General

[Painthappy]

Registration for the 2008 NPPL Huntington Beach event, which will be held on the beach March 28 – 30, will open Monday, February 4th. For the second consecutive season, the NPPL will not be raising team entry fees.
To make it easier for players to compete at the national level, the league is offering three different discount possibilities to NPPL teams in 2008. These new pricing guidelines are as follows:

1. All teams will have the option to pre-pay the season up front with a 10% discount.
2. Semi-Pro and Divisional teams that pay by event will receive the following discounts:
   1. On their second event of the season, $100 reduction.
   2. On their third event of the season, $200 reduction.
   3. On their fourth event of the season, $300 reduction.
   4. On their fifth event of the season, $400 reduction.
   5. In total, they will be able to receive a $1,000 reduction on their season.
3. In addition, teams playing in three events or more are eligible to enter into a credit card payment plan and any on line processing fees will be waived. In this plan, the NPPL will set convenient monthly payments based on which events the teams are playing in.

The NPPL did not raise prices last season, and once again we will not raise prices this season. We will, however, be introducing a processing fee for later registration. This will add a $100 or $200 charge per event depending on how late payment is received. Late registrations introduce additional time and costs into our process and we need to work with our teams to better conclude registration (and payments) earlier. This will ensure we are able to release the schedule out to the teams and public much earlier.
Below is a sample of the pricing structure for each NPPL event based on date payment is received, using the Huntington Beach event dates. Please note these prices do not reflect any of the above mentioned discount plans.

Division

Starting Price Feb 4, 2008

Price ^ Feb, 21, 2008

Price ^ March 6, 2008

Semi Professional

$2,750.00

$2,850.00

$2,950.00

Division I

$2,450.00

$2,550.00

$2,650.00

Division II

$2,250.00

$2,350.00

$2,450.00

Division III

$1,950.00

$2,050.00

$2,150.00

For more information or to register your team, visit www.NPPL.com or call us toll free at (888) 834 – 4774.

[Shiba-Kun]

At least their trying something new. If a teams got their stuff together then it can be a tremendous savings.

I just see it hurting disorganized teams, throw together squads, etc.

Carrot and the stick from the NPPL.

[Azzy]

Hey, if they cant get their act together, shame on them, thats all. It looks to reward those who are on time, which makes things a ton easier for the event staff.

I dotn like the idea of a creidit card system, takes all the "can we afford this tournament" out of the picture. The US already has enough kids in debt from stupid things.