Crossbar Challenge Insurance
Hit the bar. We'll cover the prize.
Prize indemnity cover for GAA, Gaelic football and soccer clubs running a Crossbar Challenge fundraiser. Offer a five-figure prize, keep every euro of the gate, and let us carry the risk if someone strikes the bar.
The fundraiser everyone turns up for
The Crossbar Challenge — built for Irish clubs
The Crossbar Challenge is one of the most popular GAA and football fundraisers in the country, and for good reason. Punters pay an entry fee, line up a ball from the 45 or the halfway line, and take one shot to clip the crossbar. 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 — the format 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-funding that prize means the club is on the hook if someone actually hits the bar — and on a calm evening with a good striker, it happens. That single moment can wipe out a year of fundraising in front of your own supporters.
Crossbar Challenge insurance fixes that. For a fixed premium based on the prize value and the number of attempts, OneShotClub underwrites the payout. If a striker hits the bar cleanly under the agreed rules, we pay the prize directly to the winner. Your club keeps 100% of the entry fees, the sponsor gets their logo on every photo, and 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 right across Ireland. Whether you're a junior B side raising for new jerseys or a county board running a flagship event, the cover scales to suit. Most quotes come back within 48 hours, and 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 more or less pays for itself before the first ball is kicked. A local business covers the premium in exchange for branding rights; the club banks every entry. That's why over 200 Irish clubs have run insured Crossbar Challenges through OneShotClub — 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 of your event and we'll send a tailored quote.
Free club quote
Quote your Crossbar Challenge
Tell us the prize value and rough numbers — we'll come back within 48 hours with a fixed premium and a one-page agreement. No obligation, no committee call required.
Prefer to read the mechanics first? See how it works or visit our contact page.