Tracksmith signs 10 to NCAA athletes to NIL deals

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7 months ago 11/30/2023 11:35pm EST

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Tracksmith is an independent running brand. We honor the Amateur Spirit upon which the sport was founded and champion the Running Class – the non-professional yet competitive runners dedicated to the pursuit of personal excel...

Link:www.tracksmith.com/pages/varsity-club

Really excited to have 10 fantastic student athletes sign NIL partnerships with Tracksmith to join our innaugural Varsity Club class. In the summer we'll be taking them on a trip to Europe to experience international track up close.https://t.co/WH9IW71RxD pic.twitter.com/6pESE82dIn
— Nick Willis (@nickwillis) November 30, 2023

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7 months ago 11/30/2023 11:44pm EST

re: wannabe agent

it's great that TrackSmith is doing this....however the "amateur" shirt they put them in might be the worst branding I've ever seen.

The athletes they picked don't have much marketability to begin with and the god awful shirt is not going to help one bit.

7 months ago 11/30/2023 11:50pm EST

re: great but poorly executed

great but poorly executed wrote:
it's great that TrackSmith is doing this....however the "amateur" shirt they put them in might be the worst branding I've ever seen.
The athletes they picked don't have much marketability to begin with and the god awful shirt is not going to help one bit.

Agreed.

Firstly, these are very good athletes that train almost as hard or as hard as pros.

Secondly, they are now being paid to wear this gear, thereby effectively making them pros.

The only thing amateur about this is the marketing. Yikes!

7 months ago 12/01/2023 12:15am EST

re: wannabe agent

7 months ago 12/01/2023 8:46am EST

re: wannabe agent

Love Tracksmith products and I love what they are doing for the sport!!

7 months ago 12/01/2023 8:57am EST

re: wannabe agent

Surprised by how good some of the athletes they signed were. There are a couple worse ones (~9:50 female steeple), but Solomon and Whittaker's sister are legit athletes.

7 months ago 12/01/2023 10:02am EST

re: Tracksmith Yikes!

Tracksmith Yikes! wrote:
great but poorly executed wrote:
it's great that TrackSmith is doing this....however the "amateur" shirt they put them in might be the worst branding I've ever seen.
The athletes they picked don't have much marketability to begin with and the god awful shirt is not going to help one bit.
Agreed.
Firstly, these are very good athletes that train almost as hard or as hard as pros.
Secondly, they are now being paid to wear this gear, thereby effectively making them pros.
The only thing amateur about this is the marketing. Yikes!

Doubt they are getting paid. Tracksmith can’t even afford to pay their employees

7 months ago 12/01/2023 10:14am EST

re: Doubtful1

Doubtful1 wrote:
Tracksmith Yikes! wrote:
Agreed.
Firstly, these are very good athletes that train almost as hard or as hard as pros.
Secondly, they are now being paid to wear this gear, thereby effectively making them pros.
The only thing amateur about this is the marketing. Yikes!
Doubt they are getting paid. Tracksmith can’t even afford to pay their employees

You may be right, shirts were leftover stock from 1972.

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