I know I am being long winded, I apologize. I do think sharing our club experiences and efforts is beneficial to all of us and this discussion though.
Our membership starts each season with a 1 Disc Challenge. We usually charge $30 for a membership. You usually get a polo shirt, 10% discount to our local disc store and sponsor (CJ's Party Store), PDGA membership discount, exclusive access to our leagues (a sanctioned singles, a handicap singles, a beginner/intermidiate singles, a random draw dubs. a fall singles and a winter putting league) We keep entry to a couple bucks for members (not including CTP/Ace) and access to our end of the season members tournament. We buy beer/soft drinks and pizza or subs, for a random draw tournament and we have all of our league champs play off for our King Bastard Cup!! Really a thank you to the members. Minus the last few years, the 1 Disc Challenge has historically been a rare/OOP/single, small run of Discraft, a few times premiering a new disc. COVID seemed to have put a stop to this...though, we are discussing this with them now.
Not sure this is the answer for a league template, but it is pretty well received here. Pumping out merch with our logo is part of the strategy. Recently, dri fit polo shirts with cool art is a pretty popular item. Other clubs have taken notice and we are now getting some nice shirts in the area, for tournament play. We are also seeing a bunch of small start up companies. Making shirts, selling disc..... We have been able to partner with some of them. We get a decent deal, they get some advertising and visibility. This kind of ties back to what Chuck has said earlier about the future of clubs and different enterprises entering the game.
Our membership starts each season with a 1 Disc Challenge. We usually charge $30 for a membership. You usually get a polo shirt, 10% discount to our local disc store and sponsor (CJ's Party Store), PDGA membership discount, exclusive access to our leagues (a sanctioned singles, a handicap singles, a beginner/intermidiate singles, a random draw dubs. a fall singles and a winter putting league) We keep entry to a couple bucks for members (not including CTP/Ace) and access to our end of the season members tournament. We buy beer/soft drinks and pizza or subs, for a random draw tournament and we have all of our league champs play off for our King Bastard Cup!! Really a thank you to the members. Minus the last few years, the 1 Disc Challenge has historically been a rare/OOP/single, small run of Discraft, a few times premiering a new disc. COVID seemed to have put a stop to this...though, we are discussing this with them now.
Not sure this is the answer for a league template, but it is pretty well received here. Pumping out merch with our logo is part of the strategy. Recently, dri fit polo shirts with cool art is a pretty popular item. Other clubs have taken notice and we are now getting some nice shirts in the area, for tournament play. We are also seeing a bunch of small start up companies. Making shirts, selling disc..... We have been able to partner with some of them. We get a decent deal, they get some advertising and visibility. This kind of ties back to what Chuck has said earlier about the future of clubs and different enterprises entering the game.
. It's a good thing. She's also gone the extra mile to bring goodies and stuff on holidays and maple syrup whiskey from a family farm they visit when it's sap season. She does sign up and tourney administration. She's an absolute gem 
