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May be a taboo subject, and no one needs to be specific, but this is my first year back coaching “professionally” and I am coming to grips with how expensive the pay for play world is, with my salary being a big part of it. As much as I would keep my salary lower, with 3 of my own kids playing club, I can only my salary lower so much. Shoot, I would love to train for free if I could. Without selling candy and crap, does anybody have any ideas how to raise money for the team that can keep some costs down for the players. If sponsors is an answer what have you found to be successful ways to get sponsors to give a good chunk of money. I apologize if this is tacky subject, but I am sure there are others who have the same concerns….maybe?
I think it is a great subject, not tacky or taboo at all. The pay to play financial burden keeps out so many kids. I don’t have numbers, but here are some fund raising I have seen at my club. Our club has a good sized Rec program.
- At the start of Fall season, the club has “Opening night” festival. Kids pay to play Inflatable Jump houses, slides, etc. Comp teams set up booths to sell food (tacos, pizza, baked goods, hot dogs, cotton candy, corn on the cob, nachos, etc). Raffles/auctions from local businesses. Refs set up dunk tank. Booths not limited to food. One popular booth was an airbrush artist who made cool custom soccer designs on tshirts and sweatshirts.
- Just a thought. One booth I have not seen is a soccer radar gun. I’m sure kids want to know how fast their shot is. Post the top scores per age/boy/girl, kids will want to beat it!
- Club hosts a tournament/soccer fest. Teams can set up food booths.
- Casino Night. Prizes donated by local businesses.
- Tickets to professional soccer games, e.g. LA Galaxy vs SJ Quakes. Possibility of kids being a mascot to escort players pre-game.
- Local restaraunts sometimes will set up a night to donate 10% of sales to the club or a team.
- Car washes
The only number I do have is one year we made $500 selling baked goods, coffee and hot chocolate at the Opening Night. Not bad, paid for a tournament. We probably need to do 3 or 4 of these food booth type activities to make good dent into costs.
Thanks Dana. some good ideas.
Food booths at tournaments and friendly games have been very good to us
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