Poly Tournament Schedule....Fundraising for Tournaments

[jazzpt55]

Clay,
How do public schools pay for expensive tournament schedules?
Crowdsourcing?????
Guess I see why LBP is not coming to the WCJ.

Iolani Classic(Honolulu) Dec 7 - Dec 11
Nike TOC(Arizona) Dec 18 - Dec 23
Title IX(Wash DC) Dec 26 - Dec 31
Hoophall Classic(Massachusetts) Jan 12 - Jan 15

Iolani Teams
Clovis West High School
Long Beach Polytechnic
Salesian College Preparatory
Archbishop Mitty High School
Konawaena High School(Kealakekua, Hawai'i)
Iolani School (Honolulu, Hawai'i)
Maryknoll School (Honolulu, Hawai'i)
Leilehua High(Wahiawa, Hawai'i)

 

[ClayK]

It's all about fund-raising. I've taken many different teams to the Nike TOC in Phoenix, and it's a big, expensive trip. We try to raise a bunch of money (through Shootouts, to name one example) and of course parents have to chip in.

Usually, parents are OK with it, but if there's a financial hardship, we've been able to make it work. Obviously it's tougher at schools from less affluent areas.

The Iolani Tournament is different, in that they pay for everything (as I understand it) once you get there. I think it's a Nike event, but I'm not that hooked in.

Title IX pays a set amount to each team, I think, though again I could be wrong.