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LFC United

Program: U-8 coed · Recreational · 2026–27
All-in planning range: $306 – $599Posted mandatory fees: $145 a year
Mandatory fees: Recreational Fall Season Open Registration$120 a season; per year $120, counted once (the club names the period) · Community Reported
HRSL Rec Jersey Set$25 a season; per year $25, counted once a year · Community Reported
Optional or conditional: None posted
Estimated extras: Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$34 – $101
Tournament Fees & Travel$68 – $203
Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150
Assumptions
Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for OH.
Not modeled, because the club's posted fees already cover it: uniforms.
Travel: Modeled $34 – $101 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 2026–27Prices last confirmed Sep 30, 2026hosa-soccer.org
Missing, and what you can do: Not posted: tournament costs (modeled); the travel schedule (modeled); where and how often it practices.
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Northwest Football Club

Program: U-8 coed · Recreational · 2025–26
All-in planning range: $296 – $704Posted mandatory fees: $85–$100 a year
Mandatory fees: Rec League New Player Fee$100 a season; per year $100, counted once a year · Community Reported
Rec League Returning Player Fee$85 a season; per year $85, counted once a year · Community Reported
Optional or conditional: None posted
Estimated extras: Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$34 – $101
Tournament Fees & Travel$68 – $203
Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150
Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150
Assumptions
Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for OH.
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.

Columbus Crew Academy

Program: No equivalent program posted.
It posts these instead; picking one compares a different program, and the page will say so:
U-15 boys · Elite / Showcase · 2025–26
All-in planning range: —
Mandatory fees: —
Optional or conditional: —
Estimated extras: —
Travel: —
Practice: —
Season and sources: —
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Detail	LFC United	Northwest Football Club	Columbus Crew Academy
Program	U-8 coed · Recreational · 2026–27	U-8 coed · Recreational · 2025–26	No equivalent program posted. It posts these instead; picking one compares a different program, and the page will say so: U-15 boys · Elite / Showcase · 2025–26
All-in planning rangePosted fees plus modeled extras, per year	$306 – $599Posted mandatory fees: $145 a year	$296 – $704Posted mandatory fees: $85–$100 a year	—

Club overview: across all its programs

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Club

LFC United

Hilliard, OH

Regional Competitive

Website

Northwest Football Club

Hilliard, OH

Regional Competitive

Website

Columbus Crew 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)$34 – $101 Tournament Fees & Travel$68 – $203 Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150 Assumptions Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for OH. Not modeled, because the club's posted fees already cover it: uniforms.	Travel (gas, hotels, flights)$34 – $101 Tournament Fees & Travel$68 – $203 Uniforms & Kit$50 – $150 Personal Gear (cleats, balls, bags)$60 – $150 Assumptions Modeled extras are for recreational play at U-8, adjusted for OH. 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 $34 – $101 a year for recreational play. The club doesn't post this program's travel schedule.	Modeled $34 – $101 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 Sep 30, 2026hosa-soccer.org	Season 2025–26Prices last confirmed Oct 4, 2026northwestfc.org	—

Missing, and what you can do	Not posted: 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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