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Among sports with "national governing body" status within the U.S.
Olympic Committee, racquetball offers one of the lowest membership fees --
particularly in view of its benefit package. The following is an interesting
"bare bones" breakdown of membership fees which illustrates that the
direct return to each individual member actually totals a good deal more than
"their money's worth" where the value of benefits and
services are concerned.
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| Stretching
$30.00
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| USRA Cost |
Allocations |
Benefit Value |
| $10.00 |
Rebate to State Organizations
(see detail below) |
$10.00 + |
| $12.00 |
RACQUETBALL
magazine
(cost vs. cover price) |
$27.00 |
| $4.00 |
Athlete Insurance premium
(approx. per member) |
varies
by usage |
| $8.00 |
Sanctioned Event support
(see detail below) |
$8.00 |
| $1.00 |
Membership materials
(cards/info/mailing) |
$1.00 + |
Minimum
COST
of Benefits= |
TOTALS |
Minimum
VALUE
of Benefits= |
| $35.00 |
$46.00+ |
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STATE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE $10.00 (33%) OF EACH MEMBERSHIP FOR:
- Administrative costs (phone, fax, copying, office supplies)
- Maintaining non-profit status (state filing fees, permits)
- Publishing a state newsletter (writing, design, layout, prep, postage)
- Sanctioning (set event calendar, contract w/sites, run state championships)
- USRA reporting functions (results, fees, forms; annual Leadership
Conference/airfare)
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APPROXIMATELY $8.00+
GOES TO SUPPORT SANCTIONED EVENTS WITH:
- Data services (membership reports, labels, state rankings)
- Membership materials (application forms, brochures, results forms)
- Tournament kits (Copy/printing, prep & follow-up)
- Distribution (all data above @ $3.00-$4.00 per sanctioned event/approx.
700/year)
- Group General Liability Insurance Coverage (sanctioned event site
coverage/approx. 700/year)
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NOT SUPPORTED FROM MEMBERSHIP FEES:
- Overhead (national staff salaries, cost of operations)
- Internet Website Services (staffing, upkeep/maintenance)
- Regional Qualifier Series (adult, junior, intercollegiate)
- National Events (6)
- International Racquetball Federation operations
- U.S. National Teams (adult & junior), international competitions
- Training Camps, Special Programs, Grassroots Development
- Added promotional, media/public relations materials
- Publications (Rulebook, Factbook, tournament entries)
- AmPRO (for Professional Instructors, Coaches & Programmers)
- Certified Referee Program
- High School League
- Collegiate Program
- Scholarship Program
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