How much does your club cost?

[tdwg83]

$49 per class which is 1 hour per week for 6 weeks. This is a Parks and REc program. However most people in class can attend the other classes for free.

[InFerrumVeritas]

Beginner lessons are $60 for 6 weeks (we only meet once a week at my primary club), club membership is $15 a month.

At my secondary club (which is open five days a week, but really only has a decent amount of fencers two days a week), open fencing is $5 for members and non-members. Lessons are $20/hr.

I have to point out that these clubs are in Flint (of the Michael Moore "Roger and Me" fame...), and Saginaw. With the economies here, It's really all the market can hold.

[Anotherfencingmom]

At my son's club, last year the yearly fee was $500; $145/month which included unlimited fencing (4x/week) and one private lesson per week.

This year $300/year membership; $175 for 2x/week (no private lessions).
$225 for 2x/week (with one private lesson); $275 2x/week (with two private lessions); $375/month for 4x/week with one private lesson.

[MaddMatt05]

We are a university club and we charge $60 per semester, or $100 for the school year. This includes 2 practices per week, use of club equipment, and a t-shirt.

[SabreFerret]

We're $50 per year, or $35 per semester. We are, however, only a club team at Indiana, we're not varsity so we don't have a coach to pay, and we don't have to pay to use our space, so we can get away with lower dues.

The other club where I fence is $50 per semester, I think, but it's not a university team.

I don't remember how much the next nearest club is, but I know you can pay per visit there. It's convenient, since I only show up there for practice if I'm stupid and leave something at a tournament, which I've done... twice...

[TheAngelSerpent]

Montreal Fencing Club: $50/year
Halberstadt in San Francisco: $335/year
Cardinal Fencing at Stanford (PaloAlto): $500/year
Salle Auriol in Seattle: $750/year

None include lessons.

I thought I would post the most expensive club but that Manhattan club at $900 beats Salle Auriol which is apparently "non-profit". On the other hand, Manhattan rent is at least double that of San Francisco but Seattle rent should be cheaper than San Francisco. Granted Salle Auriol is a little nicer and bigger but not more than double as nice or big.

They are the only club in town with Sabre fencers so I have no choice. I guess I better go as much as I can.

[courtneyp]

Montreal Fencing Club: $50/year
Halberstadt in San Francisco: $335/year
Cardinal Fencing at Stanford (PaloAlto): $500/year
Salle Auriol in Seattle: $750/year

None include lessons.

I thought I would post the most expensive club but that Manhattan club at $900 beats Salle Auriol which is apparently "non-profit". On the other hand, Manhattan rent is at least double that of San Francisco but Seattle rent should be cheaper than San Francisco. Granted Salle Auriol is a little nicer and bigger but not more than double as nice or big.

They are the only club in town with Sabre fencers so I have no choice. I guess I better go as much as I can.

$750 a year is only $62.50 a month. Is this a complaint? We should all be so lucky.

[Nimah]

$750 a year is only $62.50 a month. Is this a complaint? We should all be so lucky.

Also, Salle Auriol has 18 wired strips, vs. 7 wired strips in San Francisco. That's a lot of expensive equipment to keep up and running, for what I feel is a resonable amount per month.

[rdg]

I pay about $70 / mon to fence at two different clubs, because here in the SF bay it is epee on either M / W or T / Th and I like to fence every night. In Phoenix, it was all epee all the time, so the cost was half.

Floor fees for a drop-in run $10 - $15; although the first is usually free.

Lessons run between $15 - $40 depending on the coach. BTW I think the price is inversely related to the amount of English spoken - More Russian, More Money - All English, not very good lesson.....

Also JJ is right about the cost, but unfortunately price is determined by the market and not by the cost, so it may cost a fortune to run a club or a pittance, but that has no effect of the fencers willingness and ablility to pay. --- Sam's lecture for the day ---

Also, dropping a little money for an accountant isn't a bad idea, since some clubs have a little trouble keeping track of $, as I understand.

Sam

[rdg]

If I were to write about the $800 / yr club in the sf bay area that has no grounding, no sprinks, not shower, no heating / cooling, and in a horrid neighborhood, I would just sound bitter ...... It does have good fencing. BTW. That is for 2 night, plus Sat. If you want to fence another weapon on the other 2 nights, same price again, as I understand.

The irony is they really think they are the cheapest in the area, as they told me when they doubled their rates and as they say on their web page. So Salle Auriol is looking like a bargain, or a least a justifiable expense.

Sam

[jesus_l11]

45 bucks a month. you can take lessons any time you want and my coach feels like it. which is most of the time.

[passata_sotto]

$65 for community ed class - once per week for six weeks dry (we only get a small percentage of fee)
$335 quick start program - 12 weeks (at your convenience) twice per week and it includes electric non-fie foil
$65 per month for one year contract (more if you do six month or four month) -
includes fencing twice per week until you are invited into elite class then extra night for no extra charge
$25 per half hour for private lessons - this is the first year we have charged for private lessons and it was in lieu of charging everyone more per month when not everyone wants the private lesson. We wanted to go up on our fees but with the economy we figured that we would loose more money than we would make.
Our club is a great bargain for us as my boys fence nine hours per week for $65 / month plus however many private lessons.

[Svirfneblic Pimfernickel]

$15 dollars a month.

Mind you we fence in a basement with two very small fans for cooling.

[ApAperture]

Bay Area about $2000 a year. Group classes = 3 hrs a week. Private costs extra. No Floor Fee. Not including Gear.

[ACrimsonRapier]

Pretty crazy how much fencing club prices can vary. I think my club back home is $135 a month with practice 3 times a week. It usually lasts 2-4 hours, depending on how many people are there and who's fencing.

For $165, I think it is, you get two private lessons that probably last 15-30 minutes.

[telkanuru]

$500 a year or $10 a visit for floor fees

$30 for a 20 min private lesson

$10 for weekend class

[dfranke]

San Francisco Fencers Club:

$175/month for weekly two-hour group lessons

$15/day or $65/month for open bouting

$40 for a 20-minute private lesson

[RITFencing]

First place fencing club:

93/month for membership, which includes unlimited group classes (adults on mon through thur, plus sat; kids on mon through sat) plus open bouting time (both age groups, mon through sat) 25/month for equipment rental if you don't have your own, 30 for a 20-25 minute private lesson. Strip coaching at tournaments depends on the event.

Basic membership plus one lesson a week for someone who has their own gear is works out to either 213 or 243/mo, depending on how the extra part of a week falls.

[catwood1]

First place fencing club:

93/month for membership, which includes unlimited group classes

Hmm, thats kinda interesting. I've never heard of a club using a membership fee that includes infinite group classes. I can see why you'd do it that way, but thats definitely unique (as to what I've seen, but maybe I'm just blind.)

[RITFencing]

Hmm, thats kinda interesting. I've never heard of a club using a membership fee that includes infinite group classes. I can see why you'd do it that way, but thats definitely unique (as to what I've seen, but maybe I'm just blind.)

Well, I say infinite... you can show up to as many as you want per month, and open bouting begins immediately after.

We don't have the resources to offer infinite instruction, sadly.