Rio Rapids Soccer ClubAlbuquerque, New Mexico USA

Rio Rapids Soccer Club 2017/18 Sponsorship Programs

Rio Rapids Soccer Club, Inc. 8220 La Mirada NE Suite 600, Albuquerque, NM 87109 T 505-331-1373 www.riorapids.org

Rio Rapids Soccer Club Rio Rapids Soccer Club (Rio Rapids SC) Overview Facts Rio Rapids SC has been serving the Albuquerque and surrounding communities for since 2001. New Mexico’s premier youth soccer club fielding boys and girls players 4 through 19 years old. Rio Rapids Soccer Club is a Non-Profit Soccer Club whose teams participate regionally in the Region IV Desert Premier Regional League, and locally in the Duke City Soccer League. Rio Rapids SC are members of the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association.

Clubs Highlights since 2001: • $138,00 in Player Scholarships Awarded since Fall 2015 • 100 NM State Cup Champions (Since 2001) including 11 of 16 available in 2016 • 1 USYSA Nationals 3rd Place Finish • 1 Region IV Champion / 3 Region IV Finalists • 1 NPL Finals 2nd Place Finish • 7 NPL Mountain Development League Champions • 1 US Club National Champion / 2 US Club National Finalists • Pro Players in MLS, NWSL, WPS, Norway, NASL & USL • 14 Players Selected to Compete with National Teams/Pools • Official Major League Soccer Colorado Rapids Alliance Partner • 28 Players played/Trained with Colorado Rapids • 3 players moved to Denver to play with Colorado Rapids Development Academy • 106 Youth Academy Graduates in 2016 • 15 NM Gatorade High School Players of the Year • 300 Participants / 600 Hours of Community Service in 2016/17 • 6 USSF A / 6 USSF B / 5 USSF C Licensed Staff • 11 USYSA National Youth Certificates • 25 Years of College Coaching Experience • 700+ College Coaches at Rio Rapids SC Games to Scout Players in 2015-16 • 388 College Soccer Placements through 2016

! Rio Rapids SC Youth Academy

Misc Rio Rapids SC Statistics Continuing to Grow Player Families in the ClubRio Rapids SC continues to grow and expand their program offerings. In the Albuquerque and Santa Fe, we have over 2000+ families participating and are ever growing.

Website TrafficRio Rapids SC has a strong website with content that changes weekly. Rio Rapids SC families and many others use the site as a resource for many of the going ons in and around the club. The website traffic appeals to a wide audience and has a consistent New and Returning User usage. Site traffic has increased annually for the last 4 years. Average user visit time (duration of browsing) on the site is over 2 minutes and 15 seconds. There have been 49,970 Visits and 23,976 Unique visitors to the site the last year with 46% Returning Users.

Sponsorship Offerings 2017/18

For questions on Sponsorship Opportunities Contact: Jason MoranExecutive DirectorRio Rapids Soccer Club 505-331-1373 jason.moran@riorapids.org

U7-U10 Game Jersey Sponsorship - Only Available in Premier Sponsorship Package

($5000 for 2 years)

200 burgundy/white jerseys over a 2 year period.    

For 2017-18 U7 and U9 players will get jerseys this year with a few fill ins for U8 & U10 players. Then following year U7 and U9 teams will do the same with a few fills ins.    Over the years if sponsors change every 2 years might be multiple sponsors on a team

Training T-Shirt Sponsorships

All of the over 1300+ players are given a training T-Shirt for use at weekly practices, game warm-ups and travel wear. In 2016/17 Rio Rapids SC distributed over 1800 shirts to players, coaches, parents, and siblings.

Sponsorship Logo Placements (Pricing for 2017/18 T-Shirt Opportunity)

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Sample Design and Sponsorship Location Placement

Sponsorship Areas Cost Placements

Front Title SponsorLogo on Front of T-Shirt + Web (Green Area on Diagram)

$5000 Included in

Premier Sponsorship

Package

• Logo on Front of Every Training Shirt • Logo and 500 Word Description of Business on

Sponsors Page • Logo of Business on Web Right Side All Pages

Main Logo Back of T-Shirt + Web (Orange Area on Diagram)

$2500 • Main Logo on Back of Every Training Shirt • Logo and 500 Word Description of Business on

Sponsors Page

Mini Logo Back of T-Shirt + Web (Gray Areas on Diagram)

$800 • Logo on Back of Every Training Shirt • Logo and 500 Word Description of Business on

Sponsors Page

Logo on One Sleeve T-Shirt + Web (Pink Area on Diagram)

$2000 • Logo on Sleeve of Every Training Shirt • Logo and 500 Word Description of Business on

Sponsors Page • Logo of Business on Web Right Side All Pages

Website Branding Placements

Sponsors Page This page has a logo and description for the business that tells what they do. This is great for “Backlinks” for Search Engine Development purposes and lets the Rio Rapids SC families know more about your business.

Right Panel Premium Sponsor Logo Placement This location guarantees Logo Image Branding exposure in front of the website user on EVERY page. Once you become a Premium Sponsor, you are also located on the Supporter Page. The logo will link to the placement on the Supporters Page or your link of choosing. Average visit time on the site is over 2 minutes and 15 seconds and there are over 136 Visits per Day with 46% of those, Returning Visitors.

2017 Rio Rapids SC Exclusive Premier Sponsorship Package2 Year Agreement - Cost $25,000 ( $40,000 Value )

Premier Sponsorship Package includes ALL these items for 2 Year period:

U7-U10 Game Jersey Sponsorship ($5000 for 2 years) 200 burgundy/white jerseys over a 2 year period.    

Front Logo on Training T-shirts Front of Training shirt ($5000 a year) - Approx. 2000 shirts in Albuquerque. Many Worn 2-3+ times a week per player and on all road trips for tournaments.

Web Site Brand Placement Premier placement of logo on all web site pages. Established and well trafficked site.Top of Sponsors Page. If commercial or Ad developed by Sponsor, we can insert the video on the site.

Tournament Sponsorships $5000 an event - Includes business category exclusivity: name-in-title, “presented by”

5 Major Tournaments in the next 2 years. Marketed to Affiliate Clubs as well: Rapids Downtown Las Vegas SC, Colorado Rapids SC, Northern SC, Las Cruces Strikers SC, Colorado Rapids Youth, Black Hills Rapids and Carolina Rapids.

Rio Rapids Open - Aug 19-20, 2017 ~150 teams Ages 8-14 Rio Cup - Feb 17-18 2018 ~150 teams Ages 8-14 Sandia Cup - May 26-28, 2018 ~150 teams Ages 8-18 Rio Rapids Open - Aug 18-19 2018 ~150 teams Ages 8-14 Rio Cup - Feb 16-17, 2019 ~150 teams Ages 8-14

General info • Tournaments held at the Bernalillo Soccer Complex • Last year we had 160 teams participating in Rio Rapids Open. Inviting Partner Clubs from Santa Fe, Las Vegas,

Denver, and Las Cruces • 4,500+ visitors over a two day, all-day time frame staying an average of 4-6hrs/per day

Direct Tournament Access • Ability to place on-site activations at each tournament (max 20x20 footprint each) this could include food sales…. • Ability to provide promo item to each player with registration kit, ability to brand registration kit (sponsor to provide)

this could include incentives to get to the restaurant (team discounts, coach eat free…) • Sampling rights at each tournament • Banner or signage placement (sponsor to provide) at tournament fields

Print Inclusions / Logo Placements • Logo on all souvenir tournament t-shirts sold (players purchase) • Logo inclusion on all materials promoting tournaments • Inside front cover full-page, full-color ad (if program done)

Digital Media • Press E-mail announcing partnership • Promotional opportunities with Rio Rapids Facebook and Twitter accounts • Logo and link in all Rio Rapids tournament informational emails • Logo and link in each Rio Rapids club Newsletter (4-6x ~1500 recipients) • logo and link on Rio Rapids website homepage • Logo and link on Tournament registration webpages • Logo and link on in-tournament scoring / placement webpages