Dan “Pal” Palenchar started playing volleyball after moving to San Diego from the Northeast. What began as a casual meetup with friends eventually grew into the Life’s A Beach Volleyball Club, a league that attracts about 1,000 adult players a year.

Now, Palenchar is considering the league’s future. “We very likely won’t be able to offer leagues at all because they’re just too expensive,” he said.

He’s considering his options: increasing fees for teams, or shifting to focus on only donation-based programming, where players show up and learn how to play.

The challenges come after the City Council increased fees starting July 1 for adult sports leagues using city parks. Youth and nonprofit leagues are exempt.

The move came as the council made a series of price increases in an effort to b

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