heims 0 #1 July 6, 2004 I was just looking at the competition fees for the 2004 Nationals, and I have a few questions. Why is the Registration Fee so high ($185 per competitor for Artistic Events)? What costs does this cover (medals, do the judges get paid, and . . .)? Wasn't it a lot less last year? If this is true, what changed other than the location? Why is the registration fee for Formation Skydiving ($140) less than for all other disciplines ($185) (since it obviously isn't a lower cost for medals )? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #2 July 6, 2004 If you want an answer I'd e-mail competition@uspa.org If you want a bunch of people who don't know the answer to discuss it, then your post is perfect.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #3 July 7, 2004 QuoteI was just looking at the competition fees for the 2004 Nationals, and I have a few questions. Why is the Registration Fee so high ($185 per competitor for Artistic Events)? What costs does this cover (medals, do the judges get paid, and . . .)? Wasn't it a lot less last year? If this is true, what changed other than the location? Why is the registration fee for Formation Skydiving ($140) less than for all other disciplines ($185) (since it obviously isn't a lower cost for medals )? I asked that same question when I had to choose between the bidders for Nationals. The answer I got was that each DZ may calculate entry fees differently. The a priori knowledge that you need to know is that each discipline has a different number of competitors and that judges are also rated by discipline. Many judges only have one or two discipline ratings. The influence upon entry fees is whether a host DZ passes expenses on to competitors in a per discipline method or across all disciplines way and how many multi-disciplined judges they can get and the overall time that they propose for Nationals. There are some costs that relate to the overall (calendar days) length of Nationals. Those costs increase with the number of days it takes to complete Nationals. Example: Discipline A has x many competitors. Discipline B has y many competitors. The cost for the judges includes travel, accommodations and a per-diem. So when a host DZ computes costs they look at how far away the appropriate judges are and how many competitors are projected to attend each discipline. Some host DZs will split off costs and calculate entry fees, specific to a discipline. Some host DZS add up everything and calculate entry fees as an 'average'. That is why you see a difference from one host to another and among disciplines. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #4 July 7, 2004 QuoteWhy is the registration fee for Formation Skydiving ($140) less than for all other disciplines ($185) (since it obviously isn't a lower cost for medals )? Formation skydiving will have around 60 4 way teams.....60 X 5 = 300 people paying a fee. Thats more than any other discipline."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
