WIZARDS POLL

What second-year player will have the greatest impact?

  • R. Espinoza
  • J. Leathers
  • C. Myers
  • K. Souter

In the Community

Player and Coach Appearances

Each year, the Kansas City Wizards players, coaches, and staff make appearances at several community and corporate events. Although the Wizards are eager to reach every fan, their availability due to training, travel and games is limited. If you are interested in having a member of the Wizards participate in your event, please review the guidelines and submit a request using the Player Appearance Request Form.

Guidelines

  • Requests must be received six (6) weeks prior to the event date
  • All requests must be submitted via the Player Appearance Request Form* »
    *Player appearance fees apply. Details available upon request
  • Completed request forms mailed to the following:**
    Kansas City Wizards
    Community Relations Department
    Attention: Appearance Requests
    8900 State Line Road, 5th Floor
    Leawood, KS 66206
**Faxed/emailed copies will NOT be considered.

Please refer to the Kansas City Wizards schedule prior to submitting your request, as appearances will not be scheduled on the following:

  • Game days
  • Day before games
  • Travel days
  • Player "Off" days
  • No appearances before 1:00 p.m. during training

When considering appearance requests, we adhere to the criteria listed below:

  • NO Career days
  • Wide reaching impact (to maximize player time)
  • Clearly defined role for the player (i.e. reading to a class, hand out awards, etc.)
  • No activities with risk of injury
  • Purpose separate from player's attendance. We recommend that your event NOT center on a player's attendance, but have them serve as a compliment to the overall event.

Requests for Coaches and Staff

All appearance and speaking requests for the Kansas City Wizards coaches and staff must be made in writing. Appearances by personnel in this group generally last for an hour. As with player appearances, please keep in mind that the Wizards cannot guarantee that every request will be accommodated. When players are unavailable, so too are many others in the organization who play supporting roles on and off the field.

If you are interested in booking a coach or staff member to speak at your event, please give Erin Lawless a call at (913) 387-3424

Promoting Player Appearances

Use of the Kansas City Wizards name, logos and trademarks and/or any advertising that implies the support or sponsorship of an event or organization by the Kansas City Wizards, Kansas City Wizards Foundation, or Major League Soccer must be approved in writing by the Kansas City Wizards. Before promoting a Wizards player appearance, please contact the Public Relations Department for approval. This policy pertains to all forms of advertising, including all print, television and radio promotion.

Next Steps

Once your request has been reviewed, you will be contacted by a Community Relations representative and learn the status of your request: declined, pending or accepted. Due to the volume of requests, please allow 2-3 weeks for a response.

If your request has been accepted, it has been done so in accordance to the information provided in the Player Appearance Request Form. If changes are made after this time, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate the changes.

As a general rule, the Wizards do not make return visits to organizations within a calendar year. Also, an approved appearance does not insure annual participation by the Wizards.

If for any reason we need to cancel an appearance, we will notify your organization as soon as we are aware of an unavoidable conflict.