2024 Fees for Fernie Volleyball Club Teams
- 13U Girls (Travel): $600 to FVC + $117.78 direct to VA/VC
- 14U Girls (Travel): $750 to FVC + $117.78 direct to VA/VC
- 15U Girls (Travel): $775 to FVC + $117.78 direct to VA/VC
- 16U Girls (Travel): $790 to FVC + $117.78 direct to VA/VC
- 17U Girls (Travel): $810 to FVC + $117.78 direct to VA/VC
- 18U Girls (Travel): $875 to FVC + $117.78 direct to VA/VC
- 13/14U Boys (Travel): $750 to FVC + $117.78 direct to VA/VC
Volleyball Alberta (VA) and Volleyball Canada (VC) collect fees for competitive players beyond the fees the club charges. NEW IN 2024 – FVC is NOT able to collect and pay a portion of these fees on behalf of players that are selected for competitive teams. Families of returning players may notice that the portion the family is responsible for paying directly to the VA/VC is higher than in the past. That $117.78 total will come in 2 parts – $21.81 of it as part of the tryout fee and the balance ($95.97) after a player is offered a roster spot on a competitive team and accepts. At that point the family will need to ‘Upgrade’ the tryout membership to a ‘Competitive’ membership and will pay that $95.97 difference directly in SportLomo. If your player is on the Expression of Interest list and you haven’t yet purchased the $21.81 tryout membership in SportLomo (and completed the other tryout requirements), please follow the instructions here: https://fernievolleyball.com/2024-competitive-teams-tryout-details/
FVC Fees will fluctuate on a year-to-year basis but for 2024 the budgeted FVC base fees for the Travel teams range between $810 and $1161 per player. The club is excited to have run successful camp and recreational programs and done enough fundraising to be in a position to offer a very large subsidy (average of nearly $285 per player) this year again to significantly lower these base fees to the levels posted at the top. This level of base fee and subsidy is not guaranteed to be consistent/available every year but the FVC works hard to try and make the club as accessible as possible by keeping fees as low as possible.
The FVC portion of fees includes the tournament fees and coaching costs for ALL Volleyball Alberta Premier tournaments and Provincial championships. If teams decide (as a team) to participate in additional events (Volleyball Canada Nationals, US events, etc) the event & coaching costs will be separate and shared across participating players on those teams. (Teams are welcome to fundraise as a team to help offset additional tournament costs)
Families should also budget the cost of travel, accommodation and food for Premier and Provincial championship events during the season. Some players/parents stay with friends/family in Calgary, Red Deer & Edmonton and many stay in a team organized hotel. Typically games start quite early on Saturday so travelling later on Friday and staying 2 nights is common. Additional tournaments such as Nationals or the larger US events are often 3 days of competition requiring a longer stay.
Yearly FVC fees are determined by a rigorous budgeting exercise taking into consideration a number of factors including:
– Anticipated number of teams and anticipated number of players per team
– Number and location of tournaments
– Coaching costs (Travel Expenses and Honorarium)
– Uniform & Equipment requirements
– Facilities requirements
– General overhead for operating the club (Website, Volleyball Alberta Registrations, Accounting/Legal, etc)
If costs are a barrier to participation in the club, we encourage families to pursue support programs such as:
– Emily Brydon Youth Foundation: https://wp.emilybrydonyouthfoundation.com/
– Canadian Tire Jumpstart: http://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/en.html
– Kidsport Canada: http://www.kidsportcanada.ca/british-columbia/
– Athletics 4 Kids: http://www.a4k.ca/
We have had a number of FVC athletes supported via these programs in past years.