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Why do kids care so much about sponsorship?
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These days there are at least 5 posts a day with some 12 year old wanting to be sponsored. They all just want sponsors, money, clothes....blah blah blah. There are race kids at my mountain who all have like 5 sponsors from hookit.com. These kids can't ski that well, and the ones that can will peak early and it won't matter if they're sponsored...why would a kid younger than 18 really NEED to be sponsored? If you are really good, I see the reason you may want it, I see the guys like Nick Goepper are only 19 and in the Olympics but most kids aren't that good. Why do kids these days care so much about sponsors? I say just ski and have fun, wait a little and when you have decent skills, a good edit, and can actually do stuff for the betterment of the company and then see where you can go. What do you guys think about these kids?
Mar 10 2014 4:37PM
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I know this one kid who podiums a lot of little competitions, and every time he yells:
"I WANT TO THANK MY ONLY SPONSORS, MY MOM AND DAD!!!"
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I dont know about younger kids, but as I got older skiing became more and more expensive, and as I skied more and more I began to go through gear at an alarming (expensive) rate. sponsors help keep the dream alive, and anyone who is sponsored should be really grateful to their sponsors and try to support them as much as they can. whatever form that takes is cool with me. I still have a great relationship with my first sponsor who I connected with through Hookit.com. Sponsorship for the right reasons is beneficial for both parties involved, and that is nothing to hate on.
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