Team Fees

• Swimmers are required to give one month notice to the Team Manager and their group coach before leaving NJST and will be obligated for any practice fees or other team fees incurred during that month, except for specific exceptions outlined in the team's Fess, Discounts, Payments, and Refund Policy. 
• Swimmers who are new to NJST are allowed a one-week trial period. For those joining NJST, their swim practice fees are due at the end of that week, to include the trial week. For returning swimmers, swim practice fees are due by the 5th day of the first month. Going forward, all NJST competive groups will have a yearly registration billed in 9 monthly payments(Sept-May). Competitive swimmers that join on/after January 1 will be adjusted to a monthly fee through July. The pre-competitive groups will be billed in 11 monthly payments (Sept -July). Swimmers will be billed for all the weeks they are in the pool. Dues will be prorated when swimmers join mid month.
• At the time of registration, a $100 annual fee will be assessed ($50 if joining on/after May 1). USA swim registration will now be handled seperately from team registration.  All swimmers must have a valid USA Swim Membership within 15 days of joining the team. A $5 surcharge will be assessed on all meet fees. 
• NJST accepts credit card and ACH (automatic clearing house through your banking account). Checks are only accepted for those choosing to pay by ACH at registration. 

PRE-COMPETITIVE GROUPS 

• Fee Payment Policy
• Additional Fees
• Payment Options
• Additional Discounts

• **Note - There are no practices for NJST swimmers after their final championship meet of the long course season (State, Zones, Sectionals, Nationals or U.S. Open, as applicable). The younger age-group swimmers (those in Yellow, Gold, and Red Groups) receive fewer practices in June & July. The pro-rated fees for those months have been calculated into the 9 month billing cycle.Competitive swimmers that join before February 1 will only be billed for meet fees during the month of June and July. 

FINANCIAL AID PROVIDED BY CHANCE SPORTS

Chance Sports is excited to partner with NJST to support families who want to participate in club
sports. We know that for many young athletes, competitive club level sports are financially out of reach.
We believe that equal opportunity levels the playing field. The reason a kid doesn’t “make it” shouldn’t
be because they didn’t have the opportunity. So, we haved partnered up to empower more families to
experience all the incredible benefits of competitive club sports!

WHAT CAN THE SCHOLARSHIP BE USED FOR?
Our financial support goes directly to families through our partner, Chek (https://chekspend.com/) using
virtual or physical debit cards that allows us to restrict the use of each card to certain expenses.
Each athlete can use our scholarship for the following expenses:
1. To pay a portion of your club fees and dues
2. For travel to official in-state and out-of-state club meets, tournaments, and competitions (flight,
hotel, and mileage only)
3. For equipment, uniforms, or gear that is required in order to participate in your club
The scholarship is a “use it or lose it” scholarship. So, if a family does not use all of our funding for
travel, for example, any remaining funds will be returned to Chance Sports for future use. The
scholarship is “available” to the athlete for one calendar year from the date funds are issued.

HOW MUCH IS THE SCHOLARSHIP?
The scholarship amount varies by sport, season, and by club. Chance Sports will communicate the
scholarship amount for each athlete to clubs during their enrollment period. Dollar amounts will be set
for each of the three expenses above. Our scholarships are for one-year only. Our goal is to continue to
financially support athletes every year once they are part of the Chance Sports family. However, our
ability to continue supporting athletes is dependent on our annual fundraising.

WHO CAN APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP?
Athletes can apply for a scholarship by visiting ChanceSports.org to set up an account and fill out an application. In order
to receive a scholarship, we ask families to confirm they qualify using the financial information provided on our website.
We do not require proof of financial eligibility with the application, but by signing and submitting the
application, families are affirming that their family household income qualifies them for the scholarship.