2022 KBF AmBASSador Program Overview
Become an AmBASSador Club/Group:
- Together we can advance the sport of kayak bass fishing.
- Membership growth helps develop resources and opportunities that enables KBF and AmBASSador Clubs to achieve their goals.
- Improve the benefits of competition through increased rewards for participation and better return on investment for sponsors, clubs and hosts.
How does my club benefit from being a KBF AmBASSador Club or Series?
- Sponsorships: KBF will leverage its relationships to help AmBASSador Clubs develop support for their organization and events.
- Resources; KBF develops templates, programs and other valuable resources to save Partners time and money.
- Opportunities: Qualify your members for KBF National Level events and Series’ through your events.
- Insurance: KBF provides insurance for Partner organizations for their events through our partnership with the NATA (North American Tournament Association), the fishing industry’s best Event Liability Insurance Program. KBF facilitates Certificates of Insurance (COI) for Partner Groups for their events.
- Input: KBF AmBASSador Leaders serve as KBF advisors and represent their members’ views in formulating and reviewing KBF rules revisions, formats, programs and plans.
Get Started!
If you are ready to start or renew your partnership with KBF, here are your next steps:
- Complete a AmBASSador Profile form so KBF has current organization and contact info. [Link]
- Complete a 2022 KBF AmBASSador Club Request
- We encourage Partners to display the KBF Partner logo on your website, event banners, and/or social media.
- Promote kayak fishing in a positive way so that we grow the sport together.
That’s It! Welcome to the KBF Family.
Questions? Email Chad Hoover at KBF and he will get back to you as soon as he gets off the water.
AmBASSador RESOURCES (Coming Soon)
KBF AmBASSador FAQ
Does a KBF AmBASSador Series/Club pay KBF anything?
No. Organizations pay no charge to become KBF AmBASSadors.
KBF covers its operational and administrative costs through membership fees, sales of merchandise, and sponsorship and venue host revenues. It pays out more than 100% of Entry and Registration Fees each year
Must KBF AmBASSadors members or participants still supply their own liability insurance?
KBF’s Event Liability Insurance covers the organization and its leaders, organizers, and directors for claims by third parties. Each individual member is protected against claims by the liability insurance that is part of their homeowners or renters insurance. It also covers claims against the organization and its leaders by competitors and their families, but the limits are lower.
In today’s litigious climate, it’s a good idea to be covered by a liability insurance policy. The individual insurance mandate for bass tournament participants grew out of bassboat competition and out of whitewater kayaking competition. Some venues require that all organizing groups present proof of liability insurance coverage and that they be provided with a Certificate of Insurance that names them as co-insured on the policy.
NATA’s liability insurance policy covers KBF, KBF Partner organizations and their officers and directors against claims by third parties (also by club participants or members) arising out of loss or injuries at any event, not limited to competitive events. Every homeowner’s or Renter’s policy has a liability insurance component that provides liability protection, which covers individuals within the organization.
If an angler gets injured or killed in a club-sponsored event, or if property is damaged as a result of an organization’s activities, the venue host, club, its organizers, the TD, and KBF will, in all likelihood, be named in lawsuits brought by the injured parties or the surviving family members. NATA’s Event Liability Insurance Policy pays for legal defense and of any judgment, up to one million dollars per claim with no aggregate limit for claims by third parties; less for claims by group members.
Can KBF AmBASSadors use the KBF Identifier Form for their own events?
Yes, you may. KBF provides links to a single form or 8 to a page. Both as PDF files, so you can print off and cut out several before you need them. KBF will also have them pre-printed on card stock for KBF tournaments and will make them available to KBF Partners, too.
Are AmBASSador Clubs and Series allowed to use their affiliation with KBF to communicate with potential sponsors?
Absolutely, in fact, feel free to also refer them directly to Chad Hoover if they need verification or validation. Additionally, if you need assistance with sponsorship communications strategies, templates, quantification or other insights please post these questions directly into the AmBASSador Leadership Panel page or reach out to Chad directly to schedule a consultation.
