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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Backpack makes sense, and we haven’t bought a new bag because the kid feels the old one is lucky anyway.

Training pants usually get trashed in our house, but YMMV, so I understand.

Most of the complaints here were around the mandatory jerseys and kit. That one seems odd given the use the kits get, and frankly until the teen years they outgrow them.[/quote]

No, waste is waste. I don't need another jersey when the ones that we have fit. Plus, our team makes us buy three jerseys. A home, away and an extra color that rarely ever gets used. Plus, training pants and windbreaker. This is all BS added garbage to bring up the cost so the club can force families to pay more. If the existing gear is still in good shape, I don't need more. The rationale that I must buy new just because prior stuff is worn makes no sense - and highlights how wasteful the culture is. [/quote]

But, team cohesion! /s

I jest. My kids wear shorts even when it’s frigid, so for the life of me, can’t find the justification for warmup pants. It’s not about the cost.[/quote]

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