What does WYS offer that US Club does not? Opportunity to participate in USYSA "regionals"
Major benefits of US Club: significantly less expensive, flexible rostering, leagues are governed by clubs (control your own destiny) as opposed to administrative body....
The Oregon Youth Soccer Association has for been analyzing its competitor and discussing its economic impact. Below is copy of OYSA board meeting minutes...
We have lost 15% of our membership between FY 07/08 and 08/09 – approximately 9,100 members. Portland
Youth Soccer Association withdrew as members for the 09/10 soccer season, representing approximately another
15% loss in membership this year. The “free” (to our members/member clubs) online registration services to our
clubs (at a cost of approximately $120,000) and the addition of a Technical Director of Coaching in response to
member concerns that the value of our services are not commensurate with the cost has not prevented significant
numbers of clubs from registering their members elsewhere.
The reasons for the losses are many, however the emergence of US Club Soccer which offers insurance, registration
w/US Soccer, league sanctioning and background checks for $8.00 to $10.00 (depending on whether player cards
are included) during a time of national economic turmoil is certainly a factor.
Economic Impact and Recommendations:
34,350 Recreational Players anticipated in FY 09/10
7,300 Competitive Players anticipated in FY 09/10
5,900 Coaches anticipated in FY 09/10
Recreational players are by far the majority of the membership that clubs are registering with US Club Soccer or (in
the case of PYSA) taking independent. Their programs are largely in-house, or between/among other neighborhood
recreational programs. Insurance and background checks are the primary “services” these clubs perceive as
desirable, along with, perhaps, coaching education. There seems to be little interest, or value, in supporting ODP,
Member/Club Services or coaching education (at least at the level we subsidize it).
Therefore, reducing recreational dues – or more accurately – offering a lower recreational dues option for those not
interested in the other services we commonly provide, would likely have the greatest impact on the problem.
The projected economic impact of an “OYSA light” option for recreational players assumes every club with a
recreational program would opt for the lower membership dues option. Undoubtedly some (hopefully many) clubs
would continue to pay $13 per player and receive the full range of services we currently offer.
34,350 players @ $13/player = $446,500
34,350 players @ $10/player = $343,500
This represents $103,000 in less revenue.
It is entirely possible we will not get any members back as a result of providing a $10.00 “OYSA Light” option. If
this is true, and every current recreational program chooses this option, we would have to find a minimum of
$103,000 (through cuts and new revenue sources) next year.
It is also possible that we will recover a significant number of members who left over the past two years. If we were
to gain 10,000 new members at the $10/player level, we would receive an additional $100,000 in new revenue.
However, $67,500 of this would be “passes through” to US Soccer ($1.00/player), US Youth Soccer $1.00/player),
Affinity ($2.25/player) and player insurance ($2.50/player). Therefore, only $32,500 of discretionary revenue
would be realized by this projected increase in membership.
So the net impact would be a $70,500 loss of revenue.
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