First year high school coach. I'm new to the area, and I got left a mess. Last year's team finished dead last in the state. We don't have a functioning L screen, most baseballs are old, no real indoor facility to speak of (it was 18 degrees this morning), and the team hadn't done any fundraising in at least the past 3 years, probably much longer. We held a mushball tournament, made around 850ish. Got the signatures from the players that I needed to get 2 L screens and some other training equipment we need. Then the business office tells me that we can't buy equipment with money we raise, and that equipment has to come through the athletic department. The same athletic department that hasn't bought a new L screen in 15+ years. The school has also banned all booster clubs. I'm at a loss. I have no idea what to do. I have been told that since baseball doesn't bring in money, that the athletic department can't spend much on baseball. I get that, but I don't see why we can't buy it ourselves.
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