Costs of GDA/ECNL

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Last year I did an exercise to understand the full cost of one year of soccer for an 8th grader playing town, club, and odp
https://1drv.ms/x/s!AttZg4zkabWCheR9kspWxT4Mici9Zw

Thanks for sharing this. All-in costs are eye opening
Doesn't matter what League, if the Team is on a national schedule - SSS, GPS, FCB, BBA, Stars - it gets darn expensive.

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So you are at the bargain end of the store. What's your point so when your kid ends up without a scholarship you can claim that you got a bargain?

Different post and ours are about the same per event. The league gives us plenty of time to book a cheaper fare. Once in awhile we have enough miles for one ticket to be free, or a voucher for a discount on a car rental or something like that. We've never shared with families but I know several that do. We eat out but nothing fancy plus at least one meal is a team thing. Try and buy snacks and waters at a Target or somewhere when we first get there so we're not grabbing things on the go and paying more. It's not that hard. We couldn't afford it if it $2400 per trip. If you're spending that much you must be bringing multiple family members or booking your ticket very last minute.

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One thing that bugs me to know end is the mandatory hotel accommodations you usually have to do with tourneys - almost all of them, not just the top ones. You always have to stay a minimum # of nights (even though you may get lucky with your schedule and not need to) and the prices are always higher than outside the hotel booking agency. I travel a ton for work and have a stack of free nights from frequent stayer programs but rarely can use them.

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One thing that bugs me to know end is the mandatory hotel accommodations you usually have to do with tourneys - almost all of them, not just the top ones. You always have to stay a minimum # of nights (even though you may get lucky with your schedule and not need to) and the prices are always higher than outside the hotel booking agency. I travel a ton for work and have a stack of free nights from frequent stayer programs but rarely can use them.

Bugs is putting it kindly. It is highly irritating and leaves a negative perception in the customer's minds. They should stop doing this.

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Bugs is putting it kindly. It is highly irritating and leaves a negative perception in the customer's minds. They should stop doing this.

It's always struck me as illegal - or bordering on it. They make club participation in the event dependent on using their agency so I supposed that's their contract out. But it still is anti-consumer. Of course the clubs can't say no because then their families get pissed that they're not going to an event.

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its how they use their purchasing power to get kickbacks.