My D is on a DPL team by choice. I kept saying no to the extra $$ of the academy program. Starting to see it's time to move on. She wants to go to an ECNL team though. Not talking this year, talking next, so she'd be U15. I know about how much tuition is but how much is everything else? Tournaments, travel, etc. Anyone able to help me out? Just trying to get an idea.
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I smell troll breath.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post -
Add up whatever you spend at SSS and cut it in half.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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You're going to be paying top dollar regardless or league, and for the HS years you will have a significant amount of costly travel for showcases. With that you are looking at an easy $7K a year or more. The hope is as ECNL adds more teams they will do more regional events that don't require flights.
Before you even worry about cost, however, talk with your D about what she really wants and consider if it's realistic. If she doesn't want big D1 and/or perhaps isn't good enough for that, then she doesn't have to do ECNL. If the team/club this year isn't a good fit then look for a better fit and coaching, regardless of leagueComment
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I can only speak for my daughter who is on one of scorpions older teams. It cost $2,750 for the player fee this year. All ECNL tournaments are included in the fee. We went to 4 last year. 3 college showcases and national. We had to pay for 2 tournaments but were local. Cost for travel is about 1,000-1,750 per ECNL tournament. This includes airfare, hotel, rental car and food. Can be less if you book flights early or to cities that are near by and drive a few hours. This year we are playing Greer, Sanford and PDA. We will play thanksgiving and scorpions bowl. So only one out of pocket.Comment
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Thanks for the feedback. Not a troll, to the person who suggested that. Just a mom trying to figure things out.Comment
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People exaggerate the cost. ECNL is more than reasonable and certainly worth it IF your kid is good enough to play at the top.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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My question is take the club tuition out of the equation for a moment as once you get into club, they are all relatively the same.
Look at what you get for that, and what what extras are there?
If you are with a lower-priced club, but augment that activities with personal training, summer camps, indoor leagues, etc. you may not need that with a higher-level club as it may be part of it.
Next, the travel is consideration. Depending on the club, you may have to foot the bill, you may have to pay a fee and send your child along, etc. Some leagues require a bigger gas bill and an occasional overnight stay which is hard to calculate until you get a schedule in hand.Comment
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We have a kid in ECNL and sometimes people exaggerate the cost but let's not pretend it isn't expensive. Club fees are not much different than top non-ECNL clubs (in fact some others are more expensive) but the travel does easily double the cost. I don't agree with those that say it cost $10k/year but if your club charges you $2500-3000 for fees the travel costs will likely about equal that. Whether it is worth it or not it totally dependent on your individual situation and what you feel would make it worthwhile. I do agree that there are other options that may be cheaper but that doesn't mean they are cheap. Club soccer, particularly club soccer aimed at college exposure, tends to cost some money.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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8g including fees, travel, food, car rental etc... give or take 1g depending on how you like to travel.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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