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: Daily Training (drop-in) (Mrakovic Method Training Systems (MMTS))
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
Daily Training drop-in: $40 a session
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) × $40$400
- Training total$400
Nationally, u-11 to u-12 local competitive programs post a median of $1,538 and model about $3,020 all-in (113 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: Daily Training (drop-in), 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.
$3,950
≈ $329 per month
54% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.
$2,000 – $4,500 all-in. Your budget sits inside the typical range for this level.
National median for u-11 to u-12 at this level: $3,020 all-in — your total is $930 above it.
Searches every state for U-11 to U-12 local competitive programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $3,950 a year.
Compare clubs side by sideEstimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.