Hi Bethann,
I’m sorry to hear about your situation, there are several reasons why clubs become inactive and certainly the turtle strategy (which is is not cheating) rates near the top along with blantant cheating. It really is sad...
I’m assuming you are the President and are at a crossroads...your options are limited ⚽ you may have to make the hard decisions concerning your inactive members, 🏈 recruit new members which can be problematic, 🏀 consider merger with another club or (4) consider applying to an existing club. I suspect there are other options I’m excluding but I can’t think of any at this time.
If I can be of assistance in sharing information I’ve learned from folks in a similar situations send me a private message and I’ll be happy to share. Good luck...