JM Coaching Junior Sponsorship 2018

Purpose of Sponsorship

JM Coaching is proud to announce its first junior athlete sponsorship! This sponsorship is an open invitation to any athletes who will be racing as a Junior in 2018 in MTB, CX, and/or Road. There will be 2 applicants awarded Full Coaching Service for the entire 2018 season. The purpose is to help provide coaching and mentorship to athletes who otherwise might not be able have a coach, and to those athletes who display promising talent, professionalism, and drive to grow and give back to the cycling community.

Submission Criteria

Sponsorship submission will answer 3 questions:

1. Explain your goal as a cyclist, on or off the bike. What do you want to accomplish?
2. How will you go about accomplishing your goals?
3. How will you pay it forward? what will you do to extend the opportunities you've been given to others.

Submissions should include a written component of no more than 600 words, and can include any other digital media (videos, pictures, etc.). The submission is limited in that everything submitted must be no greater than 20MB in size, and attached to an email. Submission deadline is December 20th, 2017.

Submission Procedure

To submit your application:

• Send an email to: jmcoachingllc@gmail.com
• Subject: JM Coaching Junior Athlete sponsorship 2018 - Submission
• In the body of the email include your name, email, and a list of what you’ve attached for review. Attach all media including essay.
• Submission Deadline is December 20th, 2017

Judging Criteria

Applications will be judged based on a simple criteria, how well are the 3 questions answered. Emphasis will be placed on the value of the content and clarity of writing. Applicants should use the essay and accompanying media to prove they have clear and meaningful goals, that they have a clear idea of how to accomplish that, and that they have a history of follow through and paying opportunity forward.

Athlete Responsibilities

Athletes who are awarded the sponsorship will be responsible for fulfilling a few requirements:

• Athletes are required to post and engage with JM Coaching on social media. Athletes only need to engage on their prefered platforms.
• Follow @jmcoachingllc on Twitter
• Follow jmcoachingllc on Instagram
• Like JM Coaching LLC on Facebook.
• Athletes must agree to allow any media that JM Coaching is tagged in by them be used by JM Coaching as well as confirm that the athlete has been given permission to use the media.
• Athletes will be responsible for 3 blog posts recapping aspects of their training, racing, and growth as a cyclist.
• Athletes are required to maintain commitment to training through the year.