Youth soccer & baseball
What will this season really cost?
The club fee is only about half the bill. Add tournaments, hotels, gear and lessons, and see your real season total, month by month. Free, two minutes, no signup.
Example: 12U travel soccer
U.S. suburban average
$5,240
The club fee is 50% of the real bill. Set aside $440 a month.
Club fee$2,600
Travel & hotels$1,650
Lessons & camps$400
Uniform & gear$350
Tournament entries$240
$3,000Average a family spends on youth sports each year
+46%Rise in spending on a child's main sport since 2019
1 in 4Parents who dipped into savings to pay for sports
The calculator
True Season Cost
Add each player, pick the sport, level and age, and tell us where you live. Every number is a sourced estimate you can change.
When the money goes out
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July and January are your heaviest months at $1,300 each. Setting aside $440 a month covers the whole season.
See every month for your own family.Open the calculator
Cost guides
Sourced numbers, updated each season
BaseballHow much does travel baseball cost?$2,600 to $9,200 a year, by age and level.
SoccerHow much does club soccer cost?From rec to ECNL and MLS NEXT, with costs by region.
Both sportsWhat club fees don't coverEvery hidden cost, and five questions to ask first.
Both sportsRec vs. club vs. travelWhat each level costs and what you get for it.
Team managersHow to split tournament costs fairlyA worked example and fair rules for the hard cases.
BudgetingA month-by-month season budgetWhen the money goes out, and how to set up a sports fund.
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