How do you fund your program

All sports at our school are partially funded by the General Athletic Fund. This fund comes from gate receipts. (mostly football funds the other sports) However, this is not enough to cover the costs we have. Each sport at our school has its own booster club. They fund the remaining needs we have. We do 3 big fundraisers 1)Fall pork roast 2) Easter port roast 3) Golf Tournament.

our gate and snack are total BS

the district gets the 100% of the gate money

and every year the junior class gets all the money from the concession stand to raise money for their prom. So we dont get any money from our games at all

At my current school (Christian) the program is funded by the school. Boosters get concessions and gate but they also buy all uniforms for the teams. Except for the coaches stipends, we are funded fairly well. At my new school (Private - start on July 1) it appears that the Booster club is a bit smaller and the school and parents (directly and indirectly) fully fund the program. Its definitely not a second class operation!

Coaches: Athletic fund
we get gate and concession (MS program)
Bingo/boosters pays for most of our stuff
a few fund raisers

Our gate and concessions go straight to the general Athletic fund.
During the Spring of each year all programs fill out a budget as to what they need from our general athletic fund (ASB).

We are provided what they (ASB) can provide. The pie is only so big, right?

In football, we also raise another $15 - 20,000 ourselves through camps, community discount cards, lift-a-thon and a big car wash.

We get everything we need and we help raise for the other things we want to make our program a class outfit.

Coaches at our school started to complain that FB gets everything but were quickly educated by our admin that football provides for most and will get whatever they need to function for the good of the whole. This shut the complainers up pretty quickly.

That's support!

Here in Maryland, We get $3000 per year from the county. That has to be spent with the contracted vendor. (You can do business with other vendors they just have to be certified in the county.) We fund raise for the rest of our money, which isn't a lot. Like 4-5K per year (That's about all). We are always looking for other ways to raise more money.

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I'm just a youth coach. Some of the HS coaches here in Texas would have to answer your question. I didn't mean to sound misleading. I was thinking of it from a player's perspective. I grew up playing in a small West Texas 3A town- definitely not a big program. There was almost nothing that we couldn't have for our sports program- ANY sports program. But, football was- and, still is- king in West Texas. It wasn't as if no equipment was ever re-used. But, any new equipment needed was provided for. Nothing ever stayed around long enough to get old. All cleats were yours at the end of the year. In Jr. High, I had small feet. I had to have special ordered cleats and track shoes. No problem.
In basketball, we received a new pair of practice shoes and leather Converse game shoes that had our school colors. They were ours at the end of the season- every season. They did keep the practice & game jerseys & warm-ups. But, when those looked a little too ragged for the coaches, they have them away to the players at the end of the season. All coaching apparel & equipment was provided for, also. Weight room was housed in its own large building next to the field house.
Golf, baseball, track, whatever.... all provided for and nothing skimped on.
It saddens me that there are states & districts that get away with not providing for their sports program. Why have sports if you're not going to fund it properly?

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