Income and Expense Overview

We on the Lassiter Junior Trojan Football Board of Directors strive to provide you with a high-quality football experience for your child at the best price possible. With that said, we realize that from time you may have had questions like What am I getting for my money? Aren’t some other programs cheaper? Why is there a gate fee? Why did we do a fundraiser? This purpose of this overview is to help you understand where your money goes and what you are getting in return.

LJTF is an all-volunteer organization. Board Members, Coaches, Team Moms, and Team Dads are not paid for their services. This is not the case with some other leagues in our area, where directors and/or coaches may receive compensation. All programs charge registration fees, but cheaper isn’t necessarily less expensive. LJTF provides helmets, shoulder pads, and game uniforms. Other groups in our area may charge less at registration, but then require you to purchase your own helmet, shoulder pads, and game pants! LJTF uses only 5 star (highest) rated helmets and quality shoulder pads. All helmets are inspected annually by a qualified third party. Those that do not pass are removed from our inventory and replaced. All helmets and shoulder pads are sanitized in the off season. Many other organizations will use lower rated gear, and go two or more years between inspections. This increases our cost, but the health and safety of your child is our primary concern.

This year’s expenses will be approximately $118,000, which averages out to about $710 per player. The chart below shows how the expenses are allocated.

One expense most people are not aware of is LJTF’s annual payment to LEAF (Lassiter Endowment for Athletic Facilities). LEAF was set up to pay for the original turf field, recently replaced by Lutzie Field. Although the original field is gone, LJTF’s annual payment of $10,000 remains through Over the last two years LJTF also contributed a total of $15,000 toward Lutzie Field. It remains to be seen whether LJTF will be asked to contribute to a fund that will eventually be used to replace Lutzie. Our largest expense is uniforms. At first glance it might be thought that once purchased, they last for years. That is not the case, especially jerseys! Last season we instituted a program where we systematically replace jerseys every two years - home jerseys one year, away the next, and so on. Each year players will be allowed to keep their jersey that is being rotated out of stock. This allows a smoother way to keep quality jerseys in stock while providing your player with a keepsake, all at relatively little incremental cost over what we had to spend anyway!

OK, so we have a cost of roughly $710/player, and our registration fees are only about 53% of that. Where do we get the rest of the funding required to operate our program? The following chart demonstrates our sources of projected revenue. Total projected 2015 income is $118,550

LJTF is committed to providing a first class experience for you and your player. That commitment by Use of top-rated equipment only Annual inspections and sanitizing of equipment Frequent renewal of uniforms Training and certification for coaches Premier facilities Annual additions such as pictures on the TrojanTron This comes at a cost, which we manage by Being in associations that provide best value for dollar Staffing using only volunteers Using alternate sources of income in addition to annual registration dues

As you can see, LJTF is a breakeven operation. Essential to staying within budget is the reliance on volunteers. That includes not only the staff, but you, the parents. It is your participation each game day, in the concession stand, the press box, at the gate, and on the field, that allows us to continue to provide a first-class football experience for our players and families. Thank you, and we look forward to your continued support! If you have any questions please us at Go Trojans!