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[Stealth]

Just curious how other teams do fundraising...

One DK was on a team for years that had one team fundraiser, one club fundraiser. Now to a new team, 6 team fundraisers and 1 club fundraiser with no buyout option.

Other DK has been on several teams and most have had 2-3 total fundraisers with buyout options at both the team and club level. Same experience with baseball.

If I had any more kids, I would have to quit my full time job and spend my life fundraising. I am not even counting the required volunteer time......... :?

What is your experience?

[Yobo2One]

This may seems dumb to you but What is a buyout option ?  You pay someone to not do the fundraiser ?

  Our club has already started fundraisers also.   Whatever is sold, 50 percent goes into your own players account toward club fees and then a percentage goes to the club as a whole.  I generally do not do them because i do not know enough people to sell stuff too.   And i do not like hitting up family members.  I have to say i have not felt any pressure to do these fundrasiers though and i try to help out in other ways ie volunteering.   I know the club also sells clothing and umbrellas ect with the club logo on it  as a fundraiser and thats usually worth our while stuff kids can use and the money helps the club as a whole.   I

[Stealth]

A buyout option is when you can pay a certain amount NOT to participate in a fundraiser. For example, we used to belong to a club where you could attend and donate to the auction or pay $200.

Thanks for the reply - I haven't seen the optional fundraiser where the $'s go into your own fund. Interesting.

[IslanderCoach]

We do a team fundraiser designed to pay for our State Cup entry and to provide our Keepers 2 pair of gloves and a jersey each and any remaining funds are split evenly among the participants to offset team fees.

We do this by running a carwash and we sell advance tickets ($5 each) and every player needs to sell 15 advance tickets each.  never have a problem selling these tickets.   Anyone that shows up with a ticket has their car washed and then anyone else off the street is gravy....usually raise $1500 - $2k between advance tickets and off the street (sometimes more).  We do one fund raiser per season.  This year we are donating part of the proceeds to Relay for Life.

[yote19]

I have to say that the clubs that have these huge fundraisers, plus the auctions, plus the mandatory tourney (See Crossfire at $775) and there fees for everything all add up.  So rethink if you are paying say $2000-3000 for players fees when you add these other expenses in.  I remember buying $60 worth of candy one year and I just gave that away at Halloween.  When you finally add up all of your soccer expenses your dollar amount is $$$$$?

I know our team has been P3 the last two years and I don't think we went over a $800-1,000.  Go figure.

[Squash]

In about a month thru WPS-Soccer we will be offering coffee at between $5 and $6 a Pound (not 12oz) Roasted from light thru dark depending on taste, packaged with club or team stickers on the bag and delivered to  clubs/teams.

Some clubs do something similar but others do not have the connections to get it at this price. Typical cost of coffees in the store is $7 - $10 for 12oz bags. Everyone drinks coffee basically.

The concept is the club sells the bags for $10 and the team gets $4-5 a bag.

What do you people think?

[yote19]

Also, if you sell the product or push the fundraiser and it doesn't go directly into your childs account, start asking questions.  Why should it go into a general fund helping other players who maybe didn't work the fundraiser.

[Squash]

Also, if you sell the product or push the fundraiser and it doesn't go directly into your childs account, start asking questions.  Why should it go into a general fund helping other players who maybe didn't work the fundraiser.

Agreed Yote and after awhile people catch on to this and then your events no longer have charm nor to members want to participate. :roll:

[Stealth]

I am really curious about how the concept of your own account works. Is this something the team treasurer keeps track of or is it something the club does? I have never been offered the chance to direct my funds to my own account. As I understood it, all the funds go into the general fund. Personally, I don't mind giving to those who cannot afford. But, I would rather pay $50 to NOT to participate than end up with $100 worth of car wash tickets or candy I cannot use. My time is valuable as well.

[yote19]

On our team, each player has an account with the general balance of the team.  We all pay into that account to help defer costs for the uniforms, tourneys, team expenses etc etc.  So if the uniforms that my player bought were $X amount, my credit from my account would be $X + whatever the shipping costs were divided by the entire # of players buying equiptment.

Another example would be for lights--each player on the team is deducted the same amount for light expenses charged to the team.

Lights cost $95.00/night for field and lights.  Eighteen players on the team.  Each played gets a charge to their account for $5.28.

[simplysoccer]

I personally hate fundraising.  I will donate time any day, but I hate asking people to buy something from me.  IMO we get hit up in every direction.

[Squash]

I personally hate fundraising.  I will donate time any day, but I hate asking people to buy something from me.  IMO we get hit up in every direction.

I agree and that's why some fundraising items are better than others. Some things you use/drink daily and buy at the store all the time.

So it's not so much selling to others as buying for yourself.

I agree nobody likes to sell stuff.....if you get hit up all the time and hate it. Care to divulge the club?

[Old Dog]

On our team, each player has an account with the general balance of the team.  We all pay into that account to help defer costs for the uniforms, tourneys, team expenses etc etc.  So if the uniforms that my player bought were $X amount, my credit from my account would be $X + whatever the shipping costs were divided by the entire # of players buying equiptment.

Another example would be for lights--each player on the team is deducted the same amount for light expenses charged to the team.

Lights cost $95.00/night for field and lights.  Eighteen players on the team.  Each played gets a charge to their account for $5.28.

You mean you pay extra for fields and lighting?

[yote19]

When you play in cold windy friggin winter we just went through. :lol:

[Old Dog]

When you play in cold windy friggin winter we just went through. :lol:

Yea but it was only for 10 weeks

[EWSoccer64]

At our club, the club has basically given up on big fundraisers.  Every team is supposed to be self funding.
Annual registration fees are $205 per player.
Team fees are $200 per player, on average.
Uniforms - $100 plus another $100 for warm ups and bag.  Done every 3 years or as needed.

The team fees pay for the 5 tournaments we do, our league fees, our state fees, equipment, first aid supplies, field rentals and everything else.  

No coaching fees.  No monthly dues.  

If a team wants to have a fundraiser, it does it's own.  Carwashes are popular.   The local mall has banned them though, since a local U-17 girls team did one in July, in their bikinis.   TWO ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD running right next to the mall........

Not a fundraiser, but as a team building project, my team is planning to build and install full size goals at fields at two local parks this summer.    Right now, there are 8x18 and 6x21 goals set up, of all silly things.

[onthebench]

At our club, the club has basically given up on big fundraisers.  Every team is supposed to be self funding.
Annual registration fees are $205 per player.
Team fees are $200 per player, on average.
Uniforms - $100 plus another $100 for warm ups and bag.  Done every 3 years or as needed.

The team fees pay for the 5 tournaments we do, our league fees, our state fees, equipment, first aid supplies, field rentals and everything else.  

No coaching fees.  No monthly dues.  

If a team wants to have a fundraiser, it does it's own.  Carwashes are popular.   The local mall has banned them though, since a local U-17 girls team did one in July, in their bikinis.   TWO ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD running right next to the mall........

Not a fundraiser, but as a team building project, my team is planning to build and install full size goals at fields at two local parks this summer.    Right now, there are 8x18 and 6x21 goals set up, of all silly things.

 

[Ballguy]

:shock:  :shock:  :shock:

[duffer]

Yawza tale pipe I say Tail pipe!

[duffer]

At our club, the club has basically given up on big fundraisers.  Every team is supposed to be self funding.
Annual registration fees are $205 per player.
Team fees are $200 per player, on average.
Uniforms - $100 plus another $100 for warm ups and bag.  Done every 3 years or as needed.

The team fees pay for the 5 tournaments we do, our league fees, our state fees, equipment, first aid supplies, field rentals and everything else.  

No coaching fees.  No monthly dues.  

If a team wants to have a fundraiser, it does it's own.  Carwashes are popular.   The local mall has banned them though, since a local U-17 girls team did one in July, in their bikinis.   TWO ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD running right next to the mall........

Not a fundraiser, but as a team building project, my team is planning to build and install full size goals at fields at two local parks this summer.    Right now, there are 8x18 and 6x21 goals set up, of all silly things.

Your club/team sounds pretty fair. For one player we pay:
$2350.00 club fees & coaches pay
$350.00 uniform kit
$750.00 team fees
$45.00 auction donation (requirement)
$3000.00 players travel cost
$210.00 gas to and from practice for a month.
Some of these figures are probably estimated on the low side. I know we have a choice on where our DK can play, but give me a break. Somebody, somewhere is getting rich from the game of soccer.If you ask me to tell which club we are with, I'll give you one guess.

Man when you break it down like that your taking it right up the tail pipe!

Put your money in saveings and have your kid  play for a club that is less cash thats crazy! FLAT out CRAZY! you will never get that much back Hell good grades will get them more than soccer ever will!!!The grades will cost less!

[lester]

Your club/team sounds pretty fair. For one player we pay:
$2350.00 club fees & coaches pay
$350.00 uniform kit
$750.00 team fees
$45.00 auction donation (requirement)
$3000.00 players travel cost
$210.00 gas to and from practice for a month.
Some of these figures are probably estimated on the low side. I know we have a choice on where our DK can play, but give me a break. Somebody, somewhere is getting rich from the game of soccer.If you ask me to tell which club we are with, I'll give you one guess.

Wow, man.  My butt is hurting just sitting here thinking about that. Your kid must be U17 or U18.

The State took away, or moved to Starfire, the best fundraiser my daughter had in her day.  State Cup.  Our association brought in $10K-20K and individuals could sell ads in the program. It was an automatic $600-$800 into my kid's account.  Great fundraiser where young kids could actually do their own work by soliciting ads from local businesses or professionals they were acquainted with (or grandpa).

Kind of pales in the light of Cookie's expenses, but it is still a significant amount in more normal clubs.  It would triple cover the full cost of a U12 player on my team this year.


Who said something about subsidizing the academy program?  I thought that was spread over all of Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association, not just Cookie's team.

[Brat Jr]

At our club, the club has basically given up on big fundraisers.  Every team is supposed to be self funding.
Annual registration fees are $205 per player.
Team fees are $200 per player, on average.
Uniforms - $100 plus another $100 for warm ups and bag.  Done every 3 years or as needed.

The team fees pay for the 5 tournaments we do, our league fees, our state fees, equipment, first aid supplies, field rentals and everything else.  

No coaching fees.  No monthly dues.  

If a team wants to have a fundraiser, it does it's own.  Carwashes are popular.   The local mall has banned them though, since a local U-17 girls team did one in July, in their bikinis.   TWO ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD running right next to the mall........

Not a fundraiser, but as a team building project, my team is planning to build and install full size goals at fields at two local parks this summer.    Right now, there are 8x18 and 6x21 goals set up, of all silly things.

Your club/team sounds pretty fair. For one player we pay:
$2350.00 club fees & coaches pay
$350.00 uniform kit
$750.00 team fees
$45.00 auction donation (requirement)
$3000.00 players travel cost
$210.00 gas to and from practice for a month.
Some of these figures are probably estimated on the low side. I know we have a choice on where our DK can play, but give me a break. Somebody, somewhere is getting rich from the game of soccer.If you ask me to tell which club we are with, I'll give you one guess.

Sounds a lot like my DD's Club
I'll let ya know how close we are to this when I add up my gas bill for the tourneys. ( Beaverton, Rimland, Starfire ) I won't count in to/from practices or the RC as we live close to the fields

[EWSoccer64]

I don't even try to estimate what we spend on travel costs and tournaments as a family.  Last summer,  I went to 11 different tournaments.   My own children went to another 3 that I did not attend. ( I have 3 kids left at home).  One or two of the tournaments I went to were with a team that did not have a coach at the time (long story).

Since in our family, we do soccer instead of any vacations, we spend a bit more than average when travelling.  

Now that I think about it, our famiy probably spends a total of about $10,000 a year on soccer.  A big chumk of that is the boy who plays for Yakima.  180 mile round trip to practice twice a week adds up.  And they have a $40 or so monthly coaching fee, as well.   Which is insignificant compared to the gas, car expenses and time in commuting the kid up there.

[hb96mom]

If I ever see another tub of frozen cookie dough it will be too soon! I am sick of fundraisers. Everyone seems to do them for soccer, school and what have you. I have old boxes of thin mints I use as doorstops. The ones that are the worst are the ones with the crappy prizes- you know if you sell $1000 worth of stuff you get this farting putty or a glowing yoyo!  Our team just sold candles- which went great- cause I love yankee candles- oh the gifts I purchased. We also have a sponsor which is super nice!!

[duffer]

Well squash if you get someone doing the coffee thing I use about five pounds a month! Love My coffee!

[Dragon]

Fufu coffee, or straight up?

[Gumby]

I'm sure straight up... with a little coffee in it.    

[Brat Jr]

I'm sure straight up... with a little coffee in it.    

IN it? Maybe as a chaser

[Squash]

he enjoys the JohnnyCoffeeWalker Blend

[SoccerRich$poor]

duffer is correct when you get up into the thousands of dollars to play ball.  My son is 4.o, AP classes, high SAT.  Had several offers for 17,000+/year but only 2000-5000 for athletics.  My daughter has 3.7 but not as good SAT and still qualifies for 3500-5000 academic in most colleges and athletic offerings of 5000+.  Both kids play at P1 level with different clubs and these last couple years each have paid about 3000-4000 total in fees and travel which includes showcases on west coast.  I am thinking of enrolling her in a SAT prep because if she can raise it 50points or ACT by 2 points she will get another 2000+/year.  Good luck out there.