Reply to "Cost of Summer Ball"

cabbagedadHSBaseballWeb member since 2011

@DD 2024 posted:
Feels like I am on the wrong planet.
I have paid approximately $40k per year for my daughter to play travel softball. Club fees = $5000-6000. Equipment = $1000. Travel and tournament fees = $1500-2500 per weekend.
Am assuming baseball will be the same. Please tell me something different. I am not rich.

Holy crap. Holy crap. I'm usually in the "to each his own" camp and "if you have it to spend, your choice" but if you aren't rich, I am having a hard time understanding that big of a number per year. What is the objective/purpose? 2-3 yrs of $40K per year would cover the majority of most college costs. A competitive travel experience can be had for a small fraction of that number. Help me out here.

To answer your question, I have not heard a number near that one for baseball and I have been in those discussions for many many years. I want to say $25-30K has been on the very high side.

3/8/217:24 PM

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