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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Save rec but make competition teams pay full market rate.[/quote]
I don't think you understand how other gymnastics gyms operate.  The $$$ to run the competitive teams is subsidized by the rec programs.  The number of hours that team kids are in gym is a lot. [/quote]

And the needs of a private organization and a publicly run organization are different. Rec serves the most people (including people with disabilities) and has the best chance of providing cost recovery to the county so it maintains its sustainability long term.

Competitive is such a niche and expensive product for so few individuals. It’s really hard to see the public good in keeping it, especially when we’re in a budget year where something else is going to have to give.

Those of you who are angling to keep it - what would you cut? Are you willing to accept 50% or more higher fees? [/quote]

I guess I am a bit confused as to why you think rec is so pricy. We obliviously pay significantly more than families in rec gymnastics. The last time we had cost recovery numbers for the competitive program we were at ore than 100% cost recovery but it has been ages since they provided us this information. If you are asking whether competitive families are willing to pay 100% cost recovery for our program I would wager the answer is yes. It is for me anyway!

Families in the competitive program  can pay over 8K a year for higher levels (and then all travel costs and meet fees are paid directly bypassing the county, which can be another couple grand). The competitive coaches also generally teach rec. [/quote]

Sorry, I meant to say why you think the competitive program is so pricy to run compared to rec. Yes, the kids have lots of hours in the gym but they already pay signifcantly more (plus everything else I said lol) [/quote]

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