LRCA Membership Scheme

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LRCA Membership Scheme
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Leicestershire ECF Membership Scheme

• Opportunity to individuals to join ECF via LRCA
• Completely optional scheme
• Decision is per player
• 10 (5 juniors) per annum membership fee see
  below
• Exemption from game fee (45p per player per game)
  nationwide!
• Cheaper League Fees! Clubs receive a 7 credit
  per member
• Discounted Entry Fees (2 - 6) for congresses!
• Free Summer Cups County Championships!
• Receive electronic list of graded games each year
• Receive ECF magazine Chess Moves
  electronically, free
• LRCA receives 10 of the membership fee which
  will be given back to the individual member in
  the first year making the cost just 9

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What about club fees?

• Each club should decide what discount (if any)
  they will give to members who join the scheme
• Clubs will receive an up front credit of 7 per
  member against the game fee portion of league
  fees
• All games by members are game fee exempt saving
  the club 45p per game ie 6.30 per team (refunded
  at end of the season)
• If a player plays for 2 teams, the saving is
  doubled!
• LRCA encourages all clubs to pass the full saving
  on to their members

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What should our club do?Case Study

• A club have 3 teams in the league. They also
  have 2 in the Chapman Cup and 1 in the Harrod
  Cup. Their players play some county and congress
  chess, and they have a club championship.
• The club has 15 active members and 3 occasional
  players.
• The 15 active players played between 8 and 36
  games, with the average being 19.
• League fees for 2006/7 would total 157, Summer
  Cups would cost 19 and the Club Championship 6
  total 182.

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Case StudyGames Played
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Case StudyFinancials 2006/7
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What should our club do?

• There is no right answer
• What is for one club will not be right for
  another.
• Each club and player must make their own decision
  based on their own circumstances.
• Many clubs will find that if all their active
  players join the scheme it will cost around 2
  extra per player.
• This extra cost is likely to be saved in benefits
  received.
• Players may want to pay the extra themselves to
  receive the benefits of membership.
• It is almost certain that every club will have
  some players who would benefit financially by
  joining the scheme.

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What Next?

• We ask that you tell your club colleagues about
  the sceme
• We encourage clubs to give discounted membership
  to members of the scheme
• We hope that the reduce costs encourage you and
  your colleagues to play more competitive games !!