How does your school handle playoff student admission $?

[milhous]

Mainly a question for student admission fees.  

Our school has free student admission for regular season games and even with free admission, our student attendance is low.  

For the playoffs, I've been told the expenses are handled differently from the regular season but:  

1.)  Is there a LHSAA rule about charging students an admission fee for playoff games? 
2.) If not, how does your school charge students, if any, for playoff games?  

I'm seeing anything from free student admission, $1.00 student admission, or half price student admission.  

I'd like to hear how your school handles this and if there is a LHSAA rule regarding charging students that must be followed.   

Thanks in advance.   

[OPHSLadyLions]

As long as both schools agree, students can be free, but that hampers the ability to collect gate. 18.8.3.2 may kick in there as well. I think most schools go for the $1 for students to avoid being required to pay for visiting team's travel and the $50 x 2. 

18.8 FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

18.8.1 In the first round through semi-final contests, the home team shall furnish ticket sellers, gatekeepers, security, scorers, tickets, and all other game incidentals. In the first round through semi-final contests, teams shall split the gate 50-50 after the following deductions:
1. 5% of gross ticket sales to LHSAA (before any deductions)
2. Officials
3. Security personnel
4. Travel: $1.00 per mile, one way, map mileage

18.8.2 If the game receipts are not sufficient to pay for the expenses cited, the following payments shall be made and the visiting team shall retain the revenue that remains:
1. Payment of 5 percent gross ticket receipts to LHSAA before any other payments
2. Payment to contest officials

18.8.3 Admission prices to “home and away” games shall be by mutual agreement.
1. Home team shall not be responsible for visiting team’s travel expenses if not covered by gate receipts.
2. If the “home” school does not charge admission to the game for any reason, it shall be required to pay the visiting team’s travel expenses and an additional $50 each to the visiting team and the LHSAA.

18.8.4 The home team shall control concessions from first round through the semi-final contests.

[time2retire]

18.8.2(2) I know a couple of schools who wouldn’t get officials for their home games because the check would bounce

[milhous]

Feb 7, 2020 9:40:16 GMT -6 OPHSLadyLions said:

As long as both schools agree, students can be free, but that hampers the ability to collect gate. 18.8.3.2 may kick in there as well. I think most schools go for the $1 for students to avoid being required to pay for visiting team's travel and the $50 x 2. 

18.8 FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

18.8.1 In the first round through semi-final contests, the home team shall furnish ticket sellers, gatekeepers, security, scorers, tickets, and all other game incidentals. In the first round through semi-final contests, teams shall split the gate 50-50 after the following deductions:
1. 5% of gross ticket sales to LHSAA (before any deductions)
2. Officials
3. Security personnel
4. Travel: $1.00 per mile, one way, map mileage

18.8.2 If the game receipts are not sufficient to pay for the expenses cited, the following payments shall be made and the visiting team shall retain the revenue that remains:
1. Payment of 5 percent gross ticket receipts to LHSAA before any other payments
2. Payment to contest officials

18.8.3 Admission prices to “home and away” games shall be by mutual agreement.
1. Home team shall not be responsible for visiting team’s travel expenses if not covered by gate receipts.
2. If the “home” school does not charge admission to the game for any reason, it shall be required to pay the visiting team’s travel expenses and an additional $50 each to the visiting team and the LHSAA.

18.8.4 The home team shall control concessions from first round through the semi-final contests.

Very helpful and thank you for the information.