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True cost calculator

Club dues are usually 40–60% of what a season actually costs. Build the full picture — tournaments, travel weekends, gear, private training, and the line items that never come up at tryouts — and save a budget per child or per club you're considering.

Prefilled from published fees

Starting from Houston Surf Soccer Club's published U-11 fees. Everything else on this page is a level preset, not a figure from the club — adjust each line to your own quote.

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Club website: Houston Surf Soccer ClubView source· Last verified: Oct 20, 2026
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In Texas, u-11 to u-12 ecnl / mls next / elite programs post a median of $3,050 and model about $7,630 all-in (3 clubs). Medians pool boys and girls.

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The step up at Houston Surf Soccer Club

What the club's other priced programs post — dues, registration and training — relative to the U-11 program loaded ($2,955 posted). Open one to reload the calculator from it.

The sticker price
The costs that never come up at tryouts

Tournament cost = your family's share of entry plus hotel, food, and gas for the weekend. Travel weekends are league away games that need an overnight stay.

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My saved budgets
Estimated true annual cost

$13,495

≈ $1,125 per month

Sticker price (dues)$2,955
Everything else$10,540

78% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.

Club dues
$2,955
Registration & tryouts
$300
Uniforms & gear
$550
Tournaments
$2,100
Travel weekends
$3,250
Private training
$3,840
Fundraising buyout
$300
Extras (photos, socials, camps)
$200
Typical ECNL / MLS NEXT / Elite range

$5,000 – $12,000 all-in. Your budget is above the typical range — worth asking the club what's driving it.

Texas median for u-11 to u-12 at this level: $7,630 all-in — your total is $5,865 above it.

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Searches Texas for U-11 to U-12 ecnl / mls next / elite programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $13,495 a year.

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Estimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.