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 Chatham Soccer League's published U-8 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: registration
Posted as a range: registration $90–$130. We started at the low end; enter your team's figure.
In North Carolina, u-8 to u-10 recreational programs post a median of $140 and model about $560 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-8 program loaded ($90–$130 posted). Open one to reload the calculator from it.
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? 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.
$740
≈ $62 per month
53% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.
$400 – $1,200 all-in. Your budget sits inside the typical range for this level.
North Carolina median for u-8 to u-10 at this level: $560 all-in — your total is $180 above it.
Searches North Carolina for U-8 to U-10 recreational programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $740 a year.
Compare clubs side by sideEstimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.