Does it cost money to play on a Collegiate Summer league team ?

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Our experience...$250-$400 fee for the summer to the team (WCCBBL - West Coast Collegiate baseball league, CCL - California Coastal League)

But the players get a host family, usually, which really cuts summer expenses...

Perhaps he was talking about the overall expense...flight, gas, sundries...

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In the NWL I think there is a minimal monthly cost for staying with a host family and then of coarse the "fun money" that goes with any college student.

With that said I'm sure not all leagues operate the same.

3 yrs experience, inc Great Lakes & the Cape


a gas/milage allowance was offered for travel to join the team
part-time work set up thru team plus youth camps more than covered host family token room/board, and pocket money

that's about it

Thanks . That is what I thought pretty much. I will pass that on to my son.

Bobblehead... it completely depends on the league. Your better leagues (like Bee speaks of) may have very little costs. However, others may be pretty pricey... don't include host families, expensive fees, travel, etc.

My son's coach is away recruiting so he hasn't been able to talk to him. He was coming home to play elite senior ball but the coach has been pushing him to play in NC this summer. I'm not too happy but what can you do ?

There is nothing written in stone that says summer ball is free.

Generally, established teams and leagues work real hard to raise funds for their players. Parents are paying huge tuition costs, so most will try to do all they can for the player to be able to afford to come.

Mileage is given for travel and players need to pay a nominal fee for room and board. They can work if they want.

Is this an established league recognized by the NCAA? Or just a summer league? What league is it?

My son's summer experience cost us very little out of pocket compared to whatever we paid in HS for summer ball. I honestly think it was less than 400-500 dollars for the entire summer (extra spending money,gas, gym fees, travel expenses not covered). Working the camp program and clearing rocks from the field (about 10 hours a week) helped cover the 50 a week room and board.

a few years ago a few of us got together to buy an necbl franchise. it cost between 70k and 90k to run a team with travel etc,.travel at that time was around 18k,but i think they changed to two divisions with a little less travel. i talked with college leagues all over the country with about the same cost's. some less some more. but none mentioned a revenue from players. times have changed but if you got 3k from 20 kids that pays the frieght. but then you'd only get kids with money.
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i didn't think the ncaa had anything to do with summer ball anymore? but i may be mistaken.

20dad,
You are correct, there are not more sanctioned summer leagues anymore.

So I am going to be totally shameless here and use this to promote the Triple Crown League in Fort Collins, CO. There is no league fee whatsoever and since we are recruiting mostly local CO players, most of them are playing completely for free. If anyone's interested send me a PM.

The ACBL, or atleast our team charged players nuttin for housing and they were giving a job working baseball camps for the Phillies.
Apparently they took some $$ out of our
checking to pay for dorm rooms at UPENN. If we drove to any games we get reembursed for milagae. Others games we took a grey hound bus.

Except for one weird player whose dad drove him to all the away games.

Not sure how some of our other bills got paid, just that our groundskeeper wore a 3 piece suit and said forgetaboutit alot.

One son played two years in Valley league; younger son will play this summer. No players pay anything to our knowledge. Players stay with host families and look after their own food needs, although several teams have folks feed the home team after games.

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So I am going to be totally shameless here and use this to promote the Triple Crown League in Fort Collins, CO. There is no league fee whatsoever and since we are recruiting mostly local CO players, most of them are playing completely for free. If anyone's interested send me a PM.

TG03...

Did you speak with Coach Kaz from USAFA? If not, please PM me with your phone number or private email address, and I will get you in touch with each other. The timing is "more than right" right now, for you to pick up a number of these fine young players.

cadDAD

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CadDad, you have a PM

My son played last summer in the SCBL for the Morganton Aggies. We had a $400 players fee and $260 for rent for the summer. He had a job working for the city of Morganton and loved it. We were not out much money for him....now when we went to see him we would spend a small fortune!!! I think it was one of the best things my son has ever done he grew up and adapted to living and bonding very quickly with guys from everywhere. He says he has friends for life from that team. I know he talks regularly with his coach also.

My son's roommate played for Morgantown last summer. He was a catcher from Dallas.
I believe there was another guy from CSU on that team as well.
The other problem is my son's social Security # only allows him to work on campus.