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Originally Posted by aamct2  If you really have a whole bunch of people, you ought to get a good starting fund from membership dues. Fund raising over the course of the school year will also help with that. If possible, you could ask people to buy their own equipment (a beginner's set can be purchased for less than $100). |
That would be extremely difficult for a public high school club/team. Public high school teams generally involve no membership dues, and nobody would be willing to purchase their own equipment until they're tried fencing for awhile. ($100 is a lot to public school kids and parents). This means that it will be ideal if you can start off with a few set of club equipments.
I am assuming you want to use your high school's facilities. First thing you can do is get everyone that you know who wants to start a club/team sign a petition. Get some teachers to sign it too. Then prepare to talk to your athletic director about the possibility of starting a team (after all, without his/her approval, nothing can be done). If the school grants your team status, that's also where you will/should get your first set of funding to purchase any equipments to get your team started. You want to do some research before you talk to your athletic director so he/she will be impressed with your proposal:
- Is there a high school fencing league/conference in your area?
- How would you go about finding coaches? Are there already candidates interested in the coaching job?
- You might have to explain how fencing is not dangerous. Do some research on the safety of the sport and be prepared to talk about how the fencing equipment will protect the fencers. If you know any fencers, perhaps you can bring him/her along so he/she can answer any fencing related questions.
Good luck.
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