Meet entry account

AQUASTAR has pre-paid meet entry fee escrow accounts available to our members as a convenience to eliminate multiple check-writing. These accounts are set up and tracked by our treasurer, and they work something like Harris County’s EZTag toll road accounts - you open the account with an initial lump sum payment, then the balance is drawn down as you enter meets.

Members open accounts by paying, for example, $50 toward any future meet entry fees, and then draw down on the account over time as each meet occurs. No per-meet transaction is required by the member, other than indicating on the meet entry form that you wish to pay for that meet in this manner. When your escrow account balance drops below $25, you will automatically be invoiced for the amount necessary to build your account back up to $50 or whatever amount you choose. The account must be replenished immediately to at least $25 if the balance falls below $0, prior to an athlete being allowed to enter a meet.

Accounts may be cancelled any time by the family and any positive balances refunded.

When used with the on-line meet entry form, this eliminates all paperwork when entering meets. This method is particularly convenient to anyone not typically on-deck at practice around the time entries are due. This also makes the meet entry process easier to do in advance, avoiding the higher cost of entering "on-deck" at a meet.

For a very detailed explanation and example of the mechanics of how the account will be billed and show up on your invoice, click here.