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[quote=Anonymous]Okay, now I know that I am privileged that I can afford for DD to figure skate. But the likelihood that your child will progress to the point that it’s going to cost 50K a year are slim, and IMO is not something you need to consider if your little one really wants to skate. My 12 year old has been skating for 8 years but is still a pretty low level (relatively speaking, she can do doubles). Lessons are about 1K a month, ice time 200, once a year-ish new skates so 1K, figure skating costume $150 for one season (maybe another for a show or Christmas program) and then a few hundred dollars for competition and testing fees. Skating is a major ding in our budget but it’s not what kids who go to Nationals are laying.

It’s not the sport I would have chosen for her, but it’s nice because she loves that there is this one area in her life where she can do something she loves with nobody pressuring her but herself.

Anyways, something to consider is that when you’re exposing a kid to a sport, that doesn’t mean you have to actually sign them up for a sport. DD discovered figure skating when she saw people doing it at the mall.

Also I think swimming and track and field are nice because they are sports available at high schools but that kids of most skill levels can still do (at least I think that’s the case?). I think a lot of kids quit sports when school teams start requiring try outs. [/quote]

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