April 04, 2013 – Rising US star Noah Hoffman recently returned from racing in Europe and had surgery to repair a re-occuring injury to his shoulder and will miss the 2013 USSA SuperTour Finals and Distance Nationals running from April 4-11. The Hoff is also looking for sponsors – see below and read more about his surgery and recovery here…

Sponsor Search and Shoulder Follow Up
I am trying to use the plethora of down time I have to strengthen my relationships with my existing sponsors. I would love to find additional sponsors, particularly a title sponsor to fill the vacant advertising space on my hat. (The space on the hat above the U.S. Ski Team shield is the only place that athletes are allowed to sell.

All the other spaces on our uniforms are sold by the U.S. Ski Team.) As far as I know, just from asking around and looking at my competitors’ hats, I am one of the best ranked skiers in the world without a sponsor on my hat. This may not be a fair conclusion as the hat space isn’t available to all athletes; in some countries it is sold by the national teams to generate revenue.

Having asked around, many of my teammates who are close to my level are receiving between $5,000 and $15,000 per year from their title sponsors in exchange for the advertising on the hat, advertising on their website and various other exposure and appearance benefits throughout the year.

Noah Hoffman’s blog here.