How much does your club cost?

[riceboy]

We charge $50/month for floor fees (includes conditioning/footwork and free fencing) or $60/month for beginner (after school) group classes twice a week.

Private lessons cost an additional $50/month for one lesson a week with one of the head coaches, or $25 with one of us assistant coaches.

[Neinteen]

We charge $50/month for floor fees (includes conditioning/footwork and free fencing) or $60/month for beginner (after school) group classes twice a week.

Private lessons cost an additional $50/month for one lesson a week with one of the head coaches, or $25 with one of us assistant coaches.

everywhere is cheap but around me

here its like $50 PER private lesson. 120-180 A month for your 50..

i hate NJ CLubs

[Cookeit]

Stop whining Neinteen.

[Neinteen]

fine.

[RITFencing]

wow! Everything around me costs so much. Can't even fence free nowadays

People could fence free? I get my lessons, group classes and bouting time without paying any money, but as I work for the club, it's not "free."

Even open bouting time requires some money to be paid; the people running the show have to eat (and deserve a bit for their time), rent and utils on the building have to be paid, equipment has to be bought and replaced, even the floors have to be mantained, etc, etc. Even places that don't run as a business have to cover operating costs, and places that DO run as businesses need to make sure their coaches and other workers are compensated for their time and effort.

Even if you fence on a school team or in a class that doesn't cost you personally anything, someone is footing these bills (often through tuition fees and taxes.)

TINSTAAFL.

[formerfencer]

floor fee: $60/month
group training (footwork, drills) 2x week 1.5hr class: $100/month
lessons: $250/10-pack
=
360/month (+/- for # of lessons)

[RITFencing]

everywhere is cheap but around me

here its like $50 PER private lesson. 120-180 A month for your 50..

i hate NJ CLubs

50 bucks for a private lesson is a bit high (but not necessarily totally unreasonable)... how long do they last? Lately I've been feeling that two 15 minute lessons are more productive than one 30 minute lesson, and that two 30s are better than one hour long (in most cases.)

I charge between 22.50 and 30 (depending on what class the student is in and if they buy lessons one at a time or in groups of 10, the latter of which gets them a discount) for a private lesson, which generally lasts between 15 and 25 minutes, tending toward 25 so long as the student keeps paying attention and doesn't show up late. This is more or less consistent with most clubs I've visited in heavy fencing, high income areas.

[erooMynohtnA]

Real world club: $400 annually or $10 per (we meet twice a week)
$18-25 per 15-20 min lesson (depending on who it's from and if purchased in bulk)

College club: $50 per semester
Lessons are free

[dridge]

Senior Membership: $65 / month
Junior Membership: $50 / month
Family Membership: $75 / month

This includes open bouting six days / week, and all the footwork drills you're willing to accept.

Lessons: $22 for 1 hr group lessons (intermediate through competition training)

I don't know the costs for introductory/beginner lessons. I beleive that they are "bundled," rather than charged individually.

Private lessons are also billed differently, and their duration varies. Higher-level lessons are likely last longer than those taken by less experienced fencers. However, this is individualized. In my experience, lesson length varies from session to session, depending upon the intensity, part of the season, injury status, proximity to significant events, etc. My usual private lesson runs 45 minutes to an hour, and costs $40.

Drew

[matt9476]

My club has a tier system that allows you to pick what you want. You can pay $60, $80 or $100. No matter what tier you pick, you can get at least two hours of fencing five days a week. Everyone starts with foil and you pay more to learn epee or sabre and for private lessons.

[VELISARIOS]

In my club we pay 34e per month and we have training 4 times per week.

[ChamorroZorro]

Our club charges:

$40 a month for a single membership.
$75 a month for a family membership (up to 4 fencers per family included).

$5 visitors floor fee.

All footwork drills/exercises and free fencing is for everyone. All group classes are for members and are included in membership fee.

Currently, we meet 5 hours a week on Saturdays and Mondays.

[countambrosius]

My old club charged 250 dollars a month for 2 classes and 2 private lessons weekly.

My new club charged 225 dollars for 2 private lessons (monthly) and infinite classes.

[Cookeit]

Infinite classes?

So, you could get a few thousand classes a week if you wanted to?

[RkfdFencer]

As title reads, how much does it cost to go to your club?

$10 /month or $100 for a year. This includes use of club equipment and we meet twice per week; once for two hours and again for 3 hours (sometimes more as the room is not used after us on Saturdays).

There is no coach, per se, just a couple of guys that have fenced a while. All three weapons are available, but introductory group lessons are in foil. Things outside of that are very loosely structured.

There is no rent, drills with the experienced fencers are freely offered, all money collected goes into equipment and club membership in the USFA.

[RkfdFencer]

Infinite classes?

So, you could get a few thousand classes a week if you wanted to?

But, would you have a perfect lunge, even then?

[cmedalis]

Cost:

University Club:

$40/ semester or $60/full academic year
Short individual lessons given as reinforcement of group classes

proposal for $25 for 6 week beginner classes (two offered per semester)
the $25 would then go toward semester dues if student continues with club

(Club meets twice /week, 3-4 hours/night)

Lancaster Rec Club:
$25 / month, meeting once a week, from 6:30-10:00pm, includes group lessons and open bouting. Private lesson fees are still being negotiated with the Rec.

[Phrogger]

$40 + $50 USFA membership = $90 a year. Before anyone starts drooling, that's for a very small club in a community recreation center that only practices twice a week September to April. Does anyone think that's too expensive for beginners? All materials are provided, there's no private coaching.

I've been trying to argue that to get beginners in the door we need to offer something cheaper, say, a 6-week beginners class at only $50. They aren't willing to waive the USFA membership for insurance reasons. How does your club get beginners in the door? How does the cost compare to taking a beginning Karate class or similar?

[Cookeit]

Phrogger,
I think there is a thread somewhere, I think in the club section.

It's called "How to Attract new club members" or something.

[Pavelocity]

From our website:

"Club membership is $65/month, payable on the first day of the month. Membership includes access to regular equipment and group classes. Electrical equipment can be rented for an additional $15/month, bringing the monthly fee to $80. Private lessons are $20 for approximately 20 minutes of one-on-one time with a coach. New members who have never fenced are required to take an Intro class for $75 (which also covers the first month's membership dues).

A class rate of $10 (floor fee) is available for those who do not wish to become full members. Lessons for non-members are $30, which includes the floor fee."