Sponsored athletes - Your opinion please?

K_Alejandro · Yahoo User

Ok, I'm translating an agreement contract for a company who wants to extend their sponsorship program overseas.I'm also making suggestions to make their requirements a bit more international friendly. They have some items in the contract that are local-specific. They might be acceptable for people in this area of the world, but they might not be taken so well in Europe or the Americas.So I'd like your opinions since I am not a sponsored athlete, nor am I privy to the private details of the contracts of those sponsored athletes that I have met previously.In this case, the sponsorship is for a cycling team.I'd like to know how you feel or would feel if your team manager asked you to attend some event to just hang out for a few hours dressed in full ride gear.Would you say - par for the course?Would you be irritated?Would you expect pay or compensation for the time?Would it be different if it was a smaller sponsor rather than a full sponsor?This would probably be a rare occurrence, but could potentially happen a few times a year, maybe every few months? It depends on the country and the activity of the business in that country.The events specified might include store openings or product launches...Please only answer if you are a sponsored athlete, have been a sponsored athlete, will be one soon (are in serious talks at the contract level) or are close friends with one.Thank you.