How to Start Your

Own Sports Team

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.

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.

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.

Additionally, it is better to start a little lower because

if you do well, you can win the title then move up

divisions.

3

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

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

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.

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

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

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

8 Create a chain of command. A commonly-used

structure is as follows: manager (you), coach

(maybe you also), captain, co-captain, players.

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

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

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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