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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In high school, its fun just being part of the team.

For club, you are paying for your kid's soccer
development. Totally different.[/quote]

HS soccer is not free either. Cheaper than club since it’s not year round. But between the cost and time commitment, it’s a lot to just sit on the bench. [/quote]

What are your HS soccer costs?[/quote]
NP.  We pay dues for our public HS team which cover the costs of meals for the players after home games, food for host parents to serve to the kids at team dinners, and expenses of end of season celebrations.  We also are expected to volunteer to sell tickets and handle the concessions stand.  It’s far cheaper than club (several hundred dollars vs. several thousand) but not cheap for a season that only lasts a few months max.[/quote]

These are all nice to have expenses- not costs associated with your kid playing HS soccer.  Your kid can still play HS soccer without funding family meals. The cost to actually play the game in HS is covered   (you can’t actually play without refs, fields coaches- none of which you are handing over a check for). So yes HS soccer is free and supported by your taxes. You may choose to pay for all this extra stuff but it’s not soccer costs.

Club soccer on the other hand you pay for the refs, the coach, the field- this is your dues. It’s not even in the same stratosphere

[b]If you can’t see the difference between the two you have bigger problems….[/b]
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I never understand why people feel the need to be hostile on here.  Lots of people read this forum. I assume it will be useful for those with younger kids to know that many HS soccer programs have not insignificant costs associated with them.  To get around those, you’ll either have to be the ahole who says you won’t pay, either letting your kid partake of the extras other team parents paid for or depriving them of the extras. Both those options suck for a kid, and telling the team treasurer you can’t afford to pay sucks for a parent.

Back on topic, our kid’s club coach announces game day rosters 4 or 5 days before games.  We are in a situation surprising to me that our child enjoys the club practices and games a lot more than the HS ones, despite really enjoying playing with HS friends.  I never played, but expected it to be the other way around.[/quote]

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