Because lower level teams play year round and you can't charge more to be on a lower team, so they must keep the higher team fees high.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve always wondered about this. My son plays in MD and plays winter and spring only due to HS soccer. And he has not played on ECNL teams but EDP.

Does his club let you just pay and play for part of the year or are they expecting you pay for the entire year?

They expect you to pay for the entire year but they aren’t really playing in fall. Last years team played a Labor Day Tournament but nothing else until November. This years team (different club) won’t even play a Labor Day Tournament but will at least have optional 1x a week practices. It seems like the fees should be adjusted.

Anonymous wrote:Only saying that a U15 boy/girl in a HS varsity team playing with/against boys/girls 3 years older than him/her, it is very helpful at U15. and you do not (normally) get from the club.

You're making a poor uninformed assumption

Playing against players who are very physical in a kickball environment that are 3 years older serves more liabilities than value to the younger players.