The shooting event that pays.
A timed shooting contest built to raise money. Sponsors pledge an amount for every point a player scores, the player shoots once, and half of everything collected goes straight to the program. Any coach can run it, anywhere, with their own scorekeepers.
So a made three is worth 4. A made foul shot is worth 3. A missed shot still scores 1.
That floor is deliberate. In a fundraiser, no player should score zero and no sponsor should pledge for nothing. Effort counts, shooting wins.
Five stations around the floor. Three shots at each — fifteen shots in total. Spread the three-point spots so a player has to move.
Wherever the arc allows in your gym. Four three-point spots, one foul line.
The coach sets the time limit. Pick something tight enough that finishing all fifteen shots takes real purpose, but not so tight that nobody does.
The clock starts on the first shot and stops when time expires or the fifteenth shot is taken, whichever comes first. Use the same limit for everyone in your event — scores are compared within your team, not against other gyms.
One player at a time. They shoot, a scorekeeper counts, the next player steps up.
That's all the platform needs to work out a score.
A shot counts as attempted when it leaves the player's hands before the clock expires. A shot released in time counts even if the buzzer sounds while the ball is in the air.
Have someone feeding balls, or set out three balls at each station. A player should not be chasing their own misses — the clock is about shooting, not retrieving.
Before the event, each player gets their own link to share. Family, friends and neighbours pledge any amount per point. Nothing is charged when they pledge.
After the event, the coach enters each player's numbers and the platform works out the score.
Then invoices go out — each sponsor billed their rate times the points their player scored, with thirty days to pay. The program receives half of everything collected.
A sponsor pledging $1 a point on a player who scores 30 owes $30. Ten sponsors at that rate is $300 from one player — $150 of it to the program.
Shooting scores run lower than our memory challenges, so encourage sponsors to pledge accordingly. A dollar a point suits Cash Rack better than a quarter.