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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find all this complaining kind of crazy. Your kid is going to wear the training gear 3-4 days a week, 10 months a year for an ECNL/GA team, and 8 months a year for other levels. Then game kit for between 20-30 games if you include scrimmages. Figure home and away each get a minimum of 15 uses. The socks, which usually get worn for both training and games, get the most use.  But a basic breakdown is: Training gear is 240 days of use, game kit 30 days of use for each color per 2 year cycle.

The cost of a Dunkin’ Donuts latte is roughly 4 dollars. And the average American spends ~ $1,100 per year or $2,200 on coffee over the kit cycle.

Get a grip![/quote]

Waste is wasteful. Why should I be forced to buy training pants that will never leave the drawer? Or a new backpack when the one we have is like new?[/quote]

It's about building a team culture. You can agree with it or not, and it was your choice to participate, but uniforms and similarity helps build team cohesion. Every professional and college, even high school teams do it. My kids played on the HS basketball and soccer teams and they had shirts they wore for warmups, track suits for away games, etc. that we were required to buy. Uniformity promotes team over individuals. It's why the military mandates everyone dress and look the same. Martial Arts studios make everyone wear the white robes and a colored belt.

So there is a legitimate rationale. And, yes, there is also a club marketing and profit motive for it. Clubs are very up front about this when you join. I don't see why you are complaining about something you voluntarily agreed to. It's like paying for an expensive vacation and then complaining about the cost of everything while you are there. You knew what it would cost going in so quit complaining and just enjoy it.

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