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 FC Charleston'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 $1,410–$2,050. We started at the low end; enter your team's figure.
In South Carolina, u-8 to u-10 recreational programs post a median of $160 and model about $590 all-in (7 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 ($1,410–$2,050 posted). Open one to reload the calculator from it.
- U-13 · Local competitive$1,325–$2,250
- U-10 · Local competitive$1,825
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.
$2,060
≈ $172 per month
83% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.
$400 – $1,200 all-in. Your budget is above the typical range — worth asking the club what's driving it.
South Carolina median for u-8 to u-10 at this level: $590 all-in — your total is $1,470 above it.
Searches South Carolina for U-8 to U-10 recreational programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $2,060 a year.
Compare clubs side by sideEstimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.