Premier Youth League Prices for this season, that I am aware of, (I have simply asked people whose kids play at the clubs or club officials) range from $950 (including clothing) to $2200 (including clothing). Training regimes range from twice a week, to 5 nights per fortnight to 3 nights per week, although twice per week is the norm. Some clubs started in the last quarter of last year and some came back after Xmas. Some clubs include gym visits and tailored pre season programmes (this was the cheapest club). Most include Veo recordings available for review. All offer C licence coaches.
Clothing packages ranged from match day and training kits plus tracksuits, club shirt and spray jackets, to match day kit and club shirt only.
Surprisingly, the cheapest club offered the most in clothing, pre season programme and gym visits, They also provide at no cost wet weather training on artificial pitches.
Overall, the range of costs is not, in my opinion, justified by what is offered. The overall experience is not that different from club to club.
Some will argue that you get better coaches at the "bigger" clubs, but are they? Or do they just benefit from the better kids being there? I have seen some very poor coaches at NPL and some great ones in NL1. Far harder to coach less talented players.
