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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 SC Wave'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: club dues, registration

Posted as a range: club dues $240–$255; registration $240–$255. We started at the low end; enter your team's figure.

Club website: SC WaveView source· Last verified: Oct 5, 2026
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In Wisconsin, u-8 to u-10 recreational programs post a median of $390 and model about $748 all-in (5 clubs). Medians pool boys and girls.

Start from a level preset

Presets load typical numbers for the level — adjust every line to match your club's actual quotes.

The step up at SC Wave

What the club's other priced programs post — dues, registration and training — relative to the U-8 program loaded ($480–$510 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

$780

≈ $65 per month

Sticker price (dues)$240
Everything else$540

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

Club dues
$240
Registration & tryouts
$240
Uniforms & gear
$150
Tournaments
$100
Extras (photos, socials, camps)
$50
Typical Recreational range

$400 – $1,200 all-in. Your budget sits inside the typical range for this level.

Wisconsin median for u-8 to u-10 at this level: $748 all-in — your total is $32 above it.

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Searches Wisconsin for U-8 to U-10 recreational programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $780 a year.

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Estimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.