It is a giant mess for a middle income family. I would chime in to say the Rec and parks sponsored programs like Hoco are the most affordable option. 1/2 to 2/3 of the costs of other programs. Other Rec programs are trying to do likewise as these club fees of 3K, do I hear 4k?, + travel costs really pinch a family budget. No one would design the club lacrosse world as it is if they were starting from scratch. Just give thanks you live it the Mid Atlantic or your travel fees would only be higher elsewhere in the country. Super weak national org concerned mainly with national teams. I am cheering on the local Rec orgs trying to develop a "club" like team for 500 to 800 per year. This is what would really grow the game.