June 2010 - Volunteers Needed
All the people involved with Hampton FC are volunteers, who give up some of their time in order to give the children of Hampton oppurtunities to play football
To keep Hampton FC sustainable we constantly looking for more people to help, either with running teams, helping on match days or with the back office adminisatration of the club .
If you would like to help keep your local football club sustainable please contact any team manager of the club secretary
Finances - How much does it cost to run each team every year
We receive a significant number of comments around the costs involved in running a team. This section will hopefully give some infomation on where your money goes .
Each team is self financing and rasies funds by means of registration/sign on fees, training and match subs .
On on average it costs £800 a year to run a mini soccer team and £1000 a year to run an 11 a side team
To help you understand these costs we have published some of the financial commitments the teams have to meet:-
Team Kits c £400 ( usually we try and buy these via sponsorhsip deals )
Affliliation to County FA c £23 ( dived by number of teams in the club )
Public Liability Insuurance c £24 ( divided by number of teams in the club )
Personal Accident Insurance c £1.50 per player
Entry to League £40-60 per team
Pitch Hire £7.50 for mini soccer , £15 - £30 for 11 a side ( for each home game )
Referee fees £9 - £18 per match ( hom games only )
Astro Turf Hire £10 per session
Match Footballs £20 ( for 2 balls )
Trohpies for season end £7 per player
Team Kit ( balls Bibs etc ) c £100-150 per year ( £5 per training Ball etc
Some teams also try and give the children treats at Christmas and Season End as well .
As stated The club and the teams are run entirely by volunteers. No one involved with Hampton FC is paid or takes any payments from team funds !