The potential increase of up to 1,000 pesos more per game was spread through social networks
The cost per game for a local team can be 700 pesos already. Photo: Courtesy.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- The fee for the use of the soccer fields in the municipality of Jocotepec will only increase by 50 pesos per game. The anticipated 1,000 peso increase was considered unfeasible for the league involved.
After the indignation caused by the rumor spread on social networks of an increase of up to one thousand pesos for the use of the sports facilities, the municipal president of Jocotepec, José Miguel Gómez López, met March 22, 2022, with the delegates of the inter-weekly soccer league to reach a resolution.
After negotiations, an agreement was reached to only increase the fee for the use of the fields by 50 pesos, according to one of the delegates, who preferred to remain anonymous.
As a result, the fee per game for using the field will be 200 pesos, up from 150 pesos. This does not include fees for referees.
The mayor decided not to increase the fee any further after meeting with the 16 delegates representing the 17 local teams, who described the conditions under which they run the league.
«He thought we were a municipal league, but once we explained to him that we are in fact a private league, he changed his mind,» said the interviewee.
The interviewee said that because the league is not for-profit, and is intended to be a sporting event for the purpose of «having fun and having a good time,» the mayor understood the importance of not making fees prohibitive. As it stands, the cost per game sometimes reaches 700 pesos with all the refereeing expenses; this amount is then divided among the team, which can total 18 members.
Even so, the interviewee explained, only about eight of the 18 typical team members can afford to contribute to the cost of the game, since many players «do not even have 20 pesos» to help with the expenses.
The delegate added that the increase of only 50 pesos was agreed upon after the delegates said that they would consider paying more if the municipality would provide proper maintenance of the fields.
Translated by Rebecca Zittle
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