Category | Metro | Metro |
Uniforms | $ | $ |
Facility Rentals | $ | $ |
Staff costs | $ | $ |
Equipment & Supplies | $ | $ |
NLSA & League fees | $ | $ |
General Administration | $ | $ |
Coach Education and Club Projects | $ | $ |
First of all, every Metro player is responsible for purchasing the required uniforms (Metro teams each need one full uniform). All of our uniforms are purchased through Sportscraft and as our supplier, they have continually offered us a bulk discount. For the 2023-2024 season, each full uniform had a full cost of $. We anticipate that costs will increase slightly this year.
Throughout the year, the club spends significant money on soccer-related supplies like balls, nets, and pennies. We have assigned those costs across the programs as appropriate.
Secondly, our players will practice in four facilities: the Benvon Room. We have worked with Steven Jamieson to see how much time at the facility Metro players should get this winter and applied the costs accordingly. At this point, we have confirmed costs of approximately $ for the Benvon Room rentals.
For the operation of our own club and facilities, we incur roughly $ in fixed expenses. This includes light and power, internet, field maintenance, insurance, banking fees, and more. We have assigned this as an equal cost to each player at our club, regardless of PYL, Metro, or Club/Micro status as “General Administration”.
In the past year, we employed FOUR office staff, SIXTEEN full-time students, and over NINETEEN part-time students throughout the year. Many of these employment costs are assigned to Club/Micro, but a significant portion is dedicated to our Metro Program.
For all players registered with any soccer program, the NLSA collects a per-player registration fee of just under $25. As well, we receive invoices at year-end for both PYL and Metro that include the costs of referees, field rentals, and staff. These costs are included in “NLSA and League Fees”.
Finally, we have had an increase in the cost of licensing our coaches for Metro as the NLSA and CSA have increased their requirements. Also, we have debts related to our turf pitch and the replacement of the existing surface is also within planning range. Therefore we have calculated that $60 per PYL and Metro player is required to fund some of these requirements.
All told, we feel that our fees remain the lowest across the various soccer clubs operating within the Metro region but the quality of our programming is as high as anyone else, as demonstrated by our strong showings in the PYL in 2023.