The International Series is an all volunteer organization. All fees go to cover expenses to put on clinics, trainings and shows.
Typical fees cover such expenses as:
Balsa - $25 per competitor per match. So if competitors have (6) matches then the balsa fee will be $150.
Insurance - $25 per competitor
Judging - approx. $200 per day
Announcers - approx. $250 per day
Venue - Varies but ranges from $500 to $15,000 per event
Tents - Varies but ranges $1,000 per event
Stalls - Varies but ranges from $25 to $75 per event
EMS - Varies but ranges from $250 -$500 per day
Equipment Maintenance - We budget $500 per event
Equipment Rental (i.e. Sound equipment, crowd barriers, arena footing, lighting) - Varies
Lodging for Staff - Varies
Advertising and Promotion - Varies
Misc. - This includes things such as water, snacks, prizes, trophies, etc. - Varies
The average cost of a competition is $13,810. We have an all volunteer staff which receives no compensation. We attempt to raise enough funds to cover the staff's lodging and one meal per tournament. The staff covers their cost of transportation. We seek sponsorships to cover much of the cost so that the competitors only have to cover the cost of their insurance, stalls, judging, and balsa.