California Offseason Event Feedback

[Gary B.]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

Do teams usually run off-season events for a profit? At the Fembot's pre-ship scrimmage they sold snacks to make a bit of money, you might want to consider that as a small way to fundraise. Other than that, if you want a lot of teams to come, keeping the costs down will be a must. And keeping the costs down would be nice because I'm sure 1678 would like to come (and we don't have much money )

The Fembots were not so much selling snacks to make money at our scrimmage. We were trying to offset the cost of the field setup ( for example, the many 4'x8' sheets of FRP) without directly charging anyone. Our goal was to have as many teams participate as possible and we don't want the cost to attend to be an issue. That being said, keeping the costs down is an admirable goal. If you can manage to get enough teams (I'll bring it up with my team) to get the commitment of the facilities, I highly recommend jumping right into rounding up volunteers. My Calgames experience (and last year the Fall Classic) has shown that these off season events live on the enormous effort of their volunteers.