10 Niche Sports You Know Nothing About
For all the latest sports news follow PledgeSports on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This blog was updated in January 2017 – check it out! WE pride ourselves on knowing everything there is to know about sports and its industries, but every now and again we get thrown a Korfball. Don’t know what that is? Neither did we, and […]
18th March 2015 read full articleWhat do businesses gain from athlete sponsorship?
We see crowdfunding as the first step toward securing athlete sponsorship. Social media allows athletes to leverage the power of posting quality, popular content in order to find sponsors and get funded. In crowdfunding with PledgeSports, athletes can take charge of their futures. All you have to do is follow the advice below! “If you don’t […]
6th February 2015 read full articleAthletes of the Week: Elite Junior Tennis Players
“It’s only a matter of time before we are at Grand Slams regularly, but we need to get these juniors on the road.” TENNIS IRELAND’s performance director Garry Cahill is in the RTE 2fm studio talking shop and someone has just brought up football and the stresses players claim to be under, physically. “I laugh […]
23rd January 2015 read full articleCentralisation strategy: why it creates sports funding holes
IT IS a myth that success is all it takes to be successful. Tight government sports funding pots put pressure on distributors, the governing bodies, to form select and economical strategies for achieving the best possible results. No country can evenly fund all sports and thus some disciplines must build a minefield of qualifications that […]
21st January 2015 read full articleAthlete gains top sports sponsor after PledgeSports campaign
Sports sponsor signs athlete after Pledge Sports sponsorship campaign IRELAND international triathlete Kevin Thornton, who funded most of last season via PledgeSports, has gained a new sports sponsor. The athlete is set to be sponsored by warm-weather training camp Tenerife Top Training this term. Thornton’s 2014 was hampered by injuries, but he finished on a […]
14th January 2015 read full articleGet fit in January with the help of our athletes
MORE turkey, less time in the gym this Christmas? Fear not, we have a whole host of inspiring projects that can not only lift you, but actually get you fit again. Many of our athletes are performing near the top of their sport and are experts in all levels of fitness. In return for […]
9th January 2015 read full articleAthlete of the Week: Evan Hoyt
“Those top guys aren’t invincible; they’re human. They’re just extremely good at executing their games.” INJURY halted Evan Hoyt last year, but the Welsh 19-year-old has emerged stronger and more mature and gunning for a top 500 position in the world tennis rankings. Hoyt, from Llanelli in South Wales, finished up his junior career ranked […]
7th January 2015 read full articleWhen Sport’s Superstars Back Rising Talent for Sports Funding
“He’s so far ahead of everyone else” SPORTS stars love their sport, whoever is doing it, and can always be called upon to help a talented athlete in need of sports funding. The fanbase and sponsors they have built up through the minefield of their own careers are passionate about the sport their star excels […]
6th January 2015 read full articleAthlete of the Week: Russell White
Russell White is our Athlete of the Week! Russell is an Irish triathlete who was currently selected to represent Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games where’s he’s looking to make the Top 10. Russell is just 22 years old, a young gun in the sport of Triathlon where most peak in their 30’s. Recently he […]
26th June 2014 read full article10,000 Reasons for PledgeSports
PledgeSports was created to solve a problem. We’re here to help budding and struggling athletes who need funding to achieve greatness. The idea that effort and commitment will get you to the top of your respective sport is not a lie but it doesn’t tell the whole truth either. Becoming an elite athlete costs a […]
18th June 2014 read full article