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Table 11. Santa Ana athletic leaaue fees (2009 $0 , 2 1 `o Under $50 $51-100 6 1 $150 and more 6 3 Of 21 total athletic organizations, 19 reported they offer scholarships to youth who cannot afford to participate. In order to raise funds, the leagues also engage in fundraisers and solicit money from corporate donors. The survey respondents noted the following breakdown of revenue: ➢ 19 charge registration fees or other fees ➢ 17 conduct fundraisers ➢ 9 have corporate donor support Field use analysis Responses from the surveys administered to the athletic leagues in Santa Ana provide insight to the perception of the field use and field quality around the city. Although there was a multitude of different responses, complaints and opinions, the information provided helps to identify some of the deficits experienced by the leagues and their players. Some of the common concerns regarding field use included a lack of staff at the fields and the deteriorating quality of the fields. Fields identified as being particularly under -used due to poor quality or other reasons included: Spurgeon Intermediate, DYSC #4, Thornton Park, Jerome Park, and Monroe Elementary. Fields identified as being over -used and over - programmed with practices and games included Adams Park, Centennial Park, Thornton Park, and Valley High. As we see from the table below, the actual field use does not entirely correspond to the under or over - utilization claims of the soccer leagues. According to the Youth Soccer Annual field Permits 2007 -08 most fields are at or over capacity. However the fields that are "under capacity" include Bomo Park, Heritage Park, Jerome Park #1, Lillie King Park, Monroe Dia, Spurgeon Track, and Valley High School. The table below notes various reasons for the chronic under - utilization of these fields. Table 12. City of Santa Ana field use 29 Field Hours used Notes per week "Under Capacity" Bomo Park 8 Limited use- only able to program 4 hours on Saturdays and 4 hours on Sundays. Heritage Park 20 Limited field space- used for practice and younger division games only. Jerome Park #1 16 Used as an over flow field- not available on Sundays (adult baseball). 28 The soccer league that reported no registration cost at the time of the survey was Conquist America Soccer Club. However, since then they reported that the league will begin to charge. 29 Youth Soccer Annual Field Permits, 2007 -2008 FMYouth & Family Master Plan Assessment, Phase I I Page 37