Costs of sports?

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Historical longsword for middle schooler is $225 per month for group lesson (weekly).

Gear has totaled up to about $800 - $1000. He does need additional weapons going forward.

Tournaments are roughly $150 for registration fees.

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Anonymous wrote:Historical longsword for middle schooler is $225 per month for group lesson (weekly).

Gear has totaled up to about $800 - $1000. He does need additional weapons going forward.

Tournaments are roughly $150 for registration fees.

Wow, which school is that?

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Anonymous wrote:Gymnastics: $250 per month for gym fees, $35-$50 a half hour for private sessions, $150 for each competition fee, $350 to $1,000 per leotard (the number you need depends on the level at which you compete, max being 3), $35 per practice leotard, $25 per pair of bicycle shorts for over the practice leotard, $300 per year for coaching expenses, costs associated with getting your kid to daily practice if you work, and travel expenses which vary depending on the level at which you compete. If your child is international competition material, the travel can be more than $10k per year.

Please provide a link for a $1000 leotard.

The radio this morning said the Olympic one's are $1300 so I believe it.

I think that's a little different. Please provide a link for a child's one.

You don't buy them off the rack. They are specially designed and made. You're paying for the designer and the actual making of the leotard. Cost depends on the design - particularly how much hand work goes into it. So I don't have a link. Also in the costs I forgot choreography which in early years is only a few hundred but as kids progress goes to the $5k mark if you have to travel to the choreographer. If the choreographer comes to you it's a bit cheaper because you can get a group tether and split the expenses.

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We are between $22-25K per year on figure skating. I think the coaching fees are the worst and it's a little different sport in that it's individually coached. So 4 lessons per week ranging between $40-50 per half hour, plus skates, costumes, ice time and travel.

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Anonymous wrote:Tween DS fences. One class per week is $120/month. One private lesson per week is $120/month. Tournaments run $25-$75 depending on whether they are local (cheaper) or regional/national. Travel to most tournaments might be a tank of gas and food. Very rarely do we need to stay in hotels. He has one tournament appr. every 4-6 weeks. It is our choice so we pick ones that fit our schedule. Gear probably costs $150/year. He grows slowly so he's had the same mask for 3 yrs and his shoes last for nearly 2 yrs.

Any recommendations on where in Montgomery County? Where do you buy the gear? Any gear recommendations?

We don't live in the area but I've seen kids from Rockville Fencing Academy at some tournaments.

http://www.urfencing.com/rfa-info.html

There are a few fencing equipment vendors. Absolute Fencing, Blue Gauntlet and Fencing Armor are ones we've bought gear from in the past. I wouldn't buy any gear until you know your child will continue with the sport. Try a Learn to Fence class first. If your child wants to continue, buy a glove and a mask. Then buy a practice weapon. If they decide they want to compete in USFA tournaments, they need 2 electric weapons, 2 body cords, 2 mask cords, a lame, knickers, socks, shoes (they don't need to be fencing shoes), underarm protector. Start with the cheaper stuff esp if your child grows quickly.

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Thousands of dollars per year, on tennis, tournaments. I wish I never put a raquet in his hand.

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Rec soccer ($88 per season)

Running series ($35/5 week series)

Both kids do both of these twice a year. We do have to buy cleats/shin guards, but it's about $40 per kid per year.

Sports don't have to be expensive, right now we just want our kids to have fun and keep moving. We aren't aiming for college scholarships.

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Anonymous wrote:Gymnastics: $250 per month for gym fees, $35-$50 a half hour for private sessions, $150 for each competition fee, $350 to $1,000 per leotard (the number you need depends on the level at which you compete, max being 3), $35 per practice leotard, $25 per pair of bicycle shorts for over the practice leotard, $300 per year for coaching expenses, costs associated with getting your kid to daily practice if you work, and travel expenses which vary depending on the level at which you compete. If your child is international competition material, the travel can be more than $10k per year.

Please provide a link for a $1000 leotard.

The radio this morning said the Olympic one's are $1300 so I believe it.

I think that's a little different. Please provide a link for a child's one.

You don't buy them off the rack. They are specially designed and made. You're paying for the designer and the actual making of the leotard. Cost depends on the design - particularly how much hand work goes into it. So I don't have a link. Also in the costs I forgot choreography which in early years is only a few hundred but as kids progress goes to the $5k mark if you have to travel to the choreographer. If the choreographer comes to you it's a bit cheaper because you can get a group tether and split the expenses.

Why would anyone DO this??

you must be rolling in it!

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Anonymous wrote:Thousands of dollars per year, on tennis, tournaments. I wish I never put a raquet in his hand.

At least tennis is a lifelong sport. Life golf, it is something he can easily do recreationally all his life in any place. Few people have the ability or opportunity to play lacrosse or soccer as senior citizens. (Well, except for that 41 year old Olympic gymnast! )

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Travel soccer is about $2500/year for various team/coach fees, plus maybe $600 for uniforms, a few pairs of new cleats a year and equipment. Maybe another $1000 for travel/hotel expenses for a few away tournaments a year.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha. Got you all beat. I did eventing and jumping at almost the Olympic level (meaning I was very close and so had
the expense but just missed the sponsorships).

yeah, I fenced at the NCAA level. Coming up, I had to pay for my own gear, lessons, travel cost, etc

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We have two high level travel hockey players--right now we are at about $25k/year all in with fees, equipment, lessons, camps, etc. If they keep going, I could easily see that rising to $40k.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll bet hockey is way expensive!

Just registered my boys for house winter hockey season (Sept-March) this morning:
Registration for USA Hockey (required to play) $90
Registration for 7 y/o (Mite) $795
Registration for 10 y/o (Squirt) $1390
They get two practices and two games each per week for the season. Gear replacement averages $100-$150 per kid per season. Much higher if you have a goalie. Gearing up to start, probably $300 for basic gear, but USA Hockey has teamed with the NHL to offset some of this cost by gearing up first time players when they sign up for learn-to-play-hockey sessions. Most rinks have a gear-swap session each season, which helps.
If the older boy plays selects this season, that's another $400. There are one or two weekend tournaments each season for selects that require travel (MD/PA), but most games are played locally so travel costs aren't bad. Travel hockey is easily 3 of 4 times the cost of house and they go all up and down the eastern seaboard. That's out of bounds for us.

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Not sports, but music can get expensive too. DD is 6 and right now it's up to 5K a year, not counting cost of the instrument.
And I hear SAT prep is at least $200 an hour...

Are you crazy? Spending that much in a 6 year old. Way to push your kid.

Ha. Anytime it's sports-related, people don't blink an eye at the high prices, but when it's not sports, the parents are crazy and the kid is "pushed". Double standards.
Incidentally I'm not crazy. She's in a program where weekly lessons are expensive, and she has opportunities to attend recitals and master classes, which she loves to do.

No one else is talking about a 6yo.

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We are between $22-25K per year on figure skating. I think the coaching fees are the worst and it's a little different sport in that it's individually coached. So 4 lessons per week ranging between $40-50 per half hour, plus skates, costumes, ice time and travel.

Ouch. That might be where we are headed. What level is your DC? DD7 (landing her single jumps through flip) just ramped up the skating and is doing 4 freestyle sessions, plus two 30-minute private lessons, plus an additional off-ice session per week. Cost per week is about $40 for ice time and $30-40 per private lesson, plus the off-ice session is $140-ish for 7 weeks. So we are close to $500 per month already. Plus new skates (Edeas), which were $260. As she advances, there will be more ice time and private lessons, competition costs, etc. But she is committed and loves it, so we are doing it.

DD8 does team sports, and so far just at the rec league level, so it's not terribly expensive.