So answer the question. How much is your kids travel soccer, per year?
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Larry we are not comparing apples to apples. That 10k was mostly travel costs, correct? I'm sure LAX teams that go away every weekend for tournaments are in same boat. But many do not. Why go away when LI is the hot bed of lax.
I can compare both sports currently at the same time, got a kid doing each. Both on very good, high level teams. Soccer is much more expensive for the organized leagues and training, monthly club fees, and a touch less travel expense than lacrosse. In the end I say soccer is more expensive because the clubs are more organized and have their hand in your pocket more often than the lacrosse, but lax is catching up. And why go away when LI is the hotbed? Because my daughters team would never lose a game if they stayed on LI. Good teams from the rest of the east coast do not come to LI tournaments period.
The bare minimum in my kids soccer gets you practice and training 1 to 3 times per week depending on time of year, entry into a spring and fall league, both of which requires travel off the island. The cost of that is just shy of $3K. Any summer league or winter league is extra and most tournaments are extra. Plus any clinics which are optional, plus travel and accommodations. Lax the bare minimum is practice in spring and summer, 5 or 6 tournaments to pay for, think it adds up to about just shy of $2k. Again any winter training or league or whatever is extra and travel and accommodations are extra. So again, soccer is more expensive and they typically stay more busy as a team soaking up all those optional activities $$$$$$. Soccer is about 5 to 10 years ahead of lax in established ways to drain your bank account. You can play on much less expensive teams for both soccer and lacrosse, not talking local travel team here for either sport. Soccer calls these teams premier, lacrosse calls them elite, I call them expensive.
