Budgeting Activity

               

                Our group decided that our four sports with the most number of players would do fund raisers to give ourselves a bigger budget. After our fund raisers, our budget went from $140,000 to $155,300. The total costs that we’re facing add up to $237,750 (for everything in the needs category, whether it be necessary or not). We subtracted the $155,300 we have from the $237,750 that we need, and found that we are $82,450 short from getting everything that we need/want. Sharing that difference with 459 athletes, the extra cost is minimal. We also understand that it’s unfair of us to ask the athletes who do fund raisers to pay just as much as the athletes who don’t do fund raisers. That being said, the 255 athletes participating in fund raisers (football team, swimming team, men’s and women’s track & field teams) will have a slightly discounted price to play their sport.  They will be asked to pay $165 to play their sport, while the other 204 athletes will be asked to pay $200 to play their sport. We don’t feel like this is too much to ask for considering the amount of money we’re putting into our athletic program to give us the best equipment and facilities possible. Unfortunately, having athletes pay to play is a growing trend around the country. With the increase of travel expenses, the need for newer stadiums, and the desire for the best equipment is making high school sports very expensive for athletic departments to be able to afford. This activity was a great way to put us in the shoes of an athletic director and understand the current challenges that many Ads are facing around the country.

Micah Stein
Taylor Brown

Taylor Redd                                                                                                                                          Tony Pape

David Shelmon