Texas Tech Women’s Tennis Budget Proposal November 30, 2005 Andrea Gilmore Emily Sauls Mark Sutton Katja Kovacic

Contents Summary Summary Introduction Introduction Proposed programs Proposed programs Budget Budget Survey Survey Qualifications and experience Qualifications and experience Appendices Appendices Sources Sources

Why are we proposing this? Texas Tech has a good enough team to get high rankings, but cannot carry out their program with a limited budget Texas Tech has a good enough team to get high rankings, but cannot carry out their program with a limited budget Since athletics are a big part of college experience, having a highly ranked team would help the university’s reputation and recruitment Since athletics are a big part of college experience, having a highly ranked team would help the university’s reputation and recruitment

Summary Texas Tech Tennis budget limitations Texas Tech Tennis budget limitations Present possible solutions for the problem Present possible solutions for the problem The proposal has two tasks: The proposal has two tasks: Propose a $10,000 increase to TTU budget committee Propose a $10,000 increase to TTU budget committee Target student body and increase awareness of the team and their events among the community Target student body and increase awareness of the team and their events among the community

Introduction The problem: limited budget The problem: limited budget The solution: acquiring more funds to allow the team to perform to its highest potential The solution: acquiring more funds to allow the team to perform to its highest potential

Proposed Programs Rectify the lack of funding for the Texas Tech Women’s tennis team Rectify the lack of funding for the Texas Tech Women’s tennis team seek 10,000 $ from the budgeting committee seek 10,000 $ from the budgeting committee get students more involved in matches, increase attendance and awareness get students more involved in matches, increase attendance and awareness revamp charity doubles events, sale of season programs and coupon books revamp charity doubles events, sale of season programs and coupon books

Where can the Budgeting Committee Get Funds From? Money can be skimmed from programs that are not performing (women’s soccer won only 5% of their games last season) Money can be skimmed from programs that are not performing (women’s soccer won only 5% of their games last season) Money can be awarded for performance, not precedent Money can be awarded for performance, not precedent Require a defense of each athletic program’s current budget to allow for funds needed in other programs Require a defense of each athletic program’s current budget to allow for funds needed in other programs

Fundraiser Revamp Charity doubles tournaments focused on developing a rapport with players so individuals are no longer faceless Charity doubles tournaments focused on developing a rapport with players so individuals are no longer faceless Sale of programs / schedules / coupons Sale of programs / schedules / coupons student / athletes do as much as they can already student / athletes do as much as they can already success is reliant on philanthropic, money savvy students success is reliant on philanthropic, money savvy students

What Option is Left? The team finally finds itself having exhausted all the possible means of gaining the required 10,000 $ budget increase and must seek the funds from the Texas Tech Athletic Budgeting Committee and its Chair, Robert Gleason to rectify the travel, recruitment, fundraising, promotions, and facility maintenance deficiencies The team finally finds itself having exhausted all the possible means of gaining the required 10,000 $ budget increase and must seek the funds from the Texas Tech Athletic Budgeting Committee and its Chair, Robert Gleason to rectify the travel, recruitment, fundraising, promotions, and facility maintenance deficiencies

Budget Overview

Budget Explanations Athletic Budget Athletic Budget $40,378,071 $40,378,071 Dispersion of Funds Dispersion of Funds Tennis Budget Tennis Budget $313, 940 $313, 940

Tennis Budget

Analyzing the Budget Tennis Distribution Tennis Distribution Cost of Survival Cost of Survival Travel Travel Equipment Equipment Scholarships Scholarships Recruitment Recruitment

Survey Content  Campus wide sports involvement  Student awareness  Facilities  Time and dates of matches  Advertisements  Reasons for support/lack of support

Survey Findings  94% of students participate in college sports  79% specifically focus on football and/or basketball  Awareness of team and location  Fundraiser involvement  Awareness of game rules

Qualifications and Experience Andrea Gilmore Andrea Gilmore Emily Sauls Emily Sauls Mark Sutton Mark Sutton Katja Kovacic Katja Kovacic

Appendices

Sources Cari Groce. Texas Tech Women’s Head Coach Cari Groce. Texas Tech Women’s Head Coach Hotels.com /15/05. Hotels.com /15/ Katja Kovacic. Current Texas Tech Women’s Tennis team member. Katja Kovacic. Current Texas Tech Women’s Tennis team member. Orbitz /15/05. Orbitz /15/05. Texas Tech Budget Office. Texas Tech University. 11/01/05. Texas Tech Budget Office. Texas Tech University. 11/01/