I think it seems rather reasonable. $25 is affordable and serves as a qualifier for player interest. Keeps the tryout tourists away
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause they can? There are clubs that could charge $50 and lose no one. I'm surprised they don't all do it already. Parents would pay it.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFields are usually booked for the year or at least the season. Tryouts usually happen on what would normally be practice days - clubs don't extend the season to run tryouts so there shouldn't be any extra cost or if so it's minimal. Coaches also have season or year long agreements. Charging for tryouts is a way for a club to cushion their bank account.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYour probable right about the club making a few bucks off of it it. Club tryouts are the start of a new year. I would assume coach are free to to leave after the last spring game. Unless they have a contract stating the end date. If a coach is leaving why would they be at tryouts for the next year? Renting a field is not cheap depending on what field could be 200 an hour. This I would assume is included in the next years budget. Tryouts I don't think are included in the player tuition unless you pay and the clud credits your account with the tryout fee.
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It's like a college application fee. What a great scam!
What else can they come up with? How about a once a year "facility improvement fee" just like some gyms charge?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostTryout costs are included in player fees. All club expenses have to be reconciled with player fees as that is their primary source of revenue. Business 101.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostTryout costs are included in player fees. All club expenses have to be reconciled with player fees as that is their primary source of revenue. Business 101.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIndeed. Which, when you really think about it, makes the parent of a player paying full retail to be on the regional C team of ABC FC (and let's not even get into the quality of that coach) a ****ing fool.
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This is awesome...they are learning from the airlines. Treat customers like a herd of cattle being lead to slaughter. What's that, you want to try out, that's a fee. Oh, now you made the team and you need to register so please pay the registration fee. Hey, next week we have an away game so please pay the coaches gasoline fee. Did you say you need the code to use the bathroom at the field ? Well, we sell it for a dollar and you get a token to put in the lock. Yeah, yeah, we are definitely a non profit and are motivated to develop all of the kids on our fourth level team to be college players. Gotta love it...and the parents just continue to pay and pay and pay. Oh...and please dont forget to pay the full $2,500 tuition by July 1st or we won't give you your uniform or a produce a player card so your child can play. Bend over and take it !
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis is awesome...they are learning from the airlines. Treat customers like a herd of cattle being lead to slaughter. What's that, you want to try out, that's a fee. Oh, now you made the team and you need to register so please pay the registration fee. Hey, next week we have an away game so please pay the coaches gasoline fee. Did you say you need the code to use the bathroom at the field ? Well, we sell it for a dollar and you get a token to put in the lock. Yeah, yeah, we are definitely a non profit and are motivated to develop all of the kids on our fourth level team to be college players. Gotta love it...and the parents just continue to pay and pay and pay. Oh...and please dont forget to pay the full $2,500 tuition by July 1st or we won't give you your uniform or a produce a player card so your child can play. Bend over and take it !
I barely break even after taxes and expenses
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI have been coaching for years and never once asked for gas money...and no, it's not built into my pay.
I barely break even after taxes and expenses
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