FPYCparent
Post 06/08/2023 16:26     Subject: Re:Cost of travel sports?
We made the jump from travel/club soccer (not at the highest level) after six years to travel/club volleyball for my 9th grader this year.

While Virginia Elite isn't our club, the fees they list (which is all-inclusive) is about what we've paid when considering travel to tournaments (family of 4):

https://www.vaelite.com/club-fees

I doubt we had ever paid over $2K for 12 months of club soccer, but we also never traveled any farther than Fredericksburg or Winchester from NoVA. THe longest trip I can remember was a single weekend match in Hollywood, MD.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 19:14     Subject: Cost of travel sports?
Wow, I complain about soccer but apparently it’s the more affordable sport!
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:36     Subject: Cost of travel sports?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much are club fees, including tournaments, for the following:

Basketball
Volleyball
Lacrosse
Field hockey
Track

This would be for travel level, not rec or rec plus, and preferably the top and upper levels of play.

Thank you!


So let's see I have kids that play AAU basketball, travel volleyball and travel lax.

AAU Basketball is the cheapest in the sense of club fees - $1200 plus uniform of about $200. Only had 2 overnight trips so that was only about another $1600. plus another 200-300 in tournament entrance fees.

Travel lax - depends on the club (because I have 2 sons playing for 2 different clubs) fees range between the 2 are $2800 to $4200. Uniform another 200 - 500 or so with one requiring a helmet purchase. For one son, we've probably spent another $10K in travel for his team last year because he plays for a high level team plus another about 2000 to play on national teams. The other son less but still in the 3-4K range on hotels, food, etc.

Volleyball - club fees were $5000 and then another 6-7K in travel. plus 300 to 400 in tournament entrance fees.

So all in probably 25K.


A friend said this exact same thing about volleyball
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:01     Subject: Re:Cost of travel sports?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:. Sticks were anywhere from $200-$300 each, and as a 16U/18U player he would through 7-10 sticks a year. .


Ouch, and I thought buying a new lax stick maybe once a year at 300 a pop was expensive.


Yikes, agree! My kids play baseball and softball and good bats are $400-$500 but they are warrantied so even if you break one, you get a replacement.


Wait, do you know a secret I don’t? I thought bats were warrantied only for a year from purchase which means they naturally crack on the 366th day.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 15:58     Subject: Re:Cost of travel sports?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:. Sticks were anywhere from $200-$300 each, and as a 16U/18U player he would through 7-10 sticks a year. .


Ouch, and I thought buying a new lax stick maybe once a year at 300 a pop was expensive.


Yikes, agree! My kids play baseball and softball and good bats are $400-$500 but they are warrantied so even if you break one, you get a replacement.


Hockey sticks are warranted for 30-days. Always hoping it breaks on day 28, but its usually on day 31! The worst is sticks you buy in advance and then don't use for 6 weeks and then break right away.


I'd be personally taking swings at brick walls on day 28 for that much money