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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Copied from a post in another site:

“Somebody once said "Whatever your club fees are, double them for your travel expenses." For us, $3,400 fees = $6,800 travel expenses = $10,200/yr

2-3 lessons/week * 46 weeks/year @ $50/lesson = $5,750

Personal Trainer 38 weeks/year @ $35/session x 2/week = $2,660

3-4 Camps/Summer (including travel) = $3,400

Equipment, Shoes, etc. $400/year

Total: $22,410/year for national/open level team, Power5/D1 aspirations[/quote]

This must be for a high level.  We are paying a little over 3k.  There will be 4 hotel tournaments we can drive to, 2-3 hours away.  No personal training or extra lessons happening.  I don’t think we will come close to 10k.  [b]It’s the first year in club so I’m naive,[/b] what equipment is needed besides shoes? The uniform was included. [/quote]

So you don't know then. Actually keep track of expenses and report back in a year. My DD played a mid level ECP team last year, and I kept track of expenses (and they required pay to play hotels, even though we didn't use them every time). One weekend in particular was $1,000 with 2 nights in a hotel, tolls, gas, food, parking, tickets (for spectator), etc. I literally kept a spreadsheet. This was going to Spooky Nook and getting the AM schedule so you had to go up the night before. Just because you are driving doesn't mean it isn't $$$$$$$. Your club fees DON'T include: gas, tolls, parking (this is a bigger expenses than you think), spectator tickets (you have to pay to watch your own kid play), food for you and your kid (because you are going to be there for 6-12 HOURS, a day, and a lot of places will not allow you to bring things in, but we got pretty good at it) and you still have to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner (and often the team goes out to eat together), volleyball shoes, swag at some of the tournaments (like overpriced hoodies), etc.  [/quote]

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