Clane GAA 2022 Membership - Now Open

Find below some information confirming the membership packages and procedures while addressing some areas that have caused issues in the past.

Firstly, in terms of membership packages, while the full members at the AGM did vote through the proposed increases, the Executive have taken on board the comments made in the discussion that followed and we can confirm there will be the option to pay your membership in instalments and that the club will absorb the cost of referees so parents/players will no longer be required to make a separate contribution for referees fees.

Payment by instalment will be available from Thursday, January 20th.

Just a couple of key points to note.

• 1. The ClubZap membership system automatically works out the price for you as you build your membership package. As you add members to your package the discounts are applied. See the table below for pricing
• 2. If you are renewing your membership, all of your details are already in the system - simply use the same email address you used last year when purchasing your membership and select Start Renewal to renew your membership. The form will be pre-populated with your details which you should check and update if required.
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• 3. All senior / adult players over 18 years must have paid membership prior to recommencing training or latest by 31st January 2022 in order to be covered by the Player Injury Policy. There are no exceptions – this is in the players’ best interests. In order to train or play all players must first be covered by the Player Injury Policy. This can be paid in full or via installments on ClubZap but membership registration must be started before January 31st, 2022.
• 4. All other members and players must have paid membership by 31st March 2022 in order to be covered by the Player Injury Policy – again there can be no exceptions. We need to take a stronger approach this year in terms of not allowing players to play unless they have paid membership and therefore have cover under the player injury scheme. In the last couple of years, the Club has had to pay several thousand Euro in medical fees/costs for players who had not paid membership but got injured. Once membership is paid then players are registered by our club Registrar on Foireann; unless both (Membership & Foireann registration) are in place players do not have injury cover and will be liable for any medical expenses incurred.
• 5. In line with the GAA and Clane’s own club constitution, membership must be paid by 31st March in order to have voting rights at the 2022 AGM. Where a member opts to pay by installments, they will be considered a full member for the purposes of voting so long as they make their first payment by 31st March and complete the payment plan.
• 6. All Coaches and anyone participating on a Club Committee must be full members.
• 7. All adult players (18+ on January 1st, 2022) must be Full or Student/Apprenticeship members to avail of Player Injury Cover.
• 8. Membership packages are detailed below -

Membership Packages

Please note: When selecting and building a family membership package, the adults in that package must be the parents/legal guardians of the children in the package, e.g. if there is a 19-year-old ‘student/apprentice in the family, they cannot be the 2nd adult in a family membership package but must instead select Student/Apprenticeship Membership. Failure to comply will force membership cancellation and issuing of a refund; you will then be required to start the process again.
The membership committee for 2022 consists of:
· Marie Woods Registrar and Michael Hallissy Asst. Registrar,
· Helen Bray, Treasurer manages registration payments (treasurer.clane.kildare@gaa.ie)
· James Henry, online membership queries/issues (pro.clane.kildare@gaa.ie)
We are conscious that these are challenging times for some, particularly those who have been impacted by Covid. Please be assured that we would not want any child / player not to play Gaelic games due to financial constraints. If you have any issues, please contact Marie Woods (0877716058) or Mick Hallissy (0862075494) in absolute confidence.
FAQ
Why has the membership price increased?
Our membership rates have not increased in a couple of years and will not now increase for another couple of years. Meanwhile the costs of running the club have increased by c. 25% on things like utilities etc. We are conscious that further running costs increases are afoot. Affiliation and registration fees can be up to 35% of the membership fee, so a substantial amount of the monies received by the Club are paid over to GAA, LGFA & Camogie Associations. All in all, membership revenues only cover approx.. 25-30% of the actual costs of running our club. In addition we also have a club development under way and we want to ensure as much of our fundraising activities goes towards the development rather than the day to day costs of running the club.
How can I pay my membership?
The easiest way to pay membership is online at clanegaa.ie or via the Clubzap App. If you were a member last year you should receive a prompt to log in and pay your membership for 2022. Otherwise, you can find the membership packages on the ‘My Club Shop’ area in the app. If you prefer to pay directly via cash or cheque, please contact Marie or Michael and arrange to make payment to them.
What are the membership payment deadlines?
As an adult player you must have membership paid before you train or at the latest by 31st January 2022.
All other players must have membership paid before 31st March 2022.
Full members must have membership paid by 31st March in order to have voting rights at the 2022 AGM.
After 31st January for adult players (18+) and 31st March for all other players we will not be able to allow any player who has not paid membership to train or play matches as they will not be covered by the Player Injury Scheme
If I have an issue paying, what should I do?
Please don’t hesitate to contact Marie or Michael in confidence and we will work something out with you
If I have a technical issue with Clubzap what should I do?
Please contact James Henry on pro.clane.kildare@gaa.ie and he should be able to sort out the issue.
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Clane GAA Membership 2021 Plans

Full Adult Player Membership: €175
This is a Full Membership that entitles the person to play and to vote at the AGM.

Student/Apprenticeship Membership: €150
This is a Full Membership and entitles the person to play and to vote at the AGM. You may be asked to provide proof of your student/apprentice status to the online wallet so please have this ready.

Full Adult Non Playing Membership: €125
This is a Full Membership and entitles the person to vote at the AGM.

Youth Membership (Age 7- 18): €150
This membership entitles you to play and use the facilities of the club.

Social Membership: €75
This membership entitles you to use the club facilities but it does not cover playing or voting at AGM.

Clane Óg Nursery (Age 4 -6): €50
This membership covers players enrolled in the Club Nursery. Note it does not cover players to play in Go Games or other organized team events.

OAP: €20
This is a Full Membership for persons over 65 years of age and entitles the member to vote at the AGM

FAMILY DISCOUNTS
Note: All discounts are applied automatically as you add your member types.
What constitutes a family discount is 1 or 2 parents or guardians and children under the age of 18 only.
There must be at least 1 parent added to qualify for a family membership.

Option 1: 1 Full Member + 1 Social Member +1 Youth Membership: €210
This package includes 1 parent as a Full Member and 1 parent as a Social Member and 1 Youth Membership. Please note if both parents are involved in coaching and/or administrative roles then both need to take out Full Membership. Any parent who is a club administrator or are involved in coaching a team must register themselves as an Adult Non Playing Member.

Option 2: 2 Full Members +1 Youth Membership: €260
This package includes 2 parents as a Full Members and 1 Youth Membership. Please note if both parents are involved in coaching and/or administrative roles then both need to take out Full Membership.

Option 3: 1 Full Member + 1 Social Member + 2 children: €245
This package includes 1 parent as a Full Member and 1 parent as a Social Member and 2 Youth Memberships. Please note if both parents are involved in coaching and/or administrative roles then both need to take out Full Membership. Any parent who is a club administrator or are involved in coaching a team must register themselves as an Adult Non Playing Member.

Option 4: 2 Full Members + 2 children: €295
This package includes 2 parents as Full Members and 2 Youth Memberships. Please note if both parents are involved in coaching and/or administrative roles then both need to take out Full Membership.

Option 5: 1 Full Member + 1 Social Member 3+ children: €280
This package includes 1 parent as a Full Member and 1 parent as a Social Member and 3+ Youth Memberships. Please note if both parents are involved in coaching and/or administrative roles then both need to take out Full Membership. Any parent who is a club administrator or are involved in coaching a team must register themselves as an Adult Non Playing Member.

Option 6: 2 Full Members 3+ children): €330
This package includes 2 parents as Full Members and 3+ Youth Memberships. Please note if both parents are involved in coaching and/or administrative roles then both need to take out Full Membership.

For 2022 all Membership will be registered and collected online.

If for some reason you cannot pay online please contact Registrar Marie Woods (0877716058) or Asst. Registrar Michael Hallissy (0862075494).

Please note that all Players/Managers/Coaches/Mentors/Officers and Referees MUST be registered with a Club.

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