What % of development is at club vs at home (ie on their own)?

CornfieldSoccer said: ↑

Would love to know more about how the money is pent in this setup, too. In the Dutch arrangement, is there more reliance on volunteers (knowledgeable volunteers?) because soccer has deeper cultural connections and importance?

One of the more constant gripes I've heard from other parents over the years was about pay for coaches. Some always seem to assume coaches are getting rich, others seem to wonder why they are paid at all (which I never understood a bit -- you want people who know soccer to be the coaches but think they should give their time and expertise away?).

BTW, in Sam's breakdown, he mentions compensation for board members -- the board is paid? The club my son played for the longest and the one I actively helped with didn't pay anyone aside from the DOC, ADOC, coaches and one PT office worker. Board members, including the president, were all volunteers. We didn't even get a discount on dues. The same was true for those most involved in running the twice-yearly tournaments (which were a load of work for the 8-12 of us most deeply involved).
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Google " yourclub form 990" and youll get the public tax info if your club is nonprofit. The real fun comes in looking at he related parties. Board menbers owning the field complex or indoor facility that they then rent to the club is a big one for those volunteers to get money from the club. Or setup somekind of training or other consulting entity, maybe for mgnt/ admin, visioning, etc. Bonus if its a spouse w a different last name from the board member...

Youll also notice most coaches are not club employees but get a 1099 as independent contractor. Makes it easier when something goes wrong to dodge accountability....