On Monday we did an in-class assignment that had to deal with creating a budget for a high school's athletic program. We were to take the money we had and try to best meet each team’s needs. First we decided which teams would hold a fundraiser to supplement the budget. We decided that the best idea would be to have the four teams with the most members to hold the fundraiser. These teams were football, men's and woman's swimming and men's and women's track and field. The teams raised $15,300 and along with the $20,000 donation our total budget was $155,300. The total expenses that the teams needed were $151,350. This left us with $3,950 left over to spend on other items the teams wanted. When we started this activity we decided we did not want to cut any programs and we weren’t going to use conference rank as a deciding factor. We were going to try to be as fair as possible. We ended up giving extra money to the swimming teams and both men's and woman's track teams. These three teams help fundraisers to help raise money for everyone and got some from it.
After completing this assignment we learned that there are ways to be fair and strive for equality when coming up with an athletic budget. Through donations and fundraising events everyone can share the money and continue with their athletic programs. Do you think that teams that were ranked high in their conference should have gotten the extra money to purchase items they wanted? Do you also think that teams such as football and basketball should have gotten more money because they bring in more money?
-Derek Flores
When my group did this assignment we also set out to not cutting any programs. We were successful in giving every program what they needed to have their minimum requirements for the season. We ended up with a little extra money at the end and picked the men’s track team and got them one of their new products that were very inexpensive. The good thing about programs in real athletic departments is that all the teams can do fundraisers to help offset the cost of their programs. For me personally I don’t think that teams with higher rankings should have gotten the extra money, because it depends on the amount of extra money and the cost of the items that are needed. I feel that it should rotate each year between all the programs so that every few seasons each program is getting new things. The football and basketball programs will always get a little bit more than the others because of the fact that they basically pay for the other sports. However, they shouldn’t get all the extra perks.
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It can be very tricky deciding on where to allocate money in an athletic program. On the one hand it is important to be fair, and recognize the successful teams. I believe that there should be a way to reward them for their hard work. At the same time we much be fair to the other sports that may not be as successful. At the same time we can afford to neglect the revenue producing sports because they make us money. It is a dangerous juggling act. Personally I would go by which teams have the oldest uniforms and equipment then go from there. When it comes to the revenue producing sports, it is an unwritten rule that they get more funds. Football just because of the number of people on the team. Basketball men's, as well as women's, can be very lucrative if teams make it to their respected tournaments. Schools want that money so they will put more money into those sports.
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When you had $3950. left over, did you spend all of that money? Most people found that even when they allocated money from the remainder, they still had some left. I wondered if that happened with you. I'm glad you were able to complete this assignment without having to cut any programs.
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