Based on the revelations outlined in a current thread, I don't think that we're going to use their gear or have them associated in anyway with our school. Our district was paying Nike $1.3 million/year. It is ending soon.
Based on the revelations outlined in a current thread, I don't think that we're going to use their gear or have them associated in anyway with our school. Our district was paying Nike $1.3 million/year. It is ending soon.
Brooks by the way has a really great high school and middle school cross country and track support program.
Your HS was paying Nike 1.3 million/year?!?!?!? That's absurd. Or BS.
If it's true, respect to you.
You said district so that means HS. That seems like a lot of money. For example, at $50 per shirt or pants item, you bought 13 THOUSAND uniforms. With guys and girls, three seasons and 10 sports each, each of your teams has more than 215 players? Of course, you may buy warmups but replacing them all every year isn't necessary.
Could you list what you are spending the money on?
yuiop wrote:
Your HS was paying Nike 1.3 million/year?!?!?!? That's absurd. Or BS.
DISTRICT, dude, not one school.
Learn to read.
Does Nike sell tracks?
The title of the thread is ending my high school's partnership. That sounds like the district only has ONE HS. Besides, these days most HS are pay to play and you have to buy your own uniform.
I guess I wouldn't be surprised if our district was paying Nike $1.3 million. Of course, that would only be $9 or so per student across more than 150k students K-12.
Over the past few months I have heard the same thing from many high school coaches in my state (California). Among the reasons mentioned for moving to other brands:
1. Don't want to support doping
2. Expensive
3. Slow turn-around on orders
You'd be surprised at how many high school coaches (and athletes) mention doping when they talk about never buying from Nike again.
Although this won't make much of a dent in the Nike treasure chest, it's great that other companies will gain momentum in our sport.