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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The easiest way to save money on sports is to not let your kid play certain sports from the start.

It’s not like the DMV has organic ways to play hockey.  The local pounds don’t freeze over and kids just go out and play.  You have to be hauling your kid to an ice rink from the start.

There are dozens of sports you can guide your five year old to play.[/quote]

Yup and we tried it all until my kid landed on hockey.  Believe me, I tried.  Doesn't always work out.  I'd be happiest if I had a theater kid, but I don't.[/quote]

This really doesn’t make any sense to me.  My kid never landed on hockey because I would never let them land on it.  They can play lax, football, flag football, soccer, baseball, basketball…wait until a little they are a little older and they can run track or cross country…I’m probably leaving out another 6+ sports.

It’s really not hard.
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Im the poster who said my son badgered his way in and youre right if you just flat out say "no hockey" and keep saying it they wont have the opportunity to ever land there. For us, I just didnt think it would take, my son played many other more accessible sports, and was quite good at them, and had friends on teams, and we knew NO ONE who played hockey. So when he asked for the 12th time to do the learn to play clinic, i was worn down and said yes thinking it would be a one time thing and he would move on. But once he got a taste he fell in love. He asked to do it instead of other sports. He practiced on his own at home, and read books and watched videos and said "please mom can you sign me up for more lessons".

You are correct we could have said absolutely not and forbid it. But when your kid shows that much interest its not an easy thing to shut down. And I really didnt know or understand how expensive it would turn out to be. If I had known I might have said no longer or louder![/quote]

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