How Team Payment Works

There are two main ways teams can sign-up and pay for a league, however, the Captain is always responsible for payment of the League Fee and Team Balance:

1. Captain can take care of full team balance through their account.

2. Captain can pay deposit and use TeamPayer to have players pay their share of the team balance.

Register and Deposit

Upon registration, the Captain will be required to submit payment information, which will be charged a $100 non-refundable deposit upon registering.  (The only caveat being Cornhole, where the full balance is due up front.)  The card used for this deposit will NOT be charged again by Houston Sports & Social Club unless there is a remaining balance after T-Shirt Pickup.

Payment Timeline

Once your team deposit has been secured, you have from that point until 1 week before the week starts to pay your team balance.  The most common ways to pay off your Team Balance are:

1. Send TeamPayer requests to your other teammates and have them each pay what you determine their portion of the team fee. As each player pays, your team balance will be reduced.

2. Collect money manually from your team and then pay the balance off through your Captain's Page online.
3. We accept cash and checks ONLY if it dropped off at our office location. We also accept credit and debit cards. At any other point, the balance must be paid through your account.
 

If a balance still exists after the payment deadline then the Captain's card on file will be automatically charged for the remainder of the team balance. If this card declines, late fees may apply and a team may be removed from the full season schedule.

SPECIFIC PAYMENT GUIDELINES

Houston Sports & Social Club DOES NOT ACCEPT CHECKS OR CASH for league fees at the games. 
 

Sending a “TeamPayer REQUEST” to a teammate on your roster is never the same as paying your team fee. If your players do not pay off the requests you have sent them, then you are still responsible for that portion of the team fee.
 

Houston Sports & Social Club will NEVER track down your teammates to pay off your team balance.  You choose them as teammates…  choose wisely.

Late Payments = NO PLAY Status

If league payment has not been made 1 week before the league starts Houston Sports & Social Club reserves the right to remove your team from the league completely.

Forfeit Fee Policy

If a team does not show up to a scheduled game, AND the team has not informed Houston Sports & Social Club by 8am on game day (or 4pm on Sunday for weekend games), that team will forfeit the game and be liable for a $50 Forfeit Fee.

We do not enjoy charging this fee, but forfeits are even worse for the team that showed and didn't get a game! If a team has more than the required amount of players, but less than the legal amount (correct gender requirements) and an exhibition game can be played (see sports-specific rules), it will still go down as a forfeit, but the team will not be charged the Forfeit Fee.

CAPTAIN'S RESPONSIBILITIES

As a team Captain, you are ultimately responsible for two main things:

1. Your team's attendance to games

2. Prompt and timely payment of your Team Balance.

However, if at any point a few individuals or the team at large stray from our established policies, the personal and financial burden will fall squarely on YOUR shoulders. It will be YOUR credit card on file that is charged if your team no shows to a game or if the Team Balance for the league is not paid in full in the allowed time period, and it is therefore in your own best interest to keep your team responsible and running smoothly. We have created the RSVP Tool and the TeamPayer tools to help you with these responsibilities.  It may not always be your fault if problems arise, but if you are unwilling to accept the consequences when they do, then please consider having someone else as the Captain.