Ask a family what travel ball costs and most will name the team fee. That’s the number on the flyer. It’s also the smallest number in the real total.
The lines nobody prints
Add the hotels, the gas, the flights, the entry fees, the extra lessons the program “recommends,” and the equipment cycle — and the true cost of a summer looks very different. None of that is on the sign-up form.
There’s a version of travel ball worth every dollar. There’s also a version that sells the same weekend a dozen times. Knowing which one you’re buying starts with actually totaling the spreadsheet.