How can YOU make a difference?
Monetary Donations
To achieve my goals, I am looking for support from businesses and individuals to help cover the costs of tournament entry fees, travel expenses, clinics, training camps, equipment, and workout and medical supplies, which cost upwards of $65,000 annually.
To achieve my goals, I am looking for support from businesses and individuals to help cover the costs of tournament entry fees, travel expenses, clinics, training camps, equipment, and workout and medical supplies, which cost upwards of $65,000 annually.
In-Kind Donations
Strapped for cash, but still want to help? There are a variety of ways for you to help support me on this journey. Rather than donating cold hard cash, it may be more convenient to make an in-kind donation. Below I've listed an assortment of items that would beneficial for training and/or tournaments:
Strapped for cash, but still want to help? There are a variety of ways for you to help support me on this journey. Rather than donating cold hard cash, it may be more convenient to make an in-kind donation. Below I've listed an assortment of items that would beneficial for training and/or tournaments:
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Top reasons I seek your support
- No government funding: The United States is one of only three countries where Olympic athletes receive no government funding. **Source
- Lack of support from United States Olympic Committee (USOC): Judo is one of the least funded sports by the United States Olympic Committee. **Source
- Steady decrease of Judo funding from USOC: Like I mentioned above, judo is one of the least funded sports in the United States. However, that still doesn’t stop the USOC from decreasing our funding annually...a 16% decrease in funding, to be exact. **Source
- Training, travel, and competition expenses exceed $65,000 annually: The new Olympic qualification process (for judo athletes) requires that we go through a two-year tournament cycle around the world. There are about 50 major tournaments in which athletes can accumulate points that will determine their world ranking and qualification for the Olympics. Only one of these fifty major tournaments is in the United States—the rest are throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. Training at least twice daily, competing in major national and international tournaments and participating in training camps around the world is essential to progress and earn a coveted spot on the World and/or Olympic Team.
If you have money, you’re more likely to win Olympic medals: The association between money and Olympic medals was strongest in the cycling competition, followed by Judo, rowing, and swimming.