Budge Allocation- Brian Kochheiser & Corey Krupa

Going into this assignment, we made a promise that we would do everything possible to avoid cutting a sport. Athletics is one of the greatest learning experiences that students can have outside of the classroom, so it was important to keep them involved and active in the sport. We wanted to offer a world class experience that gave the students an opportunity to have the best equipment and the best time! The allocated budget of $120,000 was not nearly enough to cover the mandatory expenses ($151,350). Thankfully, due to the generous gift of $20,000, it was a little easier to work the budget out. On top of that gift, we decided to have a pay-to-play fee of $115. We feel that it is an affordable fee for families, and it allows them to have a little "skin in the game" when it comes to the department, so that brought in $52,785. With 459 athletes on 15 teams, that ended up being $52,785 added to the budget. Finally, we felt it was necessary for our 4 big teams to do fundraisers. Each player was able to raise $60, so the football team raised $4,500, the Men's/Women's Swimming team raised $3,600, the Women's Track and Field team raised $3,900, and the Men's Track and Field team raised $3,300. Once everything was added up, we had $208,085 to work with. We sort of adopted Bowling Green's "18 sports. 1 team." mentality by allocating all the money (gifts and fundraisers included) to all the teams. The entire department is striving for excellence, so we want to work as a team to achieve that. Budget Given: $120,000 Alumni Gift: $20,000 Fundraisers: $15,300 Pay to Play $52,785 Total Budget: $208,085 Mandatory Exp: $151,350 Left Over: $56,735 With $56,735 to play with, we wanted to provide our student athletes with more than just the bare minimum. The remainder of the budget was allocated to the following extra amenities: Football- New Helmets= $6,000 Men's Soccer- New Jerseys= $1,200 Women's Soccer- New Jerseys= $1,200 Baseball- Tournament in Florida= $10,000 Softball- Tournament in Florida= $10,000 Men's/Women's Swimming- New Suits= $1,800 Men's/Women's Downhill Skiing- Training in Colorado= $10,000 Women's Track and Field= New Field Equipment= $6,500 Men's Track and Field= $6,500 Hockey- Jerseys= $2,000 The extra expenses costed the department $56,400. That left us with a remaining balance of $327. Brian Kochheiser & Corey Krupa