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Do you think the club would charge less for training if there was less travel?[/quote]

No. Clubs don’t typically include travel in their fees. Those are additional fees managed by the team treasurer. Club fees typically only cover coaching costs, league admin and registration fees, field costs, and some admin costs. Travel per diem for coaches as well as tournament fees and uniform costs are typically separate.

Club will also try to persuade you to spend more money on summer camps, winter indoor or futsal, and maybe even Super Y summer leagues. Until the kid is a freshman in HS, try to avoid most of those add on activities (except maybe a week of summer camp). Instead, have them play other sports in summer and winter to cross-train to avoid injury and prevent burnout. Spending time outside of fall and spring seasons on individual training (see the Techne app, or things like HP Elite or Corver), fitness, and/or playing pickup game will be more beneficial than structured club training.

Think about your kid’s goals with soccer, their innate talent, and their passion for this one thing. If athletically gifted and very passionate then there is nothing wrong with going all in towards the top tier DA or ECNL routes. EDP is next level down but still very competitive, then you get to leagues/programs like NPL, CCL, NCSL, ODSL, etc. If not super passionate (again talking about your kid, not you), then look for a good team environment with friendly teammates and reasonable parents and coaches at the desired level of competition. Avoid over spending time and money as this will likely just be a youth activity to keep the kid busy, healthy, and happy. Do NOT get into travel because you think your kid can get a free ride to college. There are many other scholarship opportunities out there that won’t cost you all the time and money travel sports will. Also, focus your kid’s priorities on school not sports, as probabilities indicate it will benefit their future personal wealth much more greatly. [/quote]

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