don't know about insurance
as far as uniforms: shirts are 2nd hand from last year; maybe even longer then that; kids are wearing white practice pants that we, the parents bought; unless you spent the money on a Revolution helmet (which I did), the helmets are used also
what equipment? a football? Water bottles for kids? nope -- I bought them with my own money (except for $10 which was handed to me by two parents; the balance came from my pocket)
give me something else to say where the money went and I might accept it.
Hi, I can't address exactly how your association spends their money, but I'd be willing to bet that they offer scholarships and equipment to children who cannot otherwise afford to play, all associations do, plus as was previously mentioned, they have to buy supplies for concession stands, practice balls and equipment. Also they pay dues to the STJFL based upon how many teams they have and they pay insurance each year, which I can tell you is VERY costly for a non-profit league. Our association furnishes a uniform to each child, the pads for the pants, mouth pieces and pays for all practice equipment, flags for the flag players, cones, balls, etc. We also pay referee fees each week for two to three referees per game. The fees are much more than the average person would realize. Even if your association furnished used jerseys, they still had the initial expense of buying them, and many have to be replaced each year due to being returned in unusable condition...and they aren't cheap! I hope this may give you some insight into the expenses to run a league, we also have to pay to maintain our buildings and fields....I'm not sure that WO has to do this, but it is an additional expense as is security or custodians...if they have to be furnished when you use school property, and they frequently do.