on April 23, 2026, 13:37:56, in reply to "Good for him. The perseverance he'll learn there will pay off in his main sport for sure."
Fees increase moving towards High School as there are different leagues and Illinois/President Cup tournaments. 
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On a side note, what are your annual club soccer fees for his age?
Our club fees are (IMO) way too low and I've been trying to convince the board to up them significantly. We're at about a 1/3rd of what Seattle clubs charge and I think it's silly we don't up the fees. They are reluctant because they want to "make it accessible", but we're in a relatively affluent area and 90% of the people would pay the Seattle numbers in a heartbeat without a second thought. My argument is to raise the fees and offer more training while also setting aside additional funds for more scholarship dollars.....and then cut out the other fundraising stuff like golf tournaments and the like. Previous Message
He's not good. He's a soccer player. It's like their 5th game and he had yet to put the bat on a ball at all. Last night, he put a ball in play. I must've looked like Charles Dutton clapping for Rudy.
Oh, and he pitched an inning too. Never done that before. He gave up a bunch of runs but at least he didn't walk them in. Threw strikes and the other team just hit and the fielders made errors.
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Dad gets emotional in the stands after finally seeing his son make it to the big leagues pic.twitter.com/04Kdwi4eMN — Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) April 23, 2026 .
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