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Re: Any ideas on luring teams to an off-season event

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Originally Posted by Team3844 View Post
We are hosting the 2nd annual Battle for the Bluegrass on October 31st. We had 14 teams last year and everyone left pleased with the way we handled the event. I was hoping that we would exceed last years team count, but it is lagging at this time.
Any ideas on getting commitments to attend. I'm worried we are going to lose so much on hosting that it will bankrupt the team this season.
1) Find local sponsors to help lower the barrier to entry (costs) for teams. Three or four sponsors each putting up $500-1000 will help you out a lot.
2) Word of mouth through other teams about how great your event is.
3) Invite out of state teams, not just the local ones. Seek them out specifically and invite them (Trust me, it works!)
4) Get Nate Laverdure and Matt Lythgoe to put mentors from other teams in a headlock until they agree to come back (Trust me, it works!)
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