Free Shoot a Thon Fundraiser Template for Basketball Teams

Looking for a proven way to raise money for your basketball team? Download our free Shoot a Thon fundraiser template and start collecting pledges per shot made. Not just an easy way to fundraise for your basketball team, but a fun and engaging one too!

Shoot a Thon fundraisers are one of the most popular forms of basketball fundraiser out there, done by schools recently with great success in not just Alabama and Arizona, but around the country!

Basketball teams have the good fortune of being able to have a variety of different “a thon” style fundraisers where you can use free throws, three points, or layups to help your team fundraiser. In this blog we’ll take you through the basics of a shoot a thon fundraiser, and of course get you your free shoot a thon fundraiser template below.

What is a Shoot A Thon Fundraiser?

If you’re reading on, you’re probably wanting a quick run down on what this style of basketball fundraiser is. So what is an “a thon” fundraiser?

An “-a-thon” fundraiser is an event where participants repeat a measurable activity… like a three point shot, and collect donations tied to that effort. Donors either pledge a set amount per unit of activity (for example, $1 per shot made) or give a flat contribution to support the participant’s goal.

In this case, “a thon” fundraisers are called shoot a thon fundraisers made specifically for basketball, sometimes called hoopathons. They’re both the same, just different names! Here you take a certain amount of shots per player, ranging from say 25-100, and for every shot that player hits, it counts toward your pledge goal.

For example, Grandma Stewart wants to support her grandson Jason whose middle school basketball team is running a shoot a thon fundraiser. Jason shows his grandma the sheet and his coach has done everything right.

He’s printed the Teamfi shoot a thon template we provide for free, wrote a quick note at the top thanking supporters and explaining what the fundraiser is for, then notes that his team will have 100 shots each for their shoot a thon, and parents and relatives can attend the shoot a thon in three weeks time when it kicks off in the school gymnasium.

Grandma Stewart is confident Jason can knock down all 100 free throws he’ll be shooting, and she’s willing to offer an amazing $1 per made shot.

Jason gets pledges from six family members at the following pledge total per shot made: $1.00, $0.50, $0.50, $0.25, $0.10, and $0.05. He makes 65 out of 100 free throws, earning:

• $65.00 from the $1.00 pledge
• $32.50 from each $0.50 pledge
• $16.25 from the $0.25 pledge
• $6.50 from the $0.10 pledge
• $3.25 from the $0.05 pledge

Total raised: $156.00

After the shoot a thon, pledgers in attendance get money to the coach then and there, while Jason collects the money from pledgers not in attendance and gets it to the coach the next week.

Here’s Your Shoot a Thon Fundraiser Template and How to Use It

We’re here to help with our free Shoot a Thon fundraiser template.

All you have to do is drop your email below and we’ll send over a PDF ready to print and deliver to your players.

Before you deliver to your players, be sure to fill out:

• Shot attempt total and what type of shot (3 pointer, free throw, layup, etc.).
• Date of event.
• When pledge money needs to be collected by.
• Organization name and even a quick note on what funds are being collected for.

A well run shoot a thon fundraiser can raise thousands of dollars for your program. A key note, be sure to advertise your fundraiser, the date of the shoot a thon, and consider combining other fundraiser types like a crowdfunding campaign, calendar, or bake sale with your shoot a thon fundraiser to make the most of your fundraising season.

Hear from other coaches how our templates and fundraisers helped them!

What Shot Type Should My Team Use?

Varying shot types by age group is a good way to best optimize your shoot a thon. It’s hard for younger kids to shoot three-pointers and older players may find layups a bit on the tedious side. Sure a high schooler could go 100 for 100 on a layup shoot a thon, but where is the fun in that? By modifying your shoot a thon fundraiser around your age group, it will improve your team’s experience!

• High School - Three point contests are fun, bring out fans, and provide an entertaining way to fundraise for your shoot a thon. This type of contests incentivizes competition between players as they go for the win.
• Middle School - Free throws are a happy medium and provide a good friendly competition for middle school basketball players. Three-point shots at this age are fun, but balancing makes and misses is important, and the more makes you get, the more money raised.
• Elementary School - The layup is a great way for elementary school student teams. A simple relaxed technique driven fundraiser, limits the amount of shots each player gets to prevent fatigue.

You can even lower the hoop and help them dunk to build up some fun. For younger players, make it more about having fun then being harsh about makes and misses.

If you’re fundraising in the fall and want another great fundraiser to add on, check out our fall fundraising ideas!

A Digital Version For Your Shoot a Thon Template

You may be asking yourself, how can I host a shoot a thon fundraiser without giving my players paper fundraising sheets. Why couldn’t they just do it all online? No handling money, no needing to check in to see how kids are doing fundraising, no need to backtrack to collect money from pledgers.

There’s a tool that can do all of that automatically. It’s our Teamfi shoot a thon fundraiser software! Here you sign your team up, add your players who will all have their own profile, then they invite people to pledge to them through text.

You’ll have 10+ metrics to follow your team’s fundraiser in real time.

Then the best part, at the end you don’t have to go back to your pledges to get money. It’s collected in our secure donation platform, which is mailed back out to you by check or delivered by direct deposit.

Other options for Teamfi digital fundraising include.

• Teamfi Crowdfunding - The classic fundraiser and you’re keeping everything from your fundraiser outside of processing fees.
• Basketball Calendar Fundraiser - One of the biggest fundraising trends of the year, turn in a calendar worth of donations!
• Basketball Liftathon - Where you can set up your very own pledge based fundraiser.

All hosted on our platform fit with an organizer’s dashboard, real-time progress updates, and a personalized fundraising page for every athlete.

If you're ready to take it online, book a 10-minute demo and we’ll show you how it works. Every one of our digital products are FREE to use.

Download Your Shoot a Thon Fundraiser Template

Travel costs, basketball uniforms, equipment, and facility costs have skyrocketed in recent years. It’s made fundraising not just a nice way to get your basketball program some additional funds, it’s become a necessity.

We’re here to help with that and our shoot a thon fundraiser template will help your team fundraise in a fun way.

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