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PostPosted: 25 Aug 2007, 07:25 
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I got accepted into the first level of a Joola Sponsership. This includes 10% off up to 1000$ annually i think it is. I have to sign some agreement saying ill use only Joola blades, rubbers, clothing, ect......

I realize that 10% isn't much at all.....but it said that they evaluate your progress every 3-6 months and i could be given better sponsorships later on.

Is it worth signing the agreement? I guess i might be able to find joola stuff i like. If i accept this thing, is there no way to eventually get sponsored by a different company?

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ONLY Joola stuff? First, that's kinda strict and probably not helpful, and second, how can they enforce that? I wouldn't sign if they're going to actually make you use their stuff.

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10% off what price as everywhere sells them for a different price.
If you sign it I am pretty sure you won't be able to get sponsored by another rubber company until that contract expires.
BTW was this a Joola salesman coming to your club?
also I think Joolas tensors are better than the F series


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No the sent me an application online and i filled it out and i got accepted into the first level. The next is 25% off, then 40, then full sponsorship.

I seriously doubt they could enforce using ALL joola stuff yeah....but im thinking ahead here. Cuz at 25% off, it actually gets worth it.

I compared prices at joolausa.com and paddlepalace and they were both about the same so 10% would save some money....

Where is cheaper than paddlepalace? I suppose dandoy is alot cheaper...

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energy green power is $48 at paddle palace and $28.40 here............think hard about sining it mate

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It might be worth it, afterall. I wish I could get sponsored...buying new toys at a cheaper price. :twisted:

Read the contract carefully, and see if you can accept the terms. If the contract expires, some other company might notice that you were sponsored, and might want to grab you from Joola.

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You gotta consider a few things about your motivations and objectives for both yourself and the Company. I KNOW you will be loyal to what you promise. 10 % right now is not so much, but later it is. Having the backing of a big-time company is not so bad, especially if there is decent potential for promotion abd possible support. It pays to have friends inside an industry. It might make you feel better about yourself and make you more motivated to train and improve your performance. It is very difficult in America or anywhere else in the world for that matter to feel good about your work and enjoy it. Take that into consideration. If you change your mind to do something else, there is probably a way out of these obligations at your level. If Joola has suitable equipment for your game, you like what you are doing, you get support, you get (later) a financial advantage, you get the nice feeling of being appreciated and considered a candidate with significant progress... Then why not do it?

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From what you are playing. You will have very little trouble finding some rubber that you will like. I am pretty sure you would like glued up Air Rossnet, one of the Tangos, or one of the Samba's. They are fine stuff. I think the Air Rossnet is fairly similar to Reforma. Their rubbers are just fine. I don't know about any of their blades, but I see alot of guys on the boards playing them so there has to be a good one in there somewhere. Something similar to the Korbel, or at least something semicomparable. I think the blade is going to be the harder adjustment. Their rubbers are good though.

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10% off doesn't even really sound like sponsership. getting 10% off your equipment still makes it hard on your wallet. And yes Joola stuff can be found cheap on other websites outside the US.

looking at 25% and upwards is much more reasonable, if you can tough it out till the 25% then thats great :)

I would love to be sponsered Hint Hint Haggisv :wink: :wink: . Would wear my oneofakind outfit everywhere haha


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for me, this sound like a membership more than a sponsorship. its like a marketing that makes u think that u are being sponsored, instead its like giving u a discount membership... haha....

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yeah!
lets get custom OOAK shirts :P

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Joola was actually offering to sponsor me for something similar, but I turned them down. Even with 40% off, I would be paying a great deal more than I usually do for equipment, and being a Jpen player with unusual habits, I really wouldn't want to be limited to one brand that has just about nothing that I'm looking for.

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Yeah these are all valid points - about being more than a membership than a sponsorship. I realize that 10% is NOTHING. I was just thinking ahead....that this could be the start of something.

Who knows, maybe EVERYBODY who sends in the application gets accepted at this level....and if that's the case...id rather not get into it. Ill read over it and see what's what.

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Silver wrote:
yeah!
lets get custom OOAK shirts :P

Now that's a cool idea! :idea:

Colour suitable for playing - navy? black?

Then info such as:

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Perhaps logo from OOAK Forums (see top of page - I can't work out how to embed that here)

Something about the darkside? :twisted:

Stick all this on a t-shirt or a polo shirt. Sell for $15 of something.

I'll order one ...

Any other takers or suggestions for design?

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