The MSO Club Survey - Autumn 1996
The Membership Committee tried to find
out some details of our Clubs.
Total number of clubs = 81 ... Total
number of clubs responding = 28
1. Workouts (All 81 clubs included)
The clubs offered between 1 and 9 hours
per week of workout time. The average is 4 hours per week. Workouts
range from 45 minutes to 2.5 hours
| Evening workouts |
94 % |
| Morning workouts ONLY |
6 % |
| At least one morning workout
in addition to evening workouts |
50 % |
2. Affilation and Fees (27 clubs
only)
| Independent |
62 % |
| Affiliated with Y |
7 % |
| Affiliated with Parks and Recreation |
25 % |
| Other |
6 % |
Fees range from $0 to $52/month or
$624 per year. The average fee is $22/month or $264 per year. Fees
may be paid for the entire year, for 9/10 months of the year (workouts
discontinued through the summer), 4 month blocks or monthly. There
is also an example of different fee schedule depending on the number
of workouts attended per week.
3. Other revenue.
| Swim Meet |
12 |
| T shirt sales |
1 |
| Yard Sale |
1 |
| Sponsor |
1 |
| No other revenue |
15 |
| Revenue earned ranged from
$100 to $2000 |
4. Pool Costs.
Pool costs ranged from $17 to $100 per
hour, averaging $41 per hour.
5. Coaching.
| On Deck Coaching |
21 |
| Coached by club member in lieu
of fees |
1 |
| Coached by club members |
2 |
| Volunteer |
1 |
| No Coaching |
3 |
Coaches worked between 2 and 8.5 hours
per week, averaging 5.25 hours per week.
Coaches were paid between $10 and
$40 per hour, averaging $20 per hour. One club offers a Y membership
in addition to pay.
6. Swim Meets.
Six clubs paid between $20 and $250 for
relays per year. Relay entries are prepared as follows
| Coach |
5 |
| Relay Representative |
13 |
| Individually worked out by
meet attendees |
6 |
Clubs reported that between 2 and
50 swimmers compete at least once a year, with the average weighing
in at 16.
7. Membership.
Reasons for leaving a club ranked as
follows
- Moved
- Work
- Pregnancy, Family
- Change (job / sport / lifestyle)
Other responses include
- Cost
- Boredom
- Workouts too hard or too easy
or too much I.M.
- Injury or health issues
- Poor coaching or no coaching
- Poor pool or water condition
- Wanted a rest
8. Socializing and Meeting.
Clubs responded that they hosted between
0 and 8 parties a year, averaging 2.68 per club per year.
Informal outings varied between 0
and 12 per month, averaging 3.36 per club per month.
Open meetings were held between 0
and 11 times per year, averaging 4.2 per year.
9. Internet Access
50 % of clubs responding have internet
and email access |
