I've long thought that would be a great idea. Surely it's been tried. It seems like it could lead to greater school support and loyalty.Any schools let their students in for free to football games?
I love for my kids to go to events, but if they both came home and needed 15 apiece for every HS football game i would be calling the school.The average fan is going to say kids should get in free for football games but that would really bring down revenue. At Wapak ticket prices are already cut in half from $8 to $4 for students. And there are students that go in to the school and buy “student” tickets for their parents and family.
The student attendance thing is only a problem at some schools. Some schools could charge $15 a ticket and kids would still go. It’s part of being in high school. However some schools with bad programs do struggle for attendance. That is where maybe the free passes for students should come into play.
Like Wyoming the state, or Wyoming High School just north of Cincy?In Wyoming, everyone gets in for free for every game in the regular season. Only playoffs do they charge admission.
The State.Like Wyoming the state, or Wyoming High School just north of Cincy?
My school on occasion, meaning big games, will allow free admission for basketball games if you present your student ID. The catch / trick however is that the girls bball game starts at say 6 pm and the boys at 8 pm. To get in free you have to show up between 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm. Its essentially done to provide more support / attendance for the girls team. The irony is that our girls team is far more successful than our boys team haha.
How do you lose revenue if they are already not coming? If you have never been, I encourage you to go to an inner city game (Where 2 inner city teams are playing) some time and you can literally count the fans due to the low attendance. Student attendance is non existent.Cincy the downside is if you don’t get ALOT more students to come then you lose revenue. I suspect a few more would come but not sure how many more. I guess you’d have to trial it a year to prove it out.
Especially the pay to play schools.I like the idea of all student athletes getting a sports pass.
Especially the pay to play schools.
Well said. I do agree that the fundraising is completely out of control.It's pay to do anything these days aint it? I am paying student fees, sports fees, art fees, computer lab fee, science fee, field trips (guilt trips), a list of supplies as long as your arm, etc etc etc. It never ends. To boot I live so far out I end up buying most or all of the crap they are required to sell all year long to raise money. Candy bars are the best, don't take alot of room and I can give alot away but a couple weeks ago I bought 4 large crates of freaking oranges that taste like crap, lol. They are going to the curb Thursday.