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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Down here, Houston Dash is charging $1800 (plus $500 registration). Granted we have to travel further ...  it looks like th DC United Boys academy is around $2500. Now sure what other DAs are charging in that area, but ECNL fees look to be around $2500 as well.[/quote]

You're comparing apples and oranges.  My kid plays on an ECNL team and while the club fees are in the $2k range, the total costs, which includes team travel (including to Phoenix and Sanford), uniforms, additional tournament fees, etc, will be over $6k easily.  To compare, Spirit has put most, but not all of the items covered by the "team fees" for my daughter's team in the $5k total (which I commend them for).  Now, Spirit does not include travel and extra tournaments, which I'd guess will increase costs by at least $2k.

So Spirit is still more expensive than other options for top tier players, both DA and ECNL, but not as excessive as this post suggests and none of the other options offer the same opportunity for your kid to have her picture taken with Mallory Pugh.

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To be fair, Spirit Academy players do indeed get to TRAIN with Spirit players on occasion. It's not just an autograph and a selfie.

Is that worth $6,000 a year or the sense that you're contributing to something that might be free and thriving down the road? Up to you.[/quote]

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