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IR Academy

Program: U-8 coed · Recreational · 2025–26
All-in planning range: $370 – $830Posted mandatory fees: $125 a year
Mandatory fees: Littles Academy Registration Fee$125 a season; per year $125, counted once a year · Community Reported
Optional or conditional: None posted
Estimated extras: Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$45 – $135
Tournament Fees & Travel$90 – $270
Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150
Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150
Assumptions
Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for CA.
Travel: Modeled $45 – $135 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.
Season and sources: Season 2025–26Prices last confirmed Sep 29, 2026iracademysoccer.com
Missing, and what you can do: Not posted: the uniform cost (modeled); tournament costs (modeled); the travel schedule (modeled); where and how often it practices.
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Elk Grove Soccer

Program: U-8 · Recreational · 2026–27
All-in planning range: $420 – $880Posted mandatory fees: $175 a year
Mandatory fees: Fall Future Stars Early Bird Registration$175 a season; per year $175, counted once (the club names the period) · Community Reported
Optional or conditional: None posted
Estimated extras: Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$45 – $135
Tournament Fees & Travel$90 – $270
Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150
Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150
Assumptions
Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for CA.
Travel: Modeled $45 – $135 a year for recreational play. The club doesn't post this program's travel schedule.

Folsom Lake Surf

Program: No equivalent program posted.
It posts these instead; picking one compares a different program, and the page will say so:
U-8 · Local Competitive · 2026–27
U-11 · Local Competitive · Pre-ECNL · 2026–27
U-11 · Regional Competitive · 2026–27
U-12 · Local Competitive · Pre-ECNL · 2026–27
All-in planning range: —
Mandatory fees: —
Optional or conditional: —
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Detail	IR Academy	Elk Grove Soccer	Folsom Lake Surf
Program	U-8 coed · Recreational · 2025–26	U-8 · Recreational · 2026–27	No equivalent program posted. It posts these instead; picking one compares a different program, and the page will say so: U-8 · Local Competitive · 2026–27 U-11 · Local Competitive · Pre-ECNL · 2026–27 U-11 · Regional Competitive · 2026–27 U-12 · Local Competitive · Pre-ECNL · 2026–27

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Club

IR Academy

Elk Grove, CA

Regional Competitive

Website

Elk Grove Soccer

Elk Grove, CA

Regional Competitive

Website

Folsom Lake Surf

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Mandatory feesAs posted, and how each counts per year	Littles Academy Registration Fee$125 a season; per year $125, counted once a year · Community Reported	Fall Future Stars Early Bird Registration$175 a season; per year $175, counted once (the club names the period) · Community Reported	—

Optional or conditionalListed, not added	None posted	None posted	—

Estimated extrasModeled, not posted by the club	Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$45 – $135 Tournament Fees & Travel$90 – $270 Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150 Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150 Assumptions Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for CA.	Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$45 – $135 Tournament Fees & Travel$90 – $270 Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150 Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150 Assumptions Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for CA.	—

TravelFor this program, not the club's top teams	Modeled $45 – $135 a year for recreational play. The club doesn't post this program's travel schedule.	Modeled $45 – $135 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 2025–26Prices last confirmed Sep 29, 2026iracademysoccer.com	Season 2026–27Prices last confirmed Sep 25, 2026elkgrovesoccer.com	—

Missing, and what you can do	Not posted: the uniform cost (modeled); tournament costs (modeled); the travel schedule (modeled); where and how often it practices. Budget this program Report a quote or a fee you paid Watch this program's fees Questions to ask the club	Not posted: the uniform cost (modeled); tournament costs (modeled); the travel schedule (modeled); where and how often it practices. Budget this program Report a quote or a fee you paid Watch this program's fees Questions to ask the club	See all its programs

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