Does your childs gym host a meet?

Ingymmom · 07-20-2008, 08:50 AM

What do parents receive as compensation for working the meet?

I am asking because we are considering a gym change, and this new gym hosts an annual meet where the parent is required to work, but receives no credit toward anything - it is just an obligation. Any other gyms that handle home meets this way?

**bogwoppit** · 07-20-2008, 08:57 AM

Our club hasn't hosted, but I know in our division the clubs that host keep all the money they make, Parents are not forced to volunteer ('cos then they wouldn't be volunteers would they!) but they are encouraged a lot to help out over what are very long weekends, including set up and take down of two full gyms, one for warm up and one for the meet.

I am relieved that our club hasn't hosted.

catesmom · 07-20-2008, 09:18 AM

We host two meets a year,one is a club annual club meet (900 gymmies attend- 3 days), the other a state meet. We do not receive anything directly from the meets but it keeps our team fees low. We are requuired to work 2 to 4 sessions per meet as a family. The money we earn goes into the booster club account and goes towards paying all fees and travel for the coaches.

We pay $650 in team commitment and our girls do 6 to 8 meets per level. At the lower levels where most meets are close, you pay close to all the costs for your gymmies fees. As you go higher and travel more it is quite a deal. The 8's, 9's and 10's have 4 out of state meets per year, plus regionals and nationals.

We also get volunteers from our local college team who use the hours to fullfill their service commitment. I think it is fair,and it has always been this way, although before we got scoreing signs there were alot more hours needed for flashers.

Shawn · 07-20-2008, 09:19 AM

Our gym hosted it's first meet this past spring. I know parents worked it but I think it was just volunteers. I know we weren't required to do it but I also don't think there was any credit for doing it or anything. Our tuition fees are pretty low so hosting the meet helped make money for the gym and I think most of the parents are happy to help out. This year we're hosting a fall meet, a spring meet and we're the host gym for the AAU L2-L3 state meet, which is about 500 kids.

hunde2 · 07-20-2008, 10:37 AM

Our club hosts one meet.The parents are asked to volunteer but it is not a requirement and there is no compensation.Of course you are able to see the session for free when you volunteer.So I volunteered on a session were my daughter had some of her teammates compete so she could watch them.

Monkeygirlsmom · 07-20-2008, 11:20 AM

our gym got one last year but this year we didnt make the draw!
We are suppose to help but they reaslise things do happen. (we were not part of the team at this time)

gym law mom · 07-20-2008, 11:38 AM

We host 1 compulsory and 1 optional meet per year. Since it is the booster club and not the gym as the host, the booster club keeps all the proceeds. Last year we did have to ask the gym for some extra help(people wise) on the compulsory meet so they did end up with a split on profits. Parents that work get credit for volunteer hours(old gym just made you work the meets---no credit for anything) and if you're a volunteer, you get in free.

Livinatthegym · 07-20-2008, 01:11 PM

For the last two years, our gym has hosted at least 2 meets--one compulsory, one optional. Last year we also hosted optional state.

We are required to work at these events. There is no compensation. If we don't work the required number of sessions, money is deducted from our team fee account.

Gymnasticsgirl521 · 07-20-2008, 02:46 PM

We host two meets a year at our gym. Parents are REQUIRED to work at both meets to fullfill the volunteer hours. We are REQUIRED to give 20 hours a year to the gym. If we do not make the 20 hours then we have to pay 10.00 per hour that is not done.

Ingymmom · 03:26 PM

WOW, so this is very normal to recieve no compensation then? I thought maybe it would go toward a banquet, or pay for coaches fees, or a warm-up, leo etc... just something. What about the entry fee to the hosted meet? It seems almost better to be at a gym that does not host a meet then... at this particular gym we even have to pay the entry fee for the home meet. Work set up, take down & the day that your child is not competing.

I always thought the point of hosting a meet would be to offset some of the costs associated with gymnastics & some part of a parents expenses - I had no idea it was just for gym profit.

many of the gyms in our area ask for between 950 - 1300 (compulsory) for meet/coaches fees, and this particular gym also wants a $300 obligation fee, a $45 registration fee, & a $110 summer fee on top of tuition & warm-ups/leos which is another $330. + Work the meet & work 2 open gyms per year as well. Sheesh! crazy, crazy...