team fee survey

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curious to see if this is common.
what was your team's fees and what did your dd receive for the money?
Last years team $750
received two uniforms (one of which did not fit)
six tournaments (no world series even though we won a ASA bid)
one winter practice
two summer practices
coach refused to give out final team stats.

 

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WOW-ours was $750

2 uniforms
six tourneys (nationals if bid was won)
winter practice every week
fall ball
summer practice (no spring of course for 16u)
paid umps for all scrimmages
I did the stats and gave them to the coach who then sent them out
Awesome coaches

Did you go back ths year?

 

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curious to see if this is common.
what was your team's fees and what did your dd receive for the money?
Last years team $750
received two uniforms (one of which did not fit)
six tournaments (no world series even though we won a ASA bid)
one winter practice
two summer practices
coach refused to give out final team stats.

Some of the new players we have added this year had the same experience as you with their previous teams concerning hidden charges for practice, fall vs summer events, or was promised exposure events but; played in local tournaments.

Our 16U fees last year ended up at $680. The players/Parents received itemized account statements so they knew when monies needed to be paid and what for.
Our players received home and away jerseys shorts and pants, batting helmet, practice T and shorts. 14 tournaments = 60+ games, insurance, web hosting for stats/profile and marketing set up, softball school information including ACT information, NFCA camp info and additional college camp/ scholarship information, outdoor and indoor practice facilities, friendly's, discounts on MIKEN equipment, and of course top notch instruction.
We also provided fundraiser opportunities to offset travel and team expenses.

 

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Ohio Emeralds our 10u fees last year 350.00 plus 2 team fundraisers this years 12u 300.00 with 2 fundraisers, we got 2 uniforms,8 tournaments, indoor winter league, and weekly indoor winter practice.

 

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$1000.

(I'm in first place, so far!)

18U. We get;

Three sets of uniforms. Bat bag. Helmet. Practice T-shirt. 1-2 practices per week through fall and winter. 7-8 tournaments, plus any Nationals.

Weekend expenses in the summer are all parent's responsibility, of course.

:cap:

 

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Our fee is $500 and we get:

2 full uniforms
Hoodie
Bat bag
Helmet
Practice facility for 1 weekly practice during winter
Field access whenever needed (all needed equipment)
Winter Spano league
8-10 tournaments
Nationals (if a bid is won and team decides to go)

I provide stats for all my players after every tournament.

 

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Last year $650-
3 uniforms
6 tournaments
Fall League
Winter League at the Spano Dome
About 12 indoor practices /hitting sessions in the winter
practice once per week in summer.

This year's team- $600
Bat bags for new player
Fall League + one practice per week
Fall tournament
Indoor Winter League
1 indoor winter tournament
8-9 tournaments forecasted for summer
Indoor hitting during winter
One practice per week forecasted for next summer

Bargain team I ran for several years was $250-$300
2 uniforms + hoodie
6 tournaments
2 x per week practice in summer
15 indoor practices/hitting
3 fall practices

 

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Our fees for new players last year varied by age group (# of tournaments played), the highest was $625. After fundraising the fees were reduced to $255 for the highest and $0 for returning 12u at the lowest, as we were able to give every player at all age levels $370 back. For their fees they received:

2 Jerseys
2 shorts
Helmet
Bat bag
4 pair socks
9 tournaments (includes Eastern Nationals)

Fall practices and weekday practices in season. Winterball was additional. Teams are provided all practice equipment.

 

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$950.00
3 uniforms w/socks
bat bag
helmet
t-shirt
8 tournaments
Winter league
Winter tournament
practice during Spring 2x's a week
No Nationals
No stats

 

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Wow, here the hell do you get a slam to you out of what i said????? If anything its a compliment on how you are treated in your org. Isnt this like the 3-4th time youve jumped in someones *** with both feet lately? Nothing was meant by it and im sorry you took it the way you did.

Did seem a bit overly sensitive to me.

 

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Hitter23:

For as much as you are on this forum, this can't be the first time you have seen me publicly acknowledge that as non-parent coaches, we are reimbursed for our motel expenses, and only for our motel expenses, which are mostly Red Roof Inns. We have been totally open about that. And about the fact that we only get a motel if the round trip for the tournament from our house exceeds 150 miles. So thanks for the slam on a thread where I was trying to provide the best information about the amount and the application of fees, which was what the thread poster was requesting. I guess that I would have been better off not responding at all or not being honest about where the fee went.

I also want to stress that we do not require ANY additional fund-raising from our families. If they fund-raise, it goes directly into their player fees. We provide the things that I described in exchange for the $775 player fee, period. And a part of those fees also go to shared organizational expenses, such as those IRS filings.

Carol thanks for the PM and Chris Hitter23 had no malice intended or implied by his response.

He is a great person and as you his heart is in the right spot, for the kids.

He was making a gesture that they could use what you have as to just paying for rooms as most coaches, organizations do not even provide the rooms.

In my opinion it was not a slam what so ever....it was wow! They get their rooms paid for!

 

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you adults are worse then the kids with all this whining.......please stop and get back on topic.

 

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As I indicated on my post to fpitchdad, I'm done with this thread. fpitchdad, I apologize, I'm simply trying to eliminate myself from this thread.

 

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WOW... what the hell is going on with OFC. I have seen more people going at it lately on here. I just love to lurk and make the occasional comment, like now. This is not directed at any single person or person's. I love to read the post of people way smarter then me concerning fast pitch softball but the going at it really needs to stop. If you have that big a problem with each other try a pm. Ok, back to lurking. ;&

 

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Guess your not a Jerry Springer fan. hehehe

 

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Not easy to figure out what is going on here since the original posts seem to have mysteriously disappeared?! I know the Heat is a great org and are on the up and up, with great coaches and kids. Also from what I have seen and heard, it is pretty common for the non parent coaches to receive reimbursement for or some travel expenses paid. Just my knowledge from around my area anyway, not saying I am an expert of course...

 

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Not easy to figure out what is going on here since the original posts seem to have mysteriously disappeared?! I know the Heat is a great org and are on the up and up, with great coaches and kids. Also from what I have seen and heard, it is pretty common for the non parent coaches to receive reimbursement for or some travel expenses paid. Just my knowledge from around my area anyway, not saying I am an expert of course...

Nothing to figure out. Also nothing "mysteriously" disappeared, both of us deleted posts because it was something just got out of hand between the two of us. Thanks for the concern......

 

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No problemo!

 

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Here is team fee related question.

If a team has a fee of $XXX, and the fee money goes into a general fund that is used to pay for uniforms, tourney fees, insurance, sanction fees, bat bags, etc., who do the uniforms belong to? Is it the team, or is it the player?

 

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Here is team fee related question.

If a team has a fee of $XXX, and the fee money goes into a general fund that is used to pay for uniforms, tourney fees, insurance, sanction fees, bat bags, etc., who do the uniforms belong to? Is it the team, or is it the player?

I would think the player, as long as all fees are paid.