How to start your own sports team
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How to Start Your Own Sports Team
Steps
Would you like to create and run your own amateur
sports team? Most cities and regions have
recreational sports teams participating in team
sports. Follow this guide, and you will be on your
way to running your own amateur sports team.
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1 Choose the sport you wish to participate
in. Inexpensive team sports are the best options if
you are on a tight budget. Soccer, ball
hockey, basketball and beach volleyball all
commonly have leagues in each city.
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2 Find a league that is at your level of play. Unless
you are extremely experienced, join a recreational
league that has multiple divisions or levels, such as
beginner, intermediate, and competitive/premier, 1,
2, 3, etc.. It is very important to play at your level.
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Additionally, it is better to start a little lower because
if you do well, you can win the title then move up
divisions.
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Find out your total team fees. This will be the sum
of the league fees, plus equipment, uniforms,
permits, etc. This will determine your team fees.
4 Select your team name. Basing your team name
around your region, habitat, culture or a professional
team is common. For example, let's say you are
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from Cambridge and your team is participating in
soccer; you can name your team the Cambridge
Kickers.
5 Have a team logo made. Based on your team
name, have a friend who is good with graphic design
make a logo for your team. You can also have your
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logo designed by an online company for less then
$50.00 if you search around. Many logo sites have
templates which don't cost much. Your logo should
incorporate an image related to your sport and/or
name. Make sure to add your logo to letterheads,
web sites, blogs, posts and ads. When players
looking for teams go through classifieds, they tend to
think teams with a logo are a better fit than ones
without one.
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6 Select your players to be on the team. Hold try
outs. Ask everyone you know who is interested in
sports if they want to join your team. Additional
sources of players could be friends, co-workers, and
players you've played with in the past. To find new
players, place ads in online classifieds, especially
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Craigslist and filed under (your city > community >
activity partners > your sport). You can also put ads
up in local community centers, the town hall, and
local businesses.
7 Collect fees from players before the season
begins. Normally amateur teams are non-profit, so if
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your team fees are $2000.00 and you have 10
players, each player should pay $200.00 per
season.
Try to get sponsors for your team. Often sports bars
have sponsorship programs where they rebate
money back to you team that you spend there. Local
businesses might consider sponsoring your team if
you help advertise for them during their games.
Look for other ways to raise funds for your team.
Have a team fundraisers, BBQ, raffles, etc
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8 Create a chain of command. A commonly-used
structure is as follows: manager (you), coach
(maybe you also), captain, co-captain, players.
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9 Selecting a captain is important. The person
selected as captain should not always be the "best"
player. It could be an above average player that
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is dedicated to the team, shows up on time and has
a firm understanding of the game.
10 Communicate with your players. Start a blog or a
web site and make sure everyone is on the same
page in terms of set-up, practicing, schedules, etc.
You can also use the blog or web site
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to advertise your team, give advertising space to
your sponsors, and recruit new players.
Keep a mailing list and phone number list. Contact
players one day prior to game day to confirm they
will show up. Much of winning and losing in amateur
sports has a lot to do with who shows up.
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