- Join the SSIA Facebook Page
- Latane Meade, President of VAVi, and Finalist for Entrepreneur of 2011
- Tim Horan and Philadelphia Sport & Social Featureed in Roxborough-ManayunkPatch
- Jersey Club Sports Provides Athletic Social Outlet
- Mike Cray and BSSC feature in the Baltimore Sun
- Inner Tube Water Polo Splashes in New York City
Membership Benefits
The SSIA is run by and for the benefit of its members. We have worked hard to bring the following benefits to all SSIA members (with more to come).
SSIA Member Benefits
- Yearly members only Sport & Social Industry Conference
- Collaboration via a Facebook private group. Topics discussed so far include: Sponsorship, Operations, Partnerships, Events, Insrance, New Sports and Marketing
- T-Shirt program that brings prices as low as $2.05 per shirt (fully loaded cost, including shipping)
- Equipment buying program with brands such as Baden, Spalding and Champion sports that brings discount prices to all SSIA members
- Monthly SSIA Newsletter to keep all members updated with SSIA initiatives and relevant topics to the Sport & Social Industry
- Ability to participate in national SSIA events (Cruise and Volleyball Tournament in 2012)
- Ability to participate in national sponsorship opportunities (more to come as our sponsorship committee works with national brands interested in reaching our members)
*All member benefits are the member's option to take advantage of, so no SSIA member is forced to participate in any program
Membership Criteria
Membership is currently limited to businesses that fit the SSIA definition of a Sport & Social Club (SSC). Please read the current membership guidelines below to see if your organization might fit as a member of the SSIA. To apply for membership please visit our join the SSIA page. To see the current member businesses of the SSIA, please visit our Members page
Sport & Social Club (SSC) Criteria:
- Must host and operate sports leagues (3+ sports): A physical activity that is held on multiple days and includes registration fees, teams, consistent dates, ongoing schedule/standings and a finally (playoffs, championships, awards, etc.)
- Must host and operate social events: a social gathering outside of the sports leagues (post game happy hours are great, but don't count as social events)
- Must be a for-profit business
- Must serve adults (21+) as their primary customer
- Must be the owner/operator of the entire business entity (i.e. a franchise branch can apply to the association, but each branch is treated as an independent organization which must earn its own individual membership level and is not granted the benefits/privilege that the “parent” may have earned.)
- Must submit application
- Subject to approval by SSIA committee
Membership Dues
Full Member
Description: An established SSC with over 3 years in operation or over 1,000 participants per year.
Terms
SSIA Annual Dues:
$500 per organization
Associate Member
Description: A new/young SSC with less than 3 years in operation and less than 1,000 participants per year.
Terms
SSIA Annual Dues:
$300 per organization