MEMBERSHIP

Club Membership Information -January 2012

About Mendip Athletics Club:

Mendip Athletics Club offers athletic provision for members of the community of the Mendip region, irrespective of age, gender, religion, ethnicity or disability. We promote athletics across all of its disciplines – Sportshall Athletics, Track & Field Athletics, Road Running, and Cross Country. MAC encourages the participation of athletes in competition at appropriate levels.

We provide a wide range of activities and competitions and have athletes with a wide range of abilities. Many of our members start off in our Sportshall activities and then move on to Track and Field and Cross Country. Our Top athletes compete at National level.

Mendip AC also has an active programme to attract new coaches and officials into the sport, so parents please contact us if you might be interested.

You will have access to organised coaching sessions, competition both at a local and national level, social events and newsletters. We try to minimise the costs and emphasise the fun.

Membership Categories and Fees:

Membership is open to Juniors (under 17s), Seniors (over 17s), Officials and Coaches. Parents are encouraged to become involved by becoming Parent members for a nominal fee.

Our membership runs from 1st of Jan to the 31st of December each year.

Membership fees:

U11 or below                                         £10

U13 and above (Incl Seniors)                       £25

Family                                                 £50

Parents/Coaches/Officials/ Volunteers              £2

School Year:                          4 & 5               U11

        6 & 7               U13

        8 & 9               U15

                        10 & 11             U17

Training Fees:

The cost is £100 for the year and covers all the training sessions.

For Members that are U13 or above we cover the cost of some competitions as part of the membership fee. The following events are included. South West Athletics League, MAC Opens, Wessex Cross country League, Somerset XC Championships, South West XC Championships and South of England XC Championships.  For Members that are U11 we cover the fee for our MAC Opens.

Fees for other competitions are chargeable and will be advised by your Team Manager. (Typically they are £2 or £3)

UK Athletics:

All U13 athletes and above must be registered with UK Athletics. MAC will organise this for you. The cost of this is also included in the Membership fee. You will receive a membership card from UKA.

Payment Methods:

You can pay either by Cheque (made payable to “Mendip AC” please), Cash or Standing Order.

Your payment and the application form can be handed in at any training session, or if you prefer you can post it (cheques only please) to 

If you would prefer to pay by Standing Order then the form is attached. Standing Orders would be subject to amendment with your consent if we have to change any costs. Please send the Standing Order form direct to your bank.  The monthly payment would be calculated as follows:

   Membership Fee

Plus          Training Fees

                    TOTAL COST

    Divided by 12  

                    Monthly Cost (rounded up to the nearest whole £)

New Members only - Joining part way through the year:

Our membership runs from the 1^st of January to the 31^st of December.

If you join part way through the year and pay by cash or Cheque then we proportion the payment depending on month joined.  With Standing orders the payment is as if you joined in January as the arrangement is on an ongoing monthly basis until you leave the club.

Affiliated to UK Athletics