Behind the Line - Community

Hey everyone — Randall here.

I wanted to break down something I get asked about all the time: How do you fund a full high school trap program without constantly scrambling for money?

For us at Lake Noquebay Sportsman’s Club, it all starts with one simple rule:

Before you talk fundraising, you have to understand your costs...

Every offseason, we build our budget like this:

1. Figure out the true cost per student athlete

Kicking Off the Off-Season (AKA: The Real Work)

Hey everyone -

Figured I’d start this group off with something that’s been on my mind a lot lately: the off-season for our high school trap teams.

Most people see the practices, the meets, the wins, the misses… but honestly, the part nobody sees is everything we’re doing right now. These months before anyone signs up are where 90% of the work actually happens.

Right now our youth committee at Lake Noquebay Sportsmans club is planning for Crivitz, Coleman, and Wausaukee High School Trap Teams - trying to get schedules in place, figuring out volunteer roles, and making sure we don’t start the season already behind. I’m rewriting parts of our handbook, cleaning up the lettering program, sorting out safety training, and trying to get our committee structure dialed in so it’s not the same two or three people doing everything.

We’re…