Dribbling Across Wisconsin
- What: Monroe Area Rebel soccer fundraiser
- When: Friday, June 8, 5-7 p.m.
- Where: Honey Creek Park
MONROE - Soccer players in the Monroe Area Rebel soccer program will have a chance to shoot to score goals and dribble as part of the club's, "Dribbling Across Wisconsin" fundraiser on Friday.
Dave Gersbach, a Monroe Area Rebel Board member and the boys U9 coach, said the Rebel soccer club is the high school's sole funding mechanism. The Monroe High School soccer program started in 2002 with the intent that it would be a self-funded sport. The Monroe School District hasn't budgeted any money for the program the last decade; instead, the Rebel soccer program has relied on fundraising to pay for the high school boys and girls soccer teams.
"It's a good return on your investment," Gersbach said. "It's an end of the year celebration. It's a big hoopla. We want it to be fun for the kids and have them improve their soccer skills."
The "Dribbling Across Wisconsin" event will run from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Honey Creek Park. The event will include a series of soccer skill stations, music, and a concession stand. Each soccer player was seeking pledges for how many miles they can dribble a soccer ball.
Gersbach said one lap around the fields at Honey Creek Park is one-quarter mile.
There will be three soccer skill stations with Monroe High School girls soccer players at each. One station will require soccer players to shoot 10 balls into the goal.
Gersbach said each player will be judged based on their speed and accuracy.
A second station will require players to dribble the ball around cones.
Gersbach said players will also be judged for speed and accuracy. Each time a player hits a cone, points will be taken away from the 100 they start with.
The final station will be a speed latter that requires players to dribble the ball the length of the field four times. The players will be timed.
The player who scores the most points after each station will win prizes. Prizes will also be awarded to those who raised the most money through pledges for "Dribbling Across Wisconsin."
The concession stand will have hot dogs, chips and pop.
Gersbach said the soccer club would be happy with any contributions the community makes.
"We are happy to get whatever we can," he said. "In the past they have raised $6,000."
The Rebel board of directors sent a letter to school administrators Feb. 20 requesting the program be funded like every other sport at the high school for 2012-13. The board discussed the request in March, but didn't take any action.
Gersbach said the high school girls team has a Fourth of July soccer tournament as a fundraiser and the boys team sells Badger books.
"They each have their own fundraisers," he said. "This is one of the bigger fundraisers. It all helps."
Dave Gersbach, a Monroe Area Rebel Board member and the boys U9 coach, said the Rebel soccer club is the high school's sole funding mechanism. The Monroe High School soccer program started in 2002 with the intent that it would be a self-funded sport. The Monroe School District hasn't budgeted any money for the program the last decade; instead, the Rebel soccer program has relied on fundraising to pay for the high school boys and girls soccer teams.
"It's a good return on your investment," Gersbach said. "It's an end of the year celebration. It's a big hoopla. We want it to be fun for the kids and have them improve their soccer skills."
The "Dribbling Across Wisconsin" event will run from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Honey Creek Park. The event will include a series of soccer skill stations, music, and a concession stand. Each soccer player was seeking pledges for how many miles they can dribble a soccer ball.
Gersbach said one lap around the fields at Honey Creek Park is one-quarter mile.
There will be three soccer skill stations with Monroe High School girls soccer players at each. One station will require soccer players to shoot 10 balls into the goal.
Gersbach said each player will be judged based on their speed and accuracy.
A second station will require players to dribble the ball around cones.
Gersbach said players will also be judged for speed and accuracy. Each time a player hits a cone, points will be taken away from the 100 they start with.
The final station will be a speed latter that requires players to dribble the ball the length of the field four times. The players will be timed.
The player who scores the most points after each station will win prizes. Prizes will also be awarded to those who raised the most money through pledges for "Dribbling Across Wisconsin."
The concession stand will have hot dogs, chips and pop.
Gersbach said the soccer club would be happy with any contributions the community makes.
"We are happy to get whatever we can," he said. "In the past they have raised $6,000."
The Rebel board of directors sent a letter to school administrators Feb. 20 requesting the program be funded like every other sport at the high school for 2012-13. The board discussed the request in March, but didn't take any action.
Gersbach said the high school girls team has a Fourth of July soccer tournament as a fundraiser and the boys team sells Badger books.
"They each have their own fundraisers," he said. "This is one of the bigger fundraisers. It all helps."
