Question about compensation . .

[betteronice]

I dont really get to play alot of inline hockey (more ice), but I feel like Im good enough to join a PIHA club. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how much (if any) players generally make for playing in the league?

[Leaferguy]

I've made about -$600 so far.

Most teams I know of don't pay their players.

[growl89]

isn't it illegal to PAY your players in PIHA?

[Drew10]

I don't know if illegal is the proper term, but certainly at this stage of the league it could be deemed unethical. There are no known salaries in the PIHA to date as far as I know.

[growl89]

it is against league rules to gain monitary compensation at this point... i heard this from a pretty good source...

[William Bourque]

it is against league rules to gain monitary compensation at this point... i heard this from a pretty good source...

why would this be against the rules?

[GROWL]

It is stated in the PIHA Owners Agreement, that you may not give your players financial compensation. Taking care of expenses and equipment is acceptable, but flat out paying is prohibitted.

[5280]

There are no known salaries in the PIHA to date as far as I know.

Yeah, but that's all about to change......







Now that Dave Alvarez is looking for a team.

[Hystyk28]

It is stated in the PIHA Owners Agreement, that you may not give your players financial compensation. Taking care of expenses and equipment is acceptable, but flat out paying is prohibitted.

Oh, that's good to know...I bet it isn't illegal to pay, oh, say the league commish.

[______________________] (Insert favorite Dave Alvarez comment here.)

[William Bourque]

It is stated in the PIHA Owners Agreement, that you may not give your players financial compensation. Taking care of expenses and equipment is acceptable, but flat out paying is prohibitted.

Fine. New question. Why is there a rule a rule to prevent players from getting paid to play? If a team made sufficient revenue to be able to pay players why would this not be allowed?

[stksave27]

At the moment there is no sufficient revenue in roller hockey.

After paying the rink, the refs, insurance, league fee, travel costs and misc expenses there is no way ticket revenue at most venues can accomodate paying the players. Toss in some advertising expense, video expenses, equipment (pucks were 600 dollars this year) and the cost of running a team can easily be 20k-30k.

If 200 fans show up and pay 5 bucks a ticket thats only 1k per home game. Max 8k a season (without a home playoff game). Some rinks and teams do better on drawing fans some do worse. If you got a few sponsors to pay lump sums for some ownership or sponsorship of a team and can break even that another story.

The main reason behind the rule is to encourage teams to put 100% of revenue above the breaking even (a not so common goal) back into the production side of the game. IE DJ's or Announcers or whatever else lends itself to a professional athmoshere. Payment of players above just not charging them to play is not viable now. At a time when the league and the teams in it are more viable as business vs traveling elite teams then compensation can readdressed. But for the good fo the game and competetive balance no one can or should be paid at this time.

[William Bourque]

Makes sense...