of AO needs to hear about constantly, this isn't a soap opera.

[SlartyBartFast]

To talk seriously about sponsorships....

Run your team like a professional operation. Whether you use Scouts, 4-H, or some other group as a template it doesn't matter.

What you'll find in other organisations is how to set up a basic charter and how to define the responsibilities of the executive. President/Captain, Vice-President/Second, treasurer, secretary, etc.

Keep records of meetings and practices, and keep account of all team business, membership, accounting, by-laws.

The glossy "sales pitch" shouldn't list every tournament you've ever participated in, but your team history should.

It might seem like a lot for a team made up of a few friends and aquiaitences, but if your not beyond that level I don't see what interest a sponsor could possibly have in the team.

[Gunga]

No more bickering on AO the Riotz/PBX stuff. Closed.