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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a team manager for a year with one of my kids' club teams.  No real issues, but then I'm a dad and I suspect that influenced what was said to me.

It is a tough line to draw, but I would encourage, if at all possible, that all team financials be disclosed.  Post the bank statements on line (delete the account number) and leave it up there so whoever wants to look can do so.  This is not the club financials -- those are different although if a public club they too should be on line.  The only issue really is if the club is "comping" someone and they do not want to disclose it.  If that is the case then the club should pony up the equivalent dough and put it in the team pot so it looks like everyone has kicked in.

Most folks won't bother to check the account, but by posting the account statements you keep everyone in line and avoid the potential of someone skimming $$.  You would think that would never happen, but it does -- all the time.  One of my kids' clubs had a treasurer who had taken $50K and only got caught when he was out-of-town and some checks were issued that he did not know about.  The checks bounced and that triggered the issue resulting in criminal prosecution (the money was ultimately repaid).

Best to be safe and just make sure that all the $$ stuff is out there for everyone to check if they have the interest.

OP here.  Actually our financials are quite transparent.  They are available for any team member to review at anytime -- except when they resign from the team.  The time for her to ask was before she resigned.  Actually another team member left at the same time (both girls are friends) and that mom had asked to see the financials a few weeks before she left.

I don't know that we would post a statement for all to see...but that's something we can think about.  We rarely get requests to see the books.

To answer the person who called us a rec team...we are actually not rec, but not travel.  Its kind of a bridge team...not as serious as travel, but you have to have the skills to make the team.  We practice and play fall, winter, and spring.  My daughter plays another travel sport, so this works for us.

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