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    What is the average cost per year for different competitive clubs and academies? How much should be considered too much?

    #2
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    What is the average cost per year for different competitive clubs and academies? How much should be considered too much?
    Average is $1,500/yr Tuition + Uniforms

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      What is the average cost per year for different competitive clubs and academies? How much should be considered too much?
      What? Every family has a different budget. Some can play high level high travel leagues and feel no pain and some could never even consider it.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Average is $1,500/yr Tuition + Uniforms
        That is about right for what you pay the club. The true cost to play is much higher.

        If you are on a top competitive team playing rpl or national league, Top national tournaments budget between 4k to 5k per year for travel.

        Some clubs have additional coaching fee that can add another 1k-3k per year.

        That does not include personal training and equipment.

        Soccer is not cheap on the top level

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          #5
          Weston charges 2500 for academy - 4 days a week training
          Boca U 2000 4 days
          Sunrise 1600 3 days
          Parkland 1700 3 days
          Team Boca 1200 3 days
          Wellington 1500 3 days
          Miramar 1300 3 days
          Coral Springs 1500 3 days

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Weston charges 2500 for academy - 4 days a week training
            Boca U 2000 4 days
            Sunrise 1600 3 days
            Parkland 1700 3 days
            Team Boca 1200 3 days
            Wellington 1500 3 days
            Miramar 1300 3 days
            Coral Springs 1500 3 days
            Sounds about right. Then tack on league fees, tournament costs, travel expenses, uniforms (might be included in some), etc.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              That is about right for what you pay the club. The true cost to play is much higher.

              If you are on a top competitive team playing rpl or national league, Top national tournaments budget between 4k to 5k per year for travel.

              Some clubs have additional coaching fee that can add another 1k-3k per year.

              That does not include personal training and equipment.

              Soccer is not cheap on the top level
              But, I would say it is on the lower end of most competitive sports. You should compare what it cost to play other high level in sports like tennis, golf, ice hockey, baseball, basketball, skiing, gymnastics, dance (maybe not a sport), equestrian, etc... Maybe football is the only sport that I can think of that does not cost a lot to play and get recruited, maybe basketball with a high school, not AAU.

              Tennis - 70K to 80K per year
              Golf - 50k to 60k per year
              Hockey - 20k per year
              baseball - 10k per year
              gymnastics - 40k per year
              Etc, etc....

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Weston charges 2500 for academy - 4 days a week training
                Boca U 2000 4 days
                Sunrise 1600 3 days
                Parkland 1700 3 days
                Team Boca 1200 3 days
                Wellington 1500 3 days
                Miramar 1300 3 days
                Coral Springs 1500 3 days
                Does the Weston DA charge additionally for travel and hotels?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Does the Weston DA charge additionally for travel and hotels?
                  They sure do. Weston's fees does not include tournaments and or travel.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    But, I would say it is on the lower end of most competitive sports. You should compare what it cost to play other high level in sports like tennis, golf, ice hockey, baseball, basketball, skiing, gymnastics, dance (maybe not a sport), equestrian, etc... Maybe football is the only sport that I can think of that does not cost a lot to play and get recruited, maybe basketball with a high school, not AAU.

                    Tennis - 70K to 80K per year
                    Golf - 50k to 60k per year
                    Hockey - 20k per year
                    baseball - 10k per year
                    gymnastics - 40k per year
                    Etc, etc....
                    yes but soccer is supposed to be the poor man's sport lol.

                    Some of those stats are very inflated. There also aren't nearly as many kids participating in gymnastics, golf and tennis as soccer. The bigger sports (football, basketball, baseball and soccer) have more levels of play so families can find programs that suit their budget. The problem with soccer is that to play in college it's very difficult to get discovered without playing in expensive leagues. Other sports + track offer more chances for talented non affluent kids to be seen.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      But, I would say it is on the lower end of most competitive sports. You should compare what it cost to play other high level in sports like tennis, golf, ice hockey, baseball, basketball, skiing, gymnastics, dance (maybe not a sport), equestrian, etc... Maybe football is the only sport that I can think of that does not cost a lot to play and get recruited, maybe basketball with a high school, not AAU.

                      Tennis - 70K to 80K per year
                      Golf - 50k to 60k per year
                      Hockey - 20k per year
                      baseball - 10k per year
                      gymnastics - 40k per year
                      Etc, etc....

                      Those number are very inflated. None of those sorts are that high.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Those number are very inflated. None of those sorts are that high.
                        Agree. No way it's that expensive.

                        It's like dying soccer is 60-70k a year cause that's what it costs at IMG or monteverde

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          yes but soccer is supposed to be the poor man's sport lol.

                          Some of those stats are very inflated. There also aren't nearly as many kids participating in gymnastics, golf and tennis as soccer. The bigger sports (football, basketball, baseball and soccer) have more levels of play so families can find programs that suit their budget. The problem with soccer is that to play in college it's very difficult to get discovered without playing in expensive leagues. Other sports + track offer more chances for talented non affluent kids to be seen.
                          The cost of playing DA (the league where you are most likely to be seen) EX-TRAVEL is not high at all. The travel is what escalates the cost.

                          In other sports scouts go to your high school basketball or football game and you get noticed. Soccer you need to go to events where scouts are, sometimes multiple events. No one notices you just playing locally. cost of travel is a huge component. Also as you progress in soccer it is hard to find competitive matches locally. Must travel w/in state, w/in regional and then maybe nationally. No way around it. To get seen you need to hop on a plane.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            The cost of playing DA (the league where you are most likely to be seen) EX-TRAVEL is not high at all. The travel is what escalates the cost.

                            In other sports scouts go to your high school basketball or football game and you get noticed. Soccer you need to go to events where scouts are, sometimes multiple events. No one notices you just playing locally. cost of travel is a huge component. Also as you progress in soccer it is hard to find competitive matches locally. Must travel w/in state, w/in regional and then maybe nationally. No way around it. To get seen you need to hop on a plane.
                            Only sport where college scout are coming to watch you play in HS is football.

                            Baseball and baseketball are completely driven by clubs in terms of recruiting. HS baseball and basketball is not where you are recruited at all.

                            Baseball has summer showcase tournament circuit. College coaches ONLY scout those or their own camps. Typically cost is between 2-5k for a full summer worth if tournaments and travel.

                            Basketball again is completely driven by the AAU teams and large national style tournaments
                            Located all over the country. California, Vegas, Orlando, Indy. Again big travel $$$ unless you are so good that your on a sponsored team that picks up all expenses....think Nike, AU, Adidas teams.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Weston charges 2500 for academy - 4 days a week training
                              Boca U 2000 4 days
                              Sunrise 1600 3 days
                              Parkland 1700 3 days
                              Team Boca 1200 3 days
                              Wellington 1500 3 days
                              Miramar 1300 3 days
                              Coral Springs 1500 3 days
                              some are 12 month clubs, most are 10

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