Where does your team $$ come from?

hsrose
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Where does your team $$ come from? Oct 28, 2009 20:27:17 GMT -6

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Post by hsrose on Oct 28, 2009 20:27:17 GMT -6

Our HS program receives $2,500 every other year, $5,000 the other, for safety equipment, meaning helmets and shoulder pads. 5 coaches receive a stipend that is paid for by a $50 pay to play "donation" from the players. The district pays for the refurbishing of the helmets and shoulder pads for all 5 football programs in the district. The athletic program covers the cost of officials and the district covers the cost of the single stadium that the football programs share.

The athletics booster club will usually pick up 50% of the cost of uniforms and will spring for other items we request. Previous coach got a new sled, we got our headsets refurbished this year. But that is dependent on how well they do with their fundraisers so it varies from year to year.

But other than that we are on our own to raise funds for busses, footballs, knee pads, video tapes, hats, belts, decals, pants, mesh bags, shirts, etc.

My team raised $4,200 this year and I've got a balance of $400 right now. Looks like potluck in the cafeteria for the awards banquet. I'm supposed to be paying off a $9k debt from the previous coach but I just didn't get the funds raised this year.

How are you funded, what is your approximate budget, and what is the size of your program? We're a school of 2,100 students, we have Fr/JV/Var with 90 total in all 3 levels. My budget would normally be in the $7-9k range (I've got that $9k to pay back).

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rcole
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Where does your team $$ come from? Oct 28, 2009 21:59:19 GMT -6

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Post by rcole on Oct 28, 2009 21:59:19 GMT -6

Our district gives each school $15,000 for "facilities" upkeep, basically a safety liability thing. They pay for all coaching stipends as well...well I say all but actually we have more paid coaches through the booster clubs. Each school gets all gate receipts and concession sales, parking fees, etc. at all home games. Football schools in my district will make between 20,000 and 120,000 in gate receipts. The average budget is 10,000 to 20,000 a year for football, not including new unis every 3 to 5 years. Most schools also have booster clubs that raise substantial money...20,000 to 100,000 a year. I think at the last school where I kept up with concession money we made around 20,000 a year off of concessions. The "football" generated monies that exceed our spending budget goes to fund the other sports and sometimes is even used for non-athletics spending. We do have some schools that have almost no money at all.

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CoachCP
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Where does your team $$ come from? Oct 28, 2009 23:06:45 GMT -6

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Post by CoachCP on Oct 28, 2009 23:06:45 GMT -6

Our school does a pizza outing with a local pizza restaurant. Our kids make an assembly line. The kids make the pizza and all that jazz. Some kids deliver. We advertise it like crazy. I think the program takes away 60% - 70% of the money. In return there is advertising and essentially an unwritten contract where if we do something for the kids by going out to eat, we go to them 90% of the time.

It really works out well.

bigm0073
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Where does your team $$ come from? Oct 29, 2009 5:41:30 GMT -6

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Post by bigm0073 on Oct 29, 2009 5:41:30 GMT -6

We raised around $45,000 this year for our program - Here is how -

1. Spring of 2009 - We did a raffle for a week in Aruba/IPod/XBOX... We raised $16,000.00

2. Discount Cards thru first team sports - We raised $21,000 (This was OUR Take)

3. Letter Writing Campaign (First TEam Sports) - We raised around $8,500.00

This money is "our" and goes for uniforms, equipment, team meals (Outback), coaching clinics, travel, coaching gear, players weight room equipment... Our AD is very supportive to with "others".

fbcoach74
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Where does your team $$ come from? Oct 29, 2009 10:32:08 GMT -6

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Post by fbcoach74 on Oct 29, 2009 10:32:08 GMT -6

our helmets and shoulder pads etc.. come from the athletic department. Our extras (sleds, unifroms, camera's head sets etc...)come from fundraising and some support from our boosters but normally for part of new uniforms