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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 City SC Southwest's published U-9 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

Club website: City SC SouthwestView source· Last verified: Oct 10, 2026
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In California, u-8 to u-10 regional competitive programs post a median of $2,475 and model about $6,195 all-in (14 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 City SC Southwest

What the club's other priced programs post — dues, registration and training — relative to the U-9 program loaded ($1,675 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

$9,775

≈ $815 per month

Sticker price (dues)$2,800
Everything else$6,975

71% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.

Club dues
$2,800
Registration & tryouts
$1,675
Uniforms & gear
$450
Tournaments
$1,350
Travel weekends
$1,350
Private training
$1,800
Fundraising buyout
$200
Extras (photos, socials, camps)
$150
Typical Regional Competitive range

$3,500 – $7,000 all-in. Your budget is above the typical range — worth asking the club what's driving it.

California median for u-8 to u-10 at this level: $6,195 all-in — your total is $3,580 above it.

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Searches California for U-8 to U-10 regional competitive programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $9,775 a year.

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