People on Tri Teams.
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2014-09-30 7:10 AM |
Extreme Veteran 909 Westchester, NY | Subject: People on Tri Teams. People who are on Tri teams. I was wondering. Outside of your coach(s) who get all the sponsorship ? What kind of sponsorship do you have ? What kind of sponsorship do you want ? Does your team have people who regularly podium ? Do members of your team do other events ? Swim or bike .. We all run. Do you like your team kit ? Do you travel as team to "big" races ? What I mean is do a majority choose a race and all sign up ? If so, how do you place in the "team" time overall. Or what I mean is at IM Syracuse, our team came in second overall behind Bahrain who had 10 guys at the race. Who manages the website ? Do you have a team wrench ? How do you recruit new members ? How much is your membership ? What do you get with your membership ? I appreciate your time and all answers. Also, if there is anything I'm missing. I'm asking to see how we can better our team. |
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2014-09-30 8:23 AM in reply to: 0 |
Alpharetta, Georgia | Subject: RE: People on Tri Teams. In my neck of the woods there is a difference between a "club" and a "team." The local team is a pay-to-play where it's structured around coaching and group training. The cost is in-line with what you would pay for a one-on-one coach for the duration of a season ($500-$600). They typically pick a 70.3 and a 140.6 race to train for and travel to together. I throw this in because they are recognized by USAT as a club and typically win the regional club championship points races - even though they have a nontraditional high entry pay-to-play structure. I do love their kits. The local club is very minimal membership ($25/year) and they provide very little value in my opinion. A few clinics from sponsors per year but no group training and no group racing to speak of. They do put on one of the more popular races in the area, though. I hate their race kits. I used to be a member of the club but didn't renew a number of years ago as I just wasn't getting anything out of it. It seemed the clinics were just masked as sponsors trying to sell me chiropractic services or something and with no group training opportunities I wasn't sure what I was paying for. The team is run by one of my good friends and if I won the lottery and my target race was theirs for the year I would absolutely be on board with them. Edited by lisac957 2014-09-30 8:24 AM |
2014-09-30 10:38 AM in reply to: lisac957 |
Champion 6993 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: People on Tri Teams. Lisa is right about clubs. I know a lot of it is they want to have speakers and getting speakers for free tend to make there money other ways like have a book to sell or a product always helps. Even still does not mean they can not be useful. Otherwise you get people like me was a speaker at a running club once. I ended up promoting a site called Beginner triathlete for like 20 mins. I was using this site as an example of different tools out there for logging and such. |
2014-09-30 11:50 AM in reply to: chirunner134 |
Elite 5145 Cleveland | Subject: RE: People on Tri Teams. I'll just say that clubs are definitely a regional/individual experience, because my experience with the Cleveland Tri Club is that it is an excellent group. Tons of group training events all over town, organized training and racing events (indoor tri's, regular OWS's, usually followed by a group ride, track days, hill repeat days, ad nauseum), cookouts & other social functions, race-specific training days (like a course preview ride for Rev3 Cedar Point), etc.. AND they offer a pretty groovy looking team race kit. I am a member, and I don't use their kit (I race for Team RWB) - and I attend very few of the group activities (somehow, they always conflict with my scheduled workout or other life event), but I have met quite a lot of incredible people that I enjoy seeing at events. That alone, to me, makes it worthwhile. It makes a race feel like a reunion. |
2014-09-30 1:27 PM in reply to: cgregg |
Pro 5761 Bartlett, TN | Subject: RE: People on Tri Teams. The team/club I am on is more than a triathlon team. We are a cancer awareness team that uses endurance sports to bring awareness. The founder of our team was a stage 4 survivor for many years until she passed last spring. We do group rides together and stuff like that and we meet up for races. We don't not really get anything out of being on the team per se, but one of the requirements for the Warriors is that you do 2 pay it forward projects a year. Those projects include doing things for people battling cancer, whether it is bringing them meals, doing yard work, cleaning their house or the team even simply brings baskets to patients with goodies in it for when they are getting their chemo treatments. A lot of the races we support and race are tied into St Jude Children's Hospital. Not every member of the Warriors is a competitive racer. We do have some awesome race kits though. It is perfect for what I am looking for, and it has some of the best people around. And if you ever met the founder (Jessica or her husband James), you simply would just want to be around them, they are great people. |
2014-10-02 10:02 AM in reply to: louamerica |
Member 159 Fairfax, VA | Subject: RE: People on Tri Teams. I am on a triathlon team, and I will try to answer as many of your questions as I can. I'm not sure what a team wrench is? |
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2014-10-13 9:58 AM in reply to: louamerica |
Veteran 380 | Subject: RE: People on Tri Teams. Outside of your coach(s) who get all the sponsorship ? -- No coach-self coach. What kind of sponsorship do you have ? -- umm vague here but let's go with Shop discounts and priority in service for guidelines on racing in kit and being approachable and attitude. What kind of sponsorship do you want ? -- Reimbursement for races, via podium Does your team have people who regularly podium ? -- Regularly?, yeah I guess so-depends on the event/discipline. Do members of your team do other events ? Swim or bike .. We all run. -- shop has multiple teams-Cross/Road/Mountain/Tri and CLUB Do you like your team kit ? -- Ive got better but yeah (theyve gotten better over the years- LG) Do you travel as team to "big" races ? What I mean is do a majority choose a race and all sign up ? --I personally travel to bigger races because I do the sport for me not for the company. We do have larger team turnouts at certaim local races though. We may meet there as a team and share a tent, rom, RV, but as a whole-no. If so, how do you place in the "team" time overall. Or what I mean is at IM Syracuse, our team came in second overall behind Bahrain who had 10 guys at the race. --We usually don't place in the overall team aspect in TRI-I can't speak for other disciplines. Who manages the website ? --Shop hires out Do you have a team wrench ? --Shop service department How do you recruit new members ? --Through WOM, CLUB riders, FB, and walk in interest. How much is your membership ? What do you get with your membership ? --Pay for team kit and end of season comp, along with mentioned above. |
2014-10-14 9:34 AM in reply to: louamerica |
Expert 2192 Greenville, SC | Subject: RE: People on Tri Teams. I'm on a club/team of sorts. Actually has caused a bit of an issue since my coach has a kit and considers everyone coached as part of their "team"... but i'll get into what my club team does/has below: Outside of your coach(s) who get all the sponsorship ? What kind of sponsorship do you have ? What kind of sponsorship do you want ? Does your team have people who regularly podium ? Do members of your team do other events ? Swim or bike .. We all run. Do you like your team kit ? Do you travel as team to "big" races ? What I mean is do a majority choose a race and all sign up ? Who manages the website ? Do you have a team wrench ? How do you recruit new members ? How much is your membership ? What do you get with your membership ? |
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