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 South Carolina Surf'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
Posted as a range: club dues $1,230–$1,850. We started at the low end; enter your team's figure.
In South Carolina, u-11 to u-12 local competitive programs post a median of $1,445 and model about $2,851 all-in (8 clubs). Medians pool boys and girls.
Presets load typical numbers for the level — adjust every line to match your club's actual quotes.
What the club's other priced programs post — dues, registration and training — relative to the U-12 program loaded ($1,230–$1,850 posted). Open one to reload the calculator from it.
- U-12 · Regional competitive$1,230–$1,850
- U-15 · Regional competitive$2,000
- U-15 · Local competitive$2,000
- U-15 · National league$2,230
- U-13 · Regional competitive$2,250
- U-13 · Local competitive$2,250
- U-13 · National league$2,650
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.
Training in Orange County, Los Angeles County or San Diego County? Find a program and add it here with its real prices and terms.
Paying for private training? Report what you pay for training so families in your town can see a range.
$2,980
≈ $248 per month
59% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.
$2,000 – $4,500 all-in. Your budget sits inside the typical range for this level.
South Carolina median for u-11 to u-12 at this level: $2,851 all-in — your total is $129 above it.
Searches South Carolina for U-11 to U-12 local competitive programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $2,980 a year.
Compare clubs side by sideEstimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.