Hit the Bar. The Prize Fund is Protected.

The Crossbar Challenge is one of the most popular GAA and football fundraisers in the country. Punters pay an entry fee, line up a ball from the 45 or the halfway line, and take one shot to clip the bar. One clean strike and they walk away with the prize. Set it up at half-time of a championship game, between underage fixtures, or as a standalone family day on the pitch — it works anywhere a club has a set of posts and a crowd.

The problem clubs run into is the prize. To pull in real entries you need a real prize: a car, a holiday, €10,000 cash, season tickets to Croke Park. Self-fund that prize and the club is on the hook if someone hits the bar — and on a calm evening with a good striker, it happens. One moment can wipe out a year of fundraising in front of your own supporters.

A Guaranteed Prize Fund fixes that. For a fixed cost based on the prize value and the number of attempts, specialists protect the payout. If a striker hits the bar cleanly under the agreed rules, the prize is covered and handed to the winner. Your club keeps 100% of the entry fees. The sponsor gets their logo on every photo. The prize is handed over on the pitch — not pulled from the clubhouse account.

We work with GAA clubs, soccer clubs, schools and community groups across Ireland. Junior B side raising for new jerseys or county board running a flagship event — the cover scales to suit. The paperwork is short: a one-page agreement, a clear set of rules for the strike, and an official adjudicator on the day.

Pair it with a sponsor and the fundraiser pays for itself before the first ball is kicked. A local business covers the cost in exchange for branding rights. The club banks every entry. That's why Irish clubs are turning to OneShotClub for their Crossbar Challenges — it turns a high-risk gamble into a low-risk, high-margin fundraising night. Read the full mechanics on our how it works page, or get in touch with the details and we'll come back to you.