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Post by coachbw on Oct 10, 2007 11:20:10 GMT -6
i have a specific situation that i would like your ideas on. I am a second year head coach at a high school of about 1000 students. The town has 10,000 people, but has grown very rapidly in the past 10-15 years. 10 years ago the town had about 2500 people.
We have not had any equipment purchased for our weightroom in over 20 years, and it is in desperate need of an overhaul. I have talked with a couple of companies and the number they are giving us is just about $40,000 to redo the weight room. Last year, I put together a proposal which had the support of 12 other head coaches in the system outlining the weight equipment and program that we wanted. The district said they would take it into consideration, but we have now been told that it isn't going to happen because of our low funds.
Here comes the fun part . . . our district has a policy against any fundraising. Athletics receives a higher percentage of the general fund than other schools in our area so we are able to function pretty well without fundraising as far as specific sports are concerned. The problem is that there has never been a weight room budget set aside. My question is, are there specific fundraisers that could earn this kind of money or where would you guys start? I am fairly certain that anything that requires our kids to sell anything will be shot down immediately by the board. What other options can you guys give us? Anyone been in a similar situation?
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Post by saintrad on Oct 10, 2007 13:12:46 GMT -6
first of all, what state are you in? secondly, email me
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Post by eickst on Oct 10, 2007 20:34:46 GMT -6
40k to redo the weight room? WTF kind of machines are you buying?
Buy a lot of power cages, buy a lot of bars, and buy a lot of 45lb plates. Shouldn't cost 40k. Squats, deadlifts, cleans, bench press, military press.
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Post by coachbw on Oct 10, 2007 21:08:41 GMT -6
The 40K was a price to replace everything in there (which probably really needs to be done). Basically it includes 8 new core stations (racks, platforms, bars, benches, hex bars, and plates for each spot). It also had a couple of glute ham machines, a couple of lat pulls, and couple of racks of barbells.
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Post by piquaindian on Oct 10, 2007 21:14:19 GMT -6
Lift-A-Thon
Make it an annual event. Give each kid an envelope and have them go around and get donations (most people will do a flat amount) or you can get people to give so much money per pound lifted. Do your base lifts with each player and add them up for a total weight. Make it a 'contest' to see who can lift the most total weight. Depending on the size (number of players) of your team, break it into weight classes (Heavy, Middle, Light) with the top two or three receiving a trophy.
If you need more info/details, let me know (send me a PM).
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