HITFAIR Tournament
Sponsorships of a hardball team,
Round trip airfare *
to Kona from the team's closest major metropolitan area:
hotel accommodations (2 participants per room) for 9 nights
Rental cars (8 cars + 2 vans per team) for 10 days
Tournament opening party (ceremonial photo session and orientation)
Team Duffel Bag (coupons for assorted prepaid meals, golf, tennis, sportfishing, bicycling tours, etc.)
The tournament itself, of course, and an end-of-tournament barbecue/banquet and awards ceremony
* Sponsorship fees are predicated on a $1,200 travel cost allocation per participant. Depending on the team's date of financial commitment and available air fares, players and/or sponsors should be prepared to pay additional amounts for travel costs and/or fuel surcharges beyond the budgeted per-person figure.
Air fare premiums, if necessitated, will be made at cost without any markup by HITFAIR, LLC, and will not be included in the rebate calculation of the HITFAIR formula. This policy allows international participation and accommodates teams originating from smaller cities' airports.
Even though the aggregate amount for 20 players may appear to be significant, note that the net cost, after rebate, is only about $3,600 per player , so it's a great vacation value for everyone. Remember, HITFAIR, LLC sets aside $192,000 for rebates to 140 players.
That's an average rebate of almost $1,400 per player!
Business sponsors enjoy the tax savings of an
advertising expense deduction. In addition, daily communications back to local
markets will uniquely distinguish the sponsor in its home town. Imagine
the positive corporate image benefits, plus the tax deduction.
The more you look at this great rebate formula, the better the value becomes.
Licensing a team for inclusion in HITFAIR tournaments (and securing HITFAIR Tournament marketing
rights for two years to an exclusive geographical area)
requires a non-refundable commitment of $600, renewable annually.
The team's tournament fee must be paid in full by July 15 (for the Fall
tournament) and by February 1st (for the Spring tournament).
Remember, it's first come, first served. Only 7 teams slots are available in each
tournament. The first seven managers / sponsors to make payment in full will
be awarded final invitations.
Other teams' deposits will be either refunded or
applied to a future tournament. Licensing fees are not refundable, regardless of whether or not the manager's
proposed team eventually plays in a HITFAIR tournament
Tournament efficiency rebates:
If you represent a corporate sponsor, your motivation may likely be focused on a morale-building
opportunity for employees, with the company providing a fabulous "perk" --
sending a company baseball team to Hawaii.
Other corporate sponsors may be interested in developing their teams geographically, perhaps centered around
their company's headquarters. These sponsors may want to supplement their existing rosters with free-agent players.
HITFAIR, LLC has resources that include access to free-agent players in a number of geographical
areas. Both self-sponsored and non-sponsored free-agent registrations are now being accepted, and tryouts are projected in
Villa Park CA, Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, Rochester NY, Raleigh NC, Worthington, MN, Tri-Valley CA and other locations.
Retired major league players and other public figures who are baseball fans may choose to become involved for
reasons of community service, general goodwill, and favorable response from the media.
In order to be considered as a team manager or to take the next step toward becoming a team sponsor,
please provide HITFAIR, LLC with
Championship team: $96,000 ($4,800 x 20 players)
Runner-up team: $50,000 ($2,500 x 20 players)
Playoff non-final team
(3rd place in playoffs): $16,000 ($800 x 20 players)
Playoff non-final team
(4th place in playoffs): $16,000 ($800 x 20 players)
Wildcard losing team: $10,000 ($500 x 20 players)
6th place team: $2,000 ($100 x 20 players)
7th place team: $2,000 ($100 x 20 players)
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Total rebates: $192,000
By following the HITFAIR
formula for
assembling a team, a team
manager who works diligently may reasonably anticipate earning a free vacation and may even
generate a few dollars of spending money ... plus a share of his team's slice of the rebate pie. However, no
promise of financial reward is made here.
