club membership fees timing

sdraobs · 05-09-2019 12:01pm #1

do gaa club membership fees run from January 1st till December 31st or is it twelve months from when you pay.

Ive to sign up a few kids and wonder if ill be hit again on the 1st January for membership fees again, or will the membership last for 12 months from now and thus i wont have to pay till next September.

im too embarrased to ask the club as its only 280euro.

tks

Poor_old_gill · 05-09-2019 12:05pm

€280 is a fair whack - how many kids is that for?

Also the fee would cover January to January from all my dealings

Jimbob1977 · 05-09-2019 12:08pm

GAA membership is based on a January to December calendar. It's not a rolling twelve months.

If you paid your membership in October 2019, it would fall due in January 2020 again.

Croke Park require a list of members by March 31st (or something like that) for insurance purposes.

Clubs will accept late members. Membership cash is the lifeblood of any club and they are delighted to get it.

In theory, you can't vote at a Club AGM if you are not registered by 31st March, but the enforcement is light touch.

Jimbob1977 · 05-09-2019 12:09pm

€280 could only be a Dublin club!!! That's a big fee for a GAA Club.

KevIRL · 05-09-2019 12:14pm

Am gonna guess the 280 is a typo and the actual figure is 28 euro.

sdraobs · 05-09-2019 12:19pm

not a typo, 140 euro for a kildare commute belt club. two kids at 140euro is 280euro. sure ill take the hit and pay it again in january if it as you suggest january to january. then ill get 12 months when i pay in january

if thats alot, what are the kids rates for clubs outside Dublin/kildare.

Poor_old_gill · 05-09-2019 12:20pm

140 per kid is absolutely extortionate.

Do they get some free gear? Do they get fed after training for that money?

jimmy86 · 05-09-2019 12:22pm

My club in Galway is €50 for Senior players, €25 for Non-Players, €20 for Students/Juveniles

sdraobs · 05-09-2019 12:23pm

heres the proof:

140 from U9s.

http://www.naasgaa.ie/contentPage/347512/club_membership

sdraobs · 05-09-2019 12:24pm

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

140 per kid is absolutely extortionate.

Do they get some free gear? Do they get fed after training for that money?

no, but they have the benefit of paying 2euro for each training session. and volunteers coming around looking to sell lottery tickets and sponsorship cards.

racso1975 · 05-09-2019 12:24pm

20 here for juveniles and 50 if you havw nore then 3. Even local rugby club is 60 per child and 200 for family. Your club must have sone serious overheads or are using membership instead of fundraising to pay County board

cocoman · 05-09-2019 12:24pm

sdraobs wrote: »

not a typo, 140 euro for a kildare commute belt club. two kids at 140euro is 280euro. sure ill take the hit and pay it again in january if it as you suggest january to january. then ill get 12 months when i pay in january

if thats alot, what are the kids rates for clubs outside Dublin/kildare.

€110 per kid in a Co Galway club which I think is a lot higher than other clubs in the same county.

Poor_old_gill · 05-09-2019 12:25pm

jimmy86 wrote: »

My club in Galway is €50 for Senior players, €25 for Non-Players, €20 for Students/Juveniles

My home club in Kerry is €120 for seniors and €60 for kids - and I think we are one of the most expensive, if not the most, in Kerry

Poor_old_gill · 05-09-2019 12:27pm

sdraobs wrote: »

heres the proof:

140 from U9s.

http://www.naasgaa.ie/contentPage/347512/club_membership

Adult, Student & Juvenile membership are all the same amount? That's nuts.

Also why do they bother with 3 line items- just call it membership if it's all the same price.

That's robbery

SusanC10 · 05-09-2019 12:28pm

€170 per year total for 2 Kids. No additional Fees per Training Session. North Leinster.

Jimbob1977 · 05-09-2019 12:33pm

I don't think you should identify your club by posting its website.

People talk.

Poor_old_gill · 05-09-2019 12:36pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

I don't think you should identify your club by posting its website.

People talk.

That carry on needs to be exposed - pure robbery

kippy · 05-09-2019 12:37pm

People tend to have a right moan about GAA fees yet don't seem to have problems paying far more (per session) for other activities.

Kids tend to get at least 30 "sessions" (one session a week for 30 odd weeks) for their membership generally, works out at extremely good value per session. This is even better value as the kids ages and number of sessions go up.

The facility cost is usually a big part of any club membership cost, I know a number of clubs who have invested significantly and have substantial debt around their facilities - in order to cater for growing local populations.
The ongoing running costs of a club are significant and again, there's plenty people complain and moan, but if they wanted to change things and do a better job, there's a fairly easy way to do that.

PatrickSmithUS · 05-09-2019 12:38pm

What's the average membership these days?

mightyreds · 05-09-2019 12:39pm

How much is two mile house , kill or eadestown all within a 5-10 minutes drive of naas I doubt it's 280 for 2 kids.

€75 for a full family in my club Robertstown only 15 minutes out the road.

Poor_old_gill · 05-09-2019 12:40pm

kippy wrote: »

People tend to have a right moan about GAA fees yet don't seem to have problems paying far more (per session) for other activities.

Kids tend to get at least 30 "sessions" (one session a week for 30 odd weeks) for their membership generally, works out at extremely good value per session. This is even better value as the kids ages and number of sessions go up.

The facility cost is usually a big part of any club membership cost, I know a number of clubs who have invested significantly and have substantial debt around their facilities - in order to cater for growing local populations.
The ongoing running costs of a club are significant and again, there's plenty people complain and moan, but if they wanted to change things and do a better job, there's a fairly easy way to do that.

The club are charging a training fee on top of the membership - that's nothing other than a pat down

Jimbob1977 · 05-09-2019 12:42pm

My club in Munster

Juvenile €40
Adult €80
Family membership (two parents and unlimited children) €120

Very good value

rpurfield · 05-09-2019 12:53pm

Ours was either €260 or €280 that was membership for two kids, full membership (with voting rights) for one parent and a social membership for the other. Subs aren't collected during the year for training so I think it's ok. By comparison the kids also play rugby and I've to pay €80 a season for them both, or €100 if i wanted to be a member too, and €5 a week subs.

Past30Now · 05-09-2019 12:58pm

My own club charges €192 per annum for a single player, think its €70 for nursery or €384 for family membership. Includes a lotto subscription. It's good value as far as I'm concerned. Kids train twice a week, for in excess of 40 weeks of the year, plus 20-30 matches a year depending on age grade. Effective cost in the region of €2 to €3 per session/game. Having paid for Ballet, Ballroom, Soccer, and various other activities over the years, I don't feel that I'm being ripped off. Dublin Club.

dobman88 · 05-09-2019 1:25pm

€130 for a senior playing member in my club. It comes down in price for unemployed, students and underage but not 100% sure of each price.

When I lived at home in Kerry it was €80 for a senior player, €60 for unemployed or student. €30 for a kid.

€140 for a kid is absolute robbery.

kippy · 05-09-2019 1:34pm

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

The club are charging a training fee on top of the membership - that's nothing other than a pat down

Missed that piece - that wouldn't be common in fairness.

show me the money.1 · 05-09-2019 1:57pm

Insurance might be the reason some clubs make it compulsory and include in the annual fee, others leave it up to the individual.

Edgware · 05-09-2019 2:02pm

sdraobs wrote: »

not a typo, 140 euro for a kildare commute belt club. two kids at 140euro is 280euro. sure ill take the hit and pay it again in january if it as you suggest january to january. then ill get 12 months when i pay in january

if thats alot, what are the kids rates for clubs outside Dublin/kildare.

You shouldnt take the hit. A family orientated club should be able to work out the ratio for a three month or four month membership.The treasurer shuld be able to do the sums.
If they dont put a motion before the first A.G.M. you are entitled to attend to amend the rule

celt262 · 05-09-2019 2:16pm

My Club €30 for adults, €20 Students/OAPS and €10 for Juvenile.

kippy · 05-09-2019 2:37pm

Edgware wrote: »

You shouldnt take the hit. A family orientated club should be able to work out the ratio for a three month or four month membership.The treasurer shuld be able to do the sums.
If they dont put a motion before the first A.G.M. you are entitled to attend to amend the rule

Yeah, the treasurer has feck all else to be doing in fairness.

Hannibal_Smith · 05-09-2019 2:53pm

We're €60 per child, with a discount for the 2nd/3rd etc. We pay a couple of euro a week for subs, goes towards paying refs apparently, jerseys, team outings apparently. Our renewals are due by March I think.

I would ask them whether they can knock it down for the last couple of months of the year.

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