thatwaslight Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 its easy to laugh about it.... but something like the Telecom Powerlifting Series or the Monster Energy Monsters of Steel Series are very real possibilities. Without having to stick to the sometimes anal protocoles of the IPF large corporates and business owners can be approached to get in behind and benefit from the exposure something like this could bring. Clothing brands, sports equipment wholesalers, sports drink brands ...the whole thing is an event organisers dream come true.It is this type of thing that seriously disables NZPF as they are not allowed to go outside the IPF rules and use sponsors other than from the approved list. Kind of stink really as there are so many great athletes in the NZPF and they are prbably not getting the recognition they deserve - case in point Tonka - 10 times NZ Bench Press Champ! He could be the poster boy for the fed and be attracting big corporate $.Amen bro, would be such an epic event! not that i'm in the sport or know alot about it but there does seem to be massive potential for a fed without the formalities and more like an extreme sport with bikini girls and loud music ect lol f*ck i would pay good money to go and see that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytraps Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Having a big corporate backer would be a big draw card. What if we could offer prize money? Getting paid to do something you enjoy would entice a few of the "diehard" IPF boys over Im sure.An example of this put in practice, Bench for cash, top lifter in each class gets the amount of weight he benches in cash. You could do the same for a deadlift or a push/pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatwaslight Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 but make it pounds for dollars instead of kg lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phedder Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 but make it pounds for dollars instead of kg lolWas that you offering to put up the cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatwaslight Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 but make it pounds for dollars instead of kg lolWas that you offering to put up the cash we could start a nzbb fund lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimass Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Having a big corporate backer would be a big draw card. What if we could offer prize money? Getting paid to do something you enjoy would entice a few of the "diehard" IPF boys over Im sure.An example of this put in practice, Bench for cash, top lifter in each class gets the amount of weight he benches in cash. You could do the same for a deadlift or a push/pull.Not easy to do bro - my ex business partner had a promotions company that used to specialise in womens sport fighting and a few other um ..... womens dance events :grin: ... and the amount of work going into trying to secure TV slots in order to atract sponsor ships was huge. You need to have a solid base platform in place initially - that way you have a catchement audiance right off the bat. Strongman would be in a better position right now to expand like this as it already has a good network of events and the Easter Show event always gains recognition. Once you have a base you then need to figure out how to leverage of sponsor money and TV recognition - a full PR plan with some existing funds to throw in yourself. It would be a miracle for powerlifting to secure a sponsor like telecom (or in that ballpark) right now given it is restricted to a very small catchement of competitive lifters in NZ. And to be honest the smaller athletes are not going to bring in ratings as much as the freaks squating 370kg etc like Tonka ..... and there are not many gifted lifters around like him and at that size. All good to speculate but if anyone is reading this thread and/or the PH thread and think a new fed is as easy as printing flyers and buying 50k of good competitive equip they are dreaming ... most feds and clubs run at a loss for the first few years. If this is seriously being looked at I would run it similar to how Moe has run NZIFBB - a business ... I.E set up a PR company that runs events for profit - the events company then re-invests profits into the clubs that support the events "exclusively". As an events company is run this way it doesn't lend itself to limiting beliefs of one or two individuals that are slow to move with the times. Any equipment purchases could be tax leveraged and depreciated in a way that gets them through the initial setup. Then once the shows are established and they begin developing relationships with suppliers and gain recognition they could start to look at embarking on the major events. Huge amount of work .... and you need a lot of support and luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steak Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Sometimes it's not what you know.....but who you know :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Zero Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Sure. The sport ov powerlifting transcends the IPF. If a new fed stayed true to the proper rules (squatting to depth, locked out benches/deadlifts) I would support it (or wouldn't not support it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytraps Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 ... The sport ov powerlifting transcends the IPF...Repped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steak Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 ... The sport ov powerlifting transcends the IPF...Reppedgood point..strong support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laver Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've been looking for a NZBB tread to post in for the last 30minutes. So I thought "Hey, why not post my two cents that nobody will care about in a thread about a potentially controversial topic, that hasn't been commented on for over two months?" After considering that for several seconds and not coming up with any good reasons, here I am.I don't like having to sign up to NZPF so I can compete more than once as a Novice (or however it works; I'm possibly ill-informed), cos the times I've thought about doing a power-lifting comp I get turned off by the idea I have to pay a year fee etc for just one comp. So I've done a club comp which was sweet (Cheers Steak). And plan on just doing Club lifts every so often as a means of testing numbers in a competition type setting!It's pretty sweet with strongman how you can register and pay for events as they arrive. I aim to do a few next year! Would do the same with powerlifting if it was as easy.So in summary, would be interested in supporting a new fed that made it easier for me to just do odd comps without worrying about yearly affiliation membership fee formality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laver Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've been looking for a NZBB tread to post in for the last 30minutes. So I thought "Hey, why not post my two cents that nobody will care about in a thread about a potentially controversial topic, that hasn't been commented on for over two months?" After considering that for several seconds and not coming up with any good reasons, here I am.I don't like having to sign up to NZPF so I can compete more than once as a Novice (or however it works; I'm possibly ill-informed), cos the times I've thought about doing a power-lifting comp I get turned off by the idea I have to pay a year fee etc for just one comp. So I've done a club comp which was sweet (Cheers Steak). And plan on just doing Club lifts every so often as a means of testing numbers in a competition type setting!It's pretty sweet with strongman how you can register and pay for events as they arrive. I aim to do a few next year! Would do the same with powerlifting if it was as easy.So in summary, would be interested in supporting a new fed that made it easier for me to just do odd comps without worrying about yearly affiliation membership fee drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatwaslight Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 lol at the 7 people who wouldn't support a new fed..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roidzilla Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 bump.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big john Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 bump.. Dat Dere NZPO bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steak Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 NZPO = New Zealand Powerlifting Organisation??I heard of these guys last saturday night when I was out with Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsammce Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 is there any money to be made starting up a new federation?i doubt it, so why do it... to give shits and giggles to a few fat guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red machine Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 :shock: compulsory juicing? bellying benchin? triple ply? GET IN.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steak Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 is there any money to be made starting up a new federation?i doubt it, so why do it... to give shits and giggles to a few fat guys?If you had good subscription, attendance at competitions, sponsor support and didn't have to pay $10s of 1000s for testing then yes there would be $ in another fed. No point having a fed or association that loses $...oh wait APA lost $900 last year :?just saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytraps Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I dont think would be money for personal gain to be made from it however as steak has mentioned there would be a lot more money to be chucked back into the sport. If the associations arent making money off the competitons eventually something has to give. What happens when all the money runs out? Oh wait..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatwaslight Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 :shock: compulsory juicing? bellying benchin? triple ply? GET IN.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big john Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 :shock: compulsory juicing? bellying benchin? triple ply? GET IN....TWL can finally go with dat dere Quad ply open backPlease...Pepper your welts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsammce Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 $900 overdrawn... Wow peasant sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatwaslight Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 :shock: compulsory juicing? bellying benchin? triple ply? GET IN....TWL can finally go with dat dere Quad ply open backPlease...Pepper your weltskeen but i was also think of that in combination with........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big john Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 shiz must be getting real? :shock: :-s :-s :-s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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