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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent whose child only swims in club meets occasionally, I appreciate this model. Previously we were paying more per month in tuition and not participating in meets. This makes it fair for those whose children have other weekend commitments and don't attend two 3-day meets each month.[/quote]

We aren’t paying any less and now additionally paying for meets. [/quote]

Well that seems unfair. Our club lowered tuition now that meet fees aren't included.[/quote]

Our club made a big deal about lowering tuition now that meet fees aren't included, but they only lowered the fees by about $150 per year (and I only looked it up for the most expensive group). It seems like smoke and mirrors because paying separately is a HUGE cost increase on families. This is already a pricey club.[/quote]

Like everything, it's complicated. Prior to covid, most lsc's and swim clubs tried to keep entry fees and event fees low and many of them hadn't raised them in years. Our lsc raised splash fees post covid for the first time in 15 years. The way that most LSC's work is that they keep a portion of the splash fees and the host keeps the rest. When covid hit, LSC's lost out on splash fees, their investments tanked, and they probably dipped into savings to help clubs stay afloat. Then they had to run meets without spectator fees and pay for live streaming for a while. Running championship meets without spectator fees and paying for live streaming meant that, rather than making a profit, some LSC's actually lost money. Raising splash fees was the logical step.

On the other end, clubs were paying coaches through covid with reduced meet revenue and fewer swimmers. Clubs that billed monthly or quarterly really lost out.

If you compare meet fees from 2018/19 to today, you can see that they went up a ton. Part of it is from increased LSC splash fees and part is due to clubs trying to recoup their losses from 2020/21. Entry fees for the 2018 pvs sc champs went from 0/$8 for entry/event to $10/$12 in 2022. So a kid who swam 7 events paid $56 in 2018 and $94 in 2022. At the 2018 FISH invite, a kid swimming 7 events paid $52. In 2023, the kid will pay $86. This is why meet fees are often separate now. I actually think the fees were too low before. It's a huge undertaking to run a swim meet- way more complex than throwing together a soccer game with a ref and two lines persons. Not to mention the cost of renting a pool vs reserving a field. Also, I think the high cost of other youth sports is eroding the will the keep entry and event fees very affordable in swim.
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A lot of swim clubs applied for and got government funds to cover their costs during Covid.

It is a huge undertaking to run a meet, but your costs are actually pretty low with most labor being volunteers (who also paid $ for their kid to swim).

They have stopped live-streaming meets, so that cost is gone.

There is no reason to pay so much to swim at a meet. These clubs need to reduce fees or remove them entirely for parents who volunteer. [/quote]

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