Attendance started going down well before ticket prices started going up.
Yes. It will. Parents will be less likely to bring kids, and when the weather turns raw it could become the tipping point.
I hate the Junior High price of anything above 2 bucks. Those charges are nothing more than fleecing the parents, and grandparents and families. They are the only ones that are going and the schools know it.
Well Statistically less people as many as half aren't showing up when the prices are $15 compared to $8
And they started declining well before there was any ticket price change
Dock you are correct and we are forgetting the NFHS Network I had it the first 2 years and it was very affordable and i could on a chilly Friday night start a fire in the fire pit outside, cue up my laptop , grab a few cold beverages and sit outside and listen to the crowd cheering and the band playing 4 blocks over while i watched my favorite teams . Almost like being on the 50 yard line and no lines to the bathrooms no paying for parking.
So raising prices by OHSAA was a great choice then? And didn't add to the decline. ? You ain't giving out warm and fuzzy feelings at $12-$15 a pop for HS entertainment plus parking and concessions . OHSAA is using Public Stadiums, Public Parking , Schools own Personnel for 15 out of 16 weeks of the Season and 5 out of the 6 weeks for the playoffs.. Those are asset's not debts or cost them what.? Are the Schools in OHSAA demanding Ticket increases? I understand paying for the Officials . How much has their pay gone up over the last 10 years?
OHSAA gets zero income the first 10 weeks of the season, so toss that out.
I've sat through three years of JH volleyball now with one more to go....it takes long to drive to 95% of our opponents than the match actually lasts because some of these teams are so bad. So yes, it's a complete fleecing.
I've always believed that having the games in a dome would drastically increase pre-sales because of the guaranteed "weather" in the stadium. Not knowing what the weather will be makes some/many people wait until the week of the game to decide. Probably a number of them find something else to do with their money by that time and choose elsewhere.
How much do the schools get per year?
Depends on how much the profits of the OHSAA are each year. In the direct payment that is the same for each school, I think last year was like $1,250 or something. In terms of host fees, the schools that host a ton of games in various sports make a pretty penny, albeit with all the work that goes along with that.
I don’t know what viewership is like on the NFHS network, but the spectrum ratings and the OHSAA playoff streaming ratings are abysmal.
I think you are right. But people would palate $5 for a game better than the current prices.
That was for two games in a new stadium and 70+ degree weather.
While some big crowds were drawn with those two, they never sold them out.
Landslide so far.
So $1,250 to the schools but $750 in membership dues?
Membership dues are $50 per sport, so depends on the school as to what the total amount is.
Paying 13-15 to see a 1-16 game is crazy. The casual fan is not going to attend most of these games.
Most people don't attend the championships except fans of the team and hs football coaches.
This. I went to a couple stadiums this year with no student tickets. I would have easily spent that discount in the concessions or on 50/50 but decided I had given them enough money.
