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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Soccer u12 19k for the year.  
The math is shocking, it adds up. And we have college paid for already.
3k club fee, 1k team fee, 1k hotels and gas, 7k summer sleep away camps/ destination expenses, 3k private and skill group training, 1k mentor, 1k physical therapy, 2k equipment.

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how do you have $2k in equipment per year!? what is a "team fee" ? what is the $1k mentor, is this not private training? $19k for U12 with traveling and extra private training seems close-ish, but some of the fees you mention are weird.[/quote]

We are well off; but it's shocking if you add it all up.  I'm also an accountant, so it's easy to keep track of and I think most families underestimate what they spend in an entire year. -It's never just the Club Fee.  
-2k in equipment, 7 pairs of cleats (due to growing feet) -futsal $100, -indoor turf 2x $200, - outdoor x4 ~$600 -soccer balls x4 $200, uniform items $500, practice/ soccer clothes $200, rebounder & soccer stuff $200.
-1k team fees to cover tournaments, winter training, indoor training, dinners, fundraisers
-1k mentor (programs like Athlete to Athlete...and video review are not free)

OP asked to discuss the cost of competitive sports.  This is for the 1st team and some families do even more with trips to Europe in the Spring and training in Florida, or adding the full ODP track for example.  Some families certainly can't do all the extras, but the team fees and the club fees, equipment and travel add up to close to 10k for everyone on the team.

If you are invited to play on a top team, be sure to ask what out of state tournaments you are going to so you know you can budget in and extra $1k to 2k per weekend depending if its something you drive to or fly to!

We do have families who are sacrificing and it is clear there will be no to little college scholarship money for their kid (based on the odds and their talent level).  So, it is not a rational expense.  It's something you spend money on because you love it/ can afford it.

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You paid $200 for a soccer ball? Or does that mean you paid $50 for 4 balls? Either way is a bit nuts. One $25 dollar ball is OK for the year.[/quote]

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