{"id":19,"date":"2011-05-07T23:24:14","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T23:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwspartans.org\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:33:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:33:24","slug":"registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Registration and Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Spartans Membership Fees 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our membership fee covers training for both the Track and Field season (January to July) as well as the Cross Country season (September to November). As a result, our athletes benefit from year-round training and conditioning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Group<\/strong><\/td><td> <strong>Age Range<\/strong><\/td><td> <strong>Spartans Annual Fee<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Mini Rascals<\/td><td> 3-5 years<\/td><td> $170<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Rascals<\/td><td> 6-8 years<\/td><td> $170<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Junior Development (JD)<\/td><td> 9-13 years<\/td><td> $400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> U16 (Midget)<\/td><td> 14-15 years<\/td><td> $500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> U18 (Youth)<\/td><td> 16-17 years<\/td><td> $530<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Note: Mini Rascals &amp; Rascals only train in the Track and Field season, and not during the Fall. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discounts available<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though our season starts in January, you can join at any point in the year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Late intake discount<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A late intake discount for the <strong>annual<\/strong> membership is available to <strong>new members only<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>After March 30: $50 discount<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After May 15: $100 discount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note: These discounts do not apply to the Mini Rascals, Rascals or Fall Cross-Country programs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Family discount<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A family discount is available for the <strong>annual<\/strong> Spartan membership when multiple children from the same family are registered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>$30 discount for a second family member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$60 discount for a third family member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note: Athletes must be in the JD or 14+ groups. These discounts do not apply to Mini Rascals, Rascals athletes or for Fall Cross-Country season registration only.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cross Country Membership Only<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Athletes who are not able to train for the Track and Field season (January to July), can choose to only train for the Cross Country season (September to November). If an athlete is only training for the Cross Country season, there is a reduced membership fee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> Group<\/strong><\/td><td> <strong>Age Range<\/strong><\/td><td> <strong>Spartans Cross Country Fee<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> Junior Development (JD)<\/td><td> 9-13 years<\/td><td> $200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> U16 (Midget) &amp; U18 (Youth)<\/td><td> 14-17 years<\/td><td> $220<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Note: There is no Rascals Cross Country season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BC Athletics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BC Athletics membership fee is mandatory and provides liability insurance required for training and competitions. Starting September 1, 2023, the club can no longer submit BC Athletics forms and fees on behalf of athletes. All club athletes must complete a BC Athletics Membership form and submit it directly to BC Athletics along with their BC Athletics membership fee. More information can be found on their <a href=\"https:\/\/athleticsreg.ca\/#!\/memberships\/bc-athletics-2026-membership\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Volunteer Commitment Deposit <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All members are expected to participate in Club activities. Please include a separate cheque for&nbsp;<strong>$100<\/strong> post-dated to June 30, 2026 with the membership activities. The cheque will be destroyed upon completion of&nbsp;<strong>15 hours&nbsp;<\/strong>of volunteer work for the Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Important Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To register for the Spartans, please submit your completed <a href=\"http:\/\/nwspartans.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Spartans-Registration-Form-2026.pdf\">Registration Form<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/nwspartans.org\/?attachment_id=1434\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1434\">Photo Release Form<\/a>, along with a cheque payable to New West Spartans Track &amp; Field Club to Coach Tatjana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New West Spartans will not allow unregistered athletes to train or compete with the club, as they are not covered by insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the Spartans, please contact the Coach and Club Registrar Tatjana Mece, either by email &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:tj_mece@hotmail.com\">tj_mece@hotmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;or by telephone (604-522-1922).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on BC Athletics, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcathletics.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bcathletics.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Spartans Membership Fees 2026 Our membership fee covers training for both the Track and Field season (January to July) as well as the Cross Country season (September to November). As a result, our athletes benefit from year-round training and conditioning. Group Age Range Spartans Annual Fee Mini Rascals 3-5 years $170 Rascals 6-8 years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1876,"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwspartans.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}