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2024 AAU Membership Year
The members of the Special Congress convened and addressed the urgent need to raise membership fees. This body of AAU Leadership took decisive action, and have unanimously approved a new membership fee structure to begin with the 2024 AAU membership year.
Please note, even with this fee raise, the AAU still offers one of the lowest, if not the lowest athlete membership fee, in the youth sports industry today. For little more the the cost of a meal from any fast food franchise, your athletes have the opportunity to participate in 45 AAU sports and multiple opportunities to compete in AAU licensed events. This new membership fee structure will begin in the 2024 AAU membership year.
WHY THIS CHANGE MATTERS
The information contained herein is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be complete, nor is it represented as such.
The AAU does license events in local areas, granting a non-exclusive right to event hosts to use the AAU logo and brand under terms and conditions, including requirements as specified by AAU code. The event operator is an independent contractor and is responsible for the management and conduct of the event and may set its own rules and operating procedures, except under no circumstances can the host waive the requirement of membership in AAU for participating in licensed events.
By the AAU’s granting of (a) license (an approval) to any event operator (Host) to conduct such an event, the AAU does not accept any financial responsibility nor assure any particular quality of competition.
The AAU of the U.S., Inc. does have supervision over District qualifying events, Regional events, and National Championship events in regard to establishing rules of competition, but does not have direct control over the event operators, pursuant and subject to the AAU Code (only).
The AAU does provide insurance benefits to its members in specified situations, subject to the terms of its policies.