and the ODP report? I wish I knew how to start a thread!
There is much to be discussed starting with the $55 try-out fee. It used to be $25-$30. T-shirts are not that much. Try-outs if you have seen them are just random scrimmages. Charge $20, use returnable numbered pinnies. With that $9000 surplus / profit there is certainly room to make this one time purchase and thus keep the cost down for years to come!
They really don't want the best players. They only want them if they are playing for the right club.
$150 for training? Don't get me started.
PAYING $5 FOR EACH CLUB PLAYER BACK TO THE CLUB???
My fear with more club control has certainly come true with this. It is a business that is quickly losing site of the patrons they serve.
Trying to model the NC system is a quite a goal...
Good luck with this!
If your daughter plays ECNL and / or your son plays Academy there is no need to do ODP. Until this year, I was an advocate for ODP. The truth is, the best players from states that have ECNL and Academy are not doing ODP. So, the goal of the best playing the best as listed in the minutes is moot.
