[BD] Fw: Tour 0 - The Price

Wed Feb 14 14:46:57 GMT 2007

It's also interesting to note that the rise in this years price is WAY 
above inflation, even though it is at an all time high of 3%.

Taking £150 and adding 3% two years running only gives £159.

Ewen

Steve G wrote:
> Um...£180?
>
> The trend is continuing to get a bit out of control.  The last
> official outdoor event of 2006 was Nationals which set a precedent of
> charging a rather large £180 team fee.
>
> Now sure enough, first event of 2007 and we see £180 a team opening
> the door for all other TDs to charge the same or more.  These are
> tournaments that most teams have to attend if they want to play the
> tour (which is most).  Probably up to 40-50 teams will go to this.
>
> First some history...
> Tour 1 2002 (Clifton) - £145
> Tour 1 2003 (Clifton) - £145
> Nationals 2003 (in London!) - £150
> Tour 1 2004 (Clifton) - £150
> Tour 1 2005 (Clifton) - £150
> Mixed Tour 1 2005 (Clifton) - £150
> Nationals 2006 - £180
> Tour 0 (Clifton) - £180
> Each of these years Clifton and/or Nationals have been the most
> expensive events.
>
> How about some math...
> Being pessimistic assuming only 40 teams...£180 * 40 = £7200
>
> For this total price the players get pitches, camping (nationals
> didn't even have this without paying extra last year), party and
> prizes.  Food is extra.
>
> The venue will charge a set fee for the lined pitches and the camping
> spaces if provided.  The schedule will be written by the DoC.  Any
> estimates?  Highfields in Nottingham is around £1500...
>
> I'm just looking at the amount of work required and seeing the pricing
> going up and up.  It was asked at the UKUA conference for more
> visibility (again) on tournament bids and the response was something
> to the tune of..."it was felt that TD's should not be forced to
> disclose their financial information (whether personal or for a club)
> to the ultimate community".  It's an interesting but not unexpected
> comment given the two most potentially profited from events last year
> were run by UKUA committee members.
>
> So if a venue costs £3000.  Maybe London or something.  A TD might pay
> £200 on prizes.  So there's £4000 left over.  If you've got a good
> job...a real good job you would work full-time for two full months
> (aprox 320 hours) to make this kind of money.
>
> What would be great is considering this is a EUC GB team year is to
> see the money from UKUA Tour events go towards helping these teams (or
> at least the Juniors) practice and attend the European event in
> Southampton and World event next year in Vancouver (which is going to
> cost the attendees a bundle).  Better than going into the pockets of a
> few people lucky enough to have a hold on a good venue.
>
> In addition/closing...at the conference that it was suggested we
> devise a plan to keep tournament prices down but they could not think
> of an effective one, bar the
> teams paying the ukua and the ukua paying for the pitches, which might
> raise some tax issues.
>
> If the trend continues, given the now 9 UKUA events a year with a
> minimum profit of around £4000 we're talking £36000 of potential
> earning that could go into developing the sport, funding national
> squads, juniors programs that instead just disappears at the moment.
>
> Bring back the days of Kev Lowe's £80 charity tournament which I'd
> have happily paid £180 for.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 14/02/07, Adam Batchelor <adam.batchelor at virgin.net> wrote:
>>
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