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Sports team fund raising

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gnarnia.
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if you guys have read my other thread, you know i just got a high school lacrosse coaching job.

im trying to think of ways (that actually work) to help my guys raise some money for uniforms, matching equipment, etc. if anyone has some unorthodox ideas, those are usually my favorite.

i shouldnt have said that.
Feb 24 2011 5:20PM
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.jersey
Posts: 1925 - Karma: 9
sell shirts that say the name of your team, sell cookies (its gay i know), panhandle in front of the local supermarket (usually works, everybody does it for there teams by me).
Feb 24 2011 5:24PM
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Phil-X-
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carwash with the boys team, reel in the poon
Feb 24 2011 5:30PM
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607.
Posts: 521 - Karma: 35
we used to sell cookie dough when I was in high school and our baseball team would make bank
Feb 24 2011 5:39PM
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COrider
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My lax team isn't school funded so the coach has all JV players come up with $325, varsity has to come up with $425. We have ad sales and little discount cards that we sell. The ads are for the little booklet thing sold at games, have to go around and try to sell ad spots to local companies. I'm not sure how the team makes money off discount cards, I know you can go through some companies.
Feb 24 2011 5:45PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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Sponsors are a great way to generate income for a team. If you can offer to put their name on a shirt, in a program, or announce sponsors at games, then it's pretty easy to get companies to donate money. By offering them publicity/advertising/exposure, then they are more inclined to part with a few bucks as it becomes a two way street, i.e. they get something out of the deal too. Just don't get unreasonable with the prices of these kind of things and you'll have them biting left and right.

This is what my water ski team does. We sell advertising in a small program that is handed out at our shows and use that to help finance gas, equipment, etc. As you can imagine, running a triple rig (3 200 hp motors on a boat), two twin rigs, a single rig, and an inboard 7 days a week gets super expensive, so this helps us offset that cost.
Feb 24 2011 5:53PM
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The_Big_LePowSki
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The fact that you are coming to NS for coaching and fundraising advice makes me feel terrible for your team.
Feb 24 2011 7:22PM
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Rager
Posts: 225 - Karma: 11
Host a dodgeball tournament. Everyone loves a good game of dodgeball.
Feb 24 2011 7:44PM
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paige.
Posts: 1932 - Karma: 924
A friend of my dad's kid's soccer team raffled off a beer fridge filled with beer. It was a very popular raffle among the parents and required very little effort. Things like car washes it always feels like you would make more money if you had the kids working at mcDs for the same amount of time.
Feb 24 2011 7:48PM
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COrider
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Especially lacrosse dodgeball
Feb 24 2011 7:50PM
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123+ski
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we have a recommended fee for pay to play, kind of like COrider but cheaper, and we also do a bottle drive at the start of every season
Feb 24 2011 7:56PM
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Free_Haven
Posts: 185 - Karma: 12
Car washes are eay way to make close to a grand in a few hours
Feb 24 2011 7:57PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
Posts: 1574 - Karma: 48
Sell blood and semen, not mixed together
Feb 24 2011 8:09PM
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