Which sport in the USA is most affordable for league play?

These days with safety gear requirements and league fees, I doubt any sport is affordable. However, you can usually find people who have outgrown their gear and buy used.

A traveling tournament is going to cost a lot more in the long run because of the cost of transportation, food, and overnighters.

Soccer is also relatively cheap.

Football.
All you need is a ball, a field, some sticks to mark the goal, and some friends.

Any parent who has recently enrolled their kids in a local baseball league will tell you the real expense of doing so is the insurance payment the league requires.
I would imagine they all do it.

—@ragingloli That’s soccer. Football looks more like this

@filmfann no, that is handegg.

You say football, and I say soccer
Your say handegg and I say football
football
soccer
handegg
football
let’s call the whole thing off

If you’re going to buy equipment, you are going to spend a lot of money. If you just buy the ball and make do, you won’t spend much. If you join a league for your kid, people can probably help if you can’t afford the dues.

Not hockey.