Get on the Grid

Founding Partner Program

Partner
with the NGL.

Be a founding partner of a new sport, at its first exhibition at a local gym or campus facility.

Where things stand: the first Gridball exhibition is being planned at a local gym or campus facility. The date and venue are not confirmed, and no NGL match has been played yet, so there are no audience figures to quote.

01 · Why partner now

Get in
at the start.

Gridball is a co-ed team sport evolved from four square, with a published rulebook and its own scoring software. The first exhibition is where it meets the public, and the partners who back it are part of that story.

Founding status

First on the Grid

Every level carries Founding Partner recognition: you are among the first businesses to back the NGL, at the sport's first public event.

Rate lock

Keep your rate

Founding Partner pricing applies to the first exhibition. You keep that rate for the next NGL event, with first right of renewal.

Proof, not promises

A recap built from what happened

After the event, every partner gets a recap:

  1. PhotosYour signage, booth and placements on the day.
  2. Real attendanceThe actual headcount at the venue.
  3. Stream viewsLive and replay views from the stream platform.
  4. On-screen timeMeasured from our graphics log, by placement.
  5. Screenshots and postsCaptures of each on-screen placement and links to every post.

The NGL graphics system logs every sponsor graphic it sends to air, so on-screen time is measured, not estimated.

02 · Placements

Where your
brand appears.

Real placements for a gym or campus event, with the Grid taped on the existing floor. Your level decides which are yours.

Illustrative plan of a gym or campus facility: a taped 24 by 24 foot Grid with its four quadrants and a runoff area; sponsor banners on stands around the runoff (1); a sponsor backdrop on the far side, in camera view (2); the Officials Table and team benches below Minor and Entry; removable floor decals where the venue allows (3); partner booths near the entrance (4); the venue display screen (5); a camera for the stream graphics (6 to 8); and a commentary table (9). Two Next In Boxes sit beside Entry, outside the run-off, and are kept clear of signage.
Illustrative gym layout. The final plan depends on the venue. Numbers match the list. Open the full-size plan
  1. 1BannersOn stands along the runoff
  2. 2Sponsor backdropFar side of the court, in camera view
  3. 3Floor decalsRemovable, where the venue allows
  4. 4BoothA table at the event
  5. 5Venue display slotsOn the in-gym screen
  6. 6Break cardsTimeouts, quarter breaks and halftime
  7. 7Stream sponsor bugBeside the live score
  8. 8Lower thirdsBranded stream graphics
  9. 9Commentator live readsNamed on air
  10. 10Social and website listingNGL channels and nglgridball.com
  11. 11"Presented by" event namingThe event carries your name

Match pages on nglgridball.com will carry the score, box score and round-by-round log of every match. See an illustrative match page (a sample, not a real match).

On screen

The NGL runs its own scoring and broadcast software, built for Z-rotation and quadrant scoring. These screens use its demo match. Veyra Athletics is a made-up example sponsor.

NGL break card running demo data: Timeout presented by Veyra Athletics, a fictional example sponsor, with a 1:15 countdown, the score, the quadrant holders and the sponsor's logo in a large panel on the right
NGL software · demo data · example sponsor is fictionalBreak card"Timeout presented by…" Runs on the venue display and the stream during timeouts, quarter breaks and halftime.
NGL venue display running demo data: Home 14, Away 11, the clock, a four-quadrant Grid, and two sponsor slots along the bottom, one showing the fictional Veyra Athletics logo and one marked Your logo
NGL software · demo data · example sponsor is fictionalVenue displayThe in-gym screen, on a TV or projector. Two sponsor slots along the bottom.
NGL stream graphics running demo data over a placeholder camera feed: the score bug at top left, a live-read lower third at bottom left and a Presented by sponsor bug with the fictional Veyra Athletics logo at bottom right
NGL software · demo data · example sponsor is fictionalStream overlayScore bug, sponsor bug and live-read lower third, shown over a placeholder camera feed.

03 · Partnership levels

Choose your
place on the Grid.

Rates on request · Founding Partner pricing for the first exhibition

1 only

Presenting Sponsor

The event carries your name.

  • "Presented by" event naming
  • Break sponsor: quarter breaks and halftime
  • Dedicated venue display slot
  • Lead stream sponsor bug
  • Category exclusivity

1 per category

Official Partner

Own your category at the event.

  • Exclusive in your category
  • Timeout break sponsor (add-on)
  • Venue display and stream rotation
  • Lower third, live read, banner and booth

Open

Community Partner

Back a new sport from day one.

  • Founding Partner recognition
  • Venue display rotation
  • Logo on a shared banner
  • Website logo and group post

Limited by space

Vendor / Booth

Meet the crowd in person.

  • Booth or table at the event
  • Founding Partner recognition
  • Website listing and group post
  • Commentator roll call

In-kind partners welcome

Goods or services are credited at retail value toward any level, and cash covers any balance. Typical in-kind: gym or campus venue time, equipment, printing, and food and drink for teams and crew.

Every level includes a post-event recap, a rate locked for the next NGL event and first right of renewal. The partner deck and rate card, with the full benefit list, come by email.

04 · Who it's for

Built for
local partners.

Local businesses

  • Health and fitness
  • Community banks and credit unions
  • Food and drink
  • Sporting goods and printing
  • Local services

Campus and recreation departments

Gridball needs an indoor floor, tape and room for a runoff around the Grid. School gyms, rec centers and campus facilities can partner as the venue, or in kind with court time, equipment or support on the day.

Arenas are part of the NGL's long-term vision. The first exhibition is planned for a gym or campus facility with a taped court on the existing floor.

05 · How it works

Five steps
to game day.

  1. Talk to us

    Email us. We send the partner deck and rate card and answer your questions.

  2. Pick a level

    Choose a partnership level, or talk to us about in-kind.

  3. Short agreement and invoice

    A short sponsorship agreement and an invoice.

  4. Approve your mockups

    Send your logo. We send every placement for your approval before the event.

  5. Game day and recap

    Your brand on the Grid, then your recap and renewal offer.

06 · Get in touch

Put your brand
on the Grid.

Jaylon Ballard

Founder, National Gridball League™

Request the partner deck and rates

Email nglgridball@gmail.com with your business name and the level you're interested in. Or choose "Partner or sponsor" on the interest form and we'll be in touch.

Writing about the NGL? Fact sheet, logos and approved images are on the Press & media page.

National Gridball League, LLC is a Florida limited liability company. Partnerships are advertising and promotion, not charitable donations.