Paying for your GA programme

This page covers:
  • what NFs pay for when they use GAs
  • how other countries have funded their programmes

A briefing in a tent.A briefing in a tent. (Fuji City, Japan, 2024)

What to budget for

GAs give up their weekends to work. Most NF programmes cover some of the GAs' transport, accommodation or food, and some cover all three. Some programmes also give GAs a daily payment for their time. The money can come from the tournament, or be shared across events.

How other countries do it

Country What they cover
Australia A daily payment of $50. The GA budget per event grew from about $1,500 to about $3,500, for a Head GA plus 5 others. It covers flights for the person running GA support, accommodation, food and local transport. Holding two national events on neighbouring weekends helps share costs. Shirts are bought up front, with a box of spares.
Colombia At first, GAs were paid little or nothing, and this was one reason the group did not grow. GAs then became a paid service that tournaments plan into their budget. Teams also pay GAs to come to their trainings.
France Transport and lunch, but not dinner.
Malaysia Money back for costs, plus meals, accommodation and team merchandise.

The lesson from Colombia is worth repeating: if GAs are not supported, your group will struggle to grow.

Seeding clinics

WFDF is moving away from training clinics. We may still run a seeding clinic: a chance to train the first group of GAs in your country, as we did recently in Poland and France. After that, we hope your GAs can move forward on their own, using the courses here on the WFDF Academy.

For a seeding clinic, WFDF pays the trainer's travel and one team meal. The host usually covers the room, a projector, lunch, transport and shirts for trainees. Some hosts charge trainees a small fee (up to about USD 20), and charging women a lower fee is encouraged.

WFDF's GA training budget can also help local tournaments that want to use GAs. Ask WFDF.