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Post by coachplaa on Sept 15, 2010 10:58:59 GMT -6
Coaches-
I'm hopeful that someone will give me another great idea, as I've gotten a ton on here in the past.
We are getting ready to do our annual "Gourmet Foods" fundraiser. It has been successful for us in the past, and one of the reasons is we offer prize incentives. We ask kids to each sell 10 items minimum, and then we start to offer prizes for every 5 items they sell beyond that.
BUT, as we all know, about 25% of the kids don't even try. Even the kids that just give a little effort, can sell 10 items around campus. However, I still hear the common excuses like "my family doesn't have any money." We try to give them ideas on how to sell, like sell to teachers, neighbors, family, etc., but we still have kids that just don't try very hard. I know we are going to have some kids that just can't sell due to their circumstance, but not trying is what drives me crazy.
I've heard of coaches using extra running, cleaning the shed, and other negative ways on "threatening" a lack of trying.
Do any of you coaches do something that can decrease the number of kids that DON'T TRY without threatening them?
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Post by coachwoodall on Sept 15, 2010 12:11:24 GMT -6
did our card blitz last sunday, each kid expected to sell 10. we offer a $100 bill to the one that sells the most. Gave out cards and gave them about 3 hours to do it.
about 1/3 sold them all, and some more
1/3 sold about half or little more
1/3 less than half.
This year when those that came back with a hand full of cards, when they started to hand them back to me, I just looked them in the eye and said, "Go sell them" and took the next kids money.
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Post by coachplaa on Sept 15, 2010 12:26:47 GMT -6
Thanks for the feedback coach.
What other ideas are out there? We put our Varsity vs JV vs Frosh to see who can sell the most items, and feed the winner Ice Cream bars as a prize. We also do lots of individual prizes for kids that sell 20 items or more.
But how do I get 95% of the kids to sell the minimum 10 items without threatening corporal punishment?
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Post by cqmiller on Sept 15, 2010 12:57:58 GMT -6
They have 2 choices... raise the $200 or pay the $200.
Motivators are:
10 cards = you get one free
20 cards = you get your practice jersey (name included)
50 cards = keep your game jersey that year (away/home based on which ones we are buying new for the next season)
100 cards = keep both game jerseys
150 + = keep your helmet
Group Motivators
Put one kid from each position group into an evenly sized group (3 or 4)
1) Group that sells the most gets a dinner at a nice restauraunt (chili's, applebees, etc...)
2) Group that sells the 2nd most gets a dinner at a fast food restaurant (McDonalds, Carl's Jr., etc...)
3) Any group that sells more than 300 gets ____________. Think of something really cool that is school-related (trophy, plaque, they run conditioning for the rest of the players 1 day, etc...)
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Post by coachplaa on Sept 15, 2010 14:07:02 GMT -6
I do that for our Spring/Summer fundraiser. They can raise $200 or pay $200, but that pays for ALL of what they get for the year...football camp, shirts, shorts, jersey, game socks, team bag, etc. It works well.
This fall fundraiser is for program items that will improve the quality of our program....water carts, practice equipment, weight room stuff, etc. So I'm offering prizes as incentives, but still the question:
How do you deal with the kid that doesn't participate, without turning it into a negative lecture?
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alln
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Post by alln on Sept 15, 2010 22:41:47 GMT -6
I know this goes against what you are wanting to do, but I think it's all in how you set it up.
We don't run sprints to condition. We practice fast, and use things like pursuit drill, kick coverage, and fast pace no huddle offense to condition. We sell discount cards, and require each player to sell 20.
I don't accept unsold cards from kids who haven't sold the required 20. I just tell them to keep trying. After the initial sale period has passed, I add in traditional conditioning , i.e. gassers, to the end of practice because "I just don't think we're in good enough shape". As a "reward", all who have sold their 20 cards get to leave practice before the final conditioning period.
It usually only takes a few practices before the kids who were close end up hitting the 20 mark, and the stragglers have sold at least half of their cards. I end it at that point because "so many of you have done a great job earning your reward". They basically take away my ability to run that conditioning period.
Big difference between "punishment" and "reward". The key is not to say anything about it before hand. Then sell the conditioning as something you think the team needs to do to play harder after evaluating where they are at that point in the season. It's worked really well for us, and we don't get ticked off players and parents because of the approach we take.
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Post by coachplaa on Sept 16, 2010 6:27:06 GMT -6
I think that is a good idea. Thank you Coach.
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Post by fbcoach33 on Sept 16, 2010 6:56:48 GMT -6
we have found that simple cash prizes are the best motivators. Sell X amount you make money. It ends up for us being cheaper than giving out prizes that certain kids may or may not like.
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