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Originally posted by His High Holiness
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Originally posted by TBBlue
$500+ for a season of travel ball + anywhere from $100 to $500 per player for tourneys with no expenses picked up is a rip-off.
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Better read my article tomorrow. Your $ figures are too low!
Peter
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My only basis is what I was charged for 1.5 months of fall ball last year plus $250 each for a 4 team end of season tourney, of which 3 of the teams were from the same (our) organization. It was to be a 12 team tourney at registration (collect the money) time. The tourney field was our home field as well. Oh yeah, I forgot the mandatory (practice and game)uniforms ($200.00). We did it so my marginal player could play up and be ready for 12 yo pitching in the spring. So in that sense, he did get something out of it...(3 innings every other game) plus practice everyday. He was confident and had fun this spring. It was still a rip off though.
From talking to an AAU coach, that is average for the area. Some teams charge $2k for each season (fall and spring) plus the incidentals mentioned above.
Edited for spelling.
[Edited by TBBlue on Aug 16th, 2005 at 06:15 PM]