Brittany Archer

HHP 324

Dr. Buchanan

3/26/18
Sport 1: Women’s Swimming

Coaches: 2 (1 Head, 1 Assistant)

Athletes: 14

Cost Per Athlete: $6252.86

Expense Justification Amount

Head Coach 1 coach x $55,526 $55,526

Salary
Assistant Coach 1 coaches x $19,554 $19,554
Salary
Personnel Total: https://ncaamarket.ncaa.org/jobseekers/ $75,080.00

Travel Trip 1 to W&L: 2 days- 332 miles / .50 $958.00

mile (minibus) = $166.00
(For the purposes
of this 14 athletes / 2 coaches
assignment,
include minimum Breakfast ($5) / lunch ($7) / dinner ($10)
of 5 different = $22 x 18 people = $792
trips)

Trip 2 to Hollins University: 246 $475.00

miles/.50 mile on a minibus = $123.00

14 athletes/ 2 coaches
Meals
$352
Trip 3 to Sweet Briar University : 382 $543.00
miles/ .50 mile= $191
Meals
$352
Trip 4 to King University: 50 miles/.50 $297.00
mile = $25.00

Meals
Lunch ($7) and dinner ($10)
$272.00

Trip 5 to Greensboro Aquatic Center $2719.00

350 miles / .50 mile = $175
Three Days-Hotels
8 rooms- $62 a night= $1488
 14 athletes/2 coaches
Meals
$1056

Travel Total: $4992.00

Equipment Pull Buoys- ($8.00 x 14): $112.00 $692.00

Kickboards-($8.00x 14):$112.00
Equipment Bags ($12.00x 14):$168.00
Caps-($5.00 x 60): $300.00

Supplies Meet Suits- ($35.00 x14)=$490.00 $6776.00

Technical Suits-($260.00 x14)= 3640
Warm ups-($69.00 x 14)= $966
Team bags- ($120.00 x 14)=$1680

Equipment / https://www.arenawaterinstinct.com/en_u $7468.00

Supplies Total: s/
Sport 1: Men’s Swimming

Coaches: 2 (1 Head, 1 Assistant)

Athletes: 14

Cost Per Athlete: $6172.86

Expense Justification Amount

Head Coach 1 coach x $55,526 $55,526

Salary
Assistant Coach 1 coaches x $19,554 $19,554
Salary
Personnel Total: https://ncaamarket.ncaa.org/jobseekers/ $75,080.00

Travel Trip 1 to W&L: 2 days- 332 miles / .50 $958.00

mile (minibus) = $166.00
(For the purposes
of this 14 athletes / 2 coaches
assignment,
include minimum Breakfast ($5) / lunch ($7) / dinner ($10)
of 5 different = $22 x 18 people = $792
trips)

Trip 2 to Hollins University: 246 $475.00

miles/.50 mile on a minibus = $123.00

14 athletes/ 2 coaches
Meals
$352
Trip 3 to Sweet Briar University : 382 $543.00
miles/ .50 mile= $191
Meals
$352
Trip 4 to King University: 50 miles/.50 $297.00
mile = $25.00

Meals
Lunch ($7) and dinner ($10)
$272.00

Trip 5 to Greensboro Aquatic Center $2719.00

350 miles / .50 mile = $175
Three Days-Hotels
8 rooms- $62 a night= $1488
14 athletes/2 coaches
Meals
 $1056

Travel Total: $4992.00

Equipment Pull Buoys- ($8.00 x 14): $112.00 $692.00

Kickboards-($8.00x 14):$112.00
Equipment Bags ($12.00x 14):$168.00
Caps-($5.00 x 60): $300.00

Supplies Meet Suits- ($25.00 x14)=$350 $5656.00

Technical Suits-($190.00 x14)= $2660
Warm ups-($69.00 x 14)= $966
Team bags- ($120.00 x 14)=$1680

Equipment / https://www.arenawaterinstinct.com/en_u $6348.00

Supplies Total: s/

Budget Assignment Reflection

This assignment showed how coaches are forced to deal with budgetary issues each year.

Each year coach is supposed to prepare a budget that accurately reflects the needs for the
upcoming year. Each year coaches are required to also make sacrifices when creating their

budget. This assignment allowed me to understand how expensive swimming is and how

stressful it is for a coach to make a budget each year. to complete this assignment, I spoke with

my coach, Cody Skinner, about how he approaches creating a budget and how difficult he found

it. He let me know about some of the things that are needed versus what are some of the things

that are wants that can be purchased later on. He also reminded me that every swim team has a

sponsorship deal with a suit company which helps lower the costs of virtually everything. His

insight was helpful.

Before preparing my budget I knew what supplies and equipment I would need to start a

team, but I did not know how expensive these items would be in bulk. When preparing this

budget, I found it best to have a sponsorship with the suit company, Arena. Many teams over the

country have suit sponsorships and it really does cut down on the cost of all items.

Travel for both teams ended up to be similar because in a traditional swim team setting

both the men and the women’s teams train together and attend meets together as well. Equipment

for both teams was also the same because both teams use the same equipment as they do similar

practices. Both teams would travel in seperate minibuses and there would still be room to fit all

the equipment and still be comfortable.

The differences begin in the team meet swimsuits and the technical swimsuits used at the

Championship meet at the end of the season. The men’s meet suits were ten dollars cheaper per

suit than the women’s suits.This is probably due to the fact that the women’s suits have more

material than the men’s suits and require more stitching. The women’s technical suits are also

$70.00 more expensive per suit than the men’s suits. According to Arena ( a swimsuit brand),

women’s technical suits require more engineering due to the fact that they cover more area. That

engineering includes keeping the seams closed together with a special high technological glue
and finding a way to make the suit not only comfortable in the legs but in the shoulders as well.

The suit also requires more fabric than the men’s suit.

When researching salaries for coaches, I found data in the NCAA Job Market. The

NCAA job market is set up to where individuals can search for jobs in different aspects of the

NCAA, coaching, graduate assistants, NCAA personnel and athletic directors. The website offers

statistics on each career including salaries, job competition and education levels. The statistics

gave a median for both head coaches and assistant coaches. In my research I found that coaches

that were apart of the men’s teams were generally paid more at the Division 1 Level except if the

coach has won national championships and is a highly regarded coach. When researching

coaching salaries at the Division II and Division III levels they seemed to be equal. When

researching salaries, I also found it to be more common to have a head coach coach both the

women’s and the men’s teams.

Preparing a budget for both teams was an eye-opening experience. Budgeting is not only

important for each sport but shows a school how much money a program needs in order to

perform at top quality levels.