Amateur input to the economy.

[Talkin baws]

At the Sunday central we have 50 teams, 25 games per week.

To book 3G it's an average of £100 per game, add £40 for the ref , £15 each for strip wash and £10 each for water,fruit etc for each team, that takes us to £190 per game x 25 £4250 roughly 40 weeks = £170,000 into the economy from one league on match day alone. Without travel or kit costs.

Each team will spend an average of £1000 per season on kit and equipment £50000 (that's us at £220,000)

Now if each team only had one training session (average £50) over 40 weeks that adds a further £100000 (total now at £320,000)

Safa fees and cup entry adds a further £15000 (£335,000)

That's one amateur league contributing to our local economy, there are fifty leagues of varying size with the amateur family, we are also the social workers of male adult scotland, we promote fitness and wellbeing but yet get little or no help from local authorities who simply see us a a stupid customer who will pay or not play.

Glasgow life actually charge us an extra £10 per game for the privilege of guaranteeing our business rather than a maybe walk in.

A figure of £335,000 from one amateur Sunday league into the local community is astounding and amazing that it is even possible.

[lionel hutz]

A lot of clubs do get funding from SportScotland

[Talkin baws]

Certainly not many Sunday ones

[Flash Gordon]

A lot of clubs do get funding from SportScotland

lol please elaborate on who

[bb-8]

Good interesting post that mate

[Goal Machine87]

Great post

[dr lector]

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[Irvine Town Afc]

How do you go about funding from sports Scotland? We have looked into the possibility have joining up with local boys clubs to form a community team and try to get funding for at least 2 decent grass parks and changing rooms to suit.

Not only where we shot down but the local council have decided to take away the 4 grass parks in the centre of the town and make them into a new car park for the new leisure centre that doesn't need built either.

Always here on sky sports how much money is being pumped into grassroots football in England so where the f**k is the support to grassroots in Scotland.

No point building state of the art 3/4g pitches if you are going to price teams out of playing on them.

Something needs to be done rapidly otherwise we will continue to see 3/4 teams per season going out the game

[Shortleessssss!]

A lot do get funding from sport Scotland , Were as others receive their wages ehh sorry their league fees paid by their Millionaire Owner .....

[Kilie8]

At the Sunday central we have 50 teams, 25 games per week.

To book 3G it's an average of £100 per game, add £40 for the ref , £15 each for strip wash and £10 each for water,fruit etc for each team, that takes us to £190 per game x 25 £4250 roughly 40 weeks = £170,000 into the economy from one league on match day alone. Without travel or kit costs.

Each team will spend an average of £1000 per season on kit and equipment £50000 (that's us at £220,000)

Now if each team only had one training session (average £50) over 40 weeks that adds a further £100000 (total now at £320,000)

Safa fees and cup entry adds a further £15000 (£335,000)

That's one amateur league contributing to our local economy, there are fifty leagues of varying size with the amateur family, we are also the social workers of male adult scotland, we promote fitness and wellbeing but yet get little or no help from local authorities who simply see us a a stupid customer who will pay or not play.

Glasgow life actually charge us an extra £10 per game for the privilege of guaranteeing our business rather than a maybe walk in.

A figure of £335,000 from one amateur Sunday league into the local community is astounding and amazing that it is even possible.

And the safa are sitting with £300,000 in there bank

[Optimis Prime]

How do you go about funding from sports Scotland? We have looked into the possibility have joining up with local boys clubs to form a community team and try to get funding for at least 2 decent grass parks and changing rooms to suit.

Not only where we shot down but the local council have decided to take away the 4 grass parks in the centre of the town and make them into a new car park for the new leisure centre that doesn't need built either.

Always here on sky sports how much money is being pumped into grassroots football in England so where the f**k is the support to grassroots in Scotland.

No point building state of the art 3/4g pitches if you are going to price teams out of playing on them.

Something needs to be done rapidly otherwise we will continue to see 3/4 teams per season going out the game

Bang on!

Participation is lowest it's been for years, theres a growing obesity and health epidemic in the country and yet councils continue to charge inflated prices to those who can afford to play.

The national team is struggling, home grown talent isn't there but who can expect different in the current circumstances? As the OP states, the game brings a lot of value to the local economy so when will some of this be rewarded with financial support for facilities, or reducing the participation costs to try and increase the numbers playing on a Saturday or Sunday.