business,
You obviously aren't involved with your club.
Most clubs provided that 'space' themseleves. Built and paid for with their own money and members efforts. Or through ourside bodies like DECS and the Showgrounds or councils
Our club does more than pay team nominatoins. Nominations for 50 teams equates to over $5K each season plus ABA. And another $5k for State Champs. It also pays BSA for individual player registrations, about $15 per plyer or $5.5K. Plus it pays and insurance levy of $6 per player or $2.5K. Plus a BA levy of about $5 per player or $2K. Plus we pay court hire for trainings of $20K, this does not include the $100K we pay elsewhere.
If you look at my figures, I put 2500 as the weekly figure. Thats 25 games multipled by $100, or half of the 50 teams which makes 25 games, which is $2500. We play 30 games on average. Ths comes to $75K And yes it is my opinion that this is my clubs money, its my clubs members, paying BSA this amount of money. Because my committee and coaches do all the work, not BSA. Without my club spending the time to recruit players into the sport, and administrering these player, BSA would not get $1. And they provide no assistance in getting kids playing the sport. Or helping clubs keep them playing.
As for electricity. BSA runs social and other programs that make a similar, if not greater amount of money. Which puts them at over $2M generated from competitions. But about $1M from district. DO you want to add that to their electricity bill? They come out way in front.
The figures
Nominatons $19K
Court Hire $20K
Player registation $5.5K
Insurance $2.5
Levy $2K
Plus $75K in game fee.
There is a reason why clubs like South and Woodville are struggling. Its because BSA would rather take their income streams like Aussie Hoops, Canteens and anything else they can get their hands on and are incapable of providing even 1 player into their club. The clubs pull out teams because kids leave the sport. And BSA does nothing to assist retention by over charging, and squeezing the people/clubs they have. Something they are doing here again.
BSA's crowning glory in club assistance, has been getting Woodville back to St. Clair where they started 30 years ago. And screwing up Norwood getting back to CLC where they were 30 years ago.
Great Work. Where does all this money go?