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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 Cleveland Football Academy's published U-12 fees. Everything else on this page is a level preset, not a figure from the club — adjust each line to your own quote.

From the club: club dues, tournaments

Club website: Cleveland Football AcademyView source· Last verified: Oct 20, 2026
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In Ohio, u-11 to u-12 regional competitive programs post a median of $1,061 and model about $4,036 all-in (4 clubs). Medians pool boys and girls.

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The step up at Cleveland Football Academy

What the club's other priced programs post — dues, registration and training — relative to the U-12 program loaded ($2,195 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

$6,970

≈ $581 per month

Sticker price (dues)$2,195
Everything else$4,775

69% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.

Club dues
$2,195
Registration & tryouts
$200
Uniforms & gear
$450
Tournaments
$625
Travel weekends
$1,350
Private training
$1,800
Fundraising buyout
$200
Extras (photos, socials, camps)
$150
Typical Regional Competitive range

$3,500 – $7,000 all-in. Your budget sits inside the typical range for this level.

Ohio median for u-11 to u-12 at this level: $4,036 all-in — your total is $2,934 above it.

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Searches Ohio for U-11 to U-12 regional competitive programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $6,970 a year.

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