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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLet me start by saying this is not intended to be another DA/ECNL debate. That is a different topic. The two leagues have similar travel costs so I am trying to get an honest assessment on how my club is doing to keep costs down.
Our club is requiring team travel to all away games(not a surprise) but they are also requiring team travel and lodging for the showcases which is driving the team budget to extremes. I am not new to this and know this is not a cheap adventure but I am feeling like our club is out of touch with the costs we are incurring.
So I ask this. What is your yearly team budget for all team expenses and travel? I will go first. This years budget just came out and we are at $4500 per player or about $560 a month for 8 months. This seems high to me and is a burden considering my family will also need to replicate expenses to see our child play. Please only comment if you have a player in one of the two leagues as the travel is roughly the same.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy family spent over $9k last year (with all expenses including family travel). We have 1 player. She played in U14GDA. Not worth it. 9k x 4 or 5 years equals more than the price of a Florida prepaid plan.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWe spent about $8k. We love it though. As long as my daughter loves it, we will support her.
Bottom line Florida has enough talent to create a decent league. They probably need to cut out RP3 so it’s not watered down. Then the quality stays up and the travel not so ridiculous. Our kid is a senior and as much as I know I will miss watching her play 10 months of the year, I won’t be missing the long haul getting there and back. Fortunately for us she chose a College in Florida about 2 hours away so us we can go back to a couple hour car ride to enjoy some soccer!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBottom line Florida has enough talent to create a decent league.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostGeorgia did exactly that. SCCL. The fallout has been and will continue to be very interesting but I wish them luck and hope they succeed. The travel is ridiculous when there are more than enough teams and talent to play against in-state.
I am not sure what it would take to get a real top teams in the state league, unfortunately I think those days are gone for the foreseeable future.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSCCL is just more of the same mess a "premier" league for "top level clubs" where Tophat, Concorde Fire, and SSA's "B" and "C" teams can play each other and parents can say they are premier even if on a B or C team.
I am not sure what it would take to get a real top teams in the state league, unfortunately I think those days are gone for the foreseeable future.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostECNL can keep the SE Region but create state conferences. Make the bulk of the schedule in state and schedule one out of conference weekend in the fall and one in the spring. Problem solved. I know this may not work for Alabama or Tennessee, but those States have had to travel more no matter what the top league was, so unfortunately they will need to travel a bit more but I think this concept can work.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostActually, normal for DP's to clock in around this amount, sometimes more if you're flying to Arizona, NJ, with family coming along to watch... They never have a 'home' game.
Doubt that is "normal" for DP players. Know a few who have driven a couple hours but they were given a break on the full 4 days a week gig and they were skilled enough to be main rostered had the lived closer.
By the time your kids is 14/15, you know if they are "THAT" talented to sacrifice the time, gas money and study time.
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