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Hey, Taylor. Community-based, volunteer-driven club checking in.
A few thoughts: https://twitter.com/taylortwellman/status/1304048590243999745
A few thoughts: https://twitter.com/taylortwellman/status/1304048590243999745
First, our registration fees range from only $450-$850 per player (depending on the age) for a six-month program.
We say “only” because a couple of our in-state competitors have been charging anywhere from 3x-5x that amount.
Still, we’d love to charge even less, but bills.
We say “only” because a couple of our in-state competitors have been charging anywhere from 3x-5x that amount.
Still, we’d love to charge even less, but bills.
You know one way we could probably reduce registration fees? We could compete in an open system with #ProRelForUSA, which would help us attract more investors and sponsors. But to the best of our knowledge, you don’t support such a system.
So we have to structure our budget accordingly and—like most other independent clubs—we have to rely on registration fees for at least 95% of our revenue.
Which brings us to how training compensation and solidarity payments would help us clubs.
Just a $5,480 return would help us provide higher-level training for our coaches, reduce participation fees, and/or provide financial assistance to more players.
$548,000!? We’d be like:
Just a $5,480 return would help us provide higher-level training for our coaches, reduce participation fees, and/or provide financial assistance to more players.
$548,000!? We’d be like:
Second, compensating clubs with RSTP funds even though they charge their players participation fees isn’t unheard of elsewhere.
For example, clubs in Iceland—that egalitarian paradise of player development—all charge participation fees, yet are active in the RSTP market.
For example, clubs in Iceland—that egalitarian paradise of player development—all charge participation fees, yet are active in the RSTP market.
In fact, it’s those clubs’ participation in the RSTP market that has *helped* that country become an egalitarian paradise of player development.
It’s a virtuous circle: Invest in developing one player, re-invest RSTP funds into developing three players, and on and on.
It’s a virtuous circle: Invest in developing one player, re-invest RSTP funds into developing three players, and on and on.
And finally, remember this? Yeah, good times.
But nearly three years later our question is this: What are you doing?
But nearly three years later our question is this: What are you doing?
You can’t freak out about the need for change, but remain mum about our closed system.
You can’t rant against the status quo, but argue against a much-needed reform to improve the status quo.
Sound bites are easy and satisfying, but the work is hard and uncomfortable.
You can’t rant against the status quo, but argue against a much-needed reform to improve the status quo.
Sound bites are easy and satisfying, but the work is hard and uncomfortable.
<steps off soapbox>
