This document summarizes data from the 2014 Northwest Challenge about college women's ultimate teams' finances, organization, and recruiting. It finds that the average total annual team expenses are $31,714, with fundraising averaging $3,991 and school funding $3,886. Teams rely on various fundraising sources like sponsorships, tournaments, and merchandise. Most teams are organized through their school's club sports department. Goals include increasing support, establishing B-teams, and making the sport more affordable. Successful recruiting methods include word of mouth, open practices, and connections to high school programs.

1. 2014 College Women’s
Ultimate Data
Collected from teams at the 2014 Northwest Challenge

2. Table of Contents
Team Finances……………………………………………………………………………………3
Club Organization and Structure……………………………………………….....……8
Team and Recruiting…………………………………………………..…………………….11

3. Team Finances: Estimated Team Expenses*
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
Estimated Total Team Expense
(including costs paid for by players)
School
What do you estimate is the total
amount your team spends annually?
Oregon $42,000
Washington $42,000
Carleton $40,000
Whitman $20,000
Colorado $21,000
Ohio State $30,000
UBC $27,000
Average $31,714
*Some teams provided estimates without player expenses. That data was not included.

4. Team Finances: School Funding vs. Fundraising
Victoria
Oregon
Washington
Ohio State
Western
Washington
Carleton
UCLA
Whitman
Colorado
Tufts
UBC
Average
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Team Fundraising ($)
Thousands
School Funding ($)
Thousands
Fundraising vs. School Support
School School Funding Fundraising
Victoria $750 $3,000
Oregon $10,000 $10,000
Washington $1,400 $8,000
Western Washington $2,500 $1,900
Carleton $7,500 $1,000
UCLA $1,500 $4,500
Whitman $10,000 $3,500
Tufts $3,000 $1,500
Colorado $3,600 $4,000
Ohio State $2,500 $5,000
UBC $0 $1,500
Average $3,886 $3,991

5. Team Finances: Player Dues
How much money do you ask each player in dues annually?
$50
$450
$350
$75
$250
$600
$0
$0
$275
$1,000
$900
$359
$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200
Average
UBC
Ohio State
Colorado
Tufts
Whitman
UCLA
Carleton
Western Washington
Washington
Oregon
Victoria
Team
How much money do you ask each player in
dues annually?
Victoria $50
Oregon $450
Washington $350
Western Washington $75
Carleton $250
UCLA $600
Whitman $0
Tufts $0
Colorado $275
Ohio State $1,000
UBC $900
Average $359

6. Team Finances: Fundraising Sources
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
Sponsorship (5 Teams) Host Tournament
(7 Teams)
Parent/Alumi Outreach
(8 Teams)
Merchandise Sales
(5 Teams)
Stadium and Other Clean-
Ups (3 Teams)
Bake/Food Sales
(3Teams)
Common Fundraising Sources
Min Max Average
Source Min Max Average
Sponsorships (5 Teams) $500 $1,500 $1,020
Host Tournament (7 Teams) $250 $3,500 $1,775
Parent/Alumi Outreach (8 Teams) $500 $2,500 $1,681
Merchandise Sales (5 Teams) $500 $1,200 $850
Stadium and Other Clean-Ups (3 Teams) $440 $2,000 $1,147
Bake/Food Sales (3Teams) $300 $846 $549

7. Team Finances: Other Fundraising Sources
• Club Nights
• Pumpkin Pull
• Bottle Drives
• Throw-a-Thon
• Pub Nights and Team Hosted Parties
• Team Hosted 5K

8. Club Organization: Relationship with School
• All 11 Schools that responded fall under their Club Sports
Department (no teams report into the Athletic Department)
• 3 teams have a contact within their school’s Athletic
Department
Establishing and maintaining relationships with your school’s Athletic Department may
pay dividends down the road. As we work toward identifying the direction that we
want Women’s College Ultimate to take, relationships with key decision makers and
influencers can be valuable to help ensure that we gain access to resources while
maintaining values and player-control in the sport.

9. Club Organization: 5 Year Organizational Goals
• Make Ultimate more affordable
• Create a B-Team
• Make more money
• Increased support from school and
establish an endowment
• Establish sponsorships and develop a B-team
• Increase support from school
• Increase support from school, increase
fundraising
• Establish a B-team, find consistent
coaching staff, increase financial support
from the school
• Fundraise more effectively
• Establish a B-team and gain financial
support from the school
• Increase support from the school,
maintain our B-team, spend more time
fundraising, find sponsorships, increase
alumni and parent involvement
• Increase support from our school
• Find creative fundraising opportunities
• Lower costs by competing at more local,
competitive tournaments

10. Club Organization: Alumni Engagement
Alumni Engagement by Type With increasing numbers of invested
0 1 2 3 4
Annual Fundraising Letter
Facebook/Twitter
Newsletter
Alumni Team at Tournament/
Alumni Weekend Event
No Engagement
# of Teams
alumni, alumni engagement is an area
where we can all improve. Engaged
alumni can help with:
• Fundraising
• Career networking for grads
• Increased lobbying with the school
• Coaching
• Being fans at games

11. Team and Recruiting: Tryouts, Team Size, and B-Teams
B-teams can provide programs with the
opportunity to tailor the Ultimate
experience toward participants who are
seeking different experiences. B-teams
allow highly competitive and motivated
athletes to pursue competitive goals while
still providing playing and development
opportunities for newer and less
competitive players that allows the sport
to grow and programs to thrive in the long
term.
Minimum # of
Players
Maximum # of
Players
Average
Try-Outs 30 60 45.5
Roster 20 26 22.27
• 10/11 (90.91%) of teams held try-outs for the
2014 season
• 9/11 (81.82%) of teams had a B-team in 2014
• Avg. # of Players at Try-outs: 47.22
• Min # of Players at Try-outs: 30
• 5/11 (45.45%) of teams Regularly have a B-Team

12. Team and Recruiting: Successful Recruiting Methods
• Word of mouth
• Club Sports advertises for us
• Hanging out at the gym to get athletic
people
• Booth at the info fair
• Being involved in the local HS Ultimate
community
• Poaching dissatisfied varsity athletes
• Presence at the school’s activities and
club sports fair
• Open practices for the fall season and
pick-up
• Social media
• Visible practices
• College e-mail announcements
• Connections with incoming youth players
• Club days
• Rec/IMA leagues
• Players recruiting their friends

13. To Join the College Women’s Ultimate Growth and
Development Group:
Contact: Jesse Shofner(jesseshofner@gmail.com)