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-15 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
In South Carolina, u-15 to u-19 ecnl / mls next / elite programs post a median of $1,775 and model about $9,800 all-in (5 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-15 program loaded ($2,230 posted). Open one to reload the calculator from it.
- U-12 · Local competitive$1,230–$1,850
- U-12 · Regional competitive$1,230–$1,850
- U-15 · Regional competitive$2,000−$230
- U-15 · Local competitive$2,000−$230
- U-13 · Regional competitive$2,250+$20
- U-13 · Local competitive$2,250+$20
- U-13 · National league$2,650+$420
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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$12,770
≈ $1,064 per month
83% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.
$5,000 – $12,000 all-in. Your budget is above the typical range — worth asking the club what's driving it.
South Carolina median for u-15 to u-19 at this level: $9,800 all-in — your total is $2,970 above it.
Searches South Carolina for U-15 to U-19 ecnl / mls next / elite programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $12,770 a year.
Compare clubs side by sideEstimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.