Sponsor a Season

Help a Child Get in the Game

For many families, the cost of sports extends far beyond the equipment.

Registration fees, uniforms, shoes, transportation, and other seasonal expenses can prevent a child from joining a team—even when they are ready and excited to play.

Through Sponsor a Season, donors help provide qualified young athletes with the resources they need to participate in a season of sports.

Your support can turn “maybe next year” into:

“I get to play.”

What Sponsorship Can Provide

Sponsor a Season funding may help cover approved expenses such as:

  • League or team registration fees

  • Required uniforms

  • Sport-specific shoes or cleats

  • Essential equipment

  • Protective gear

  • Participation fees

  • Other approved costs required to play

Assistance will depend on the child’s needs, available funding, and the requirements of the participating sports program.

Ways to sponsor

Sponsor Part of a Season

Make a contribution toward the cost of helping a child participate.

$25

Helps provide basic practice gear or supplies.

$50

Helps provide shoes, cleats, or a uniform item.

$100

Helps offset registration or equipment costs.

$250

Provides meaningful support toward a child’s season.

$500

May fund most or all of a season, depending on the sport and local costs.

Fully Sponsor a Season

Cover the approved cost of one child’s sports season, up to the program’s established funding limit.

Because costs vary by sport and community, the final amount may include registration, required equipment, uniforms, or other eligible expenses.

Sponsor More Than One Child

Families, teams, businesses, foundations, and community groups may provide funding for multiple children.

Opportunities may include:

  • Sponsoring several individual athletes

  • Funding a local school or neighborhood

  • Supporting children in a particular sport

  • Creating a seasonal sponsorship fund

  • Becoming a corporate Sponsor a Season partner

Safe & Respectful Sponsorship Model

The Locker League is committed to protecting children and families.

Sponsor a Season should not operate as a direct personal exchange between an individual donor and a child.

Donors will not receive a child’s:

  • Full name

  • Home address

  • School schedule

  • Personal contact information

  • Private financial information

The Locker League may share anonymized impact updates, general program stories, or thank-you messages when appropriate permissions have been obtained.

This allows donors to understand the impact of their gifts while protecting each child’s privacy and dignity.

Your Gift Goes Where It Is Needed

Donations to Sponsor a Season are used to support eligible program expenses.

Funds are paid directly to:

  • Schools

  • Youth leagues

  • Sports organizations

  • Teams

  • Approved equipment providers

  • Other verified program partners

If a particular child’s request is fully funded, no longer eligible, or cannot be completed, the donation may be used to help another qualified child through the Sponsor a Season program, subject to the final donation terms approved by The Locker League.

Who Can Receive Support?

Eligibility requirements may include:

  • The applicant is a child or teenager participating in an approved youth sports program.

  • A parent or legal guardian completes the application.

  • The family demonstrates financial need.

  • Program costs can be verified.

  • The request is submitted before the applicable deadline.

  • Funding is available.

Final eligibility standards should be applied consistently and without discrimination.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • DescriptioThe Locker League may allow donors to fund a specific anonymized request or contribute to the broader Sponsor a Season fund.

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  • Contributions may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law once The Locker League has the appropriate tax-exempt status. Donors should consult their own tax advisors regarding individual circumstances.

  • Costs vary significantly depending on the sport, location, age group, league, and required equipment.

    Some seasons may cost less than $100, while others may require several hundred dollars or more.

  • The website may allow donors to express a preference for a particular sport, chapter, city, or community.

    The Locker League cannot guarantee that every preference can be fulfilled and may redirect funds when necessary to meet verified needs.

  • Donors may receive general updates about the program’s impact, such as the number of children supported or the types of sports funded.

    Any child-specific story or image will be shared only with appropriate consent and privacy protections.

  • Yes.

    Businesses may support one child, several children, a school, a community, or an entire seasonal campaign.

    Corporate recognition opportunities may be available under The Locker League’s sponsorship and brand standards.