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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad]The basic point is correct -- cost is an issue, as is travel (much easier to get the time off to shuttle your kids around when you're in a white-collar job).

The idea that $15,000/year is typical, much less the average for *any* player and not just the top 0.1 percent, is bizarre.

$5k/year for *national team* camps? I may check into it, I can't believe that's true. I've heard plenty of stories of talented kids who can't afford to play elite travel. I've never heard of anyone turning down a youth national team camp because of cost.

Also -- the idea that the typical NFL player paid a lot of many for camps before high school is ludicrous. Some, sure. Plenty of QB camps for the next Peyton Manning. Maybe some kicking camps. But the pathway isn't exactly closed for a big, aggressive defensive lineman who plays everyday rec football (possibly with financial aid) and then high school.[/quote]

I don't think she said it was typical.  I think she meant that's what she would have had to pay to play at the highest level if leagues and clubs were like they are now.  Again, that is a reasonable estimate for Development Academy and ECNL, especially those that have to travel to national team camps a few times a year.  You pay your own travel even if camps are free.[/quote]

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