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Sports Event Product
Sampling.
EXECUTIONAL is a UK sports sampling agency supplying sampling teams and campaign leads to brands and their agencies for matches, race meetings, runs and obstacle events across the UK, since 2007.
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Types of sampling teams we supply for sport
Six sampling teams for sporting crowds.
Sports event sampling is handing out your product to fans, runners and riders at matches, race meetings and mass participation events.
Each format follows the crowd: on the approach, inside the venue, along the course or at the finish. Sports work is one branch of our product sampling; series and seasons come with a campaign lead.
Approach and turnstile teams
Stadium sampling on the walk to the ground in the hour before kick-off. Fans arrive together and are in no hurry. Often run as roaming sampling pairs moving with the crowd.
Finish line recovery teams
Marathon sampling and finish line teams for runs, rides and obstacle courses. They hand over sports drinks, bars and recovery products as entrants slow down, and keep chilled stock topped up.
Sponsor zone teams
Staff on a sponsor's stand or concourse position inside the venue, focused on arrival and half-time peaks. Your rights package and the ground's rules decide what the team hands out.
Race day teams
Race day sampling for racegoers, who arrive slowly and stay for hours. Teams cover the afternoon race by race in enclosures and guest areas, dressed to the course's code. Challenge 25 and licensed staff on request for alcohol.
Spectator and supporter teams
Brand ambassadors work the crowd along a course or in a fan zone at marathons, cycling stages and triathlons. Spectators gather at fixed points for hours, which gives you high footfall in one place and time for real consumer engagement.
Fixture and series leads
One named lead runs a fixture list, race series or several grounds. They check positions and timings at each venue and keep every team on the same brief. Product sampling campaigns stay consistent across a season.
How we brief teams before the crowd arrives
In position before the crowd.
Right to work and ID checked for every person. Employer's and Public Liability cover at every fixture. Food hygiene, DBS or risk assessments on request.
Short lines written to drive product trial with people on the move. The team also learns the venue's rules on giveaways, branding and where they can stand.
PAYE, National Insurance and HR are handled in-house for every match day and race day team.
Geo-tagged check-ins confirm the team is in place before the crowd arrives. Attendance shows in real time, and our 24/7 support line is answered day and night while your shifts run.
How our teams engage crowds in short windows
Short, sharp windows.
In sports event sampling, the crowd gives you short, sharp windows: the walk to the turnstiles, half-time on the concourse, the stretch past a finish line. Spectators have time to fill either side of the action; participants want to refuel the moment they stop. Each needs a different team, in a different place, running a different sampling experience.
You bring the product, the permissions or sponsor rights, and the message. We bring the people. We brief them on the crowd, the timings and the venue's rules, and check them in live at every fixture.
We sample at sporting events nationwide
Grounds, courses and finish lines.
Teams come from the staffing hub nearest each venue, across 40 hubs in the UK. Sampling somewhere not listed here? Tell us in your quote request.
Our compliance checks for every matchday team
Insured and ready.
Sporting events where our teams have sampled
Sampling at sporting events.
Runs, obstacle courses, match days and race meetings where our teams met the crowd at the right moment. See all recent work →
Brands who trust us on race day
Brands who trusted us on race day.
How we select your team from fixture to gate
From fixture list to team at the gate.
Events, venues, dates, gate or start times, where you're allowed to sample and how many staff each date needs.
Every date, role and shift set out, with no hidden fees.
Staff selected on experience, location and fit for the crowd, with an account manager once you approve.
A brief on the product, the crowd and the venue rules, optional product training, and check-ins that confirm everyone is in position before the gates open.
Get a quote for your sports sampling team
Get a quote for sports sampling staff.
Request a quote
Request your sampling quote.
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Rights and timing questions we answer for sponsors
Sports sampling, rights and timing: your questions.
Who gives permission to sample at a sporting event?
Inside a ground or an event site, the rights holder or organiser, typically as part of a sponsorship or partner package. Outside, on public land, the local council. The brand or agency applies and holds the permission; we can advise on how to apply to councils.
Can you sample to runners and riders during the race?
Only where the organiser allows it. Most hand-outs happen past the finish or at a spectator point, because the organiser's own volunteers typically run the feed stations on the course.
Can you keep drinks and dairy chilled at a finish line?
Yes, using the cool boxes, fridges or chilled kit you or the event provide. The team rotates stock from a base point so product is cold when it reaches people, and food hygiene certificates are available on request.
Do you supply stewards or security?
No. Those are licensed roles that sit with the venue's safety team. For crowd-facing hosts, welcome teams and sponsor staff without sampling, see our sports event staff.
What is sports event sampling?
Sports event sampling is handing out your product to fans, runners and riders at matches, race meetings and mass participation events. Sport runs to fixed start times and short peaks, and sponsor rights decide what you can do inside the venue. Festivals and food shows have longer, steadier footfall. For those, see product sampling at events.
Can one booking cover a season or a race series?
Yes. We operate nationwide, across the UK, and staff each date from the nearest of our 40 hubs, with one lead keeping positions, timings and messages consistent across the list. Where you'd like the same faces at every date, say so and we'll plan for it.
Can you sample alcohol at race meetings and matches?
Where the venue's licence and your partnership allow it. Challenge 25 and personal licence holders are available on request.
What drives the cost?
The number of dates and venues, headcount per date, shift lengths around start times, early starts for morning races, chilled handling and getting the team to the venue. Each line is set out in the quote.