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Feb 10, 2014 12:04:24 GMT -6
Post by fantom on Feb 10, 2014 12:04:24 GMT -6
I have very little experience with youth football so I'm curious how much it costs a kid to play in your league. If you total up all of the costs- league fees, equipment, fund-raising (I know from experience that Mom and Dad end up buying a lot of those candy bars), team snacks, collections for trophies, etc.- how much does it cost a kid to play? Please mention whether your team is school-affiliated since that may make a difference.
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Feb 10, 2014 13:05:07 GMT -6
Post by mahonz on Feb 10, 2014 13:05:07 GMT -6
Loaded question.
Some Orgs supply nothing....some supply everything. Some Orgs mandate fundraising....some dont.
The Org I currently Coach in charges $160 to play. They supply nothing, not even a cone. All first time players receive a Jersey that will last 2 seasons. Thereafter its an additional $42. That's it. Everything else in on the Parents.
Other Org's in my area supply everything down to the coaches whistles except cleats and a mouthpiece. Their Registration Fees are pushing $400 but they still allow Team Fees.
Many Orgs allow a "Team Fee" to be charged to the Parents on top of the Org's Registration Fee. These fees range from $50-$150 and cover coaches shirts, socks, trophies, Hudl, etc. If you need dummies and hand shields....many buy them and then own them since we coach kids for many seasons in a row. I personally have enough equipment to supply probably 5 teams. Once I am done coaching a team even though the Parents buy stuff over the years, they let me keep it. I will help out friends by loaning them equipment when they are coaching a start-up team.
It also depends on what age group you are coaching. A good entry level helmet like the Riddell Attack goes for about $80. Good helmet for the little dudes. The older kids should go into the Riddell Revo or something along those lines. These upper level helmets start at about $200.
Some Org's will supply coaches shirts and Helmet Decals but those Org's play under one Mascot. Some Org's do not follow one Mascot so each team is unique and on their own in that respect.
Some teams like custom Jerseys. In that case they generally get $0 credit from the Org if the Org supplies the Jerseys. Some Leagues mandate a home and away Jersey, some do not.
When one of our Teams is fortunate enough to play in a Championship game...that just cost each parent another $50 minimum because of the added stuff we do for the kids.
So to answer your question....generally for a 9 year old that has never played before going onto a new team that has very little equipment....about $500. Cut that in half the next season because his equipment and jersey should be fine.
For the older player that has never played before...about $650 because they should be purchasing better equipment and the Staff needs a bit more coaching tools so the Team Fees are high.
We typically get Sponsors to pay for all the extra's for our Teams. Typically $3K covers it to include the basics for the banquet. It is pretty easy to find 4 or 5 people that will donate $500 for the kids if you go drilling into the community. Sometimes its simply one of the players Grand Parents that have some disposable income and foot the entire bill. One team I coached, one of the players Fathers purchased anything and everything we desired as a Staff. He did this for 6 years running.
My policy is...we do not participate in fundraisers. That usually means it can cost me personally $1-3K to coach a team every season but that's OK. My kids are grown so I don't have to deal with all these kid expenses.
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Feb 10, 2014 13:29:07 GMT -6
Post by fantom on Feb 10, 2014 13:29:07 GMT -6
Loaded question. Some Orgs supply nothing....some supply everything. Some Orgs mandate fundraising....some dont. The Org I currently Coach in charges $160 to play. They supply nothing, not even a cone. All first time players receive a Jersey that will last 2 seasons. Thereafter its an additional $42. That's it. Everything else in on the Parents. Other Org's in my area supply everything down to the coaches whistles except cleats and a mouthpiece. Their Registration Fees are pushing $400 but they still allow Team Fees. Many Orgs allow a "Team Fee" to be charged to the Parents on top of the Org's Registration Fee. These fees range from $50-$150 and cover coaches shirts, socks, trophies, Hudl, etc. If you need dummies and hand shields....many buy them and then own them since we coach kids for many seasons in a row. I personally have enough equipment to supply probably 5 teams. Once I am done coaching a team even though the Parents buy stuff over the years, they let me keep it. I will help out friends by loaning them equipment when they are coaching a start-up team. It also depends on what age group you are coaching. A good entry level helmet like the Riddell Attack goes for about $80. Good helmet for the little dudes. The older kids should go into the Riddell Revo or something along those lines. These upper level helmets start at about $200. Some Org's will supply coaches shirts and Helmet Decals but those Org's play under one Mascot. Some Org's do not follow one Mascot so each team is unique and on their own in that respect. Some teams like custom Jerseys. In that case they generally get $0 credit from the Org if the Org supplies the Jerseys. Some Leagues mandate a home and away Jersey, some do not. When one of our Teams is fortunate enough to play in a Championship game...that just cost each parent another $50 minimum because of the added stuff we do for the kids. So to answer your question....generally for a 9 year old that has never played before going onto a new team that has very little equipment....about $500. Cut that in half the next season because his equipment and jersey should be fine. For the older player that has never played before...about $650 because they should be purchasing better equipment and the Staff needs a bit more coaching tools so the Team Fees are high. We typically get Sponsors to pay for all the extra's for our Teams. Typically $3K covers it to include the basics for the banquet. It is pretty easy to find 4 or 5 people that will donate $500 for the kids if you go drilling into the community. Sometimes its simply one of the players Grand Parents that have some disposable income and foot the entire bill. One team I coached, one of the players Fathers purchased anything and everything we desired as a Staff. He did this for 6 years running. My policy is...we do not participate in fundraisers. That usually means it can cost me personally $1-3K to coach a team every season but that's OK. My kids are grown so I don't have to deal with all these kid expenses. Not a loaded question at all. I understand that costs will vary from place to place. That's why I asked the board in general.
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Feb 10, 2014 13:37:08 GMT -6
Post by mahonz on Feb 10, 2014 13:37:08 GMT -6
Not a loaded question at all. I understand that costs will vary from place to place. That's why I asked the board in general. And it will. I have heard of Orgs that charge less that $100 to play and supply everything...and others charge $450 and supply very little. The biggie for our League is facility rentals. One Org pays $500 total for their 7 teams while another pays $40K total for their 35 teams. Both are in the same Metro area but in different school districts.
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Feb 14, 2014 17:53:25 GMT -6
Post by illini on Feb 14, 2014 17:53:25 GMT -6
Our organization in small town central IL charges kids $40 to play. This finances 4 tackle teams and two flag teams. We are lucky enough to have no rental costs for practice fields (we use the outfield of the city baseball parks) and have an arrangement with the HS to use their facilites for games. The $40 bucks includes everything except cleats, down to the mouthpieces.
We are able to do this because we have a once per year Dinner / Dance / Auction where we collect really nice donations (sport tickets, autographed memorabilia, gift certs, etc) for a big auction. We typically raise about $18-20K for football. This, along with signup fees and minimal concession stand revenue pays for our season. We are very luck to offer this kind on deal for our kids.
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Feb 15, 2014 22:24:27 GMT -6
Post by CatsCoach on Feb 15, 2014 22:24:27 GMT -6
I have very little experience with youth football so I'm curious how much it costs a kid to play in your league. If you total up all of the costs- league fees, equipment, fund-raising (I know from experience that Mom and Dad end up buying a lot of those candy bars), team snacks, collections for trophies, etc.- how much does it cost a kid to play? Please mention whether your team is school-affiliated since that may make a difference. In our organization it cost about $220 to play. That is a onetime fee and that cover everything equipment, league fees, and trophies. Other out of pocket cost would be team snacks for the game which would end up being once during the season. Our organization is not affiliated with any schools and the same goes for the other teams in our league. There are some other odd and end cost, like for my sons team we put in $10 for a team pizza party after practice once, that is something that not all the teams do and we paid $20 for coaches gifts.
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Feb 16, 2014 10:20:02 GMT -6
Post by coach2013 on Feb 16, 2014 10:20:02 GMT -6
Our local league charges 80 bucks to play.
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Feb 16, 2014 10:31:37 GMT -6
Post by mahonz on Feb 16, 2014 10:31:37 GMT -6
Our local league charges 80 bucks to play. What does that include?
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Feb 16, 2014 10:44:35 GMT -6
Post by coach2013 on Feb 16, 2014 10:44:35 GMT -6
Our local league charges 80 bucks to play. What does that include? 10 games full equipment some drug dealers in the endzone talking to pre teens
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Feb 16, 2014 10:58:23 GMT -6
Post by mahonz on Feb 16, 2014 10:58:23 GMT -6
10 games full equipment some drug dealers in the endzone talking to pre teens Yikes !
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Post by coachbdud on Feb 16, 2014 12:42:10 GMT -6
We have zero affiliation with our youth program But I'm pretty sure it's somewhere between 3 and 400
Some of the fees are fundraisers that as the kids/parents sell they get to keep in order to pay themselves back
Also there's usually some sort of $50 deposit that you get back when you've met the minimum number of volunteer times
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Mar 8, 2014 15:06:45 GMT -6
Post by 19delta on Mar 8, 2014 15:06:45 GMT -6
5th/6th Grade program. Community-based but school booster club provides insurance and we practice and play games at high school. We are responsible for buying all of our own equipment and paying for officials.
We charge $65. Kids get to keep their jersey at the end of the year (jerseys are about $35). Rest of the registration fee is used to recondition helmets at end of season. Only things parents have to pay for outside of the $65 is cleats. We also provide a mouthguard and game socks.
We play 6 games (including a jamboree). As far as fundraising goes, I will usually write a letter to all of the businesses in the district (usually in March) asking for a $100 donation. We usually start the season about $1500-$2000 in the black as a result. We will do one more fundraiser over the summer. We operate a food booth at the annual 4th of July festival here in town. But's that all the fundraising we do...no candy bar sales or magazine subscriptions or wrapping paper or crap like that. But, we make enough to pay for our officials and have enough left over for a nice end-of-the-year party.
My goal is to end the season with $0.00 in the bank. If I am going to ask parents to fundraise, I am going to spend that money on their kids.
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Mar 10, 2014 13:10:23 GMT -6
Post by jrk5150 on Mar 10, 2014 13:10:23 GMT -6
Town-based Pop Warner program, football and cheering.
$175 for the first kid, $300 for two kids, $325 for 3+ kids.
For football, gets them helmet, mouthpiece, game and practice jerseys, game and practice pants with knee pads.
8 games plus playoffs if you make it.
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Mar 10, 2014 15:46:58 GMT -6
Post by 33coach on Mar 10, 2014 15:46:58 GMT -6
$180 per football player $160 per cheerleader
the costs include: Jersey, Insurance, Gear, and league maintenance (field costs, operating costs..etc).
we run as close to 'red' as possible when it comes to kid prices (i think our cost per kid is about $175) and try to make up the rest with concessions
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Mar 11, 2014 12:06:29 GMT -6
Post by davecisar on Mar 11, 2014 12:06:29 GMT -6
Areas differ greatly on how much they charge BUT not all fees are calculated the same and what do they provide.
In my league the Programs charge their fees and then those Programs pay the league a fee for each team which comes out of what they charge.
It's a medium sized league maybe 2500 kids: The variety: Us $175, $150 early bird. We provide all gear and uniforms NO fundraising X- $195 all gear except helmets- no fundraising Y- $175 no gear except uniforms- no fundraising Z- $150- all gear and $100 minimum fundraiser
I live in Nebraska where the cost of living is pretty low- the NATIONAL AVERAGE "all in price" with the org providing gear is in the $230 range
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Mar 21, 2014 11:01:34 GMT -6
Post by 33coach on Mar 21, 2014 11:01:34 GMT -6
last night at our board meeting we just reevaluated our pricing and approved a new cost. abit more expensive but its the League dues that kill us:
Football: League Dues: $75 Uniform: $50 Helmet: $31
we will charge $195 giving us some operating capital (+$39.00).
Cheer: League Dues: $70 Uniform: $86
we will charge $185 which gives us some operating capital (+$29.00)
we estimate to have about 120 players (+$4,680) and 70 cheer leaders (+$2,030) which allows us to pay for referees, EMTs and concession needs upfront making what we make on concessions 'free money'
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