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.
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Training: Private training (1 player) (Strikers FC Junior Soccer School)
Prices as its page posted them when we checked. This replaces the private-training line below. See the listing · Take it out of this budget
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1 player private training: $120 an hour
Nothing is assumed year-round: it starts at once a week for ten weeks (or three months of a plan); set your own.
- 10 sessions (1 a week for 10 weeks) × $120$1,200
- Training total$1,200
- Priced by the hour, and no session length is posted: each session is counted as one hour.
Nationally, u-11 to u-12 local competitive programs post a median of $1,540 and model about $3,020 all-in (103 clubs). Medians pool boys and girls.
Presets load typical numbers for the level — adjust every line to match your club's actual quotes.
Private training: Private training (1 player), worked out above.
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.
Paying for private training? Report what you pay for training so families in your town can see a range.
$4,750
≈ $396 per month
62% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.
$2,000 – $4,500 all-in. Your budget is above the typical range — worth asking the club what's driving it.
National median for u-11 to u-12 at this level: $3,020 all-in — your total is $1,730 above it.
Searches every state for U-11 to U-12 local competitive programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $4,750 a year.
Compare clubs side by sideEstimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.