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Maroons Soccer Club

Program: U-8 coed · Recreational · 2026–27
All-in planning range: $1,254 – $1,737Posted mandatory fees: $998 a year
Mandatory fees: Mini Maroons Fall Program$998 a season; per year $998, counted once (the club names the period) · Community Reported
Optional or conditional: None posted
Estimated extras: Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$49 – $146
Tournament Fees & Travel$98 – $293
Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150
Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150
Assumptions
Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for NJ.
Travel: Modeled $49 – $146 a year for recreational play. The club doesn't post this program's travel schedule.

TSF Academy

Program: U-8 · Recreational · 2026–27
All-in planning range: $331 – $854Posted mandatory fees: $75–$115 a year
Mandatory fees: First Kicks (U3-U4) - per season$75 a season; per year $75, counted once a year · Community Reported
Little Academy (U4+) - one day per week, per season$115 a season; per year $115, counted once a year · Community Reported
Optional or conditional: None posted
Estimated extras: Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$49 – $146
Tournament Fees & Travel$98 – $293
Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150
Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150
Assumptions
Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for NJ.
Some posted fees are one per team, tier or option, so a family pays one of them: they count as a range, never added together.

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Detail	Cedar Stars Academy	Maroons Soccer Club	TSF Academy
Program	No equivalent program posted.	U-8 coed · Recreational · 2026–27	U-8 · Recreational · 2026–27
All-in planning rangePosted fees plus modeled extras, per year	—	$1,254 – $1,737Posted mandatory fees: $998 a year	$331 – $854Posted mandatory fees: $75–$115 a year
Mandatory feesAs posted, and how each counts per year	—

Club overview: across all its programs

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Club

Cedar Stars Academy

Carlstadt, NJ

National League

Website

Maroons Soccer Club

Ridgewood, NJ

Regional Competitive

Website

TSF Academy

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Optional or conditionalListed, not added	—	None posted	None posted

Estimated extrasModeled, not posted by the club	—	Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$49 – $146 Tournament Fees & Travel$98 – $293 Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150 Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150 Assumptions Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for NJ.	Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$49 – $146 Tournament Fees & Travel$98 – $293 Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150 Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150 Assumptions Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for NJ. Some posted fees are one per team, tier or option, so a family pays one of them: they count as a range, never added together. The all-in range runs from the posted fees' low ends to their tops.

TravelFor this program, not the club's top teams	—	Modeled $49 – $146 a year for recreational play. The club doesn't post this program's travel schedule.	Modeled $49 – $146 a year for recreational play. The club doesn't post this program's travel schedule.

Practice	—	Not on file: the club's pages we read don't say where or how often this program practices.	Not on file: the club's pages we read don't say where or how often this program practices.

Season and sources	—	Season 2026–27Prices last confirmed Oct 1, 2026maroonssoccer.com	Season 2026–27Prices last confirmed Oct 13, 2026tsfacademy.com

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